Monday 9th March 2026

Monday 9th March 2026

Copperhouse Creek: Bonaparte’s Gull adult winter still. (P Smale, T Culmer, J Hawkey et al). Also adult Yellow-legged Gull. (P Smale). Also several Mediterranean Gull, Greenfinch, Water Rail. (T Culmer)

Pendeen: 1 Black Guillemot flew west. (P Combridge)

Swanpool, Falmouth: 2 summer plumage Red-necked Grebe feeding in Falmouth Bay for most of the morning. (J Irvine)

Pendennis Point: 2 Red-necked Grebe (off Gyllyngvase), 15 Guillemot, 10 Great Northern Diver, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 15 Fulmar (off Swanpool), 15 Common Dolphin, 2 Harbour Porpoise. (S Van Hear)

Wadebridge, Treraven Meadows: 2 Greylag Goose with Canadian Geese (no sign of Bar-headed or White-fronted). Also, beside river near bridge upstream from Treraven Meadow, 2 Mandarin Duck (m +f), 2 Grey Wagtail. (N Best)

Wadebridge, Treraven Meadows/Polbrock Bridge: 1 pr Mandarin Duck, 1 White-fronted Goose, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 58 Teal, 2 Shelduck, 2 Mute Swan, 13 Snipe, 4 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 pr Grey Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Water Rail, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2+2  Marsh Tit (at 2 separate territories), 1 Coal Tit, 1 Dipper, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Blackcap, 48 Canada Goose. (S Grose)

Wadebridge, Camel Trail: 2 Marsh Tit, plus good numbers of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, and Long-tailed Tit. (N Best). Also 3 (2m 1f) Mute Swan, 5 (3m 2f) Mallard, 24 Canada Goose, 1 Little Egret, 5 Black-headed Gull, 50+ Herring Gull, 1 Curlew, 1m Chaffinch, 6 Woodpigeon 10.50 – 11.45. (M Webb)

Wadebridge: 3 Greenshank, 2 Goosander (pair), 35 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 12 Dunlin, 30+ Redshank, 5 Cormorant, 2 Shag. (V Booth)

Walmsley Sanctuary:  m + f Pintail Duck, 3 Sand Martin. Chiffchaffs singing in hedge. (N Best)

Tresillian: over 500 Stock Dove. (R Wilkins)

Gwenter: 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard, 1 male Adder and 2 Common Lizard. (P Bedford)

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Red-necked Grebe - J Irvine
Mandarin Duck - N Best
Little Egret - V Booth
Grey Heron - V Booth
Water Rail - T Culmer
Little Egret - M Webb