Rare Birds of the area around the River Camel

Rare Birds of the area around the River Camel

North Coast of Cornwall from Constantine to Tregonnick Tail (Port Isaac)

Albatross Sp.---Diomedea---1 seen off Trevose Head 4/12/81

Leach's Storm Petrel--Oceanodroma leuccorhoa------1 off Trevose H. 12/9/97. 1,10/9/98; 1,12/9/98; 2,29/10/98 Trevose H.

Great Bittern---Botaurus setellaris----Singles : Dinham 20/12/81; Amble Marshes 4/2/96, 1/1/97, Dec 98 Amble Marshes & Padstow; Jan 99

Night Heron----Nycticorax----Singles : Apr 98, 10^th -24^th Apr. 93 St.Ervan

Cattle Egret----Bubulcus ibis----1, 7-15^th /11/81 Inner estuary. Found dead on 27/12/81

Black Stork----Ciconia nigra---1, 9/5/89 flew north over estuary

White Stork-----Ciconia ciconia-----1, 9/3/88 Camel est.

Glossy Ibis-----Plegadis falcinellus-----1, 1964 Camel est, 1, 9/10/86 St.Merryn & Camel est

Eurasian Spoonbill----Platalea leucorodia----1, 9/4/88 Camel est; 10 Camel est. flew down river.1997; 1, July12 Dinham

Flamingo Sp.----Phoenicopterus-----1, 12/4/81 Camel estuary

Bean Goose----Anser fabalis------1, 12/11/91 Rock

Brant Goose----Branta b. nigricans---1, 13/11/81 Camel estuary

Ruddy Shelduck-----Todora ferruginea----2, 14/1/87 Rock

Blue-winged Teal---Anas discors-----1, 28/9/80 Sladesbridge

American Black duck --- Anas rubripes--- 1, 10/10/98 Amble Marshes

E. Honey Buzzard-----Pernis apivorus-----1, 27/6/90 Dunmere Bridge

Montagu's Harrier-----Circus pygargus-----1, 26/4/87 Rosenannon Downs

Northern Goshawk----Accipiter gentilis-----Singles, 22/3/80 Polbrock, River Camel; 20/9 Amble Marshes

Rough-legged Buzz.--Buteo lagopus------1945

Red-footed flacon-----Falco vespertinus----Singles 20/5/89 Harlyn Bay; 27/5/92 Lundy Bay, 7-12/6/94 Rosenannon D.

Gyrfalcon------Falco rusticolus------1972

Corncrake------Crex crex----Singles 1976, June 90 St.Merryn Airfield, 19/10/94 Pentire Head

Common Crane---Grus grus-------1, 8/1/87 Camel estuary

Little Bustard------Tetrax tetrax----1 shot at Padstow in 1883

Great Bustard-----Otis tarda-----1 shot at Padstow in 1700

Collared Pratincole----Glareola pratincola--------1, 16/10/86 Camel estuary

Kentish Plover---------Charadrius alexandrinus-------1975

Dotterel--------Charadrius morinellus----------1, 7&8/5/93 Trevose Head; 1, 2/5/94 Trevose Head.

Amer. Golden Plover--Pluvialis dominica--------1, 10/9/88 Camel estuary

Semipalmated Sand---Calidris pusilla-------1, 1/9/89 Rock

Temminck's Stint------Calidris temminckii-----Singles 1966, 24/5/92 Amble Marshes

Least Sandpiper-------Calidris minutilla--------1966

Pectoral Sandpiper----Calidris melanotos--------1977

L.-billed Dowitcher---Limnodromus scolopaceus--Singles 1,9/8/86 to 19/4/87 Camel est. 13/10/90 L.Petherick Creek,

Greater Yellowlegs---Tringa melanoleuca------1, 22/8/60 Camel Estuary

Lesser Yellowlegs-----Tringa flavipes------Singles 9/9/54 Camel estuary, 26/9/81 Egloshayle

Wilson's Phalarope----Phalaropus tricolor-------1,16/9/89 Camel estuary

Long-tailed Skua------Stercorarius longicaudus-------1, 12/6/93 Rumps Point

Bonaparte's Gull-------Larus philadelphia-----1, 29/3/92 Camel estuary

Ring-billed Gull-Larus delawarensis-Camel estuary : 10/10/88; 1, 12/3/89; 1, 9/10/91; 3, Jan 92; 1,14/1193 Camel Est.

