Monday 17th August 2026

Monday 17th August 2026

Land’s End: 2 Whinchat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Wheatear, 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Whimbrel. (R Irvine)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Marsh Harrier (juvenile), 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 6 Little Egret, 6 Teal. (N R Rogers) Glossy Ibis, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 11 Common Sandpiper, 13 Green Sandpiper. (R Veal)

Marazion Beach: 76 Ringed Plover, 12 Dunlin & 3 Sanderling this evening. (J Hawkey)

Stithians: 1 Green Sandpiper at Golden Lion. (J Brown & R Brown) 1 Ruff still. (S Van Hear) Stuart Hutching’s hide: 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Heron (consumed 10/12oz Roach), 3 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 14 Ringed Plover. (P Wiltshire) 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 20+ Dunlin, 25+ Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 2 Lapwing, 1 Osprey (at 2pm) . (J St Ledger, M Sharp, I Lewis) Southern cut off (early evening): 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, multiple Dunlin and Ringed Plover (S Ford)

East Pentire: 1 Storm Petrel, 2 Common Scoter, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Whimbrel early am. (S Rowe)

Porth Reservoir: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Little Egret. (S Rowe)

Downderry: 0620-0735, 51 Gannet east, 4 Balearic Shearwater west and 3 Mediterranean Gull. Also c20 Swallow. ( A Payne)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Marsh Harrier (m), 1 Kestrel (m), 1 Buzzard, 14 Grey Heron, 8 Cattle Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Swift, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Snipe, 12 House Martin, 10 Swallow, 1 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 13 Mallard, 1 Fox stalking Mallards. (R Brandon)

Late submission, 16/08/26, Porth Reservoir: 1 Spotted Flycatcher. (M Reeves)

Late submission, 16/08/26, Hayle Estuary; Ryan’s Field: approx 20:00, tide already quite high. Lots of Curlew, Redshank, Oystercatcher & Black-headed Gull. 1 Whimbrel, actively feeding and quite mobile whilst most of the Curlew were sleeping, 2 Knot, 1 mainly in breeding plumage, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egret. (M Hood)

Late submission, 13/08/26, Levant Mine: 15 Chough. (S Thompson)

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Marsh Harrier - Nigel Rogers
Little Ringed Plover - John St Ledger
Curlew - John St Ledger
Spotted Flycatcher - Melanie Reeves
Wood Sandpiper - Steve Ford