Friday 18th July 2025

Friday 18th July 2025

Mounts Bay feeding: 300+ Gannet, 12 Storm Petrel, 2-3 Wilson’s PetrelPassing: 2 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whimbrel. (R Kirkwood)

Par, Spit beach: 1 s. plum. Great Northern Diver, 1 Knot, 10+ Curlew, 1+ Whimbrel, 16 Eider, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Buzzard over. (R Hampshire)

Devoran: 108 Redshank, 8 Whimbrel, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Oystercatcher, 60 Curlew, 9 Greenshank, 2 Crossbill over. (D Eva)

Gorran Haven: 1 Wren, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Linnet, 4 Goldfinch, 5 Cormorant, 5 Oystercatcher. (I & C Sowerby)

Vault Beach: 10 Rock Pipit, 6 Stonechat, 1 Cormorant, 1 Kestrel, 1 Wren, 2 Rook, 1 Magpie. (I & C Sowerby)

Lamledra: 2 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Linnet, 5 House Martin, 1 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, 1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Kestrel (family group?). (I & C Sowerby)

Stithians Reservoir: 3 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper. (S Van Hear)

Porthilly Point: 169+ Mediterranean Gull, 30 Sandwich Tern (all flushed off the oyster floats by paddle boarders), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven. (S Grose)

A39 Halfway House Pub: 3 Yellowhammer. (S Grose)

Newquay, Private Garden: 1 juv Kingfisher (visiting large ex swimming pool for goldfish). (S Grose)

Penzance Battery Rocks: 1 Cormorant. (M Webb)

St Gothian Sands Nature Reserve: ca 12 Sand Martin. (L Colliver)

Phillack Towans: 1 Kestrel, 1 Juvenile Cuckoo. (J Evans)

 

Late submission, 16/07: (V Stratton, B Craven, N Gardner)

Penzance to the Wolf Rock Lighthouse: 7 Kittiwake, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 92 Gannet, 92 Manx Shearwater, 5 Herring Gull,  24 Storm Petrel, 4 Guillemot, 1 Fulmar, 6 Common Dolphin, 2 Harbour Porpoise.

Wolf Rock Lighthouse to the Isles of Scilly: 11 Gannet, 45 Manx Shearwater, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Shag, 2 Cormorant.

Isles of Scilly to the Wolf Rock Lighthouse: 1 Cormorant, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Kittiwake, 5 Shag, 1 Common Tern, 34 Manx Shearwater, 49 Gannet, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Common Dolphin.

Wolf Rock Lighthouse to Penzance: 919 Gannet, 2 Wilson’s Petrel, 33 Manx Shearwater, 19 Storm Petrel, 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Fulmar, 17 Kittiwake, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Guillemot, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Razorbill, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 20 plus Common Dolphin, 10 Bottlenose Dolphin.

 

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Knot – Robin Hampshire
Rock Pipit – Ian Soweerby
Cormorant -Ian Sowerby
Stonechat – Ian Sowerby
Cormorant – Martin Webb
Sand Martin – Lynn Coliver
Wilson’s Petrel – Rupert Kirkwood
Wilson’s Petrel – Rupert Kirkwood
Storm Petrel – Rupert Kirkwood
Gannet – Rupert Kirkwood