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[Darrell Clegg]

Hi All,

Does anyone know if the male Scaup is still at Stithians, (last report I have was on Sunday). I was just wondering if the Camel bird was the same individual.

I have nothing later than Sunday either Derek

Darrell

 

[Conorbirda2]

Could you PM me his email address. Thanks

He is 'Thenorthernmonkey' here on BF.

 

[camelbirder]

The Little Ringed plover was still at Walmsley Sanc. this evening as was the Scaup and up to 9 Green Sandpiper.

 

[camelbirder]

This evening in the Tregirls Beach area of the Camel Estuary a total of 77 Mediterranean Gulls were counted with 47 adult, 12 second summer, 12 first summer and 6 juveniles. 19 Sandwich Terns were also present.

 

[Qingcol]

66 Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Mediterranean x Black-headed Gull hybrids, recorded this afternoon along the Torpoint foreshore on the CBWPS Field Meeting.

 

[camelbirder]

66 Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Mediterranean x Black-headed Gull hybrids, recorded this afternoon along the Torpoint foreshore on the CBWPS Field Meeting.

Just a quick question am I the first person to see 143 Mediterranean Gull individuals in Cornwall in 12 hours?:egghead::flyaway:

 

[Qingcol]

Just a quick question am I the first person to see 143 Mediterranean Gull individuals in Cornwall in 12 hours?:egghead::flyaway:

I'm not sure, it might take a while to find out, but I am certain, you will not be the last!

 

[Conorbirda2]

Wood Sand at Gwithian this morning and Cory's seen off The Lizard flew west at 0600hrs.

 

[Matt Prince]

Seabirds 10 Miles N of Padstow yesterday

Went out on the shark cornwall trip from Padstein yesterday - 10 miles out chumming for blues:-

Near adult Sabines gull (adult wing patterning, hints of a mask, thought I'd messed up when it landed on the water because it showed a thin black line when settled - but it was the thin black line of the primaries not a young kitti's scaps. It showed neat little mirrors, hint of a mask, fine bill and clean grey triangles on the inner wing when it took off again) hung around the boat a couple of times in the first hour of chumming.

Bonxie, arctic skua, steady number of manx shearwaters going past, one flock of 100+ birds on return in the evening.

European storm petrels were off the back of the boat before the chum slick even started, always at least four present close by, with more than a dozen on view on the slick at some points. Checked for leaches or even a wilsons - but close birds defn. european.

Large number of fulmar off the back made a fantastic early warning device for the sharks. When a blue turned up they all rose up as one and moved off to a safe distance!

Shark(s) scared off by pesky and very exuberant common dolphins!

 

[Conorbirda2]

Imm SPOONBILL on Hayle estuary today. Very unusaul record of Red-breasted Merganser too! See CORNWALL BIRDING for full report.

 

[Conorbirda2]

Cory's arrive in numbers

Seems to have been a good day for Cory's with 100 off Gwennap Head including 14 sat on the sea for two hours! Scillies hit on a few too.

 

[Conorbirda2]

Big numbers of Cory's moving past the Lizard (500+) up to 1500hrs today! Not so many at PG, though they have had Great, Sooty, Balearic, Manx and a Sabs aswell.

 

[Qingcol]

2 Curlew Sandpiper and 14 Greenshank at Dinham Flats this morning + 4 more Greenshank at Walmsley.

 

[camelbirder]

Cornwalls 12th Spotted Sandpiper was still showing well from the Burniere Hide on the Camel Estuary this morning.

 

[Conorbirda2]

Cornwalls 12th Spotted Sandpiper was still showing well from the Burniere Hide on the Camel Estuary this morning.

I make it the 14th. Are you only including BBRC ones? IE not including the one in 1978 at Crowan and the Stithians 1993 bird?

Also, where exactly is Burniere Hide?

 

[camelbirder]

Thats right Paul only counting the BBRC ones. Any idea why the two records you mention were not accepted.

For the Burniere Hide, you park your car where you would if you were going to Walmsley Sanc., but instead of crossing the bridge enter the upper field on the opposite side of the road. Then walk, towards the estuary, through this field and into the next. The hide is straight in front of you.
It is a CBWPS hide but is unlocked. Please keep to the field edge and remember this is not a Public Footpath but a permissive one.

 

[Conorbirda2]

Thats right Paul only counting the BBRC ones. Any idea why the two records you mention were not accepted.

For the Burniere Hide, you park your car where you would if you were going to Walmsley Sanc., but instead of crossing the bridge enter the upper field on the opposite side of the road. Then walk, towards the estuary, through this field and into the next. The hide is straight in front of you.
It is a CBWPS hide but is unlocked. Please keep to the field edge and remember this is not a Public Footpath but a permissive one.

I dont think they were ever submitted. Will have a look when i get a minute. Thanks for direction. Just wanted to update the map on the website. Do you know who found the Spot Sand?

 

[Conorbirda2]

Can you have a lok at the map Derek and tell me if the marker is in the right place?

http://www.cornwall-birding.co.uk/rare-and-scarce-bird-map/

 

[camelbirder]

Can you have a lok at the map Derek and tell me if the marker is in the right place?

http://www.cornwall-birding.co.uk/rare-and-scarce-bird-map/

Hi Paul,
The marker is in the right creek. You can make out the hide as a dark spot on the map.

 

[camelbirder]

No sign of the Spotted Sandpiper up until noon at least.

A Little tern was noted from the hide this morning. For other sightings please visit the Camel Estuary Thread.