Cornwall Birding

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (8+) still in fields north of reservoir today.

Stithians - *CATTLE EGRET* (4) at SW720380: driving past the Golden Lion then the northern reservoir cut-off, take the 2nd right, through Penhalvean; follow this road for c1/2mile and take the 1st right: the birds were about 1/2 a mile along the road in cattle field (thanks C.Benton) 

Bodmin Moor - *LESSER SCAUP* (drk) still at Dozmary Pool this morning. Also Common Sandpiper (thanks J.Mitchell)

Hayle - Black Tern at Ryans Field late afternoon. Also Whimbrel (2), Dunlin and Sandwich Tern (25) (Thanks P.Jeggo)

Gwithian - Little Ringed Plover still at St Gothian Sands NR but no sign of any terns or Avocet.

Lands End - Turtle Dove this morning in garden of Treeve Moor House.

Wadebridge - Ruff (8) at Dinham Flats today (thanks C.Selway)

Ruff at Dinham Flats (photos:C.Selway)

Nanjizal - Hoopoe still along footpath at seaward end by Nanjizal House. Also Ring Ouzel

Nanquidno - Ring Ouzel along coast path just north of Nanquidno valley.