TABLE OF CONTENTS Secretaries' Report ... ... ... ... ... 3 Treasurer's Report ... ... ... ... ... 3 Subscriptions etc. ... ... ... ... ... 6 Appeal for New Members ... ... ... .. ... 6 Obituaries ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 List of Contributors ... ... .... ... ... 7 Cornish Records ... ... ... ... ... 9 Cornish Seas ... ... ... ... ... ... 63 Additions to Cornish Records ... ... ... ... 63 Ringing Recoveries ... ... ... ... ... 65 Isles of Scilly Records ... ... ... ... ... 66 First Report of the Bird Observatory Sub-Committee of the C.B.W.P.S. ... 83 Cleaning of Oiled Birds ... ... ... ... ... 88 Birds of a Cornish Garden and its Surroundings ... ... 88 The Torrey Canyon Catastrophe ... ... ... ... 91 Wintering Chiffchaffs in Cornwall ... ... ... ... 92 Committees ... ... ... ... ... ... 95 List of Members ... ... ... ... ... 96 Rules ... Ill 1 THIRTY-SIXTH REPORT OF The Cornwall Bird-Watching and Preservation Society 19 6 6 Edited by J. E. BECKERLEGGE assisted by J. B. and S. BOTTOMLEY, A. G. PARSONS and N. R. PHILLIPS SECRETARIES' REPORT FOR 1966 The Membership of the Society on December 31st stood at 789; 115 new members having been elected during the year. Two General Meetings were held; one on 2nd April, at which the film " A Waterhen's World" was shown following the business and the second on 22nd October, 1966. Three Executive Committee meetings were held. Nine Field Days were held during the year and were well attended. Species of special interest noted in the course of the year were numerous as will be evident from the contents of this Report. Records arranged in the order of this Report should be sent to the Reverend J. E. Beckerlegge by January 31st. The actual order of the Report is that of the 1952 B.O.U. List, to which List the numbers preceding species named in the Report refer. The editor would refer contributors to page 4 of the 1965 Report concerning the manner in which records should be made and presented. TREASURER'S REPORT The account for 1966 shows a considerable improvement over that for 1965. Expenses were down by £18 and income up by £98. There was a net increase of 82 in the membership which helped to produce an increase of over £60 in subscriptions. Sales of Annual Reports and Badges were also up. More members covenanted their subscriptions which resulted in an increase in the amount collected in respect of repayment of income tax; and interest on invest­ ments increased from £65 to £83. Thus total income exceeded expenditure by £125.6s.8d. which has been transferred to the accumulated fund. The balance sheet shows the Society's assets to be £2,331.3s.5d. but against this of course there still remains an outstanding balance of £824.3s.l0d. due to the Cornwall River Authority. Finally the Society's thanks are due to Mr. Kenneth W. M. Bawden for kindly auditing the account for us. 3 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1966 EXPENDITURE £ s. d. £ s. d. INCOME £ s. d. £ s. d. Subscriptions to Societies British Trust for Ornithology 2 2 0 Subscriptions Paid in Advance 7 10 6 Council for Nature 1 1 0 Royal Institution of Cornwall 12 12 0 Subscriptions for 1966 373 16 0 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds 2 2 0 South Western Naturalists' Union ... 2 15 0 Donations ... 3 0 0 Wildfowl Trust 1 1 0 21 13 0 Sale of Annual Reports 18 18 3 Printing and Stationery, etc. - Typing and Duplicating 25 17 10 Sale of Badges 9 15 6 Printing and Stationery 26 15 5 Annual Reports 1965 (800) 128 2 6 Rent re Walmsley Sanctuary 52 0 0 R.S.P.C.A. leaflets 2 10 0 183 5 9 Repayment of Income Tax 15 12 1 Postages and Secretarial Expenses, etc. Postages 47 14 4 Interest on Investments Stamping of Deeds of Covenant 1 6 6 Defence Bonds ... 33 15 0 Expanses 27 8 9 Development Bonds 17 15 10 Insurance 10 0 0 War Loan 31 11 6 Bank charges and cheque book 6 5 6 2 4 Advertising 6 0 0 — 83 Hire of film for A.G.M 5 5 0 Bank Interest 104 0 1 Deposit Account ... 11 1 Walmsley Sanctuary • 1 11 Contribution to Cornwall River 11 Authority 100 0 0 11 Legal charges 1 0 0 Signposts and notices 33 17 0 134 17 0 Hayle Estuary Rent of Shooting Rights 1 0 0 Cost of notices 4 14 1 5 14 1 Excess of Income Over Expenditure Carried to Accumulated Fund 125 6 8 125 6 8 £574 16 7 £574 16 7 BALANCE SHEET — 31st DECEMBER, 1966 LIABILITIES £ s. d. £ s. d ASSETS £ s. d. £ s. d. Accumulated Fund Investments Balance at 31.12.1965 863 10 J 1 £902.4s.l0d. 3.5% War Loan at current Add\ Excess income for year to date 125 6 8 market price at 31.12.1966 473 0 0 4.5% Defence Bonds at cost 750 0 0 988 17 7 5% Development Bonds at cost 600 0 0 Deduct-. Depreciation on War Loan 8 0 0 — 1823 0 0 980 17 7 Balances at Bank Current Account 235 5 5 Legacies Fund Deposit Account ... 