Roseate Tern-----Sterna dougallii----2, 3/9/83 Rumps Pt; 1 17/5/92 Booby's Bay; 1, 13/5/93 Camel Est.; 1,Trevose H. 6/6 98; 1 Camel Est. 7/8/98.

White-W.Black Tern--Chlidonias leucopterus--------1977

Black Guillemot--------Cepphus grylle------1, 23/10/83 Padstow

Great Spotted Cuckoo-Clamator glandarius-------1982 on Camel Trail

Alpine Swift------Apus melba------1, 26/3/93 Pentire Head

Belted Kingfisher------Ceryle alcyon----Singles Nov 1908 Sladesbridge; 2/10/79 to 29/6/80 Sladesbridge

European Bee-eater----Merops apiaster-----5, 15/6/87, Trevose Head

Hoopoe-----Upupa epops-----Singles 30/4/90 Wadebridge; 25/4/92 Port Quin

Horned Lark------Eremophila alpestris----Singles 1879 and 1, 25/10/94 Trevose Head

Tawny Pipit--------Anthus campestris-----Singles 18/9/92 Trevose Head; 26/10/94 Trevose Head

Red-throated Pipit-----Anthus cervinus------1, 18/10/94, Trevose Head

Black-headed Wag----Motacilla flava feldegg-----1, 5/6/78 Pentire Farm

Bohemian Waxwing---Bombycilla cedorum------1965

Rufos Nightingale-----Luscinia megarhynchos--------1954

Siberian Stonechat-----Saxicola torquata------1, 4/11/82 Trevose Head

Aquatic Warbler-------Acrocephalus paludicola-------1966

Icterine Warbler-------Hippolais paludicola---------1,25/8/84 Trevose Head

Melodious Warbler---Hippolais polyglotta--------1, 16/9/90 Trevose Head

Yellow-browed Warb.-Phylloscopus inornatus--------1, 14/10/86, Trevose Head. 1, 18/10/98 Trevose H

Dusky Warbler---------Phylloscopus fuscatus ----------1, 14/12/92 Harlyn Bay

Red-breasted Fly.------Ficedula parva------2, 18/10/75 Padstow; 1, 30/9/88 Pentire H., 1, 9/10/91 Trevose Head

Bearded Tit-------------Panurus biarmicus-----Singles 1965; 28/10/92 Harlyn Bay

Golden Oriole----------Oriolus oriolus------Singles 6/5/89 Trevose Head

Red-backed Shrike----Lanius collurio-----Singles : 20/5/90 Camel river; 8/8/97 Trevose Head

Great grey Shrike------Lanius excubitor-----1, 24/10/87 Pentire Head

Rosy Starling-----------Sturnus roseus -----1937

Red-eyed Vireo--------Vireo olivaceus-----1, 10/10/83 Trevose Head

European Serin---------Serinus serinus-------2, Daymer Bay 5/5/90

Twite-------Carduelis flavirostris-----2, 2/11/80 Pentire

Common Rosefinch----Carpodacus erythrinus---Singles 1, 29/5/84 Polzeath; 1, 7/6/92 Port Quin.

Hawfinch------Coccothraustes Coccothr'stes--Singles, 5/1/79 Chaple Amble; 27/10/94 Bodmin

Cirl Bunting-----Emberiza cirlus------Singles 6/5/89 Trevose Head; 1/5/93 St.Ervan

Ortolan Bunting-------Emberiza hortulana-----Trevose Head : 1, 25/9/89; 2, 18/9/92; 1, 30/8-2/9/93