Monday 13th April 2026

Monday 13th April 2026

Hayle Estuary/Ryan’s Field: 1st winter  Bonaparte’s Gull, 1 Singing Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit. (S Rowe, T Potterton)

Minions: 1 Hoopoe. (A Howard)

Stithians Lake: 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Willow Warbler.  (D Peers)

Carnmenellis: 2 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Stonechat, 1 Raven, 3 Buzzard. (S Van Hear)

Dozmary Pool: 116 Golden Plover, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Coot, 2 Wheatear. (D Eva)

Bearah Tor: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Redstart, 4 Stock Dove, 7 Wheatear. (D Eva)

Hoe Point, Praa Sands: 1 Hobby, 3 ‘Comic’ Terns, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven (1 Clouded Yellow) (C Richards)

Caradon Hill Area: 1 Common Redstart, 4 Swallow, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, 3 Stonechat. (L Birtwistle)

Par: 1 Hoopoe. (M Keene)

Probus: 1 Red Kite (K. Williams)

Falmouth – Gyllyngvase to Castle Beach to Pendennis Point and Harbour: 2 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Firecrest, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Great Northern Diver, 5 Shag, 3 Cormorant, 1 Stonechat, 4 Barn Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 19 Turnstone, 4 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 4 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 3 Jay, 2 Pied Wagtail (1 Grey Seal) (R Beesly)

Falmouth Pelagic – AK Wildlife Cruise 4 Hour trip: 1 Black Throated Diver (off Towan Head Roseland), 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Sandwich Tern, 500+ Manx Shearwater, 21 Kittiwake, 350+ Guillemot, 250+ Razorbill, 50+ Gannet, 40+ Shag, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret, 7 Great Black Backed Gull, 2 Common Buzzard, 9 Mute Swan, 2 Barn Swallow (2 Minke Whale, 20 Bottlenose Dolphin, 70+ Common Dolphin, 35+ Grey Seal, 7 Thick Lipped Grey Mullet) (R Beesly)

Pendeen: 1 Osprey flew north. (P Combridge)

Lords Meadow: 1 Swallow (B Osthaus)

Respryn/Lanhydrock Woods: 4 Siskin , 1 Cormorant, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 2 Dunnock , 4 Song Thrush, c10 Chiffchaff, 2 Buzzard, c20 Blue Tit , 4 Coal Tit , 6 Great Tit , 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Willow Warbler, lots Robins , 2 Mallard , 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Stock Dove , 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Pheasant, 3 Long Tail Tit,  14 Chaffinch, + mixed corvids. (D Dennis)

The Lizard – Bass point: 1 Male Kestrel, 10+ Goldfinch, 20+ Linnet, 2 Buzzard, 3 Rock Pipit, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Barn Swallow. (D Pollard)

Wadebridge: 26 Cattle Egret  on main estuary opposite sewage treatment works early am. (S Grose)

Crowdy Reservoir: 5 Great Crested Grebe,1 m Kestrel, 1 m Wheatear (singing), 1 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail. (S Grose)

Davidstow Woods: 1pr Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff,1 Tree Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 1 Jay,1 Song Thrush, 3 Buzzard. (S Grose)

Davidstow Airfield: 11 Wheatear, 1 m Reed Bunting, 5 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit. (S Grose)

Rock: 1 m Blackcap, 2 Sparrowhawk. (S Grose)

Kynance: 1 Little Ringed Plover flew over early morning. (D Collins)

Porth Joke: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 4 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 1 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow. (S Rowe)

Housel Bay: 2 Whitethroat, 4 (2m 2f) Stonechat, 6 (3m 3f) Linnet, 4 Dunnock, 2 Wren, 20+ Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 10 Fulmar, 7 Herring Gull (23 Grey Seal, 1 Painted Lady butterfly) 10.30 – 12.30 (M Webb)

Stithians Reservoir South End: 1 Red Kite, 1 Osprey, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Swallow. (R Grifiths)

St Gluvias, Penryn1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 5 Robin, 1 Blackcap, 6 Linnet, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Blackbird, 2 Wren. (T Chambers)

Late submission – 12/04/2026; Lower Tamar Lake: 2 Treecreeper, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Mallard with 3 ducklings, 2m Tufted duck. (R Mudge)

Late submission – 12/04/2026; Hayle Estuary: 1 Little Tern. (P Nason)

Late submission – 12/04/2026; St Ives: 2 Yellow-browed Warblers in same tree in Trewyn Gardens. (L Langley)

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Common Redstart - Linda Birtwistle
Hoopoe - Richard Beesly
Rock Pipit - Dean Pollard
Goldfinch - Dean Pollard
Barn Swallow, Lizard Point, 13/04/2026. Dean Pollard
Kestrel - Dean Pollard
Whitethroat - Martin Webb
Stonechat (female) - Martin Webb
Linnet (female) - Martin Webb
Fulmars - Martin Webb
Fulmar - Martin Webb
Willow Warbler - Regina Griffiths
Red Kite - Regina Griffiths