Monday 3rd November 2025

Monday 3rd November 2025

Helzephron: Steppe Grey Shrike still present at 14.30. (P Wiltshire)

Huthnance Park: 1 White Stork blue ring white letters 45 on upper right leg seen in field opposite Huthnance Park on B3302 at 12.06pm. (M Webb)

Truro, Tesco: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs still in morning. (RBA)

Truro, Boscowan Park: 2 Knot, 30 Black-tailed Godwit. (T Wilson)

Newquay Boating Lake: 2 Tawny Owl, flock of Redwing heard overhead. (S Grose). Also 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher on 3rd lake, perching on fallen tree branch. (D Ensor)

Probus: 1 Red Kite flew low above the A390 by-pass at 8am. (I Toogood-Johnson)

Bowling Green: 1 Marsh Tit in private garden. (K Hill)

Tresemple Pool: 1 Common Sandpiper, 43 Curlew, 4 Snipe, 4 Greenshank, 17 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 66 Teal, 126 Mallard. (D Eva)

Porthgwarra 7:30-10:30: 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Great Shearwater, 26 Manx Shearwater, 3 Puffin, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Red-throated Diver, 500 Kittiwake. (S Rogers, G Lawlor, J Hawkey).

Towan Head: 9 Purple Sandpiper, also 1 Great Northern Diver in the bay. (S Rowe)

Pendower: 1 Merlin flew over cliff and low along the road. (J Taylor)

Wadebridge: 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 5 Oystercatcher, 9 Redshank, 1 Lapwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 132 Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, all behind Bridge Bike Hire. (S Grose)

St Enodoc Golf Course: 3 Chough (no rings), 1 Sparrowhawk. (S Grose)

Penryn Estuary: 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Whimbrel, 1000+ Redwing heading West in an hour. (L Parkerson)

Lanivet afternoon: large flock of c100 Rook and Jackdaw, 6+ Carrion Crow, 5 Magpie, c100 Herring Gull  headed back to coast (a few young birds staying local), 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk sitting on feeder in private garden (possible second one sighted), c10 Robin, c7 m Blackbird, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldfinch, c8 House Sparrow, 5 Wood Pigeon, 10 Starling + small murmuration of c150 at dusk. Also 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Pheasant heard. (B Crowle)

Davidstow Airfield: 47 Lapwing, 57 Golden Plover. (B Craven)

Crowdy Reservoir: pair Goosander. (B Craven)

Rough Tor Woods: Uncountable Starlings towards Rough Tor Woods roost, several hundred Rooks pre-roost. (B Craven)

Hayle & Carnsew: Dark-bellied Brent Goose, female Goosander & female Pintail on estuary. Spoonbill, 3 Grey Plover, Black-tailed & Bar-tailed Godwit on Carnsew. 2 Kingfisher at Ryan’s Field. (A Lobb)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Slavonian Grebe, at least 5 Little Grebe, 5 Mediterranean Gull. (A Lobb)

 

Late Submission, 02/11/25, St Erth: 1 Buzzard. (M Yelland)

Late Submission, 02/11/25, Pendeen Watch 7:30-11:30: 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 84 Manx Shearwater, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Leach’s Petrel 10:05, 10:09, 10:24, plus normal ‘000’s Auk & Kittiwake. (S Rogers)

 

 

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White Stork – M Webb
Kingfisher – A Lobb
Slavonian Grebe – A Lobb
Marsh Tit – K Hill