Cornwall Birding

LESSER YELLOWLEGS

LESSER YELLOWLEGS - 35 recorded since 1936.
1936 Marazion 17 Sep - 19 Nov.
1952 Par 14 Sep
1954 Walmsley 6 - 12 Sep
 Tamar 24 - 27 Sep
1961 Trewornan Bridge, River Amble 18 - 20 Sep
1964 Trewornan Bridge, River Amble 3 - 7 Oct
1966 Hayle 29 Aug – not in BBRC
1968 Amble Dam, Camel Est 9 Nov - 6 Dec
1969 Stithians 17 - 30 Oct
1972 Amble Dam, Camel 12 - 19 Sep `
 Hayle Kimbro 23 - 30 Sep
 Stithians 12 Oct
1974 Truro River 1 Nov
1975 Calenick Creek, Truro 1 - 22 Oct
1980 Drift 17 Aug - 4 Sep
 Stithians 25 Sep
 Hayle Kimbro Pool 10 Oct + Marazion 11 – 23 Oct
1981 Egloshayle Wadebridge 26 Sep - 11 Oct
 Drift 12 - 18 Oct
1982 Gannel 23 - 26 Oct
1989 Drift first year 21 Aug - 5 Sep
 Stithians first year 30 Sep - 4 Oct + 8 - 9 Nov and also seen Hayle 5 Oct - 7 Nov + 10 - 20 Nov
1990 Nanjizal flyover 14 Oct – rejected by BBRC
1995 Drift 25 Aug.
1997 Hayle on 28 Aug - 12 Sep.
1998 Lands End 18 - 28 Aug + Nanjizal 19 Aug
1999 Drift 1yr 25 - 29 Sep
2000 Hayle 1cal 30 Sep – 3 Oct
 Loe Pool 1cal 23 – 28 Sep
2001 Devoran River 30 Aug – 5 Sep
 Walmsley adult 9 – 21 Sep
2002 Crowdy Res 14 Oct
2003 Hayle 1cal 20 Oct – 31 Dec
 Land’s End 1 Oct
2004 Clapper Bridge 10 Jan
 Drift Res 25 Sep – 4 Oct
 Egoshayle 3 – 12 Jan
 Last year’s Hayle bird to 3 May

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1. Lesser Yellowlegs - Porthellick Pool, St Mary’s IOS, October 2003 (photographer not known)

2. Lesser Yellowlegs - Hayle Estuary, march 2004 (photo:J.H.Johns)

3. Lesser Yellowlegs - Hayle Estuary 2004, (record shot:M.Halliday)