Wednesday 19th March 2025

Wednesday 19th March 2025

Stithians Reservoir Feeder Hide: 4 Blue Tit, 2 m&f Great Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 2 m&f Blackbird, 3 Magpie, 1m Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Goose. Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe distant, 4 (3m 1f) Mallard, 2 Canada Goose over, 5 Cormorant 13.15 – 14.00. (M Webb)

The Rumps: 10.30-12.30: 1 Rock Pipit, 20 Shag, 6 Razorbill, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Kestrel, 3 Buzzard. (M & T Stone)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Greenshank, 11 Redshank, 2 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret. Hayle, Copperhouse Pool: 7 Grey Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 14 Redshank, 3 Dunlin. (C Taylor)

Hayle Estuary: Morning visit – 1 Sandwich Tern, late afternoon visit – Adult Iceland Gull present but flew off on rising tide. (A Lobb)

Park Head, Bedruthan Steps1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat, 6 Shag, 1 Cormorant, 4 Carrion Crow, 8 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed gull, 2 Robin, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Kestrel. (A Quincey)

Downderry: 0630-0805: moving east 12 Common Scoter, 104 Gannet, 1 Red-throated Diver, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Kittiwake, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Common Gull and 9 auks. (A Payne)

Par Sands: 1 Fulvous Whistling Duck (still), 4 Tufted Duck (3m 1f), 2 Teal (pair), 1 Grey Heron, 6 Linnets, 2 Chiffchaff. (V Booth)

Shortlanesend, Water Gardens: 1 very vocal Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Water Rail (heard), 3 m Blackbird, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 2 m&f Chaffinch, 1 Buzzard, 3 m Rouen/Mallard.  No tits of any type seen. Allet:  Active Rookery, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard, 2 m&f Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 m Chaffinch, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Great Tit. (P K Bray)

Walmsley1 Great White Egret, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kestrel, 2 Male Pintail, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Buzzard, 1 Cormorant, 3 Otter. (P Davies)

Blackrock, Praze: 1 Black Redstart in local garden. Also Common Sandpiper at Coronation Lake. (P Copner)

Camel Trail, just East of Little Petherick Creek: 2 Black-necked Grebes at 17.00hrs, also Whimbrel (2 yesterday). (G Pullan)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 8 Mute Swan, 22 Shelduck, 63 Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 1 Goosander, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 85 Oystercatcher, 14 Curlew, 31 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 75 Black-headed Gull, 8 Great Black-backed Gull, 55 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 3 Magpie, 11 Jackdaw, 7 Rook, 60 Carrion Crow, 2 Great Tit, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch. (M Scawen)

Marazion Marsh & Longrock Pool: 2 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 16+ Canada Goose, 2 Moorhen, 8 Teal, 8 Snipe, 3 Cettis Warbler (several more heard), 1 Heron, 1 Little Egret, 9 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 2 Jay, 7 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 12+ Carrion Crow, 12+ Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Robin, 3 Wood Pigeon, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard, 1 Water Rail (heard), 4 Wren, 1 Raven, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Stonechat, 1 Cormorant. Circular Walk: St Anne’s Wood, Lelant Saltings & Dynamite Quay: 1 Nuthatch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Wood Pigeon, 24+ Wigeon, 4 Shelduck, 60+ Herring Gull, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 6+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 1 Robin, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch. (S Talbot)

Tresillian River & Tresemple Pond: 2-3pm, low tide: 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Blackbird, 1 Carrion Crow, 6 Rook, 1 Raven, 2 Common Buzzard, 3 Mallard, 6 Shelduck, 8 Eurasian Teal, 1 Greenshank, 1 Moorhen, 2 Little Egret, 2 Curlew, 2 Cormorant, c50 Herring Gull. (I & C Sowerby)

Falmouth: Male Black Redstart still. (S Van Hear)

Tregew: 10 Chaffinch, 1 Green Woodpecker. (D Eva)

Treraven Meadows/Polbrock: 3 Mandarin, 6 Greylag, 6 Shelduck, Teal, 2 Little Egret, Moorhen, 2 prs Grey Wagtail, 1 Dipper, 5 Snipe, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1m Bullfinch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Firecrest, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 m Blackcap, 5 Marsh Tit, 20 House Sparrow, 1 Song Thrush, Goldcrest. Newquay Boating lake: 1f Long-tailed Duck, 1m Tufted Duck. Burneire Hide: 1 Great White Egret in middle of field behind hide. (S Grose)

Halsetown: Osprey flew north-east at 14:36. Sennen: Female type Black Redstart in fields behind school. Pendeen: 1 Sand Martin, 4 Chiffchaff. (A Tomlin, J Drage Hubert)

St Clement:  1 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank, 1 Grey Wagtail. (D Peers)

Ruan Lanihorne: 110 Wigeon, 46 Shelduck, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Stonechat. Lamorran: 8 Wigeon, 6 Shelduck, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Cormorant, plus 4 Red-legged Partridge half a mile along the road towards St Michael Penkivel. (A Nicholson)

Late Submission, 18/03/25, Truro, near Idless: 1 Song Thrush, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Robin, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Magpie. (C Motley)

Late submission, 18/3/25, Tresillian to St Clement: rising tide pm: 24 Redshank, 9 Greenshank, 7 Curlew, 3 Common Sandpiper, 24 Teal, 15 Shelduck, 5 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant. Par Beach Pool: 8 Tufted Duck. (A Nicholson)