Friday 4th April 2025

Friday 4th April 2025

Aire Point: Alpine Accentor still. (A Davey)

Chapel Amble: Adult Night Heron (flew into Middle Amble Reserve at circa 18:25pm), 1 Water Pipit (summer plumage), 2 White Wagtail, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow. (B Bosisto)

Marazion Marsh: Alpine Swift over. (G Smith)

Land’s End: 1 Blue-headed Wagtail east of the visitor centre then flew north. (S Windle)

Goonhavern, 08.30: 2 Swallow over. (C & J Keast)

Polbathic Creek: Mute Swan – incubating 10 eggs in traditional (31 yrs.) garden nest. (A Blonden)

Treleaver, Coverack: 1 Hoopoe along coast path, 1 Tree Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (f), 2 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Nuthatch. (S Wood)

Gwithian: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 6 Little Grebe, 23 Tufted Duck, 5 Sandwich Tern off the beach. (D Eva)

Charlestown,08.00: 4 Great Northern Diver. (N Best)

Land’s End: 15+ Wheatear, 3 Black Redstart, 20+ Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Snipe. (P Taylor, H Mitchell, C Andrew)

Land’s End: 1 Red Kite over. (P Fraser)

Cape Cornwall Golf course: 5 Sand Martin through, 1 Willow Warbler. (P Fraser)

Ryan’s Field: 1 Ruff, 4 Shelduck, 6 Godwit sp. (1 in summer plumage), 3 Little Egret, 3 Canada Geese, 24+ Redshank, 9 Dunlin, 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Wren, 1 Heron, 1 Chiffchaff. (S Talbot)

RSPB Ryan’s Field: Black Tailed Godwits at RSPB Ryans Field, the left one in mating plumage. (G Gillard)

Ryan’s Field / Hayle Estuary: 2 Ruff (1 at each site). (A Khan)

Lelant Church: 1 Osprey over. (S Talbot)

Porthleven: 8 Sandwich Tern. (D Peers)

St Gothian Sands: Northern Wheatear. (G Gillard)

Port Isaac to Tregardock (Coast Path): 1 Blackbird, 2 Wood Pigeon, 25+ Razorbill, 5 Jackdaw, 13 Fulmar, 6 Stonechat, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 5 Skylark, 10 Carrion Crow, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Rock Pppit, 1 Mallard, 2 Dunnock, 3 Pheasant, 8 Linnet, 2 Shag, 7 Swallow, 1 Guillemot, 2 Gannet, 2 Kestrel, 1 Wheatear, Oystercatcher(s) (heard), 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven. (J Burges)

Cornwall Gold Centre: 3 Buzzard over, 1 Green Woodpecker, heard only. (J Baker)

Pendeen: 1 Great White Egret, 3 Common Snipe,  1 Swift sp. (probably Common Swift),  3 Barn Swallow, 2 Redwing, 1 m Ring Ouzel, 5 Northern Wheatear. (A Bayly)

Pendeen: 13 Wheatear, 1 Ring Ouzel, 3 Black Redstart, 1 Male Blackcap. (J. Warner)

Geevor: 1 Wryneck, 4 Black Redstart, 14 Northern Wheatear. (A Bayly)

Hannafore beach: 6 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 6 Turnstone, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Ringed Plover. (S Sanderson)

Polgigga Playing Grounds: 1 Hoopoe. (S Windle, R Chiffers)

Trevescan: Kestrel Hunting. (R Chiffers)

Chapel Carn Brea: Meadow Pipit. (R Chiffers)

Mount View, Constantine: 61 Cattle Egret among dairy herd. (K Pinch)

St. Breward: 1 Dipper (collecting nesting material), 6 m. Wheatear, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 m. Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Raven, Number of Swallows heading NE. (V Booth)

Loe Bar: 3 Great Northern Diver, 1 Sanderling, 10 Sandwich Tern. (J St Ledger)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Moorhen, 2 m. Tufted Duck. (J St Ledger)

Lerryn: Little Egret. (M Morshead)  Video

East Pentire: 4 Wheatear (one with dark pink ring on left leg), 9 Common Gull. (S Rowe)

Copperhouse Creek, Black Bridge: 7 Mediterranean Gull, 11 Common Gull, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Greenshank, 7 Redshank. (S Grose)

Tremethick Cross, 08.55: 1 Osprey over east. (S Grose)

Carn Goose/Priests Cove,Cape Cornwall: 7 Wheatear, 8 Skylark, 40+ Linnet, 3  Rock Pipit,1 White Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Stonechat, Swallow, Sand Martin, 1 Kestrel, 14 Oystercatcher, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Buzzard, 1 Pheasant, 7 Grey Seal, 2 Common Dolphin. (S Grose)

Kenidjack: 1m Ring Ouzel, 3 Greenfinch,1 Willow Warbler, 5  Chiffchaff. (S Grose)

Botallack: 11 Wheatear, 3 pr Fulmar. (S Grose)

Drift Reservoir: 1 f. Black Redstart (dam wall), 1 m. Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Raven over, 5 Chiffchaff. (S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Robin, 9 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed gull, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Coot, 4 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Heron, 18 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Buzzard, 3 Peacock butterfly. (A Quincey)

Downderry, 07.00-08.10: 6 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 48 Gannet, 4 Sandwich Tern East, 1 Manx Shearwater West. (A Payne)

St Gothian Sands LNR, 10.15-11.45: 3m Northern Wheatear, 2 Dunnock, 1f Stonechat, 14+ Sand Martin, 1m Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Little Grebe, 16 (8m 8f) Tufted Duck, 4 (2m 2f) Mallard, 1m Wigeon, 3 Coot, 24 Canada Goose, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret. (M Webb)

St Makes: 2 Sandwich Tern – heard and sighted within 30 yards. (M Burnley)

Rosewall Hill: 3 m. Ring Ouzel, 5 Wheatear. (G Jones)

The Island, St Ives: Wheatear, 2 Sandwich Tern. (G Jones)

Par, Spit beach: 24 Turnstone, 15 Eider, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover. (R Hampshire)

 

 

Late Submission, 03/04, Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Green Sandpiper (on the weir), 2 Canada Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1m Tufted Duck, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Gold Finches, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Moorhen, 3 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1m Blackcap, 3 Wren, 1m Blackbird. (R Mudge)

 

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