Friday 20th March 2026

Friday 20th March 2026

Boscathnoe: 1 Dusky Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dunnock, 2 Long-tailed tit, 6 Chaffinch(1m). (P Wiltshire)

Marazion: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Bonaparte’s Gull relocated from below the Godolphin pub. (R Hamilton-Ahearne )

Bude, Private Garden: Hoopoe. (T Arscott)

Hoopoe Video – Tom Arscott

Bude, Compass Point: Kestrel. (S Guscott)

Port Isaac to Ranie Point (Coast Path): 69 Herring Gull, 1 Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, 8 Carrion Crow 16 Jackdaw, 7 Stonechat, 20 Fulmars 31 Razorbills, 6 Guillemot, 5 Skylark, Shag, 6 Linnet, 3 Oystercatcher (Heard), 3 Kestrel, 22 Carrion Crow, 2 Pheasant, 2 Kestrel, 4 Buzzard. (J Burges)

Ranie Point to Tregardock (Coast Path): 7 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, Skylark, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 3 Kestrel, Shag, Oystercatcher, Wheatear, 20 Linnet, Buzzard. (J Burges)

East Pentire, early am: 2 Wheatear, 4 Red-throated Diver, 100+ Manx Shearwater, 9 Common Scoter. (S Rowe)

The Knavocks, Godrevy late afternoon: 2 male Wheatear, 11 Golden Plover in ploughed field, 5 Sand Martins flying south. (P Smale)

Gannel Estuary: 1 first winter Little Gull. (S Rowe)

Copperhouse Creek: 1 Bonaparte’s Gull (2nd cal yr), 2 Greenshank. (G Lawlor, N R Rogers)

Hayle, Private Garden: 2 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 2 m&f Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 4 (2m 2f) House Sparrow, 3 Jackdaw, 1 Wood Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Buzzard over. (M Webb)

Lizard Point – Pentreath Beach:  Wood Pigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 11 European Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Cormorant, 10 European Shag, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Eurasian Magpie, 12 Jackdaw, 9 Rook, 13 Carrion Crow, 3 Skylark, 1 Eurasian Wren, 4 Stonechat, 4 Northern Wheatear, 1 Dunnock, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 25 Linnet. (W Hutchins)

Housel Bay: 1 Goldcrest. (J Bradbury)

Bass Point: 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear. (J Bradbury)

Lizard Village: 2 Chiffchaff. (J Bradbury)

Church Cove: 5 Chiffchaff. (J Bradbury)

Helford River: Osprey at Frenchman’s Creek, Sandwich Tern, 1 Great Northern Diver still. (T Pinfield)

Helston Boating Lake, 11.00-11.30: 11 Tufted Duck, 14 Mallard, 18+ Coot, 1pr Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 24 Canada Goose, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30+ Herring Gull. (M Webb)

Porkellis Moor: f. Mallard walking her 10 newly hatched ducklings across road. (H Burgess)

Pendennis Point: 2 Kestrel, 2 Firecrest. (S Van Hear)

Pendeen: 1 Hooded Crow, 14.00 1 Little Ringed Plover over. (P Combridge)

Rosecare: 1 Wheatear. (J&B Teague)

Davidstow: 2 Wheatear, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Red Kite, M&F Kestrel, 2 Brimstone, 1 Peacock Butterfies. (J&B Teague)

Polbathic Creek: Green Sandpiper. (A Blonden)

Polhawn, Whitsand Bay: 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Common Scoter. (M & R Frost)

Rame Head: 1 m. Wheatear, 1 f. Black Redstart, 4 Guillemot, 12 Shag, 1 Cormorant, 21 Linnet, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 1 Robin, 2 Dunnock. 2 Peacock butterfly. (M & R Frost)

Downderry, 06.40-08.00: moving east 2 Red-throated Diver, 17 Gannet, 9 Common Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Razorbill. (A Payne)

St. Blazey, Private Garden: 2 Robin, 3 Sparrow, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker , 2 Wood Pigeon , 4 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 6 Siskin, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Magpie, 1 Grey Heron overhead , 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 11 Jackdaw overhead. (P&P Bullen)

Spit beach, Par: 1 Great Crested Grebe at low water. (N Best)

Par, Spit Beach: 16 Eider (10m, 6f), 2 Shelduck, 3 Linnet, 1 Rock Pipit. (I Toogood-Johnson)

 

 

Late submission, 19/03, Clodgy Point, St Ives: 2 Wheatear. (E Pearce-Taylor)

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Hoopoe – Tom Arscott
Kestrel, Compass Point, Bude 20/03/2026 Steve Guscott
Coot – Martin Webb
Mute Swan - Martin Webb
Buzzard – Martin Webb