Tuesday 29th April 2025

Tuesday 29th April 2025

Note: All Red Kite records published today are believed to be migrants. 

St Ives, Clodgy Point: 1 Brown Booby flying west 100m offshore c11.00am. 2 Sedge Warbler, 12, Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Great Northern Diver. (A Lobb)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Savi’s Warbler early am. Also, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whitethroat (heard), 2 Linnets, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Wren, 1 pair of Gadwall pair, 1 Buzzard being harassed by crows, 5 Grey Heron, 4+ Little Egret, many Canada Geese and Jackdaws. (S Coombes)

Bathpool: Black Kite. (T Loe)

Cot Valley: 1 Wood Warbler singing. (N Wheatley)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Black Kite reported over marsh and 1 f Scaup reported at Long Rock Pool.

Nanquidno: 1 Turtle Dove over. (R Humphries)

Pendeen: 1 Turtle Dove flew west. (A Bayly)

Par, Spit beach: c.30 (4f) Common Scoter, 5 Great Northern Diver (2 s. plum.), 4 Eider, 3 Fulmar, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Whimbrel, 12 Turnstone, 3 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover. (R Hampshire)

Grampound, River Fal: 1 Dipper (up river), 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Chiffchaff.(S Grose)

Newquay, Trevemper: 1 Mistle Thrush over (S Grose)

Drift Reservoir: 2prs Great Crested Grebe (1pr nesting 1pr courting), 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Canada Goose, 3 Buzzard over, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3m Chaffinch, 2 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow 10.15 – 12.10. (M Webb)

Polgigga: 70+ Red Kite over the village, 1 Pied Flycatcher in private garden and 1 Turtle Dove over Bosistow Lane. (M Wallace)

Pendrea, St Buryan: 2 Turtle Dove east at 4 pm and 12 Red Kite. (P Fraser)

Porth Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 3 Red Kite over south. (S Grose)

Ryans Field (evening high tide): 1 Curlew Sandpiper still present, 12 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits & 14 Whimbrel. (J Hawkey)

Trelissick: 5 Red Kite. (G May)

Cot Valley: 2 Red Kite south at 3pm and 3.30pm approximately. (M Birch)

Porthgwarra: 6 Red Kite, 1 Reed Warbler, 6 Linnet, 1 Cuckoo (m), 3 Goldfinch, 3 Wheatear (2m,1f), 2 Blackcap (1m,1f), 1 Kestrel, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat (2m, 2f), 2 Great Tit. (T Culmer)

Porthscatho: 2 Red Kite, 12 Whimbrel, 1 Fulmar, 1 Kittiwake (heard), 1 Tawny Owl (heard on 28th). (R Brandon)

A39 Hawksland: 1 Red Kite over south. (S Grose)

Redruth town (south): 1 Red Kite. (J Gearon)

Constantine: 1 Red Kite over private garden. (A Harris)

Freathy: 1 Red Kite on fence post, at 0700.  Also 1 Common Whitethroat singing. (M Jordan)

Goonhavern: 1 Red Kite over at 3pm. (C and J Keast)

Sennen: 1 Red Kite over beach. (F Stuart)

Ashton: 1 Red Kite over. (G Healey)

Predannack: 1 Red Kite. (J Allely).  Also, 7 Blackbird (2 feeding), 8 Linnet (1 feeding), 10 Meadow Pipit (1 with nesting material), 2 Gannet, 6 Stonechat, 1 Wren, 50+ Lesser Black-backed Gull. (J Marshall)

Croft Pascoe Plantation: 2 Red Kites, 1 Siskin, 3 Swift, 2 House Martin. (D Collins)

Goldsithney3 Red Kite over east end of village 3.50pm. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Cape Cornwall: 2 Spotted Flycatcher – one along golf course wall behind NT car park, the other in field above jetty from coast path to Cot. Also 2 Purple Sandpiper on rocks below coastguard lookout. One Swift in off sea. Also 4 Wheatear. (M Birch)

Tredinney Common1 Cuckoo heard , then sighted flying down towards the airfield. (F Stuart)

Downderry: 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Whimbrel and 5 Oystercatcher at high tide early morning.  A Great Northern Diver in breeding plumage very close inshore. (A Payne)

Stithians Reservoir, South Causeway to dam 7:05 to 08:20: Chiffchaff, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Cuckoo, Chaffinch, 2 Blackbird, Wren, Pheasant, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Grasshopper Warbler, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, 2 Wood Pigeon (S Ford)

Cadsonbury Hillfort / Newbridge: 1 Cormorant, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Swallow, 6 Wren, 14 Robin, 2 Stonechat, 5 Blackbird, 3 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer. (A Parker)

Coverack over harbour: 2 Swallow. (S Ford)

Cape Cornwall Golf course: 1 Common Swift (P Fraser)

Wadebridge: 30+ House Martin behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

Late Submission, 28/4, Tehidy Woods6 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Wren, 1 Raven, Chiffchaffs, Woodpigeons, Rooks, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Magpies, Chaffinches, Robins, Canada Goose, Herring Gulls, Mute Swans. (A Khan)

TJW