Camel Estuary, (Wadebridge to Tregunna); 20 Blackbird, 250+ Black-headed Gull, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Black Swan, 3 Bullfinch, 7 Buzzard, 50+ Canada Geese, 250+ Carrion Crow, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Common Gull, 20 Cormorant, 50+ Curlew, 50+ Dunlin, 2 Dunnock, 50+ Fieldfare, 1000+ Golden Plover, 6 Goldfinch, 100+ Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Tit, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, 200+ Herring Gull, 10 House Sparrow, 12 Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 500+ Lapwing, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Magpie, 8 Mallard, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Moorhen, 30 Mute Swan, 50+ Oystercatcher, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Raven, 50+ Red-legged Partridge, 100+ Redshank, 50+ Redwing, 20+ Ringed Plover, 4 Robin, 20+ Rook, 22 Shelduck, 1 Spotted Redshank, 50+ Starling, 1 Teal, 20 Woodpigeon and 2 Wren. (The Martin Cutland Nature Walk per C Travis)
Clapper Marshes; 6 Black-headed Gull, 5 Fieldfare flew north east, 17 Mallard, 4 Little Grebe, 5 Teal, 18 Meadow Pipit, 3 Moorhen, 2 Herring Gull, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Canada Goose, 12 Wigeon, 1 Snipe, 1 immature male Shoveler, 1 Cormorant, 1 Heron, 1 Coot, 1 adult male Gadwall, 1 immature male Tufted Duck, 3 Robin, 45 Jackdaw, 50 Rook, 35 Chaffinch, 16 Goldfinch, 180 Redwing flew northeast, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 5 Collared Dove, 7 Woodpigeon, 2 Siskin, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Greenfinch, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush. (D Julian)
Dunveth Road, Wadebridge; 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Raven over south. (D Julian)
Spent most of the day birding away from the Camel today the following were noted;
Bude Marshes; 2 Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Water Rail, 19 Moorhen, 50 Teal, 16 Mallard, 4 Snipe, 1 Buzzard, 5 Herring Gull, 12 Mallard hybrid, 12 Black-headed Gull, 8 Herring Gull, 500+ Golden Plover flew over, 1 Kingfisher, 115 Rook, 65 Jackdaw, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 2 Robin, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (D Julian & C Selway)
Lower Tamar Lake; 73 Mallard, 2 Wigeon, 22 Teal, 3 Coot, 1 Cormorant, 2 Pochard, 2 Canada Goose, 1 Black-headed Gull, 13 Herring Gull, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mallard hybrid, 3 Moorhen, 3 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 6 Jackdaw, 8 Woodpigeon, 6 Magpie, 5 Jay, 2 Wren, 200 Starling, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest. (D Julian & C Selway)
Maer Lake; 650 Golden Plover, 300 Lapwing, 14 Snipe, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 female Shoveler, 56 Curlew, 548 Canada Goose, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 7 Dunlin, 28 Teal, 11 Moorhen, 55 Herring Gull, 1100 Black-headed Gull roosted, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Heron, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 32 Wigeon, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 4 Pink-footed Goose, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Farmyard type Goose, 2 Greylag/Canada Goose hybrid, 3 adult Mediterranean Gull, 6 Common Gull, 1 Redshank, 8 Goldfinch, 10 Greenfinch, 25 Chaffinch, 1 Fieldfare, 300 Starling, 2 Magpie, 300 Woodpigeon, 30 Meadow Pipit, 16 Linnet, 40 Rook, 4 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 1 Wren, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Song Thrush. (D Julian & C Selway)
Upper Tamar Lake; 7 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Canada Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 172 Black-headed Gull, 64 Herring Gull, 2 Buzzard, 1 Heron, 1 Moorhen, 2 Teal, 2 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing, 2 Magpie, 2 Chaffinch, 30 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Wren. (D Julian & C Selway)
Camel Estuary Wildlife 