Brian Mellow: Cornwall Mainland Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 158 of 158 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 17/03/2024 Ryan’s field 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/01/2024 Calenick 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/02/2024 Walmsley 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/02/2024 Walmsley 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 18/03/2024 Near Norway Inn 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/02/2024 Tehidy 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 07/01/2024 Helston boating lake 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/02/2024 Walmsley 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 13 Pintail Anas acuta 07/01/2024 Golden lion 14 Teal Anas crecca 15 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 16 Scaup Aythya marila 20/01/2024 Stithians 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 07/01/2024 Marazion 18 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Restronguet 19 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 20/01/2024 Stithians 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/01/2024 Carnsew 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 24 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 24/01/2024 Ruan 25 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/02/2024 Burniere camel 26 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 27 Stock Dove Columba oenas 14/01/2024 Tremethick cross 28 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 29 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 30 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 03/02/2024 Tresemple 31 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 32 Coot Fulica atra 33 Crane Grus grus 10/03/2024 Walmsley 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 35 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 28/01/2024 Swanpool 36 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 37 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 14/01/2024 Devoran 38 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 28/01/2024 Restronguet Weir 39 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 40 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 06/01/2024 Calenick 41 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 07/01/2024 Carnsew 42 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 07/01/2024 Hayle 43 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 07/01/2024 PZ swim pool 44 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 07/01/2024 Hayle 45 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 01/02/2024 Ruan lanihorne Found by Pete Maker 46 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 20/01/2024 Devoran 47 Curlew Numenius arquata 48 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 07/01/2024 Hayle 49 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 50 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 51 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 52 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 16/01/2024 Tresillian 53 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 01/02/2024 Walmsleyy 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 55 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 28/01/2024 Devoran 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 07/01/2024 Hayle 57 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 07/01/2024 Copperhouse 58 Knot Calidris canutus 07/01/2024 Hayle 59 Sanderling Calidris alba 07/01/2024 PZ swimming pool 60 Dunlin Calidris alpina 61 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 07/01/2024 PZ swimming pool 62 Little Stint Calidris minuta 01/02/2024 Chapel Amble 63 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 31/03/2024 Hayle 64 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 21/01/2024 Hayle 65 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 66 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 07/01/2024 Hayle 67 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 68 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 07/01/2024 Hayle 69 Common Gull Larus canus 70 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 07/01/2024 Hayle 71 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 21/01/2024 Hayle 72 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 73 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 21/01/2024 Hayle 74 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 76 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 07/01/2024 Hayle 77 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 07/04/2024 Mounts bay 78 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 18/02/2024 St Ives Bay 79 Puffin Fratercula arctica 17/03/2024 Porthgwaa 80 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 14/01/2024 Off Swanpool 81 Razorbill Alca torda 07/01/2024 Mounts bay 82 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 07/01/2024 Mounts bay 83 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 03/03/2024 Praia Sands 84 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 14/01/2024 Praa sands 85 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 86 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 21/01/2024 Mousehole 87 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 21/01/2024 Mousehole 88 Gannet Morus bassanus 07/01/2024 Mounts bay 89 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 90 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 91 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 07/01/2024 Hayle 92 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 93 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16/01/2024 St Clements 94 Great White Egret Ardea alba 07/04/2024 Marazion 95 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 96 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/02/2024 Threemilestone 97 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10/03/2024 Walmsley 98 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 31/03/2024 Drift 99 Buzzard Buteo buteo 100 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/02/2024 101 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/02/2024 Tresemple 102 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20/01/2024 Stithians 103 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 104 Merlin Falco columbarius 04/02/2024 Crugmeer 105 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 24/03/2024 Hells mouth 106 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 14/01/2024 Gulval 107 Jay Garrulus glandarius 07/01/2024 Stithians 108 Magpie Pica pica 109 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 14/01/2024 Lizard 110 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 111 Rook Corvus frugilegus 112 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 113 Raven Corvus corax 114 Coal Tit Periparus ater 20/01/2024 Stithians 115 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 20/01/2024 Stithians 116 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 10/03/2024 Fowey valley 117 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 118 Great Tit Parus major 07/01/2024 119 Skylark Alauda arvensis 14/01/2024 Lizard 120 Sand Martin Riparia riparia Drift 121 Swallow Hirundo rustica 17/03/2024 Drift 122 House Martin Delichon urbicum 21/04/2024 Godrevy 123 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 17/03/2024 Marazion 124 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 07/01/2024 Stithians 125 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 126 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/01/2024 Home 127 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 31/03/2024 128 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 28/01/2024 Swanpool 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 10/03/2024 Drainsbridge 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 132 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 10/03/2024 Drainsbridge 133 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 07/01/2024 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus 136 Blackbird Turdus merula 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 07/01/2024 Stithians 138 Robin Erithacus rubecula 139 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 07/01/2024 Newlyn 140 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 14/01/2024 Praa Sands 141 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/01/2024 Gulval 142 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 07/01/2024 143 Dunnock Prunella modularis 144 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2024 Helston STW 145 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 146 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 147 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 01/02/2024 Chapel Amble 148 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 149 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 07/01/2024 150 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 13/01/2024 Home 151 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 12/01/2024 Devoran 152 Linnet Linaria cannabina 153 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 04/02/2024 Tamar lake 154 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 155 Siskin Spinus spinus 10/03/2024 Morrisons Bodmin 156 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 18/01/2024 St Agnes Head 157 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 18/02/2024 Trewey 158 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 07/01/2024 O