Saturday 25th April 2026

Saturday 25th April 2026

Hayle Estuary: 1 Bonaparte’s Gull, 1 Common Gull, 42 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Whimbrel,1 Curlew (yellow flag 5A above right knee) 3 Common Sandpiper, 19 Oystercatcher, 5 Bar tailed Godwit, 36 Shelduck. (S Grose)

Land’s End: Nightingale singing at southern edge of trinity ‘pool’ at 830, 9 Willow Warbler, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Wheatear, 1 Whimbrel. (R Veal)

Nanjulian Farm: 1 Hawfinch. (T Wheatley)

Roskestal: Hooded Crow. (Whatsapp)

Tregiffian: 6 Wheatear. (R Veal)

Drift: 1 Lapwing in nearby field. (R Veal)

St Buryan: Turtle Dove, Tree Pipit, Swift & Greenshank. (R Irvine)

Ruan Minor: 1 Turtle Dove. (D Collins)

Predannack Cliffs: 1 Whitethroat. (S Bray)

Mullion Harbour: 1 Great Northern Diver in breeding plumage, 1 Razorbill. (GS Motley)

Mullion Cliff: 1 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat male, 2 Whimbrel over. (GS Motley) 1 Cuckoo (heard), 1 Buzzard, 1 Wren, pr Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 3 Dunnock, 5 Whitethroat. (P Wiltshire)

Ruan Lanihorne: 1 sp Grey Plover, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting (pr) and 2 Painted Lady. (T Wilson)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 6 Garden Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler, 20 Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo. (D Eva)  1 Cuckoo, 3 Sedge Warbler, 12 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler. (S Van Hear)

Carnmenellis: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting, 4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Painted Lady. (S Van Hear)

St Day: 1 Red Kite. (R Chegwidden)

Poldhu Point: 4 Common Whitethroat. (GS Motley)

Carn Gloose: 2 Wheatear, 5 Common Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat. (S Grose)

Madron: 3 Red Kite. (S Grose)

Marazion Marsh: Garganey pair still this a’noon. (P Smale)

Marazion Beach: 11 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel this a’noon. (P Smale)

Cape Cornwall: 1 Hoopoe, (still on golf course opp cove cottage 10.00am). (S Grose)

Tregoss: 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldfinch, 3 Robin.  (D Pollard)

St Gothian Sands NR: 1 Garganey (m), 1 Wheatear (m), 25+ Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 1 Whimbrel, 20 Tufted Duck, 1 Shelduck, 1 Raven, 3 Reed Warbler, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (heard), 6 Rock Pipit, several Linnet, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Grebe. Also another 15+ Sand Martin along the beach. (A Nicholson)

Roughtor: 1 Cuckoo. (D Bloomfield)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 7 Swift, 2 Whimbrel this evening. (B Bosisto)

Pentireglaze to Polzeath (Coast path): 7 Whitethroat, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Dunnock, 18 Linnet, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Raven, 5 Stonechat, 8 Skylark, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Rook, 2 Magpie, 4 Wren, 2 Woodpigeon, 3 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 House Sparrow. (J & D Burges)

East Pentire: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, Skylarks, Stonechats, Linnet. (L Colliver)

Maer Lake: 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, numerous Sand Martins and Swallows. (J&B Teague) 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warbler, 3/4 Sedge Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret. (C Judge)

Downderry: 7 Whimbrel this morning, whilst 2 singing Reed Warbler at Seaton. (A Payne)

Falmouth Bay: 1 summer plumage Black-throated Diver, 17 Great Northern Diver, 26 Whimbrel east. (J Drage Hubert)

Castle Beach; Falmouth: 1 Stonechat. (J Leigh)

Penryn River: 5 Whimbrel (1 tagged), 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Robin. (T Chambers)

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Cuckoo with caterpillar - Dean Pollard
Grasshopper Warbler - Lynn Colliver
Stonechat - Jane Leigh