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Tuesday 18th August
Porthgwarra:- Cory`s Shearwater past.
Cape Cornwall:- 2 Cory`s Shearwater; Sooty Shearwater past.
Pendeen Watch:- 7 Cory`s Shearwater; Great Shearwater; 2 Sooty Shearwater; 4 European storm Petrel past.
Drift Reservoir:- 2s Iceland Gull; Glossy Ibis; 5 Wood Sandpiper today.

Monday 17th August
Pendeen Watch:- 6 Cory`s Shearwater; Great Shearwater; Sooty Shearwater past.
Drift Reservoir:- 3 Wood Sandpiper today
St Ives:- European Storm Petrel past.

Sunday 16th August
Sennen Bay:- Ocean Sunfish this afternoon
Porthgwarra:- Pied Flycatcher
Kenidjack:- Pied Flycatcher.
Pendeen Watch:- Grey Phalarope past
Drift Reservoir:- Wood Sandpiper; Glossy Ibis again today
Hayle:- juv Garganey on the Estuary.

Saturday 15th August
Porthcurno:- 2 Cory`s Shearwater past.
Drift Reservoir:- 4 Wood Sandpiper; Glossy Ibis.
Penzance:- Black Redstart on Battery Rocks.
Marazion:- 2 Bearded Tit on the Marsh.
St Ives:- 7 European Storm Petrel past.

Friday 14th August
Lands End:- f-type Pied Flycatcher in campsite hedge (?Trevescan)
Porthgwarra:- 8 Glossy Ibis in off the sea.
Pendeen Watch:- 2 Wilson`s Storm Petrel; Cory`s Shearwater; Great Shearwater; 2 Sooty Shearwater; 30+ European Storm Petrel past.
Drift Reservoir:- Glossy Ibis; juv Yellow-legged Gull; 6 Wood Sandpiper; 2s Iceland Gull.

Thursday 13th August
Drift Reservoir:- 6 Wood Sandpiper from the bird hide again today.
Pendeen:- 2 Pied Flycatcher. 3 Great Shearwater; 3 Sooty Shearwater past.
Penzance:- ad m Hen Harrier over.

Wednesday 12th August
Sennen Cove:- f Marsh Harrier over the beach today (thanks Doug)
Nanjizal:- Pied Flycatcher

Tuesday 11th August
Porthgwarra:- Sooty Shearwater past
St Levan Churchtown:- Ortolan Bunting
St Just:- Osprey over east.
Pendeen:- Common Nightingale.
Drift Reservoir:- 2 Wood Sandpiper.
St Ives:- Balearic Shearwater past west.

Monday 10th August
Drift Reservoir:- 5 Wood Sandpiper today.

Sunday 9th August
Pendeen Watch:- 2 Wilson`s storm Petrel; ad Sabine`s Gull; 8 Balearic Shearwater; Cory`s Shearwater; 18 European storm Petrel past. Wood Sandpiper.
Drift Reservoir:- 3 Wood Sandpiper today.
Marazion:- Kingfishser viewable from the main road (thanks Mike)

Saturday 8th August
Porthgwarra:- Ortolan Bunting over
Botallack:- Cory`s Shearwater; 3 Great Shearwater; Balearic Shearwater; 2 Sooty Shearwater; European Storm Petrel past
Drift Reservoir:- 8 Wood Sandpiper from the bird hide.
Marazion Marsh:- 3 Bearded Tit.

Friday 7th August
Porthgwarra:- Melodious Warbler again today.
Cape Cornwall:- Cory`s Shearwater; Balearic Shearwater past.
Drift Reservoir:- 6 Wood Sandpiper from the bird hide today.
Rinsey Head:- Osprey over.
St ives:- 2 Cory`s Shearwater; 2 European Storm Petrel past

Thursday 6th August
Porthgwarra:- Melodious Warbler at bottom end of 60ft cover.
Cape Cornwall:- 12 Cory`s Shearwater past.
Pendeen Watch:- Wilson`s Storm Petrel; 31 Cory`s Shearwater; Sooty Shearwater; 2 European Storm Petrel past.
Drift Reservoir:- Wood Sandpiper; White-rumped Sandpiper again today.
St Ives:- 2 Cory`s Shearwater; 4 European Storm Petrel past.

Wednesday 5th August
Cape Cornwall:- 100 Cory`s Shearwater; 8 Great Shearwater; 2 Sooty Shearwater past.
Pendeen Watch:- Desertas-type Petrel; 8 Wilson`s Storm Petrel; 112 Great Shearwater; 331 Cory`s Shearwater; 2 Balearic Shearwater; 13 Sooty Shearwater past
Drift Reservoir:- White-rumped Sandpiper and Wood Sandpiper again today.
St Ives:- 7 Wilson`s Storm Petrel; 4 Great Shearwater; 74 Cory`s Shearwater; Balearic Shearwater; 40 European Storm Petrel past.
Hayle:- poss Marsh Sandpiper on the Estuary.

Tuesday 4th August
Porthgwarra:- Balearic Shearwater; Great Shearwater; Sooty Shearwater past.
Cape Cornwall:- Sooty Shearwater; 2 ad Sabine`s Gull; 2 European Storm Petrel past.
Pendeen Watch:- Sooty Shearwater; Balearic Shearwater; Wilson`s Storm Petrel; 42 European Storm Petrel past
Drift Reservoir:- Wood Sandpiper; ad White-rumped Sandpiper.
St Ives:- 2 Wilson`s Storm Petrel; Balearic Shearwter; 15 European Storm Petrel past.

Monday 3rd August
Porthgwarra:- Wilson`s Storm Petrel; Great Shearwater; Sooty Shearwater; Balearic Shearwater; 4 European Storm Petrel offshore this morning.
Drift Reservoir:- Wood Sanndpiper; Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Sunday 2nd August.
Sennen:- Hoopoe; Wood Sandpiper at Trevear.
Porthgwarra:- 57 Cory`s Shearwater; 2 Great Shearwater past.
Drift Reservoir:- Buff-breasted Sandpiper; White-rumped Sandpiper reported
Marazion Marsh:- 2 Bearded Tit.

Saturday 1st August.
Drift Reservoir:- ad-type White-rumped Sandpiper; Wood Sandpiper again today.


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