Friday 10th October 2025

Friday 10th October 2025

Hayle Estuary: 1 American Wigeon. (T Culmer)

Carminowe Valley, today & yesterday: Pallas’s Leaf Warbler. (J Hillier)

Watergate Bay, am: 1 Swallow over. (D Dennis)

St Eval: 6 Linnet, 4 Meadow Pipit, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Buzzard following plough. (D Dennis)

Ryan’s Field, Hayle: Firecrest in sallows near hide, Spoonbill, Kingfisher. (P Allen)

Hayle: 1 Spoonbill, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 12 Greenshank. (D Eva)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, c300 Wigeon, c150 Mediterranean Gull. (A Lobb)

Leedstown Hayle: 1 White Stork. (T Goldsworthy)

Gwithian: 2 Wheatear, 1 Shoveler, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Water Rail, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Snipe. (D Eva)

Churchtown farm Gwithian: Have heard a few Curlew over this week saw one in flight towards the nature reserve at Gwithian. (L Garland)

Upper Tamar Lake, am: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Moorhen, 2 Snipe. (R Mudge)

Constantine, Private Garden: 4 at least Firecrest, 2 Chiffchaff, tit flock of 50+ including 10+ Long-tailed Tit, Skylark over calling, single flock of c 12 Siskins over calling. (T Pinfield)

Bass Point: 8 Chough, 2 Raven, 80 Gannet, 1 Kestrel, 6 Swallow, 1 Firecrest, 10 Harbour Porpoise, 15 Blue-fin Tuna. (S Van Hear)

Boating lake, Newquay: 2 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant (1 juv), many Moorhen and Mallard. (L Kennedy, M Price, A Boyd)

The Gannel, Newquay: 1 Common Kingfisher, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 9 Curlew, 8 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper. (L Kennedy, H Couch-Finnemore, A Richards)

Porth Joke: 2 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 13 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Siskin, 1 Water Rail. (S Rowe)

Camel trail, Wadebridge: 20+ Mute Swan, 30+ Wigeon, 5 Common Redshank, 20+ Curlew, 30+ Black-tailed Godwit, numerous Black-headed Gull, 4 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 12+ Oystercatcher, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Canada Goose, 1 Merganser, 2 Pintail, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Wren, 1 Goldcrest heard, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Jackdaw, 6 Little Egret, 6  Cormorant, 2 Robin, 1 Chaffinch. (P Bullen)

Camel Estuary,Burniere hide: 19 Cattle Egret, 13 Black-tailed Godwit, 23 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 5 Redshank, 13 Wigeon, 5 Skylark over, 200+ mixed Mediterranean Gull & Black-headed Gull feeding in newly ploughed field behind the hide. (S Grose)

Soapy Cove/Jollytown: 1 Lesser Whitethroat perhaps of race blythi, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Greenfinch. (D Collins)

Kelynack:  16+ Firecrest, 6 Goldcrest, 60+ Siskin, 1 Redpoll.

Kenidjack, 15.45: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler entrance to sewage works, 3 Firecrest , c2 Goldcrest, 8 Jay in area. (D Walbridge)

Kenidjack: 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Firecrest, 3 Goldcrest. (W Innandale)

Zennor/Foage Valley : 2 Redpoll over, a flock of around 80 Golden Plover circling at top of valley, 1 Merlin, 3 Firecrest. (A Lobb)

Kenidjack: Cetti’s Warbler alarm calling 100 yds west of water treatment area before disappearing into the balsam, 2+ Firecrest, 4 Blackcap, 20+ Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, lots of Goldcrest. (A Lobb)

Cot Valley: Merlin south over valley sides, Firecrest in trees at top of valley. (A Lobb)

Pendeen, am: Ringtail Hen Harrier heading East. (M Scott-Ham)

Porthgwarra: 4 Chough. (W Innandale)

Porthgwarra, pm: 3+ Firecrest, Spotted Flycatcher, Merlin, c100 Common Dolphin, 2+ Blue-fin Tuna. (D Lamacraft)

Marazion, 17.15: A large number (c25+)  of Egret seen from the bus. (G Healey)

Lizard Point: 25 Chough. (E Mulgrew)

Nanquidno, am: 2+ Firecrest, Ringtail Hen Harrier, Merlin. (D Lamacraft)

 

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Firecrest – Tim Pinfield
Spot the Curlew – Logan Kennedy
Little Grebe – Logan Kennedy
Kingfisher – Logan Kennedy
Oystercatcher – Paul Bullen
Little Egret – Paul Bullen
Black-tailed Godwit – Paul Bullen
Lesser Whitethroat – David Collins
Yellow-browed Warbler – Duncan Walbridge
Yellow-browed Warbler – Duncan Walbridge
Curlew Sandpiper behind Dunlin – Alan Lobb
Chough – W Innandale
Chough – W Innandale
Choughs – Elizabeth Mulgrew
Chough – Elizabeth Mulgrew
Chough – Elizabeth Mulgrew