Wednesday 4th August 2010 Cornwall Bird Reports

Porthgwarra - Sooty Shearwater (6), Balearic Shearwater (5), Storm Petrel (15), Puffin and Great Skua (2) flew past Gwennap Head between 0630-0930hrs (Thanks T.Jones)

St Ives - Storm Petrel (17), Sooty Shearwater (7), Balearic Shearwater (2), Med Gull and Whimbrel past St Ives Island (Thanks H.Cook et al). Also Green Sandpiper and Wood Sandpiper at Trewey Pool and Peregrine (2 ads and 2 juvs) and Whimbrel (5) at Clodgy Point (Thanks V.Stratton)

MarazionDunlin (12), Sanderling (2), Turnstone, Ringed Plover (17), Med Gulls (ad, 2nd-summer & 3 juvs) on beach this morning (Thanks D.Flumm)

Padstow - Balearic Shearwater (2), Sooty Shearwater, Arctic Skua, Kittiwake (200+), Yellow-legged Gull (ad) flew past Rumps Point this afternoon (Thanks C.Selway)

Pendeen - Balearic Shearwater (30+), Sooty Shearwater (24+), Storm Petrel (30+), Arctic Skua (3), Great Skua (2), Puffin and Manx Shearwater (10,000+) flew past Pendeen Watch between 0615-1130hrs

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