Monday 15th September 2025

Monday 15th September 2025

Davidstow Airfield: 4 Curlew Sandpiper, c30 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin and c6 Wheatear. (S Ford & A Lea). Also: 11 Ringed Plover, 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 5 Dunlin. (L Birtwistle)

Pendeen Watch 06:45-15:30: 7 Black Tern, 63 Sandwich Tern, 62 Arctic Tern, 3 Common Tern, 37 Cory’s Shearwater , 91 Great Shearwater, 151 Balearic Shearwater, 120 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 44 Euro Storm Petrel, 18 Sabine’s Gull, 49 Grey Phalarope, 53 Arctic Skua (2 juv), 1 Long-tailed Skua ad, 28 Bonxie (1 Juv). (S. Rogers, B. Mellow, D. Pointon, S. Rowe, J Ryan, G. Lawlor et al). Also (1230 – 1730) 1 Long-tailed Skua (light phase) 1520, 1 Cory’s Shearwater 1545, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua (dark juv) 1630, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 7 Grey Phalarope, 40 Balearic Shearwater, 30 Arctic Skua 3 Bonxie, 5 Common Scoter, 2 Storm Petrel sp. (P Smale)

Stithians (Stuart Hutchings Hide):  1 Osprey, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, c25 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 2 Wheatear, 4 Little Egret, c20 Alba Wagtail, 1 Great Black-backed Gull,  5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c30 Herring Gull, I Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, I Grey Heron, 5 Cormorant. (T Pinfield, P Wiltshire)

St Ives (Lower car  park – permit only): 1 Leach’s Petrel (1100hrs), 15 Storm Petrel, 1 Long-tailed Skua (15.37hrs), 8 Pomarine Skua (1005: 1030: 2@1106 : 1437:3@1510), 36 Arctic Skua, 15 Great Skua, juv. Sabine’s Gull (0845:2ads@1045:2@1545 :1603), 18 Grey Phalarope, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 43 Balearic Shearwater, 7 Common Scoter, 5 Black Tern, 4 Little Terns, 93 Sandwich Terns, 49 Arctic Terns, 26 Common Terns (0730 – 1630hrs). JH & K Dalziel

Calstock Wetlands: Wood Sandpiper North 0725, 2 Common Sandpiper, c40 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Reed Warbler, 4 Stock Dove, c150 House Martin. (R Veal)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 30 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 3 Wheatear. (S Van Hear)

Hayle Private Garden: 1m Sparrowhawk. (M Webb)

St Ives Island: (1400-1600) 1000’s of Manx Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, numbers of Common and Arctic Tern, 1 Little Tern, 1 Black Tern, 3 Grey Phalarope, 10 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie/Great Skua. (M Jones)

Helston Boating Lake: 7 (4m 3f) Tufted Duck, 1pr Mute Swan, 50+ Mallard, 30+ Coot, 3 Moorhen, 8 Canada Goose, 40+ Black-headed Gull, 20+ Herring Gull, 1 Robin, 1juv leucistic Carrion Crow 10.40 – 11.15. (M Webb)

The Gannel. Newquay: 1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 6 Curlew, 5 Dunlin. (A Quincey )

Godrevy Beach, Porthoustock: 1 Whimbrel, 1 White Wagtail, 5 Ringed Plover (S Wood)

Wadebridge: 3 Curlew (inc yellow flag J5), 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 m Kingfisher, 38 Redshank, 3 House Martin behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

St Enodoc Golf Club: 11 Chough, 1 Sparrowhawk over. (S Grose)

Chapel Amble: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Teal, 7 Greylag Goose, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, from Penpont Farm hide. (S Grose)

Hawksland: 4 Glossy Ibis, 3 Cattle Egret. (S Grose)

East Pentire, Newquay 5.15-7.25pm: 4 Great Skua, 10 Arctic Skua, 2 Sabines Gull, 24 Sandwich Tern, 6 Commic Tern, 1 Storm Petrel, 3 Common Scoter. (D Grose)

 

Late submission, 14/09/25, Rosemullion Head: Flying south, 0740-1210: 74 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, Also: 12 Fulmar, 25 Manx Shearwater, 510 Gannet, 6 Kittiwake, 1 ‘Commic’ Tern, 1 Sandwich Tern. (P McCartney)

Late submission, 14/09/25, Hayle: Kingfisher, Curlew, 5 Redshank, 2 Godwit. (P Wiltshire)

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Sparrowhawk – M Webb
Curlew Sandpiper – A Lea
Curlew Sandpiper – A Lea
Wheatear – A Lea
Curlew Sandpiper – L Birtwistle
Pectoral Sandpiper – L Birtwistle
Dunlin – L Birtwistle
Tufted Duck – M Webb
Curlew Sandpiper – S Ford
Ringed Plover – S Ford
Ringed Plover – S Wood
Whimbrel – S Wood
Sabine’s Gull – S Wood