Cornwall Birding

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Tehidy Country Park - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still around pond at west of cafe, tho mobile. Also Med Gull (2w) over.

Cot Valley - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still at top end of valley near Daisy Cottage

Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (18) in fields at Treganhoe Farm, viewed from north of Sancreed Church.

Newquay - *CATTLE EGRET* in fields at Crantock at Trevella Campsite at 11.30hrs 

Helston - *CATTLE EGRET* (9) in cattle fields NW of Penventon Farm this afternoon

Helston - RING-BILLED GULL (1st cal) briefly on boating Lake then flew towards Loe Pool at midday (thanks J.H.Johns)

RB Gull, Helston Boating Lake (photo:J.H.Johns)

Sennen - *AMERICAN HERRING GULL* off lifeboat station briefly this morning

St Ives - GLAUCOUS GULL (juv)again in harbour at 15.50hrs

Penzance - ICELAND GULL (2w) on Tolcarne Beach at 13.20hrs (thanks D.Jenkins)

Stithians Reservoir - Bittern again today at Southern Cutoff, showing well near roadside (thanks S.Taylor)

Newlyn - BN Grebe still in harbour. Also GN Diver (2) still. Plus Black Redstart in Sandy Cove (thanks D. Jenkins) Also ICELAND GULL (2) in afternoon.

Carbis Bay - RT Diver (1),  GN Diver (2) and Eider this afternoon (thanks D.Jenkins)

Gwithian - Little Gull (1w) again at St Gothian Sands NR this afternoon. Also Purple Sandpiper.

College Reservoir - Goldeneye (1), Snipe (2), Firecrest (2) and Marsh Tit (2) today (thanks H.Cook)

Hayle Estuary - Avocet still and Med Gull (6ads and 2w)

Marazion - probable Siberian Chiffchaff at Marazion Marsh RSPB

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