Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Newquay – *CATTLE EGRET* (7) in field near Trenistick Farm, east of Crantock Plains Touring Park at 14.30hrs. Goosander (2) and BT Diver (2) still at Porth Reservoir

Drift – *CATTLE EGRET* (10) still at Treganhoe Farm today. Med Gull (2w)on Drift Reservoir

Penzance - Purple Sandpiper (25) at Jubilee Pool today

St Austell – Slavonian Grebe off Porthpean mid afternoon plus BT Diver (2)

Stithians Reservoir - Bittern still at southern cutoff at 13.15hrs plus Greenshank and Chiffchaff (thanks D.Parker and S.Taylor)

Newlyn – Grey Phalarope in Sandy Cove flew south at 14.15hrs. Black-necked Grebe (2)still in harbour.

Hayle Estuary - GREEN-WINGED TEAL still in main channel viewed from causeway. Plus Spotted Redshank and Med Gull (2 ads)

Antony – Spoonbill again today on River Lynher at Whacker Quay (thanks C.Buckland)

Torpoint – Brent Goose (2), Red-breasted Merganser (1) and Slavonian Grebe (thanks C.Buckland)

Millbrook - Egyptian Goose, Black-tailed Godwit (8), Common Gull (3) and Greenshank (6) (thanks C.Buckland)

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