Friday 22nd January 2010 Cornwall Bird Reports

Sennen - *CATTLE EGRET* (2) again in field just east of  Brew Farm. (Thanks G.Hobin) Also Long-tailed Duck, Little Gull (1w), Slav Grebe, Purple Sandpiper (4+) and GN Diver at Sennen cove (click on images below to enlarge)

Newquay - RING-NECKED DUCK still at east end of Porth reservoir

Marazion - Water Pipit and Bittern (2) still on Marazion Marsh RSPB reserve (Thanks D.King)

Penzance - Slav Grebe off Eastern Green beach at 8:40am. (Thanks D.King)  Also GN Diver (5) and BT Diver off Tolcarne beach

Falmouth -  Slavonian Grebe (2) off St Anthony Head. Also Great Northern Diver and a Whimbrel  off Castle Beach, Pendennis. Nearby, Goldeneye (2x fem) at College Reservoir (Thanks D.Chaney)

Drift - Whooper Swan (ad) still at south end of Drift reservoir. Also Barnacle Goose (3) still (Thanks D.Flumm)

Hayle - Yellow-legged Gull (ad) on Hayle estuary RSPB this afternoon. Also Common Sandpiper

Camborne - Greater Scaup (fem) still on main lake at Tehidy Country Park

Gwithian - Water Pipit on flood on west side of St.Gothian Sands LNR