Monday 17th March 2008 - Cornwall Bird Reports

Today birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (5+) in fields at Treganhoe Farm still early afternoon.

Sennen Cove - ICELAND GULL (2w and 2 juvs) on Cowloe this evening.

Trevose Head - LAPLAND BUNTING (1) still opposite coastguard cottages. Also Corn Bunting (40+), Brambling (5) and Wheatear (3) (thanks C.Buckland)

Corn Buntings at Trevose Head today (photos: C.Buckland)

Stithians - *CATTLE EGRET* still at Golden Lion cutoff. RING-BILLED GULL (1w) again from hide at south end. Also Sand Martin (5), RN Duck (fem) and Bittern still on southern cutoff. (thanks S.Taylor)

Birds at Stithians today. (photos:J.H.Johns)

Newlyn - ICELAND GULL still in harbour

Gwithian - Water Pipit again at St Gothian Sands NR this morning.

St Ives - Wheatear (2) at Clodgy this morning (thanks M.Rouncefield)

Siblyback Reservoir - Sand Martin (80+) this morning (thanks J.Batey)