Monday 5th January 2009 Cornwall Bird Reports

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Sancreed*CATTLE EGRET* (3) in cattle field at Sellan Farm.

Polgigga*CATTLE EGRET* (5) in fields west of B3315 at Trebehor this afternoon . Also Glaucous Gull (2w)

Newquay - *CATTLE EGRET* (4) at Gannel Estuary in pines behind California Hotel again at dusk.

St Ives**SNOWY OWL** again on moor south of Zennor at Sperris Quoit.

Lelant - ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD reported at Porthkidney Sands feeding on gull carcass at 15.30hrs (Thanks A.Phillips) Also Firecrest and Yellow-browed Warbler in private garden at Saltings Reach (Thanks M.Halliday)

Helston - RING-BILLED GULL (2) still on boating lake and showing well.

FeockVelvet Scoter (2) still in Carrick Roads.

Sennen - Hen Harrier (ringtail) in fields nr Treeve Common (Thanks G.Treadwell)

MarazionWater Pipit still on beach and Slav Grebe (3) in Mounts Bay.

Penzance - BN Grebe still in Sandy Cove, Newlyn.

WadebridgeWhooper Swan still at Walmsley Sanctuary, also Hen Harrier (ringtail).

Rame – Single Brambling with Chaffinch flock in bushes east of Rame Church (Thanks B.Taggart)

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