Wednesday 30th January 2008 – Cornwall Bird Reports

Todays Birding highlights in Cornwall include:

Cot Valley – **HUME’S LEAF WARBLER** still at top end of valley near Daisy cottage (thanks M.Halliday)

Hume’s Leaf Warbler, Cot Valley today (photos M.Halliday)

Tressillian – Spotted Redshank (2), Redshank (64), Greenshank (8), Curlew (100+), Black-tailed Godwit (12), Little Grebe (14), Shelduck (68), Kingfisher (2) (thanks S.Wilcock)

Siblyback - Goosander (2) and Canada Goose (350+) on reservoir today (thanks J.Batey)

Stithians – RING-NECKED DUCK (fem) still from hide. Bittern showing well all day from southern cutoff. Also Goosander (2) on reservoir (thanks S.Taylor)

Helston – *CATTLE EGRET* (15+) still in fields at Treganhoe Farm.

Gwithian - Little Gull (1w) still at St Gothian Sands NR.

Newlyn - ICELAND GULL (2 juvs) still in Harbour. Also BN Grebe (2) still.

Sennen – ICELAND GULL (2w and juv) in fields near post office.

Torpoint – Egyptian Goose and Med Gull at Millbrook Lake

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