Friday 15th February 2008 - Cornwall Bird Reports

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Cot Valley - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still at top end of valley tho mobile.

Tehidy - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still at Country Park at back of cafe.

Stithians Reservoir - *CATTLE EGRET* (1 south of sailing club to east of road and 1 at Golden Lion Cutoff). Also RING-BILLED GULL (1w) reported at south end and Bittern showing well at southern cutoff. (Thanks J.H.Johns)

Bittern (with Frog!) and 1w Ring-billed Gull at Stithians (Photos: J.H.Johns)

Drift - *CATTLE EGRET (9) still today in fields at Treganhoe Farm

Saltash - RICHARD’S PIPIT again today at Lower Trevollard Farm, tho elusive and mobile SX.385.582. Also Yellow Wagtail (of probable eastern race) still (thanks C.Buckland)

Falmouth - ICELAND GULL (juv) at Falmouth Docks from Castle Drive. Also Black Redstart (2) at Castle Beach. (Thanks H.Cook)

Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (ad, 2w and 2 juvs) still at Harbour. BN Grebe still.

Gwithian - Water Pipit still at St Gothian Sands NR but no sign of Little gull today.

Hayle Estuary - Avocet still present. Also Med Gull.

St Austell - GN Diver (3) and poss RT Diver (1) off Porthpean (thanks W. Fullman)