Sunday 4th January 2026

Sunday 4th January 2026

Helston Boating Lake: 2 (m+f) Lesser Scaup still. Also, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Pied Wagtail, multiple Tufted Ducks, Canada Goose, Herring Gull and Mallard across lake. (S Ford)

Penrose Hill: 1 Pallas’s Warbler below National Trust car park. (J Jones et al)

Pallas’s Warbler – John Chapple

Boscathnoe Reservoir: Dusky Warbler still in willows at north-east end. (Birdguides)

Trenwheal: 1 White Stork still in cabbage field from B3302 opposite Huthnance Farm. (Birdguides)

Truro: 1st-winter Lesser Yellowlegs still on Truro River below Tesco. (Birdguides)

Pendeen: 1 Long-tailed Duck. (P Combridge)

Catchall: 200 Lapwing over at 15:30. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Newlyn Harbour: 3 Shag, 2 Cormorant, 50+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull, 9 Black-headed Gull this morning. Also, at Tolcarne Bridge, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Rock Pipit. (M Webb)

Little London Beach: 2 (m+f) Black Redstart, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 2 Great Northern Diver close to shore, 1 Redshank, mixed flock of Sanderling, Oystercatcher, Turnstone, Curlew and 1 Sparrowhawk successfully catching a Turnstone. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Marazion to Perranuthnoe: 2 Water Pipit, 7 Black Redstart, 1 Brambling and 1 Otter. (R Irvine)

Marazion/Long Rock: Male Marsh Harrier over then headed north. (A Lobb) In addition, 1 Buzzard 10 Chiffchaff and 20 Common Snipe. (S Willson) Also, Greater Scaup still. (Birdguides)

Helston Sewerage Works: 6 Chiffchaff (S Ford)

Helston: 8 Greenfinch, 1 Dunnock, 4 Chaffinch, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Blackcap, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Great Tit, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon and 1 Jackdaw in private garden. (S Ford)

Porthleven: 1 Pomarine Skua and 1 Black-throated Diver reported. (Birdguides)

Helford Passage: 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe and 2 Black-throated Diver reported. (Birdguides)

Hayle Estuary: Immature Garganey in and around main channel associating mainly with Wigeon. Single Golden Plover in with Lapwing – seems to have a damaged leg. (A Lobb) Also, Curlew Sandpiper still. (Birdguides)

Stithians: 1 Buzzard with pale chest resting in various trees. 1 Common Gull had a wash then departed within 10 minutes. 4 Wigeon, 20+ Teal and 83 Canada Goose. (P Wiltshire)

Maenporth: 17 Canada Goose, 22 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, + 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Dunnock, 1 Buzzard, 2 Wren, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Jay and 1 Chaffinch. (T Chambers)

Tregew Fields, Trelissick: 150+ Skylark, 15 Linnet, 2 Redwing, 100 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Stonechat. 1 Buzzard and 1 Raven. (G Fisher)

Chybucca: ca 80 Golden Plover in fields between A30 and Callestick. (N Watmough)

Penwithick: 12 Goldfinch, 9 Chaffinch, 2 Robin, 2 Great Tit, 3 Dunnock, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Magpie, 1 Blackcap, 3 Blackbird, 9 House Sparrow, 4 Blue Tit, 6 Starling, 3 Jackdaw, 3 Woodpigeon and 2 Greenfinch in a private garden. (K Bowers)

St. Austell Sewage Works: 2 Siberian Chiffchaff, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 70+ Pied Wagtails on the electricity wires leading to the farm. (I Toogood-Johnson)

Par Spit Beach: 18 (11m + 7f) Eider, 5 Great Northern Diver, 90+ Cormorant, 20 Oystercatcher and 3 Curlew. (M Lammas) Also, 3 Black-throated Diver reported. (Birdguides)

Par, Harbour Road: 1 Firecrest. (C Marsh)

St Andrews Road Pond: 12+ Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Goldcrest, 1m Bullfinch, 8 Moorhen, 1 Wren, 1 Blue Tit and escaped 1 Fulvous Whistling Duck still. (P Bullen)

Lansallos Bay: 15 Gannet, 30 Kittiwake, hundreds of Herring Gull plus c40 Guillemot and c30 Razorbill on surface. (R Kirkwood)

Cligga Head: 1 male Black Redstart and 2 Raven. (D Eva)

Newquay Boating Lake: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Tufted Duck, 6 Moorhen and 10 Black-headed Gull. (D Rundle)

Gummows Shop: 3 Fieldfare. (S Ashby)

Upper Reaches of River Gannel: 1 Woodcock. (S Ashby)

Trewan Hall: 2 Nuthatch and 2 Mistle Thrush. (B Bosisto)

Chapel Amble: 8 Water Pipit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Redwing, 1f Blackcap, 1 f Stonechat, 20+ Fieldfare flock in trees behind flooded field opposite car park. (G Williams)

Gorran Haven: Leucistic Blackbird in private garden. (I & C Sowerby)

St Johns Ford: 130 Shelduck, 190+ Teal, 4 Shoveler, 1m Pintail, 23 Avocet and 1 Black-tailed Godwit. (K Pellow)

Torpoint Sewerage Works: 1 ‘Siberian’ Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 20+ Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail and 1 Grey Wagtail. (K Pellow)

Torpoint: 5 Black-necked Grebe from Chapeldown Road at 10:00. (M Jordan)

Maer Lake: 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 25+ Snipe, 2 Dunlin, pair of Shoveler, 2 Shelduck. (C Judge)

Wacker Quay: 4 Spoonbill this afternoon. (J Osman)

Late Submission, 03/01, Marazion Marsh: 1 Little Egret, 19 Teal, 7 Mallard, 20+ Snipe, 3 Moorhen, plus 1 (f) Goldeneye and 1 (m) Greater Scaup on Longrock Pool. (C Taylor)

Late Submission, 03/01, Penzance, Battery Rocks: 82 Sanderling, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover at high tide roost. (C Taylor)

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Lesser Scaup – Steve Ford
Lesser Scaup – Steve Ford
Lesser Scaup – Steve Ford
Tufted Duck – Steve Ford
Herring Gull – Martin Webb
Grey Wagtail – Martin Webb
Garganey – Alan Lobb
Reed Bunting – Gill Fisher
Blackcap – Kevin Bowers
Goldfinch – Kevin Bowers
Bullfinch – Kevin Bowers
Greenfinch – Kevin Bowers
Robin – Paul Bullen
Wren – Paul Bullen
Kittiwake – Rupert Kirkwood
Tufted Duck – Darren Rundle
Little Grebe – Darren Rundle
Moorhen – Darren Rundle
Firecrest – Celia Marsh