Friday 12th September 2025

Friday 12th September 2025

Kerley Hill, Chacewater: 14 Glossy Ibis flew east and turned back west again. (R Loader)

Gannel Estuary, 14.10: 1 Glossy Ibis. (S Coombes)

Davidstow: Pectoral Sandpiper, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Yellow-legged gull, Curlew Sandpiper. (C Stephenson)

Davidstow, pm: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 30 Ringed Plover, 1 Swallow, 4 Wheatear. (R Wilkins)

Colliford Reservoir: 3 Buff-breasted Sandpiper still, 1 Sanderling, numbers of Ringed Plover and Linnet. (G Williams)

Colliford Reseervoir: 3 Buff- breasted Sandpiper, 23 Ringed Plover, 5 Wheatear. (K Pellow)

Colliford Reservoir: 3 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 7 Ringed Plover. (N Watmough)

Siblyback Lake: 1 Heron, 11 Coot, 10+ Little Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 32 Teal, 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Grey Phalarope, 75 Ringed Plover, 8+ Dunlin, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Common Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 30+ ‘alba Wagtail, 5 Wheatear, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 with Woodpigeon prey. (K Pellow)

Siblyback Lake, 09.45-13.30: 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Grey Phalarope, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Dunlin, 80 Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 12 Snipe. (N Watmough)

Walmsley: Water Rail, Glossy Ibis, Marsh Harrier, Cattle Egret, Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Sand Martin, Swallow. (C Stephenson)

Walmsley Bird Sanctuary: 2 Glossy Ibis. (J Thomas)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Glossy Ibis. (A Lea)

Stithians: 20 Curlew, Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Pied Wagtail. (P Wiltshire)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull, 31 Herring Gull, 22 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret. (C Taylor)

East Pentire, 07.10-09.40: 1 Sabine’s Gull, 10 Black Tern, 25 Sandwich Tern, 57 ‘commic’ Tern, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 16 Common Scoter, 2 Great Skua, 7 Arctic Skua. (S Rowe)

Stithians Reservoir: 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 23 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank. (D Eva)

College Reservoir, Penryn: 3 Carrion Crow, 48 Canada Goose, 2  Mute Swan, 9 Great Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 98 Eurasian Coot, 1 Cormorant, 4 Wood Pigeon, 6 Robin, 31 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Barn Swallow, 8 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Jay, 1 Wren, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackbird, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Magpie, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Firecrest, 15 Blue Tit. (R McGowan)

Maer Lake, heavy rain overcast, 12 .30: 2 Grey Heron, 10 Moorhen, 45 Canada Geese, 25 Mallard, 29 Teal, 31 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Grey Phalarope, 6 Black-headed Gull, 4 Herring Gull. (N Bastin)

Maer lake: Grey Phalarope. (C Judge)

Dobwalls: 1 Swift in a group of 10 Swallow, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Raven, 1 Buzzard, 1 Wall Brown, 1 Peacock. (C&J Duffy)

St Gothian Sands: 2 Barnacle Goose, ~150 Canada Goose, 10 Mallard, 13 Tufted Duck, 9 Wood Pigeon, 1 Moorhen, 9 Coot, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Redshank, 36 Sanderling, 7 Black-headed Gull, 35 Herring Gull, ~30 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Magpie, 6 Rook, 12 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, ~20 Sand Martin, ~80 Barn Swallow, 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit. (A Berry)

Rinsey Head: A pair of Chough on grassy area above old tin mine. (M Randle)

St Agnes: Hoopoe still. (A Cutts)

 

 

 

Late submission, 11/07, Trevose Head, 0710-1210: 2 Sabine’s Gull (ad & juv together), 26 Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skua, 2 Little Tern, 128 Common Tern, 51 Arctic Tern, 44 Sandwich Tern, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 15000+ Manx Shearwater, 2000+ Gannet, 74 Kittiwake, 4 Common Scoter. (G Stephenson)

Late submission, 11/07, Treraven Meadow: Osprey. (G Stephenson)

 

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Grey Phalarope – Nigel Bastin
Grey Phalarope – Nigel Bastin
Grey Phalarope – Nigel Bastin
Pectoral Sandpiper – Carl Stephenson
Sanderling – Gavin Williams
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – Gavin Williams
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – Gavin Williams
Water Rail, Walmsley Sanctuary, 12/09/2025. Carl Stephenson
Water Rail – Carl Stephenson
Glossy Ibis – Adrian Lea
Barnacle & Canada Geese, Tufted Duck – Amy Berry
Raven – Amy Berry
Glossy Ibis – Jo Thomas
Glossy Ibis – Jo Thomas
Chough – Mark Randle
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – Nick Watmough
Buff-breasted Sandpiper – Nick Watmough
Pectoral Sandpiper – Nick Watmough
Grey Phalarope – Nick Watmough