Camel Estuary, Cornwall (6 Viewers)

[camelbirder]

The following were noted on the estuary yesterday;
19 Little Grebe, 20 Cormorant, 20 Shag, 5 Gannet, 56 Little Egret, 20 Heron, 45 Mute Swan, 2 Black Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 9 Muscovy Duck, 1 Shelduck, 176 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 222 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 696 Golden Plover, 434 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 4 Sanderling, 37 Dunlin, 27 Bar-tailed Godwit, 319 Curlew, 51 Redshank, 19 Greenshank (including the Ythan bird), 10 Buzzard, 148 Mediterranean Gull, 2000 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 749 Herring Gull, 188 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Kingfisher.

A Firecrest was present at Stepper Point and 10 Siskin flew west over Little Petherick.

 

[camelbirder]

A watch from Rumps Point this morning, (0800 - 1130), yielded the following, (all west);
20 Great Black-backed Gull, 93 Balearic Shearwater, 364 Gannet, 3160 Auk Sp., 1465 Kittiwake, 2 Fulmar, 11 Manx Shearwater, 17 Shag, 8 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Tern, 1 juvenile Sabines Gull, 6 Common Scoter, 7 Pomarine Skua, 15 Arctic Skua, also 1 Sunfish, 1 Porpoise and 1 Seal. Also at the Point 1 Snow Bunting, with 3 others near the farm.

 

[Qingcol]

A watch from Rumps Point this morning, (0800 - 1130), yielded the following, (all west);
20 Great Black-backed Gull, 93 Balearic Shearwater, 364 Gannet, 3160 Auk Sp., 1465 Kittiwake, 2 Fulmar, 11 Manx Shearwater, 17 Shag, 8 Great Skua, 3 Arctic Tern, 1 juvenile Sabines Gull, 6 Common Scoter, 7 Pomarine Skua, 15 Arctic Skua, also 1 Sunfish, 1 Porpoise and 1 Seal. Also at the Point 1 Snow Bunting, with 3 others near the farm.

Photos of juv Sabines Gull and Pomarine Skua this morning.

 

[Max Shearwater]

No blackwits but lots of barwits Derek?
Unusual?

The following were noted on the estuary yesterday;
19 Little Grebe, 20 Cormorant, 20 Shag, 5 Gannet, 56 Little Egret, 20 Heron, 45 Mute Swan, 2 Black Swan, 3 Canada Goose, 9 Muscovy Duck, 1 Shelduck, 176 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 3 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen, 222 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 696 Golden Plover, 434 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Ruff, 4 Sanderling, 37 Dunlin, 27 Bar-tailed Godwit, 319 Curlew, 51 Redshank, 19 Greenshank (including the Ythan bird), 10 Buzzard, 148 Mediterranean Gull, 2000 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 749 Herring Gull, 188 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Kingfisher.

A Firecrest was present at Stepper Point and 10 Siskin flew west over Little Petherick.

 

[camelbirder]

No blackwits but lots of barwits Derek?
Unusual?

I did think it was unusual not to have seen any Blackwits, but just thought they are probably all in Walmsley. The Barwits were all in the Old Town Cove area and it is not uncommon to have this sort of number at this time of the year.

 

[Qingcol]

A Woodcock this evening at Treraven Meadow, plus 49 Eurasian Teal, 2 Green Sandpiper, 60+ Meadow Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Alba Wagtails and a Kingfisher.

 

[Qingcol]

Rumps Point this morning, birds included 1 juv Sabine's Gull, 30+ Balearic Shearwater all in one feeding group, 1 Great Skua, 250+ Kittiwake, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 juv Common Gull, 1 PB Brent Goose (photo) and 1 Snow Bunting.
Dinham Flats this afternoon, birds included 1 Greenland White-Fronted Goose (photo) 1 DB Brent Goose, 1 Spotted Redshank, 12 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin and 400+ Golden Plover.

 

[camelbirder]

The Wednesday Bird Walk Group noted a total of 58 species along the estuary today;

23 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Blackbird, 1 Blackcap (f), 378 Black-headed Gull, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Black Swan, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Buzzard, 4 Canada Geese, 19 Carrion Crow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Common Gull, 2 Common Snipe, 9 Cormorant, 278 Curlew, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 8 Dunlin, 4 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch, 400 Golden Plover, 39 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great Tit, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, 295 Herring Gull, 24 House Sparrow, 7 Jackdaw, 268 Lapwing, 11 Little Egret, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Long Tailed Tit, 6 Magpie, 47 Mallard, 7 Meadow Pipit, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Moorhen, 34 Mute Swan, 198 Oystercatcher, 8 Pied Wagtail, 32 Red-legged Partridge, 64 Redshank, 2 Redwing, 12 Ringed Plover, 7 Robin, 2 Rook, 1 Shag, 3 Sparrowhawk, 1 Spotted Redshank, 550+ Starling, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 198 Wigeon, 17 Wood Pigeon and 3 Wren.