271 9 2 Balance at 31.12.1965 1214 0 - 506 14 7 1214 2 C Petty Cash in Hand Nil Memorial Funds Postage Stock 1 8 10 Mr. T. J. Willcocks 88 19 0 1 8 10 Col. B. H. Ryves 38 4 4 127 3 4 Current Liabilities Subscriptions paid in advance 9 0 6 9 0 6 £2331 3 5 £2331 3 5 Outstanding Liability in respect of the Walmsley Sanctuary (River Amble Improvement (Signed) W. J. GODDARD, Honorary Treasurer. Scheme) payable to Cornwall River Authority £824 3 10 REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CORNWALL BIRD-WATCHING AND PRESERVATION SOCIETY. I have examined the above Balance Sheet dated 3 1st December, 1966, together with the Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended that date, with the books of the Society and hereby certify the same to be in accordance therewith. 13th February, 1967. (Signed) K. W. M. BAWDEN, Hon. Auditor. SUBSCRIPTIONS, etc. The full subscription rates are as follows : Life Member £10. Full Member 10s. Od. per annum Family Member (of same family living at the same address and sharing the same literature) 5s. Od. „ Junior Member (between 14 and 18 years of age) 5s. Od. All Annual Subscriptions are due on the 1st January and those not payable by banker's order should be sent to the Honorary Treasurer and Registrar. Banker's Order forms are available on request. This method of payment ensures automatic renewal and saves the Society expense. Receipts will not be issued in respect of subscriptions paid by cheque unless specially requested. Deeds of Covenant are available for members in a position to pay this way. Attractive brooch Badges are available at 5s.0d. each. Applications for Membership and Any Information affecting membership, such as changes of address, should also be sent to the Honorary Treasurer and Registrar: Mr. W. J. Goddard, "Cheyney", Constantine Bay, Padstow, Cornwall. APPEAL FOR NEW MEMBERS At present our membership stands at 850 (October 1967) and it is felt that in order to maintain the Society in a healthy and active condition efforts should be made to increase this to at least 1,000. With this end in view a leaflet giving an account of the activities of the Society together with a note of its achievements over the first 35 years of its existence has been prepared and is now available for distribution. May we therefore appeal to all members to help by distributing these leaflets and so introducing the Society to their friends and acquain­ tances. Supplies (please state number required) can be obtained from the Honorary Treasurer and Registrar: Mr. W. J. Goddard, "Cheyney", Constantine Bay, Padstow, Cornwall. OBITUARIES The Society has learned with regret of the death of the following members, notified since the last issue of the Annual Report: Mrs. E. A. Appleby of Consett, County Durham; Mr. W. Collins of Falmouth; Mr. H. le F. Counsell of Portscatho; Miss E. L. L. Foster of Lostwithiel; Mr. J. Frater of Lostwithiel; Mrs. A. K. Oliva of St. Ives; Mrs. R. Salm of Falmouth; Mrs. J. J. Sherlock of Redruth; Mr. T. J. Stephens of Gweek; Mr. L. J. O. Waters of St. Austell; Miss E. G. Willcocks of Polzeath. 6 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS A.F.A. A. F. Airey R. & P.A. Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. & K.A. Mr. and Mrs. Allsopp A.M.G.B. Mrs. A. M. Bailey J.A.G.B. J. A. G. Barnes J.E.B. Revd. J. E. Beckerlegge A.T.B. A. T. Beswetherick R.H.B. Dr. R. H. Blair P.F.B. P. F. Bonham CJ.B. C. J. Booth J.B. & S.B. Mr. and Mrs. Bottomley DJ.B. D. J. Britton R.B. R. Burridge F.E.C. Mrs. F. E. Carter (Mrs. Lott) I.M.C. Miss I. M. Catchpole C.V.C. C. V. Chilcott M.C. M. Coath E.M.C. E. M. Cock F.M.C. F. M. Couch H.F. & J.K.C. - Mr. and Mrs. H. le F. Counsell R.M.C. R. M. Curber R.A.C. R. A. Curtis T.O.D. T. O. Darke J.E.D. J. E. David PJ.D. P. J. Dwyer N.B.E. N. B. Exelby G. & R.G. Mr. and Mrs. George J.S.G. J. S. Gilbert A.H.G. A. H. Glanville C. & G.G. Mr. and Mrs. Goodland P.G-K. P. G rattan-Kane A.B.G. A. B. Griffiths E.G. E. Griffiths R.G.H. R.