Monday 25th May 2026

Monday 25th May 2026

Zennor: Male Red-backed Shrike on east side of Foage Valley. (J Machin)

Polgigga: 1 Red-backed Shrike in hedge behind cricket pitch pines. (K Wilson)

Windmill Farm: Male Red-footed Falcon, Lesser Whitethroat. (D Wright)

Carn Marth: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warblers, 6 Swallows, 1 Whitethroat, Also an arrival of Painted Ladies. (T Wright)

Carn Marth: 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling at top of Carn, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 4+ Whitethroat, 4 Swallow. (D Morcom)

Praa Sands: 2 possibly 3 Red Kite over fields mostly mobbed by Carrion Crow, 15 House Martin (nesting report submitted), 10 Sand Martin, 1 Greenfinch, flock of 60+ linnet, 3 Swallow. (J Evans)

Falmouth: 1 Red Kite. (D Peers)

Nansledan: 4, possibly 5 red kites.

Godolphin Cross: Red Kite x 2 overhead going NW, 2 Swift, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Many Painted Lady butterfly. (C Richards)

Godolphin Cross: Red Kite 8 over. (C Richards)

Kynance Lane: 10.45am 3 Red Kite in fields. (B Nicholls)

Gorran (Treveague & Penare): 1 Robin, 1 Great Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 3 Blackbird, 4 Wood Pigeon, 8 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Skylark, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Rook. (I & C Sowerby)

Dodman: 2 Goldfinch, 3 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 4 Stonechat, c30 Linnet, 12 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 1 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 2 Rook, 3 Oystercatcher, 7 Cormorant, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 10-15 Herring Gull. (I & C Sowerby)

Porthkerris Cove: 10+ Red Kites circling and heading north (D, M & E. R.; Porthkerris Divers)

Par, Spit beach: f. Eider with 3 ducklings feeding at a.m. low tide. (R Hampshire)

Uplands Vean area of Truro: Red Kite circling over at 16:00.

Gwenter: Up to 8 red kite at times this afternoon over silage harvesting. (S Wood)

Jollytown Farm (Soapy Cove): 12 Red Kite. (D Wright)

Gluvian: 6 Red Kite. (L Bosisto)

Coverack & Helford Creek: 4 Red Kite over Coverack this morning and 3 over fields just north of Helford Creek (viewed from Mudgeon Vean) this evening. (S Cox)

Brays Cot: 6 Red Kites drifting SE at 12.30. (J Hawkey)

New Cut car park, Redruth: 1 Reed Warbler singing in bushes (heard only), 4 Swift. (T Wright)

Colliford Res: 2 Red Kites. (B Craven)

Crowdy: 4 Red Kites, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Teal, several Painted Ladies. (B Craven)

Stithians Lake: 2prs Whitethroat feeding young in nest. (A Lea)

Hells Mouth: 4 Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel. (A Khan)

Fowey: 1 Red Kite seen off by a crow. (T Chambers)

Gannel Estuary: 56 Red Kite west. (13 am, 43 pm). (S Rowe)

 

Late submission Sunday 24th May – Hayle Estuary: 1 Spoonbill in main channel @ 0900. (J Hawkey)

Late submission Sunday 24th May – Goonhilly: Red-footed Falcon (2cy female) over at 10.45. Headed west. (S Wood)

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Red Kite - Steven Wood
Whitethroat - Adrian Lea
Whitethroat - Aadil Khan