Monday 11th August 2025

Monday 11th August 2025

Please note: There will be work parties at Middle Amble on Tuesday evening from 6pm. The hide will be closed!
Also our regular work schedule at Walmsley on Wednesday from 9-2, best avoided please. Adrian Langdon (Warden)

Bray’s Cott: 1 Temminck’s Stint, 1 Dunlin. (A Lea & J St Ledger). Also Bray’s Cott : 1 Temminck’s Stint. (Gill Fisher)

Point Quay: Osprey eating fish on mine bank post 11.45. (K Dalziel)

Camel Estuary: 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Osprey, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 10 Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 87 Curlew, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 20 Little Egret. (B Bosisto)

Carbis Moor: 7 Bullfinch (2 pairs +3 juveniles) 2 Jay, 1 juv Buzzard (pale morph), 2 Collared Dove, 3 Wood Pigeon, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Greenfinch (2male, 1 female +1 juv), 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, numbers of House Sparrows, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Siskin, 1 Nuthatch, number of Blue, Great and Coal Tit, 5 Dunnock. (Vic Booth)

Gorran Haven, Vault Beach & Lamledra: 1 Wren, 8 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Stonechat, 1 Goldfinch, 12 Chaffinch, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Wood Pigeon, 2 Moorhen, 5 Cormorant, 11 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, c50 Herring Gull. (I & C Sowerby)

Rosudgeon to Trevean Cove via Ednovean Farm: 2 Linnet, 1 Buzzard, 7 Wood Pigeon, 1 juv Robin, 4 Magpie, 29 Turnstone, 6 Little Egret, 7 Cormorant, 11 Swallow, 3 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Dunnock, 1 Blackbird. (P K & T F Bray)

Lanhydrock : Adult Spotted Flycatcher with 2 young. (A Rattray)

Crowdy Reservoir: 6 Reed Bunting, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Wheatear, 5 Grey Wagtail, 11 Meadow Pipit, 7 Pied Wagtail, 9 Stonechat, 2 Wren, 30+ Goldfinch, 6 Raven over, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sedge Warbler, 9  Linnet, 1 Kestrel, 1 Black-headed Gull, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (S Grose)

Rock: 1 Sparrowhawk (with Wood Pigeon prey). (S Grose)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 3 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 240 Mallard, 8 Cattle Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 200 Swallow, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtail, Snipe,  Lesser Emperor Dragonfly. (B Bosisto)

Zennor: Female type Pied Flycatcher in car park. (J Machin)

Kynance Farm: 1 juv Cuckoo. (D Collins)

Downderry:  2 Common Scoter, 6 Fulmar, 242 Gannet and 18 Manx Shearwater east (0610-0745). Also 3 Little Egret and 2 Mediterranean Gull. 3 Sandwich Tern mid-afternoon. (A Payne)

Marazion Beach (evening): 7 Dunlin, 15 Ringed Plover, 44 Sanderling. (J Hawkey)

Marazion Marsh: Single Wood & Green Sandpiper still present. (J Hawkey)

 

Late Submission, 10/08/25, Porth Meor: 40 to 50 Chough at Porth Meor beach west of Zennor, flying along the cliffs and up the valley to Porthmeor Farm. (T Nightingale)

Late Submission, 10/08/25, Greenaway near Polzeath: 2 Chough. (A Rattray)

Late Submission, 10/08/25, The Gannel: 100+ Herring Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Black-headed Gull, 5+ Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Chiffchaff, 1 Barn Swallow, 3+ European Goldfinch. (14:50-16:00h). (D Rauprich)

Late Submission, 10/08/25, Newquay: 3 Common Swift. (D Rauprich)

Late Submission, 10/08/25, Falmouth Bay: 100+ Manx Shearwater, 50+ Northern Gannet, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Skua. (G Gillard)

Late Submission, 10/08/25, St. Agnes Head and Wheal Coates: 6 or 7 Chough seen on the footpath. (A Wilson)

Late Submission, 10/08/25, Breney Common: 2 juvenile Goldcrest. (J Chapple)

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Temminck’s Stint – A Lea
Great Skua – G Gillard
Cory’s Shearwater with Manx Shearwaters – G Gillard
Manx Shearwater – G Gillard
Chough – A Wilson
Temminck’s Stint – G Fisher