Saturday 20th September 2025

Saturday 20th September 2025

Davidstow: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint. (D Julian) 20 Golden Plover, 1 Little Stint, 1 Lapwing, 30+ Ringed Plover, LBBG, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, Dunlin, Wheatear, 3 Snipe, Raven and Ruff. (S Godwin) 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Little Stint, 1 Lapwing, 1 Barn Swallow, many Dunlin, Ringed Plover and Pied Wagtails. (G Williams)

Maer Lake: 1 Glossy Ibis. (D Julian)

Pendeen: 1 Leach’s Petrel, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Great Northern Diver, 8 Great Skua, 19 Arctic Skua, 65 Common Scoter, 15 Sandwich Tern, 28 Ringed Plover, 2 Pied Flycatcher. (G Lawlor et al)

Kenidjack: 1 Wryneck. (R Humphries)

Lower Bosistow Farm: 1 juv Marsh Harrier. 1 melanistic Common Buzzard (all blackish brown except slight paler area on inner secondaries of underwing). (J Hawkey)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Kingfisher, 37 Turnstone, 67 Great Black-backed Gull (Inc ,all white darvic, L:KCO, L:CT2, P:26H, P:72F, P:16H, P:42F ), 1 Otter 1 Grey Seal. (S Grose)

Marazion: 2 Sandwich Tern, 3 Mediterranean Gull from orange landing. (S Grose) 5 Cattle Egret. (P St Pierre)

Hayle Estuary: 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Grey Plover. (S Grose) Ryan’s Field: 1 Ruff, 1 Sparrowhawk. (A Witheywood)

Copperhouse Creek: 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 287 Canada Goose. (S Grose)

Longrock Pool: 7 Little Grebe, 2 Cettis Warbler, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Church Cove: 3 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Firecrest. (T Blunden)

Stithians Reservoir: Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 4 Pied Wagtail, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, 30> Ringed Plover, 50> Jackdaw.(P Wiltshire) 1 Common Gull, 2 Greenshank, 10 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, 2 Wheatear. (D Eva, J St Ledger )

Pendennis Point: 1 Kestrel. (B Hembree)

Trevose Head: 1 summer plumage Red-throated Diver feeding in Mother Ivey’s Bay (Trevose Head) at high tide. Very close in, just behind breakers. (M Harrison)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Little Stint, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Oystercatcher, 15 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Ruff, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 56 Canada Goose. (S Rowe, M Lammas) Also 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (M Lammas)

East Pentire: 1 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Common Scoter, 5 Arctic Skua, 13 Sandwich Tern, 5 Kittiwake mid pm. (S Rowe)

White Cross, Newquay: 12 Golden Plover, 1 Ringed Plover. (S&D Thomas)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 6 Dunlin, 1 Ruff, 3 Curlew. (B Bosisto)

High Street: 2 Swallow. (A Boyd)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 Wryneck briefly early a.m. (D Sharp)

Hannafore: Male Eider with Mediterranean Gull and female Common Scoter near the coastguard station. (J Eames)

Saltash: 88 Curlew, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 11+ Greenshank, 20+ Redshank & 1 Common Sandpiper, at HT, at Kingsmill Lake. Also, 6+ House Martin & 11+ Swallow. (P Kemp)

Late submission, 19/09 Land’s End: 2 Wryneck, Spotted Flycatcher, Marsh Harrier, 22 Chough. (P St Pierre)

Late submission, 19/09 Sennen: Black Kite. (P St Pierre)

Late submission, 19/09 AK Wildlife 5 Hour: 1 Long-tailed Skua, 3 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Sabine’s Gull, > 1000 Great Shearwater, >1000 Manx Shearwater, ~100 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Guillemot, 1 Fulmar, ~ 80 Lesser Black-backed Gull, ~ 200 Greater Black-backed Gull, ~ 30 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Tern, >500 Gannet, 1 Kestrel, 8 Jackdaw, 1 Raven, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Black-headed Gull, 54 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret. >1000 Herring Gull. (AK Wildlife)

 

RRB/SVH

Little Stint, Davidstow, 20/09/2025. Sophie Godwin
Little Stint – Sophie Godwin
Golden Plover- Sophie Godwin
Drake Eider & adult Mediterranean Gull – Jim Eames
Common Scoter – Jim Eames
Ruff – Gavin Williams
Sparrowhawk – A Witheywood