Monday 19th January 2026

Monday 19th January 2026

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Helston Coronation Lake: 1 pair Lesser Scaup still. (R Bowyer)

Pengwedna Helston:  1 White Stork still. (R Bowyer)

Charlestown NCI Station – (force 6 southerly – 1030 -1130): 4 Great Northern Diver, 6 Guillemot, 2 Razorbill, 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Gannet, 1 Kittiwake. (N Best)

Long Rock Beach: 11 Sanderling (S Ford)

Marazion Marsh and Long Rock Pool: 2 (m/f) Marsh Harrier, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Greater Scaup, 4 Snipe, 2 Mute Swan, 10+ Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Jay. Also 20+ Curlew and 60+ Canada Geese in field behind the reserve. (S Ford). Also Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Great Egret still. Longrock Pool: 1 m Greater Scaup still. (T Mills)

Ryan’s Field, Hayle: 8 Teal, 3 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Canada Goose, 10+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Chaffinch. (S Ford)

Chapel Amble: 8 Water Pipit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 20 Fieldfare, 1 Kingfisher. (D Eva)

Pentewan Beach: 1 Blackcap, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackbird, 2 Wood Pigeon, 5 Jackdaw, c20 Rook, 8 Oystercatcher, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, c100 mixed Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull, 8 Fulmar, 1 Snipe over. (I & C Sowerby)

Pentewan Valley (village end): 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Carrion Crow. (I & C Sowerby)

Carnkie, Helston: 1 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 2 (m&f) Mallard. (A Lea)

Wadebridge: Estimate 8 to 10k Golden Plover, 3 Greenshank, 10+Curlew, 14 Wigeon, 30+ Teal, 100+Lapwing, 12 Black Tailed Godwit, 7 Ringed Plover, 5 Little Egret. (V Booth)

Penryn Estuary: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Cattle Egret. (L Parkerson)

Dobwalls, private garden: 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 3 Long Tailed Tit (C&J Duffy)

Crowdy Reservoir:  1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Shoveler, Otter.  (B Craven)

Treraven Meadows/Polbrock Bridge: 5 Blackcap, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (drumming), 1 Nuthatch, 7 Song Thrush, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 5 Moorhen, 2 Jay, 3 Raven, 3 Marsh Tit, 2 Shelduck, 37 Snipe, 17 Curlew, 3 Wigeon, 2 Barnacle Goose, 50 Teal. (S Grose)

Stithians Reservoir Feeder Hide: 2 m&f  Reed Bunting, 10+ Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 8 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 1f Chaffinch, 1 Magpie, 2 Moorhen, 4 (2m 2f) Mallard, 20+ Teal. (M Webb)

Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Robin, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 6 (3m 2f) Mallard, 7 Cormorant, 5 Black-headed Gull, 12 Herring Gull. (M Webb)

 

Late Submission, 18/01/26, Ruan Lanihorne, Roseland Peninsula:  2 Blackbird, 12+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Buzzard, 84 Canada Goose, 8 Carrion Crow, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Curlew, 35+ Dunlin, 1 Dunnock, 400+ Golden Plover, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Herring Gull, 3 Jackdaw, 200+ Lapwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 14 Mallard, 4 Mute Swan, 7 Pheasant, 1 Pied Wagtail,  2 Redwing, 2 Redshank, 1 Robin, 20+ Rook, 11 Shelduck, 2 Stonechat, 50+ Widgeon, 4 Wood Pigeon, 3 Wren. (R Castillo-Nicholls, R Nicholls, S and R Goldsworthy, A Worden, et all)

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Great White Egret – S Ford
Rook – I Sowerby
Goldcrest – I Sowerby
Goldcrest, Carnkie, Helston, 19/01/2026. Adrian Lea
Goldcrest – A Lea
Water Rail, Carnkie, Helston 19/01/2026. Adrian Lea
Water Rail – A Lea
Greenshank – V Booth
Golden Plover – V Booth
White Stork – R Bowyer
Lesser Scaup – R Bowyer
Reed Bunting – M Webb
Reed Bunting – M Webb
Great White Egret – T Mills