Monday 20th April 2026

Monday 20th April 2026

Boscregan: 1s male Woodchat Shrike. (S Rogers)

Mullion Cliffs: Woodchat Shrike, Skylark, 3 Wheatear. (S Ford)

Boscawen: Lesser Yellowlegs sighted from the car park. (K Williams)

Truro River: 18 Canada Geese, 1 Barnacle goose, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, Greenfinch heard only male, Blackbird, Wren heard only, Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, Goldfinches heard only. (M Costa)

Lands End: 5 Red Kite, Cuckoo, Reed Warbler, 7 Wheatear, Lapwing. (IC Whitehouse, MD James)

Kenidjack Valley: Approx 10 Red Kites flying East up Kenidjack Valley, St Just, also saw my first Swallow of the year. (D Munday)

The Knavocks: 3 Whimbrel. (G Rogers)

Carn Marth, Redruth: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Cuckoo, 6+ Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Green Woodpecker. (D Morcom)

Pentire Headland 0710-1210 (-glaze, farm, point, haven): 10 Red Kite S/SW (3, 3, & 4), 1 Ringed Plover N, 1 Swift NW, 25 Swallow NW/NE, 24 Sand Martin NE, 4 House Martin NE, 23 Whitethroat (17 singing), 3 Willow Warbler, 50 Wheatear (40+ on plough along central track – all leaving S, 10 along coast path), 5 Siskin N. (G Stephenson)

Johns Corner, Rosudgeon: 1 Red Kite over, travelling west to east, at 13.00. (PK Bray)

Trevean, Rosudgeon: 1 Wheatear. (PK Bray)

Davidstow: 7 Wheatear, 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Red Kite, 3 Cuckoo, 2 Kestrel. (V Booth)

Ventonleague, Hayle: 3 Red Kites and 2 Swallow. (J Nett)

Polgigga: 2 Red Kites. (R Chiffers)

Hannafore: 8 Ruddy Turnstone, 7 Eurasian Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 European Stonechat, 1 Eurasian Blackcap, 2 Eurasian Wren, 1 Common Whitethroat, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Common Buzzard, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Eurasian Jackdaw. (A Swanson)

Newmill: 1 Cuckoo. (J Fowler)

Pendrea, St Buryan: 10 Red Kite SE at 16:00. (P Fraser)

Land’s End: 8.30-10.30 1 Common Cuckoo, 6 Red Kite, 25 Barn Swallow, 4 Willow Warbler, 13 Common Chiffchaff, 19 Whitethroat. (P Fraser)

Penrose Valley: 14:30 1 Eurasian Curlew, 15 Red Kite over ploughed field opposite Brew farm, 2 Sand Martin. (P Fraser)

Sennen: Red Kite 8 c. 11:00 heading east behind school. (P Fraser)

Tresillian: 3 Whimbrel. (K Williams)

Porth Joke: 2 Red Kite west 09.55, 7 Wheatear. (S Rowe)

Gannel Estuary: 11 Red Kite west 10.45-13.30. (S Rowe)

Mount Ambrose, Redruth: 2 Red kite drifting towards St Day. (D Pollard)

Near St Martin: C.10 Red Kite, behind plough. (M Nattrass)

Trevenson Road, Newquay: 6 Red Kites between 10.45-11.30am, 4 Buzzards, 3 Raven, 14 Barn Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Sparrowhawk. (D Grose)

Helston Boating Lake: 11 (6m 5f) Tufted Duck, 19 (17m 2f) Mallard + 5 ducklings, 1pr Mute Swan, 1 Muscovy Duck, 2 Moorhen, 15+ Coot, 24 Canada Goose, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 20+ Herring Gull 14.40 – 15.15. (M Webb)

Marazion beach: 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling. (S Rogers)

Polgigga: 230 Red Kite. (S Stansbury, D Parker, S Rogers)

Godrevy/The Knavocks: 4 Whimbrel this a’noon. (P Smale)

St. Gothian: 2 Barnacle Geese still this a’noon in field opposite reserve. (P Smale)

Tregonetha Downs: 2 Willow warbler, 10 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Robin. (D Pollard)

Kynance Cove: 1 Black Redstart. (D Collins)

Lizard Downs: Cuckoo heard. (D Collins)

Goonhilly Downs: Cuckoo heard. (D Collins)

Caradon hill: 9 Linnets, 4 Stonechats, 1 Kestrel, 2 Skylarks, 1 Buzzard, 1 Red Kite, 1 Cuckoo, 1m Wheatear. (T Wilson)

Spit beach, Par: 5 Gannets, 1 Curlew, 10 Eider Ducks (6M, 4F), 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Common Chiffchaff. (S Linsley)

Cheesewring: 9 Carrion crows, 3 Stonechats, 3 Wheatears, 4 Magpies, 1 Wren heard, 3 Cuckoos calling, 1 Skylark, 2 Blackbirds, (1 Rabbit). (A, E & G Chapman)

Walk along mineral tramway from Wheal Frances: 6 Red Kite over, 1 Grasshopper Warbler on aerial hill, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Wren, Robin, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Meadow Pipit, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Swallow, Herring Gull, Buzzard. (D Offer)

 

Late submission from 19/04/2026 – Mullion Cliffs: Woodchat Shrike (found by Steve Bury), 11 Wheatear. (S Croft)

Late submission from 19/04/2026 – College lake: 1 Kingfisher, 13 Mallard & 6 Duckling, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Coot, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Mute Swan, 3 Cormorant, 15 Canada Goose, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 5 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Robin, 4 Jay, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Swallow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Long tailed Tit, 1 Stock Dove. (T Chambers)

 

CHW

Whimbrel - Geoff Rogers
Red Kite - Vic Booth
Little Egret - Alistair Swanson
Ruddy Turnstone - Alistair Swanson
Tufted Duck - Martin Webb
Woodchat Shrike - Steve Ford
Sanderling - Steve Rogers
Willow Warbler - Dean Pollard