Camel Estuary, Cornwall (1 Viewer)

[camelbirder]

A photograph of the wing formula of the unexplained egret has just been uploaded.

 

[Qingcol]

Dinham Flats early evening, birds included 1 Sandwich Tern, 36 Bar-tailed and 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Shelduck, 72 Wigeon, 21 Teal, 40+ Common Snipe including 1 leucistic/fawn, 34 Common Redshank, 40+ Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 6 Sand Martin and 1 Barn Swallow.

 

[Qingcol]

Amble Marshes this morning, 2 Spoonbill, still taking no notice of each other as usual, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Little Egret, 12 Shelduck, 5 Tufted Duck, 11 Shoveler, 21 Teal, 3 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 8 Gadwall, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 3 Chiffchaff and 4 Sand Martin.

 

[DELACOWI]

6+ sand martin, 1 swallow, 1 redshank and 2 lapwing at Guineaport this afternoon.

 

[DELACOWI]

Garden birds at Guineaport this afternoon included 1 Osprey at 1645hrs which hovered over Treraven meadows and made several dives in to the river. If this is the same bird that I saw previously I would think it is unusual for a bird on Spring passage to hang around so long? Also 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Grenfinch, several Sand Martins and 1Swallow, Sparrowhawk and Buzzard.

 

[Peter F-S]

Flip missed the Osprey outside of my front door!!! Oh well I had 2 x Redhead Goosander this morning by the rugby pitch going out with the tide.

 

[Max Shearwater]

I missed it as well Pete, although both goosanders were there again at about 5.30 pm.

Flip missed the Osprey outside of my front door!!! Oh well I had 2 x Redhead Goosander this morning by the rugby pitch going out with the tide.

 

[Qingcol]

Treraven Meadows this morning, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 3 Shelduck, 15 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 20+ Sand Martin, 2 Barn Swallow, 1 Water Pipit, 70+ Meadow Pipit, 60+ Chiffchaff and 20+ Willow Warbler many showing resin stained faces.

 

[DELACOWI]

Guineaport/Egloshayle today - Osprey (sat in the fir tree at the rugby club), Wheatear, Common Sandpiper, 2 Goosander, Sand Martins, Buzzard.
Treraven - 3 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, Teal, 1 Snipe, 1 water Pipit (also seen on the river bank), 1 Moorhen, 1 white wagtail..

 

[Qingcol]

Amble Marshes this evening, birds included 2 Spoonbill, 2 Whooper Swan, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Pintail, 8 Gadwall, 3 Tufted, 15 Shoveler, 30+ Teal, 2 Shelduck, 40+ Sand Martin, and 3 Barn Swallow.

 

[Peter F-S]

A quite noticeable number of Chiffchaff's along Egloshayle Road yesterday and this morning all moving east through house front gardens. This evening there were several moving upriver alongside rugby pitch and then adjacent to Clapper pools.

 

[Max Shearwater]

Butterflies out in single figure temperatures

Red Admiral in the garden this afternoon and Small Tortoisehell at Middle Amble.

 

[DELACOWI]

6 Little Ringed Plover at Treraven late this evening, also 1 snipe, good numbers of pied wagtails.

 

[Qingcol]

Amble Marshes this evening, birds included 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Pintail, 4 Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 20+ Chiffchaff, 2 Barn Swallow and 20+ Sand Martin.

 

[DELACOWI]

Guineaport birds this morning included 2 Goosanders, 1 Redshank, a pair of Siskins (on the feeder), Sparrowhawk, 1Chiffchaff, Sandmartins, 1 Swallow

 

[camelbirder]

Does anyone know anything about a Lesser Scaup reported on Birdtrack near Padstow today.

 

[Qingcol]

Rosennanon Downs this afternoon, 1 Short-eared Owl hunting over the downs at mid-day, plus 120+ Golden Plover, no sign of any Reed or Lapland Buntings.

 

[Peter F-S]

Fieldfare at St Mabyn and a male Blackcap at St Mathews Hill Wadebridge this afternoon.

 

[camelbirder]

The Camel Estuary Birds Website has been updated, highlights include Osprey, Little Ringed Plover and much more.....

 

[Peter F-S]

Good numbers of Swallow feeding alongside river at rugby pitch his evening, around 40 birds, with a further 25+ at Clapper pools.