Sunday 27th April 2025

Sunday 27th April 2025

Marazion Marsh (RSPB): 1 Savi’s Warbler still singing early am from Railway Bridge. (RBA)

Land’s End Airport: 1 f Woodchat still near Carn Green Farmhouse. Also, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Wheatear. (N Rogers)

Falmouth, Pendennis Point: 1 Black Guillemot flew past. (RBA)

Land’s End: 1 Turtle Dove at start of cycle track. (P St Pierre)

Chapel Carn Brea: 1 Iceland Gull (juvenile, distantly in ploughed field SW of Chapel Car Brea). (N Rogers)

Hayle Estuary (RSPB): 1 Curlew Sandpiper at Ryan’s Field and 1 Spoonbill at Copperhouse Creek. (P St Pierre)

Walmsley Sanctuary (members only): 1 Great White Egret, 1 Common Reed Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 1 Linnet, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Canada Goose, 1 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 2 Teal, 2 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 3 House Sparrow. (C Motley)

Bodmin Moor; (0730-1235): 6 Common Redstart (5 singing males), 7 Willow Warbler, 5 reeling Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 12 Northern Wheatear, 6 pairs of Stonechat, 2 pairs of Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, 14 Meadow Pipit, 4 Tree Pipit, 7 Stock Dove, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Siskin, 1 Mistle Thrush & 1 Raven. (B Dallas)

Falmouth, Castle Beach: 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Whimbrel. (J St Ledger)

Polperro: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1pr Fulmar, 1 Song Thrush, 7 Common Buzzard. (S Grose)

Downderry, (0635-0800): 12 Great Northern Diver,  3 Manx Shearwater, 2 Fulmar, 60+ Gannet, 2 Whimbrel, 2  Mediterranean Gull and 6 Kittiwake. (A Payne)

Polbathic Creek: 2 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, Swallows, 6 House Martin. (A Blonden)

Point: 7 Whimbrel, 3 Swift, 60 Black-headed Gull. (T Wilson)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 3 Cetti’s Warbler (1 seen 2 heard), 3 Sedge Warbler, 1f Reed Bunting, 3 (2m 1f) Stonechat, 1 Wren, 12 Linnet, 2 Dunnock, 2m Blackbird, 15+ Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Magpie, 1 Little Grebe, 2m Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 50+ Canada Goose, 4 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Whimbrel over 10.00 – 11.45. (M Webb)

Lizard, Windmill Farm: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Sedge Warblers, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Jay, Cuckoo. (T Pinfield)

West Looe, Tencreek: 5 Skylark, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Raven over, 1 Common Whitethroat. (S Grose)

Lancamshire Lane, Rosudgeon: 3 Buzzard soaring high together, 4 Swallow, 2m Blackbird, 1m Great Tit, 1 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 5 Small White, 1 Common Blue. (P K Bray)

Trenow, Perranuthnoe: 2 Swallow, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Dunnock, 2 Raven, 4 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 4 Wood Pigeon. (P K Bray)

Rinsey: More Whitethroat this year than average – 7 individuals so far singing and/or in display flight, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull most likely breeding. (J Evans)

Praa Sands: Sand Martin and House Martin have returned. (J Evans)

Wheal Martyn: 2 Jay, 3 Dunnock, 2 Great Tit, 4 Robin, 2 Swallow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Siskin, 8 Coal Tit, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Woodpigeon. (K Bowers)

Lanivet. Afternoon: 8 Blue Tit (1pr at nest box in private garden), c10 Starling (1pr nesting nearby with several chicks +1 with white tail), 14 Blackbird (10m 4f), 3 Herring Gull, c30 Rook, c25 Jackdaw, 12 Woodpigeon, c10 Goldfinch, 8+Robin, 10+House Sparrow, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinch (3m 2f), 2 Dunnock, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Magpie, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Swallow, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Great Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail and 1 Collared  Dove. Several Long-tailed Tit reported in private garden. Also, 1 Green Woodpecker heard. (B Crowle)

Hayle: 1 Chiffchaff. (A Parker).  Also, 1 Reed Warbler. (A Khan)

TJW