Birds in Cornwall 2006 Ydhyn yn Kernow Cornwall Bird-watching and Preservation Society CORNWALL BIRD-WATCHING & PRESERVATION SOCIETY SEVENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 2006 Edited by Derek I Julian HONORARY OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE President Steve Madge, Seawinds, Lower Trerieve, Downderry, Torpoint, PL15 3LZ Chairman Peter Crispin, 5 Church Lea, Launceston, PL15 8QZ Vice-Chairman Graham Sutton, Harcombe, West Park Road, Bude, EX23 8PB
[email protected] General Secretary and County Recorder Tony Bertenshaw, Hantergantich, St Breward, PL30 4NH
[email protected] Treasurer Gary Lewis, Manager ERCCISS, Cornwall Wildlife Trust Membership Secretary Sara McMahon, 72 Underwood Road, Plympton, PL7 1SZ
[email protected] Conservation Officer Tony Blunden
[email protected] Newsletter Editor Simon Marquis, St Breock Place, Wadebridge, PL27 7JS Field Meetings Officer Colin Selway, 2 Two Trees, Wadebridge PL27 Public Relations Officer Vacant Honorary Solicitor Greg Adams, 2 Wendron Street, Helston, TR13 8PS Committee Members: Rosemary Parslow, Bruce Taggart. ******** The Society is a Charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales Number 255899 The Trustees are the Honorary Officers and other Members of the Executive Committee shown above ******* Birds in Cornwall 2 County Recorder Darrell Clegg, 55 Lower Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6JQ
[email protected] Editor “Birds in Cornwall” Derek Julian, 12 Dunveth Road, Wadebridge, PL27 7XD.
[email protected] (01208816779) Section Writers Sara Mcmahon – Games Birds, Birds of Prey to Bustards, Waders and Pigeons to Woodpeckers Darrell Clegg – Waders and Larks to Dipper Bruce Taggart – Skuas to Terns Paul McCartney – Wrens to Bunting Andy Pay – Wildfowl Derek Julian – Divers to Herons, Oystercatcher to Plovers and Auks Records Committee: Mashuq Ahmad, Greg Conway, Pete Fraser, Steve Madge, Keith Pellow, Graham Sutton & Laurie Williams Front cover photograph; Purple Heron, College Res., May 2006 – Darrell Clegg Birds in Cornwall 3 Review of the Year.