Drift Reservoir: 1 White-rumped Sandpiper (J St Ledger, J Hawkey, N Rogers). Also 1 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank. (J St Ledger). Also 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Snipe, 7 Gadwall (inc.2 ad’s), 2 Teal, 1 Little Egret. (J Hawkey)
Porth Reservoir: Night Heron appeared at 9.45 pm, 2 Kingfisher and 2 Mistle Thrush (in field opposite hide). (M Greenhalgh)
Hayle Estuary: 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Aberrant Canada Goose, 27 Whimbrel, 4 Mallard, 2 Little Egret. (J Warner)
Copperhouse: (morning high tide) 72 Redshank, 8 Greenshank, 6 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper. (J Hawkey)
Penzance: 12 Turnstone. (A McKechnie)
Porthgwarra: (09.15 – 11.40 am), 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Puffin, 6 Guillemot. 4 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Stonechat (2 juveniles), 1 Raven, 2 Common Buzzards. Tuna breaching close to Runnelstone. Porthgwarra to Arden Sarwah via The Wall. 3 Clouded Yellows, 4 Holly Blue, 5 Common Blue, 1 male Silver-studded Blue, 1 Small Pearl bordered Fritilliary, 1 Painted Lady, 2 Speckled Wood, 1 Grayling, 2 Red Admiral. Many Gatekeepers. (M Wilkinson and W Ambler)
Stithians Reservoir: 4 Greenshank, 7 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 1 Lapwing, 16 Little Grebe, 4 Teal, 99 Mallard. (D Eva)
Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Lapwing, 25 Curlew, 4 Little Egret, 65 Canada Geese, 4 Teal, 4 Great- crested Grebe. 30+ Swallow. (T Pinfield). Also 5 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Clouded Yellow, 8 Small Tortoiseshell. (S Van Hear). Also 5 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Snipe, 3 Curlew, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 White ‘Farmyard’ Goose amongst the 60+ Canada Goose flock. (C Taylor)
Stithians, Golden Lion Cut-off: 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Grebe. (Main side) 1 Common Sandpiper. (T Pinfield)
Croft Pascoe: 1 Grey Heron over, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blue Tit (juv), 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Stonechat. 2 Clouded Yellow. (P Wiltshire)
DeLank to Garrow: 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Grey Wagtail, various Wheatears and Stonechats inc many fledglings, large numbers of Barn Swallows over water treatment works, 3 Red Deer. (G Williams)
Pendavey Bridge: 6 Mandarin. (C Davies)
Polbathic Creek: 1 Green Sandpiper. (A Blonden)
Par: 8 Blue Tit, 6 Robin (adults through to fledglings), 3 Blackbird, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Wren, 3 Magpie, 1 Dunnock. 6 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Siskin, 1 Feral Pigeon, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Chaffinch. (P&P Bullen). Also Par Beach Pool: 3 Little Grebe (1f +2 juv) 178 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Egret, 8 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 69 Canada Goose.(S Grose)
St Blazey,St Andrews Pool: 1 pr Mute Swan with 5 cygnets, 4 Marsh Tit, 1f Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 68 Black-headed Gull, 1 Fulvous Whistling Duck. (S Grose)
Marazion Marsh RSPB 10.25 – 11.25: 4 Whitethroat, 2 m&f Stonechat, 12 Linnet, 3 (2ad 1juv) Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Mallard, 9 Moorhen, 2prs Canada Goose with 1 & 8 goslings, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron. (M Webb)
Falmouth Pelagic on AK Wildlife Cruises: 2 Wilson’s Petrel, 5 European Storm Petrel, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Great Shearwater, 2 Great Skua. (J Irvine)
St Anthony-in-Meneage: 1 Swift, 1 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 (pair & 2 juvs) Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 (pair & 1 juv) Raven, 5 House Martin, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth. (RI Jenkinson)
Late submission, 31/07/26, Lower Tamar Lake: 3 Willow Tit (one Black v White, one Orange v White, and one unringed). (R Mudge)
Late submission, 31/07/26, Chynhalls Point to Black Head: 1 Chough, 50 Gannet, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Seal, 3 Common Dolphin, 4 Clouded Yellow butterflies. (S & F Baird)
Late submission, 31/07//26, Cape Cornwall Golf Course: Green Sandiper South at c. 10.30. 3 Swift still present. (P Fraser)
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