Saturday 18th October 2025

Saturday 18th October 2025

Colliford: 1 Bairds Sandpiper. (M & R Frost) 3 Ringed Plover, 30+ Golden Plover. (N Truby)

Truro River: Lesser Yellowlegs still present below Cornish Mutual with Redshank. Also 1 Greenshank and 1 Grey Wagtail. (Gavin Williams)

Hayle Estuary; Lelant Station: 58 Mediterranean Gull, 47 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Goosander (redhead), 2 Greenshank. (S Grose) White-rumped Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank and Brent Goose still. (Whatsapp) 2 Spoonbill on Ryan’s Field. (Whatsapp) 1st winter Caspian Gull. (Whatsapp) 3 Spoonbill. (P Marshall)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1st winter Caspian Gull. (S Grose)

Trevilley: 2 Lapland Bunting, 8 Skylark, c80 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff. (R Veal)

Land’s End: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (G Lawlor)

Trevean: 1 Cetti’s Warbler, c20 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest. (R Veal)

Skewjack: 1 Marsh Harrier; ringtail Harrier sp. (presumed Hen) North 1100. (R Veal) 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (G Lawlor)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1m Kingfisher, 56 Turnstone, 36 Great Black-backed Gull. (S Grose)

Sennen: 9 Chough, 4 Mediterranean Gull , 200+ Linnet behind Spar shop. (S Grose)  juv Pomarine Skua slowly North, juv Arctic Tern offshore, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 11 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, 2m Firecrest, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 4 Goldcrest. (R Veal)

Sancreed: 2 Kestrel, 100+ Redwing. (S Grose)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Merlin, 1 Snipe. (R Veal)

Boscathnoe: 1 Coot, 26 Moorhen. (R Veal)

Porthtowan: 6 Chough. (P Wakelin)

Perranporth: 1 Wheatear on cliff face. (T Wilson)

East Pentire: 1 Wheatear. (S Rowe, D Grose)

Godolphin Cross: 1 leucistic Chaffinch. (C Richards)

Maer Lake: 1 Great White Egret, 15 Bar-tailed Godwit. (C Judge)

Boscastle: 1 Black Redstart in Harbour opposite National Trust shop. (P Smith)

Valley Truckle; Camelford: 3 Grey Partridge. (G Hughes)

Crackington Haven: 2  Chough, 2 Wheatear. (E Pearce)

Dozmary Pool: 1 Great Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Snipe. (M & R Frost)

Fairy Cross, Lostwithiel: 1 Red Kite. (E Chapman)

Late Submission, 17/10/25, Crowdy Reservoir: Ringtail Hen Harrier briefly, female Merlin, 69 Lapwing this evening. (B Craven)

Late Submission, 17/10/25, Hayle Estuary: Osprey flew over estuary causeway and Ryan’s Field. 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Pintail, 1 Brent Goose (Dark-bellied), 3 Spoonbill on Ryan’s Field. (T Wright)

Late Submission, 17/10/25, Porth Joke: 2 Teal, 2 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest, 40 Chaffinch, 15 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 3 Coal Tit, 2 Chough. (S Rowe)

Late Submission, 17/10/25, Gannel Estuary: 1 Osprey flew SW at 16.15, 1 Barnacle Goose mid pm also flew SW, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Redshank, 1 Common Gull. (S Rowe)

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Bairds Sandpiper – Nick Truby
Lesser Yellowlegs – Gavin Williams
1st winter Caspian Gull – Shaun Grose
Grey Partridge – George Hughes
Leucistic Chaffinch – Clive Richards
Chough – Paul Wakelin
Chough – Emma Pearce