Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Cot Valley – **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still at top end of valley near Daisy Cottage, tho mobile.

Helston – *CATTLE EGRET* (4) still in fields near Penventon Farm

Drift – *CATTLE EGRET* (16+) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm this morning

Looe – *CATTLE EGRET* (2) 3mls NE of Looe, 500yrds Sw of Widegates in fields opposite Downend Country House at 16.00hrs. Also Little Egret (8).

Stithians Reservoir – RING NECKED DUCK (fem) still from Carmenellis Causeway. Also Bittern and poss. Siberian Chiffchaff still at southern cutoff and Goosander on main reservoir.

Mousehole – ICELAND GULL (juv) and GLAUCOUS GULL (2) on St Clement’s Isle late afternoon

Newlyn – ICELAND GULL (juv) in Harbour again late afternoon also BN Grebe still in harbour and GN Diver (2).

Hayle – Avocet and Med Gull (ad) on Estuary. Kittiwake and Brambling (10+) at Millpond.

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