Tuesday 14th January 2025

Tuesday 14th January 2025

Gwithian Beach: 1 Brown Booby seen flying and diving for fish beyond breaking waves right along Beach between 1.45pm – 2.00pm.  (R Lang)

Marazion: 1 Booted Eagle showed occasionally from A30 layby until 11.50 but not again up to 16.00. (J St Ledger, R Bowyer P Walsh et al). Also, 1 Glossy Ibis flew over. (RBA)

Bude Marshes: 1 Glossy Ibis still present. (N Bastin)

Zennor Village: 1 Swift sp. this evening (J Machin)

Boscathnoe: 1 Little Bunting in fields off Lesingey Lane. (P Fraser)

Mousehole: 1 Iceland Gull (juvenile on St. Clement’s Isle). (N R Rogers)

Godrevy1 male Black Redstart at Mutton Cove. (G Rogers). (G Rogers)

Dean Quarry, Lizard (no public access): 1 probable Siberian Chiffchaff, 1 (fem type) Black Redstart, 7 Pied Wagtail, 5 Wren, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Chiffchaff. (A Lea)

Restronguet Weir: 4 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Great Northern Diver, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Raven, 10 Common Dolphin. (S Van Hear)

Falmouth, Pendennis Point:  3 Great Northern Diver, 10 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill, 2 Kittiwake (displaying), 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Common Dolphin. (S Van Hear)

Downderry/Seaton: 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Red-throated Diver and at least 45 Razorbill this afternoon. (A Payne)

Porth Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Blue tit, 2 Goldfinch, 12 Woodpigeon, 4 Moorhen, 65 Herring Gull, 3 Robin, 11 Coot, 5 Great Crested Grebe (2 adult, 3 Juvenile), 5 Tufted Duck (3 male, 2 female), 17 Jackdaw, 1 Buzzard, c50 Starling, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Tit, 49 Black-headed Gull, 28 Mallard, 1 Wren, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Magpie, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Wigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Cormorant. (A Quincey).  Also, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Raven over, 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Falmouth, Custom House Quay: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Grebe. (A Collyer)

Truro, Boscowan & Sunny Corner: 3 Robin, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Rook, 2 Greenshank, 4 Redshank, 30+ Curlew, 25+ Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Oystercatcher, 25 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 20+ Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Cormorant, 20+ Black-headed Gull. (I & C Sowerby)

Trelissick Gardens: 1 Goldcrest, 4 Robin, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit,  2 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Jay, 12 Rook, 3 Wood Pigeon. 1 Red Admiral. (I & C Sowerby)

Malpas: 1 Firecrest. (J Rowe)

Truro Recycling Centre: 1 Green Woodpecker (C Sowerby)

Drift reservoir3 Tufted Duck (2 m 1 f), 4 Little Grebe, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20 Canada Goose, 2 Mallard (1 m, 1 f), 20+ Herring gull, 10+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Cormorants, 13 Wood Pigeon, 1 Magpie, 4 Common Buzzard, 4 Jackdaw, 1 Blue Tit. (S Holt Hutchinson)

River Tamar- Kingsmill Lake (incoming tide): 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 146+ Wigeon, 61+ Teal, 20 Shelduck, 86 Avocet, Curlew, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 114+ Dunlin, Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover, 41 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gulls, 1 Feral Pigeon. (A Parker)

Stithians Reservoir (Stithians Stuart Hutchings Hide): 75+ Lapwing, 8 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 7 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 5 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 19 Canada Goose. (C Taylor). Also, 85 Lapwing. (A Lea)

Kynance Cove (near to NT Car Park): 8 Chough (2 pairs, 1 group of 4). (C Taylor)

Rock: 1 Sparrowhawk through, 1 Kestrel, 6 House Sparrow. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 1 Curlew (yellow flag J5 still present), 1 Kingfisher behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

Bude, Maer Lake: 2 Canada Geese, 27 Moorhen, 1 Water Rail, 29 Wigeon, 22 Teal, 7 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 48 Golden Plover, 450+ Lapwing, 37 Curlew, 12 Snipe, 23 Black-Tailed Godwit, 1 Great Black-Backed Gull, 11 Herring Gull, 5 Black-Headed Gull,  3 Raven (over). (N Bastin)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 4 Chiffchaff, 2 m&f Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Song Thrush, 1f Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 2 Magpie, 4 Carrion Crow, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Grey Heron, 44 Snipe, 4m Wigeon, 18 Teal, 3 (2m 1f) Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 130+ Canada Goose in field opposite Leonard Cheshire Home 10.15 – 11.15. (M Webb)

Dozmary Pool: 8 Tufted Duck, a female Goldeneye, a male Shoveler, 2 Coot and a Grey Heron this morning. (A Payne)

Newquay: Starling murmuration possibly up to 5000 birds now. (S Grose)

Polbathic Creek: 1 Firecrest. (A Blonden)

Marazion A394 Bypass: 1 Buzzard at 15.53. (M Webb)

Late submission, 13/1, Penryn, Easoms Yard1 Black Redstart (m), 1 Robin, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Blackcap (f). (T Chambers)

Late submission, 13/1, Retyn, Private garden: Pair of Wren occupying nest above front door and 1 flying around the living room, c8 Chaffinch, c20 House Sparrow, 2 Robin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 m. Blackbird. (S Ashby)

Video of Brown Booby click here – Booby

Video of Little Bunting (P Fraser)

Video of Swift sp –

TJW