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Did the 2 reservoirs late this morning in the rain. Water levels low at Argal.

Argal Reservoir -

Common Sandpiper 2
Cormorant 3+
Great Crested Grebe 1
Mallard 20
Grey Wagtail 1
BH Gull 5
Swallow c.40
Chiffchaff lots calling
Willow Warbler 2
Whitethroat 1

Collge Reservoir -

Cormorant 5
Herring Gull 51
GBB Gull 1
Water Rail 1 (h)
Mute Swan 1
Moorhen 1
 
Pendennis, Gyllyngvase and Swanpool this morning (c.6.45 to 9.00)

Some of the commoner birds and highlights include;

Pendennis - Linnet 4, Buzzard 3, mixed hirundine flock c.40 (Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin), Bullfinch, Blackcap and Chiffchaff heard. 5 Oystercatcher with another 20 roosting in the NW corner.

Gyllyngvase Beach -
Sandwich Tern 2 (ad and 1st year, pushed back out to sea by Herring Gulls)
Mediterranean Gull 5 (4 ad and 1 bird with black bare part colours, but fully pale wings and faint tail band = 2nd summer I guess)
Sanderling 7, briefly before flushed by the first beach-goers.
Gannet 1 in bay, others further out, Shags and Cormorants.

Swanpool - pair Mute Swans with 6 large, erm, cygnets, Common Sandpiper 1, 2 ad and 2 large young Fulmar on the breeding cliffs.

Nice to be out before the dog walkers, although those out later were polite enough on the whole ;)
 
... and the reservoirs again this morning, even woke up before the alarm went off :eek!:

Argal Reservoir 6:50 - 8:00

Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Greenshank 1 (with nice yellow legs!)
Curlew 37
Little Egret 1

Grey Heron 2
Great Crested Grebe 1
Mallard 27
Moorhen 1
Cormorant 4
Common Swift 1
Swallow 30+ , Coal Tit 3, Goldfinch, GSW 2, etc

College Reservoir 8:00 -8:50

Mute Swan 1
Coot 12
Moorhen 1
Cormorant 15 (all bar one at roost)
Grey Heron 3

Nuthatch 2
Green Woodpecker 1
etc
 
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6:30 -8:30 or so this morning before the rain started ...

Falmouth docks - 40+ Great Black-backed Gull

Pendennis - Peregrine flying across the bay (and having a teasing look at a young Herring Gull as it did so), 90 Swallow

Gyllyngvase area - Med Gull 1 ad, Curlew 1, Raven 2 past

Swanpool beach - Med Gull (2 ad, 1 2s)
 
Jon Turner said:
Dan I was in Falmouth briefly a few weeks back and saw a Peregrine over my Dad's house in Trescobeas Road - it had just made a kill and flew off towards the industrial estate.
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They are about, looking at reports over the last few weeks. Yet to see one from my place though! And won't be long before the Oystercatchers and Curlews are back on the field opposite the fire station again ...

On the subject of overflying raptors, see a Goshawk was reported over Falmouth last sunday, mobbed by Ravens (which could have been a useful aid to the id ... ! ) Chanced by Stithians Reservoir briefly yesterday afternoon, saw a Whimbrel and a Yellow Wagtail (along with 20+ Pieds), although the mass fall of waders reported (Bar-tailed Godwit, Turnstone and Wood Sands etc) had either moved on or been dispersed by the shoreline dog walking activities of the locals ...

Water levels pretty low there too.
 
Argal Reservoir this morning (7:15 - 8:30), foggy, hadn't really cleared before I had to leave. Only encountered 2 Grey Heron and the odd BH Gull, until I reached the 'beach' back near the car park;

Common Sandpiper 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Greenshank 1
Kingfisher 1
Mallard 32
 
Managed to get on in a little more wader action at the reservoirs this morning. Unfortunately nothing too exciting in wider terms, although a first and 2 high site counts for me in wader terms. c. 8am -9.30am

Argal Reservoir

Curlew 42
Common Sandpiper 6
Ringed Plover 11
Dunlin 1
Black headed Gull c. 40
Swallow 200+
House Martin 2+
Sand Martin 1
Wheatear 1
Mallard c. 20
Grey Heron 1

College Reservoir

Grey Heron 1
Cormorant 15 roosting
Moorhen 1
Coot 8
Wigeon 1
Herring gull 120
LBBGull 1
Loud plop (heard) 1 (possible otter?)
 
Argal Reservoir in the rain this afternoon; -


Ringed Plover 10 (mostly juv)
Dunlin 2 (juv)
Greenshank 1 juv
Teal 1
Mallard 32
Grey Heron 2
BH Gull 20+
Cormorant 3
Swallow 150+
 
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Argal reservoir at midday -

Ringed Plover 10 (9 juv, 1 ad - yesterday's assignation meant to be an approximation!)
Dunlin 2 juv
Common Sandpiper 1
Curlew 17+
Swallow c.80
Sand Martin 1+
Teal 1
Grey Heron 2
Cormorant 6+
Grey Wagtail 1 etc

College Reservoir
Coot 20
Wigeon 1
Herring Gull 98
LBB Gull 1
etc

Called in at Devoran on the way to Truro this afternoon, waders and stuff included ;

Spotted Redshank 1
Redshank 60+
Greenshank 9
Curlew 90+
Ringed Plover 3+
Dunlin 3
Knot 10
Little Egret 3+
 
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Argal Reservoir this afternoon -

Dunlin 2 juv
Common Sandpiper 4
Curlew 23+

Brief visit to both ends, just possibly the Ringed Plover could still be present ...
 
Argal Reservoir early this afternoon, on the way to a semi-successful twitch at Hayle -

Arctic Tern 2
Dunlin 2 juv
Ringed Plover 5 juv
Greenshank 1 juv
Common Sandpiper 4
Teal 1
 
Argal Res this morning ... felt the need to check it out for yank waders whilst waiting for news of the Yellowlegs. No rare american shorebirds, but there was a rarity ...


Arctic Tern 1 (ad w)
Dunlin 5 juv
Ringed Plover 4 juv
Curlew 1
Common Sandpiper 1
Wigeon 1 f

and the mega ...

Shelduck 1 juv ... :eek!:
 
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This morning;

Argal Reservoir -

Dunlin 5
Ringed Plover 5 juv
Common Sandpiper 1h
Curlew 23
Grey Heron 2
BH Gull c.20
Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinches etc etc

College Res

Cormorant 10
Grey heron 2
Herring Gull 50+
Kingfisher 1h
Coot c.20
Moorhen 1

Yesterday (14th, mid afternoon, 2 Common Sandpiper, the Dunlins and Ringed Plovers, Kestrel and Wigeon at Argal, 40+ Swallow, c. 5 House Martin, c.20 Chaffinch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Moorhen etc)

Had a report that Purple Sandpipers are back on Pendennis Point, and looks like Stithians is going mega!
 
This morning at Argal Reservoir-

Black Tern 2 (1 juv, 1ad w)
Wigeon 1 f
Mallard c.25
BHGull c.25

College Reservoir

Coot 27
Canada Goose 15
Mute Swan 2
Swallow 4
Curlew 1 flying over

Only the one wader, and no Black-and-white Warblers!
 
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