Wednesday 19th March 2008 - Cornwall Bird Reports

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Tehidy CP - **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still in scrub near cafe today.

Drift - *CATTLE EGRET* (13) in fields at Treganhoe Farm again

Lands End - SHORELARK in field by dump at south end of cycle track late morning then flew north.

Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (juv) still and BN Grebe still.

Wadebridge - SPOONBILL on Camel Estuary from Camel trail near hide again

Penzance - Purple Sandpiper (10+) on Battery Rocks (thanks J.H.Johns)

Purple Sandpipers, Penzance today (photos:J.H.Johns)

Marazion Marsh - Sand Martin (20+), Swallow (2) and Cetti’s Warbler (2+) on RSPB reserve (thanks J.H.Johns). Also ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff at Long rock Pool again and Bittern on western edge of pool at 15.30hrs

Stithians - RING-NECKED DUCK (fem) still on souther cutoff at 16.30hrs (thanks S.Taylor)

Trevose Head - Corn Bunting (30+), Wheatear (1) and Yellowhammer. (thanks C.Yates)