Friday 25th September 2026

Friday 25th September 2026

Drift Reservoir: juv Spotted Sandpiper (NE arm). (P St Pierre, S Rogers, G Lawlor, P Marshall, N Rogers, T Wright, J Chapple et al.)  Redstart, 2 Shoveler, Tree Pipit, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Snipe. (P St Pierre) Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 9 Cattle Egret, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Firecrest. (T Wright)

Spotted Sandpiper video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmYMLQ50PzI  (J Chapple)

Marazion: 2 Bearded Tit (1Male, 1 Female). (J Warner, S Chandler) 36 Cattle Egret at dusk,  8 Little Egret. (T Wright)

Devoran Quay: 58 Black-headed Gull, 31 Herring Gull, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Pied Wagtail, 5 Curlew. (S Norris) 2 Spotted Redshank, 60 Redshank, 12 Greenshank, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 50 Curlew, 1 Knot, 2 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper. (T Wilson)

Caerthillian: 4 Blackcap, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (D Eva)

Maer Lake: 1 Avocet, c230 Canada Goose, c60 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, c20 Herring Gull, c20 Black-headed Gull, 4 Moorhen, 1 Common Sandpiper. (A Langdon)

Long Rock pool: 2 Cattle Egret. (D King)

Kynance to Soapy Cove: 4 Magpie, 3 Buzzard, 21 Meadow Pipit, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 25 Linnet, 10 Stonechat, 2 Dunnock, 7 Robin, 3 Raven, 3 Wheatear, 1 Skylark, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Whinchat, 1 Peregrine, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Great Tit. (C&G Horsley)

Clodgy Point: 1 Firecrest, 1 Merlin heading west along coastline. (A Lobb)

St Ives Island, 12:30 – 4:30: 3 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Puffin, 3 Arctic Skua, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Common Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern, several Commic Tern, 5 Common Scoter – all males, 650 auks. (A Lobb)

Spit Beach, Par: 9 Dunlin, 8 Turnstone, 11 Sanderling, 10 Common Ringed Plover (1 ringed blue + white A31), 10 Cormorant, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Rock Pipit, 30+ Black-headed Gull. Also 12 Pale-bellied Brent Goose seen (across water) close to Polkerris. (JP & C Taylor)

River Tamar – Kingsmill Lake: 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 14 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 4 Mallard, 60 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 90+ Redshank, 22 Greenshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Buzzard. (A Parker )

 

Late submission, 24/09, Marazion Marsh RSPB: 5 Chiffchaff, 10 Stonechat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 5 Barn Swallow, 6 Little Grebe, 1f Wigeon. (M Jones)

Late submission, 24/09, Polgigga (late afternoon): 2 Common Redstart, 1 Common Whitethroat, 5 Firecrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (D Barber)

 

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Black-tailed Godwit - Malcolm Jones
Chiffchaff - Malcolm Jones
Spotted Sandpiper - Steve Rogers
Osprey - Samuel Norris
Ospreys - Samuel Norris
Avocet - Adrian Langdon
Avocet - Adrian Langdon
Spotted Sandpiper - Nigel Rogers
Cattle Egrets - Dave King
Bearded Tit - Jonathan Warner
Bearded Tit - Jonathan Warner
Bearded Tit - Sheila Chandler