 

[DELACOWI]

Some of the birds noted on the camel today included;
30+ med` gulls, grey heron, little egret, lapwing, redshank, wigeon, shelduck, B.H.Gull, great crested grebe, brent goose (opposite the quarry),1common sandpiper, 3+ swallows at Guineaport.

 

[Qingcol]

No sign of the Rose-coloured Starling early afternoon at Davidstow Airfield, birds included 7 Mistle Thrush, 109 Lapwing, 41 Golden Plover, 1 Merlin and 12 Pied Wagtail with two wearing BTO rings.
Rough Tor, 300+ Golden Plover.

 

[Max Shearwater]

Hen Harrier

A female hen harrier and 300+ golden plover on Bodmin moor this afternoon toward Brown Willy area.

 

[Qingcol]

Adult male Merlin this afternoon at Amble Marshes, plus 8 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 16 Curlew,1 Kestrel, 4 Stock Pigeon and 3 Redwing.
Old Town Bridge, Wadebridge 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Spotted Redshank still with Common Redshank.

 

[camelbirder]

The gull roost off Padstow, last evening held the following;
132 Mediterranean Gull, 26 Common Gull, 585 Black-headed Gull, 32 Great Black-backed Gull, 84 Herring Gull and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

At nearby Dennis Pool there was 13 Little Grebe, 7 Moorhen, 1 Tufted Duck, 8 Muscovy Duck and 45 House Sparrow.

 

[Qingcol]

6 Fieldfare at Amble Marshes this morning, plus 2 Barn Swallow, 17 Black-Tailed Godwit, 8 Lapwing, 40+ Eurasian Teal. 16 Curlew, 3 Stock Pigeon and an Almost entirely white leucistic Collared Dove.

 

[DELACOWI]

This evening at Treraven meadows on the high tide, birds included;
3 redshank, 3 green sandpiper, 3 curlew, 14+ lapwing, 9 snipe, 2 little egret, 1 grey heron, meadow pipits, good numbers of pied wagtails and teal, 2 grey wagtail, B.H.Gulls, 1kingfisher.
On the main river at Guineaport, 4 little grebes, 1 kingfisher, 1 cormorant.
Will.

 

[Max Shearwater]

Walmsley water level management

I went down to the reserve this evening on the high tide to check how the new water level works were coping with the heavy rains.

I've closed the sluices down a bit more now to start to raise levels for the winter.

The spillway at the top of the site was overflowing water down along the old stream bed so that needs to have some more timber stops fitted but the ford was backing water up into the marshes and the new scrape was filling fast.

Hopefully the levels will increase as this rains filters down the valley and it did look as if the waders and wildfowl were having a party in the newly flooded areas. I guess a lot of invertebrates were being brought to the surface as there appeared to be a feeding frenzy going on.

24 Blackwits, 12 greenshank, many teal, snipe & mallard, plus a kingfisher and a rather bewildered hare that tried to swim for safety as it got cut off from its usual habitat.

Adrian.

 

[Qingcol]

Treraven Meadow this morning, birds included, 18 Eurasian Wigeon, 24 Eurasian Teal, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 60+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher and a female or 1st winter Merlin.

 

[camelbirder]

A single Green Sandpiper over Wadebridge this evening at 18:45, calling.

 

[camelbirder]

Yesterday evening the following were noted;


Camel Estuary, Egloshayle Section

• Mute Swan – 6
• Mallard – 27
• Mallard hybrid – 3
• Little Grebe – 2


Treraven Meadow

• Black-headed Gull – 186
• Swallow – 3
• Wigeon – 33
• Dunlin – 2
• Canada Goose – 83
• Redshank – 1
• Lapwing – 19
• Rabbit – 30
• Little Grebe – 2
• Heron – 2
• Rook – 5
• Carrion Crow – 2
• Teal – 28
• Curlew – 3
• Little Egret – 1
• Mute Swan – 1
• Snipe – 4
• Kingfisher – 1
• Green Sandpiper – 1
• Pied Wagtail – 10
• Meadows Pipit – 10
• Blackbird – 3
• Robin – 1
• Blue Tit – 4
• Dunnock – 1
• Goldfinch – 10
• Wood Pigeon – 8
• Marsh Tit – 1
• Starling – Many hundred flew over towards Davidstow?

Treworder Valley

• Rook – 130 flew in from south, possibly roosting

 

[DELACOWI]

Cattle Egret briefly at Treraven first thing this morning before flying Southeast up the vally. `Record` shot here - sorry about the quality! Also 2 common sandpipers, 1 green sandpiper, 1 redshank, lapwing, little egret, grey heron, wigeon, teal, B.H.Gulls, kingfisher, cormorant, curlew. Cheers, Will.