Cornwall Birding

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER

LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER – 27 since 1937

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1937 Zennor 19 Oct + Marazion 2 Nov
1966 Hayle 30 Oct - 31 Dec
1967 Last years Hayle bird to 22 Apr
1970 Hayle 11 May
1973 Marazion 25 Sep - 6 Oct
1975 Stithians (2) 13 Oct - 16 Nov, with one into 1976
1976 Treweege, Stithians 22 - 30 Sep
 Last years Stithians bird to 25 Mar
1977 Tamar Lake (2) 7 - 16 Oct with one to 23 Oct
1978 Copperhouse 19 Mar - 24 Apr, then Marazion 25 - 27 Apr
1979 College Res 10 Oct
 Crowdy (2) 27 Oct
1981 Stithians 8 Oct into 1982
 Crowdy 16 Oct
 Marazion 18 Oct - 19 Dec + at Hayle 2 Dec
1982 The 1981 Stithians bird to 23 Mar
 Stithians 8 Nov into 1983
1983 The Stithians bird to 16 Feb
1984 Davidstow first year 21 - 29 Oct
1985 Davidstow first year 21 - 25 Oct
1986 Camel ad 9 Aug into 1987
1987 The 1986 Camel bird remained to 19 Apr
1990 Drift first year 23 Sep, then Crows-an-Wra 26 – 27 Sep
 Camel 13 Oct – not in BBRC and assumed rejected
1994 Crowdy/Davidstow 17 - 23 Sep.
1995 Marazion Marsh 18 Oct
  Porthgwarra 21 Oct
1996 Copperhouse 24 Jan - 16 Mar.
2005 Drift 22nd Sept, then Hayle est in late Nov/early Dec where it remained into 2006
2007 Hayle estuary 14th july summer plumage. MH

Above and below: Long-billed Dowitcher - 1st cal, Ryan’s Field 2005 (photo:P.Freestone)

Long-billed Dowitcher - Adult summer plumage, Hayle Estuary, 14th July 2007 (photo:M.Halliday)

(Above and below)Long-billed Dowitcher - Hayle Estuary 14th July 2007 (photos:J.H.Johns)