Friday 2nd May 2025

Friday 2nd May 2025

Kynance Farm: male Subalpine Warbler sp. Moltoni’s ruled out on call. Other features mainly suggest Eastern but tail pattern suggests Western. Also 1 Fieldfare. (D Collins)

Jollytown: 1 female Pied Flycatcher. (D Collins)

Croft Pascoe: 4 Cuckoo. (A McLeod)

Chun Downs and Higher Downs: 3 Cuckoo seen flying together, 8 Stonechat, 9 Linnet, 12 Whitethroat, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Swallow, 2 Blackbird, 15+ Wren, 3 Dunnock. Multiple Cuckoo calling in the distance. (E Pearce)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Marsh Tit, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Cuckoo. (S Van Hear)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 5 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 19 Herring Gull, 3 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Cuckoos heard calling. (C Motley)

Stithians, Feeder Hide: 1 adult 1 juvenile Moorhen, 1 Robin, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Mallard. (C Motley)

Marazion: 11 Whimbrel flew inland from Mount. (D White)

Marazion Marsh, early evening: Great White Egret. (P Smale)

Longrock Pool: f. Scaup still present. (P Smale)

Penzance Jubilee Pool: 55 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin at high tide roost 10.38am. (M Webb)

Penzance Harbour: 1 Rock Pipit, 1m Chaffinch. (M Webb)

Park Head / Porth Mear: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 13 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler. (D Eva)

Efflins: 1 Lesser Whitethroat. (D Eva)

Treveal: Hobby flying up the valley at 8am. Good numbers of Whitethroat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff. Cuckoo calling at top of valley. (A Lobb)

Devoran: 1 Wood Pigeon,1 Blackbird. (S Norris)

Brew, Sennen: 1 Whimbrel this afternoon in field left of minor road just before Brew Pools. (P Smale)

Ninnis, lunchtime: 3 Barn Swallow – 2 appear to be nest building. (P Geddes)

Brunnion, 17.00: 2 Goldfinch m. & f. on feeder. (P Geddes)

Hayle, Water Lane, 13.00: 1 Roe Deer. (P Geddes)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field RSPB, 14.00-15.00: 3 (2m 1f) Shelduck, 10 Canada Goose, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 21 Black-headed Gull. (M Webb)

Godrevy: 1 Whimbrel, 1 m. Bar-tailed Godwit. (E Mulgrew)

Cot Valley: 2 Kestrel m. & f. (E Mulgrew)

Nare Head: 1 Lesser Whitethroat. (J Taylor)

West Pentire Headland: 3 Whitethroat, 8 Whimbrel, 12 Fulmar, 18+ Skylark, 1 Raven, 6 Swallow, 4 Jackdaw, 3 Wood Pigeon. (C Taylor)

Carnewas: 5 Stonechat,  1 Raven, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Kestrel, 3 Linnet, 2 Cormorant, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Pied Wagtail, 11 Herring Gull. (C Taylor)

Lands End, cycle trail: 2 Tree Pipit. (S Rogers)

Downderry, 06.30-08.15: 3 Common Scoter, 57 Manx Shearwater, 2 Fulmar, 38 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 35 auks west, 2 Whimbrel, 15 Great Northern Diver. (A Payne)

Helman Tor Reserve: Cuckoo heard calling, Jay, Chiffchaff, Linnet, Great tit, 4 Buzzard, Robin, Blackbird, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Blue tit, Wren, Kestrel. (A Quincey )

Lanivet: 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Meadow Pipit. (D Rundle)

Nanquidno, 10.00-11.00: 4 Red Kite drifting East. (J Hawkey)

 

Late Submission, 01/05, Penryn: 2 Red Kite with moulted inner primaries. (J Holmes)

Late Submission, 01/05, Mullion Cove – Predannack Head: 1 Male Golden Oriole, flew towards Mullion Cove, 2 Whinchat, 1 male Pied Flycatcher, 1 Cuckoo. (L Stoppard)

Late Submission, 29/04, Long Rock Pool: f. Scaup. (P Smale)

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