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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 5d

Pendeen 0745-1045 Common Scoter 22, Red-throated Diver 1, Manx Shearwater 17, Great Skua 2, Pom Skua 1, Sab’s Gull 1 #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 6d

Pendeen (0745-1145) Common Scoter 10, Red-t Diver 1, Great N Diver 1, Great Shearwater 4, Manx Shear c40, Sooty Shear 21, Bar-tailed Godwit 9, Great Skua 4, Arctic Skua 1, Little Gull 3 #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 7d

An enjoyable seawatch but rather chilly! The Little Auks were great. One was inside the rocks, along with both Sab’s, several Little Gulls and a Storm Petrel.

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 7d

Pendeen 0745-1745 Eider 3, Common Scoter 129, Great Shear 6, Balearic Shear 2, Sooty Shear 199, Storm Petrel 4, Great Skua 7, Arctic Skua 42, Long-t Skua 1, Little Gull 12, Sabine’s Gull 2, Arctic Tern 1, Sandwich Tern 5, Black Tern 1, Puffin 2, Little Auk 7 #cornwallbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 8d

Pendeen area this morning: Woodlark over lighthouse valley + 3 Brambling, Black Redstart. A cold looking Lesser Whitethroat at Geevor Tin Mine scrub + 2 Redpoll and a Woodlark over #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 10d

Pendeen 0745-1745 Common Scoter 7, Great N. Diver 1, Great Shear 7, Balearic Shear 2, Sooty Shear 47, Leach’s Petrel 5, Arctic Skua 40, Sabine’s Gull 6, Common Tern 1, Arctic Tern 3, Sandwich Tern 22, Puffin 2 #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 13d

Land’s End: 2 Woodlark south over Trinity Cottages at 9.15. YB Warbler still in willows half way between Land’s. End and Trinity Cottages by s-bend #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 14d

Land’s End: 3+ YB Warblers seaward end of Swingates. 2 Black Redstarts around complex. Good numbers of Chaffinches moving inc 4 Brambling #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 15d

Land’s End: YB Warbler in willows next to east end of car park. YB Warbler half way to Trinity Cottages by s-bend. 3 Brambling over. No sign of Rosy Starling in brief look #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 17d

Rose-coloured Starling still at Land’s End complex this morning #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 25d

Pendeen (0715-1200) Common Scoter 48, Red-throated Diver 1, Great Shear 1, Balearic Shear 1, Sooty Shear 9, Storm Petrel 1, Leach’s Petrel 3, Great Skua 8, Arctic Skua 18, Long-tailed Skua 2, Sabine’s Gull 2, Arctic Tern 8, Sandwich Tern 28 #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 26d

Plus Arctic Tern 66, Sandwich Tern 91

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 26d

Pendeen (0715-1815) Great N Diver 1, Cory’s Shear, 1 Great Shear 266, Balearic Shear 3, Sooty Shear 505, Storm Petrel c300, Leach’s Petrel 9, Grey Phal 27, Great Skua 100, Pomarine Skua 4, Arctic Skua 133, Long-tailed Skua 5, Sabine’s Gull 38 #cornwallbirding @birdguides.bsky.social @cbwps.org.uk

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · 26d

Plus Arctic Tern 66, Sandwich Tern 91

Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Sep 21

2 Grey Phalaropes and a Manx Shearwater off Stert Point this morning. 7 Curlew Sands with wader flock plus 23 Knot and 2 Sanderling #somersetbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Sep 12

Pendeen 0700-1500: Common Scoter 9, Great Shearwater 1, Sooty Shearwater 22, Storm Petrel 1, Grey Phalarope 1, Great Skua 10, Arctic Skua 22, Sabine’s Gull 21, Common / Arctic Tern c130, Arctic Tern 18, Sandwich Tern 41, Black Tern 10 #cornwallbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Sep 7

A nice selection of waders from Stert Point on the falling tide: 24 Grey Plover, 2 Golden Plover, 8 Knot, 4 Sanderling, 2 Curlew Sand, 2 Little Stint, 65 Redshank #somersetbirding

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Sep 6

Grey Phalarope still in channel between Stert Point and Island but mostly distant towards the island. Little Stint and Curlew Sand with wader flock. 3 Whimbrel with Curlew flock. And first Pintail of the winter. #somersetbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Sep 4

That skua is an absolute beauty 👌

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Aug 30

Porthgwarra (0645-1245) Cory’s Shearwater 67, Great Shearwater 26, Balearic Shearwater 16, Sooty Shearwater 13, Storm Petrel c60, Long-tailed Skua 2 (ad and juv), Sabine’s Gull 1 (juv) #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pendeen (0630-1830) combined counts: Cory’s Shear 122, Great Shear 85, Balearic Shear 7, Sooty Shear 24, Wilson’s Petrel 2, Storm Petrel 27, Grey Phalarope 20, Great Skua 3, Arctic Skua 23, Long-tailed Skua 1, Sabine’s Gull 32, Arctic Tern 8, Sandwich Tern 37 @cbwps.org.uk @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ace day in Somerset and Avon with @samwalker24.bsky.social. 20 species of wader (inc. Curlew Sands, Little Stints, Spotted Redshanks, Wood Sands). Black and Common Terns. Whinchats, Wheatears and Yellow Wagtails. Topped off with two Hobby, Osprey and brute of a (reintroduced) White-tailed Eagle.

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Aug 23

Too far. Was on the edge of the Fenning, amongst gulls and into the light. I didn’t pay it much attention. Too many waders! The Ringed Plover numbers were impressive.

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Aug 23

Stack of waders at Stert Point over this mornings high tide - 2 Curlew Sands (ad and juv), 3 Little Stints (all juvs), 34 Sanderling, 47 Knot amongst 100s of Ringed Plover (c1000?) and Dunlin. Also Spoonbill on Fenning #somersetbirding @birdguides.bsky.social

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Paul Marshall @marshallpaul.bsky.social · Aug 5

Aye. 30 Wilson’s in two days from land is a bit bonkers.

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