Saturday 20th February 2010 Cornwall Bird Reports

Polbathic – *LITTLE BUNTING* again at Sconner lake, (along river Lyhner) feeding in set aside field in hedgerow (opposite Sconner farm) this morning, tho’ elusive. Park Carefully

Bodmin Moor - *LESSER SCAUP* (drk) still at Colliford lake at north end at Loveny NR this evening, viewable from cattle grid on road to Dozmary pool at 1252hrs tho’ distant , Access south of A30 at Jamaica Inn. No sign of Black Duck (ad.drk)

Sennen – *CATTLE EGRET* (2) still in field by Brew farm. Long-tailed Duck (1w.drk) still in Sennen cove off beach cafe

Newquay – Bittern flew over reedbed at Porth reservoir at 0845hrs

Drift - Black-necked Grebe still by hide at Drift reservoir. Also Whooper Swan (ad) and Barnacle Goose (3)

Marazion – Bittern (2) and Water Pipit still at Marazion Marsh RSPB, tho elusive. Black Redstart on Marazion beach (Thanks S.Williams)

Penzance - Iceland Gull by swing bridge in the dry dock area and Purple Sandpiper by Jubilee pool (Thanks S.Williams). Black Redstart still on Eastern Green beach

Newlyn – Iceland Gull (juv) in harbour briefly this afternoon

Torpoint – Ring-billed Gull (ad) at marine drive at 1150am. Also Pale-bellied Brent Goose (5). Egyptian Goose on millbrook pond by Doctor’s surgery this morning and Spotted Redshank on Millbrook lake this morning (Thanks T.Twiggs)

Looe – Eider (1w.drk) at St Georges Island this afternoon (Thanks T.Twiggs)

Siblyback – Smew (redhead) still on Siblyback reservoir at NW end

Camborne – Greater Scaup still at Tehidy CP on main lake. Shoveller (8) and Peregrine at Pendarves woods (Thanks S.Taylor)

Stithians – Goldeneye (1), Great Crested Grebe (2), Gadwall (5) and Water Rail (Thanks S.Taylor)