Double Report from Spit Beach

I took a short walk down to Spit Beach at lunchtime, once the drizzle had eased off! On the rocks between the beach and the harbour four Common Sandpipers and a Curlew could be seen, along with the usual Oystercatchers (12). Half a dozen Gannets were plunge-diving offshore, between the harbour and Polkerris. A single Sandwich Tern was also present.

Report. Phil Ouless.
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Took my sister boyfriend who is a keen novice birder from Switzerland down to Spit Beach at High Tide (around 3:30pm) and saw the following of note :

6 nesting Herring Gulls and 1 nesting Lesser Black Backed on the roof on the Imerys works to the left of the Iron Bridge on the path leading towards the beach. Also 4 Chiffchaff feeding around the pipes on small insects/flies.
On the rocks at the beach were 2 Common Sandpiper and 1 Adult Med Gull
In the harbour there were 2 Lesser Black Backed Gull , 1 of which was very dark indeed and probably of the variety Larus fuscus fuscus (Baltic sea, Eastern Scandinavia).


Report Marko Owlman


Thank you Phil and Marko for the reports. Not the ideal sort of day weatherwise  so I am glad you were both rewarded with sightings.