Sunday 9th February 2025

Sunday 9th February 2025

*** Walmsley Sanctuary Notice – Please note that there will be a series of road closures this week between Bodieve and the Rock junction. Access to Walmsley may well be restricted and many side roads will be very busy. Adrian Langdon – Reserve Warden ***

Marazion: Booted Eagle still. (N Pleass)

Penryn: possible Pied Crow reported in flight above field south of Treluswell roundabout. (Birdguides)

Lelant Station, Hayle: 1 Ring-billed Gull, 2 (ad+4w) Yellow-legged Gull, 2 ad Caspian Gull, 3 Scandinavian Herring Gull and 1 probable Caspian x Herring Gull. Also, Spoonbill, Red-breasted Merganser, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Goosander, 50 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 2 Shelduck. (M Elliott, A Hartley, J & D Chapman)

Dozmary Pool: 1+ Ring-necked Duck still. (Birdguides)

Lands End: 2 Chough, 78 Auk (48 Guillemot & 30 Razorbill) in water, 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Wren, 7 Jackdaw, 4 Raven, 6 Starling. (C Taylor)

Cape Cornwall/The Brissoms: c400 Auks (Guillemot & Razorbill) in the water in front of the islands and another 200+ on the islands. (C Taylor)

Sennen Cove: 1 adult male Black Redstart still. (Birdguides)

Pendeen: 1 Guillemot, 2 Chough, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Gannet, 1 Fulmar. (C Taylor)

Tregeseal, St Just: 1m Black Redstart on the roof of “The Meadows” house in Tregeseal. (A Hartley)

Newlyn Harbour: 2 Great Northern Diver, 3 (1ad 2juv) Shag, 7 (2ad 5juv) Cormorant, 48+ Turnstone, 1 Redshank, 150+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull, 1 Rock Pipit and 1 Pied Wagtail this morning. (M Webb)

Little London: 6 Black-throated Diver and 4 Great Northern Diver. (P St Pierre, M Elliott)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Marsh Harrier, 8 Snipe, 8 Grey Heron, 22 Teal, 2 Stonechat, 65+ Canada Goose, 2 Magpie. (C Taylor)

Fraddam: 1 Merlin. (T & M Polglase)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field:  1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 50+ Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 16 Redshank, 1 Snipe. (C Taylor)

Hayle, Carnsew Pool: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Greenshank, 100 Dunlin. (J & D Chapman)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Goldeneye (drake), numbers of Wigeon and Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 70+ Lapwing (over), 1 Kestrel, 3 Buzzard. (J St Ledger, A Lea)

St. Mawes Castle: 1 Black Redstart. (S Ashby)

Sunny Corner: 1 Avocet, 124 Black-tailed Godwit and 37 Curlew. (D Eva)

Penwithick: 1 Wren, 14 Goldfinch, 9 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Jackdaw, 4 Woodpigeon, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Willow Tit and 2 Collared Dove in private garden. (K Bowers)

Newquay: 1st-winter female Long-tailed Duck still at Trenance Boating Lake. (Birdguides)

East Pentire, Newquay: 14 Red-throated Diver this morning. (S Rowe)

Trevone Bay: 52 Red-throated Diver this morning. (D Julian, D Dennis)

Lanivet: 1 Firecrest. (R Hopper)

East Cornwall: 2 Coal Tit, 4 Robin, 2 Blue Tit, 10 Chaffinch, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Magpie, 25 Starling, 1 Great Tit. (J Goodair)

King Arthurs Hall to Garrow: Numbers of Chaffinch and Siskin in conifers. Mixed flock of 100+ Fieldfare and Redwing feeding in field. (G Williams)

Maer Lake: 12 Moorhen, 36 Wigeon, 27 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 3 Mallard, 500+ Golden Plover, 150+ Lapwing, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 27 Curlew, 5 Redwing and 4 Song Thrush. (N Bastin)

River Neet, Estuary: 29 Black-headed Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Herring Gull and 1m Kingfisher. (N Bastin)

Rame: 1 Cattle Egret and 4 Buzzard in 1st field on the left as you enter Military Road heading to Penlee NR. (D Allan, J Boyle)

Late Submission, 8/2/2025, Mount’s Bay: 1 Velvet Scoter off Eastern Green, 1 Great White Egret flew east low across bay. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Late Submission, 8/2/2025, Penhale: 500 Gannet, 1 Sparrowhawk, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 2 Raven, 50 Jackdaw, 8 Fulmar. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

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