Bird Sightings – July 2023

JULY 2023 BIRD SIGHTINGS

**AWAITING COMPLETION – Apologies for any inconvenience**

SATURDAY 8th JULY 2023

*SCAPOLI’S SHEARWATER – one reported past Porthgwarra

EUROPEAN BEE-EATER – one flew over Little Trethewey 

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – one past Pendeen

POMARINE SKUA – 3 past Lizard Point, also Storm Petrel

CORY’S SHEARWATER – 56 past PG. Also Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwaters and 5 Storm Petrels

CURLEW SANDPIPER – adult on Camel Estuary this afternoon

WHIMBREL – 2 at Copperhouse Creek

FRIDAY 7th JULY 2023

EUROPEAN BEE-EATER one flew east over Porthgwarra; probably same bird seen later at Paul

CORY’S SHEARWATER – 5 past PG; one past Lizard

THURSDAY 6th JULY 2023

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – One past Lizard Point. Also Sooty Shearwater and 6 Storm Petrels

CORY’S SHEARWATER – one past Porthgwarra. Also 2 Sooty Shearwaters

WEDNESDAY 5th JULY 2023

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – 1 past Porthgwarra at 0535, also Pom Skua, Sooty Shearwater and 9 Storm Petrels

CORY’S SHEARWATER – 4 flew past Merthen Point early morning. Also 2 Sooty Shearwaters

TUESDAY 4th JULY 2023

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – 6 past Porthgwarra by midday; one past Pendeen; one reported off Falmouth

CORY’S SHEARWATER – 2 past Porthgwarra

GREAT SHEARWATER – one past Porthgwarra

EUROPEAN STORM PETREL – 75 past Porthgwarra; 11 off Falmouth

SOOTY SHEARWATER – 3 past Porthgwarra

BLACK GUILLEMOT – one still offshore at Swanpool

MONDAY 3rd JULY 2023

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – one past Pendeen early morning

RED-BACKED SHRIKE – possible south of Glebe Cliff on cliff edge between YHA Tintagel and Trebarwith Strand

CORY’S SHEARWATER – 4 past Porthgwarra

SUNDAY 2nd JULY 2023

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – one past Pendeen early morning

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON – 1st sum reported again at Marazion Marsh this morning

EUROPEAN STORM PETREL – 24 past Pendeen; 6 past Porthgwarra

BLACK GUILLEMOT – one on sea off Swanpool

SOOTY SHEARWATER – 2 past Porthgwarra

POMARINE SKUA – one past Porthgwarra

SATURDAY 1st JULY 2023

WILSON’S STORM PETREL – one flew past Trevedren at 06.11hrs; Two past Pendeen 

EUROPEAN STORM PETREL – 24 past Trevedran; 144 past Pendeen; 3 past Lizard Point

SOOTY SHEARWATER – 13 past Pendeen; 3 past Lizard Point