Monday 4th May 2026

Monday 4th May 2026

Goonhilly Downs: 1 Lesser Kestrel in the Croft Pascoe area. (Many observers).  Also, 1 Hobby, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Spotted Flycatcher in the woods, Meadow Pipit feeding young. (A Khan, S Rowe)

Lizard, Trevessack Quarry: 1 Black-winged Stilt circled the lake calling and then flew off. (R Baatsen)

Lizard, Goonhilly: 1 Black-winged Stilt. (S Wood et al)

Newquay, Gannel Estuary: 2 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel. (S Rowe)

Trewey Common: 1 Osprey over 1845 to SE, 1 drk Teal, 1 Cuckoo, 2 singing male Willow Warbler. (R Veal)

Par, Spit beach: 2 Great Northern Diver, 19 Eider, 12m 6f 1 imm. (R Hampshire)

St Mawes: 3 Great Northern Diver. (B Walsworth-Bell)

Stithians Reservoir: 3 House Martin (nest building), 5 Swallow (nest building), 3 Sedge Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Painted Lady. (S Van Hear)

Wadebridge Showground: 1 Red Kite at 10.30. (T Nightingale)

Bodrifty: 1 Cuckoo, 2 singing male Willow Warbler. (R Veal)

Tregirls Beach: 1 Bar-tailed Godwit. (T Nightingale)

Ponsontuel, Gweek: 1 Dipper, 1 singing Firecrest. (D Eva)

Pentirehaven: 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 25+ Whitethroat (c.50% migrants), 3 Blackcap. (G Stephenson)

Pentire Point: 100 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 2 fledged Stonechat. (G Stephenson)

Colliford Lake: 2 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler. (B Bosisto)

Stithians Reservoir: 4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 1 male Chaffinch. (K White)

The Lizard, Kynance Cove: 2 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Robin, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Buzzard. (D Pollard)

Helston Boating Lake 10.15 – 10.45: 7 (5m 2f) Tufted Duck, 20+ Mallard (2prs with 5 ducklings each), 16+ Coot (2prs with 3 & 6 chicks), 1 Moorhen, 1pr Mute Swan, 22 Canada Goose, 1 juv Cormorant, 9 Herring Gull. (M Webb)

Constantine, Bosahan Woods1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (m), 1 Firecrest, 1 Wren, 2 Robin, 3 Blackbird (m), 10 Swallow, 2 Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Green Woodpecker heard. (T Chambers)

Newlyn Combe: 8 Whimbrel flew over at 19.15. (P Fraser)

St Buryan: 1 presumed migrant f/imm Marsh Harrier. (P Fraser)

Porth Reservoir: 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 m Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Heron, 7 Cormorant, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Coot, 8 Great Crested Grebe (3 prs nesting ), 1pr Grey Wagtail (feeding young in nest), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard, 5 Goldfinch. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 2 Whimbrel behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

St Endellion: 3 Whimbrel, 2 Wheatear. (S Grose)

Lamorna to Porthcurno and back from kayak: 2 Whimbrel, 2 Sandwich Terns, hundreds of Manx, hundreds of Razors and Guillemots, 7 Risso’s Dolphins. (R Kirkwood)

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Lesser Kestrel - Stuart Croft
Meadow Pipit - Aadil Khan
Great Egret - Kathy White
Black-winged Stilt - Steve Wood