Saturday 29th August 2026

Saturday 29th August 2026

Porth Reservoir: 1 Temminck’s Stint, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 3 Common Ringed Plover. (Sarah-Jane Eastman)

Porthgwarra: 2 Dotterel, 2 Chough, Ringed Plover. (SM Cox)

Pendeen (0630-1900): adult winter White-winged Tern spent c25 minutes lingering offshore right-hand rock, before making slow progress west 1750-1820 this evening. (P Marshall et al). Also, 3 adult Sabine’s Gull, 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 15 European Storm Petrel, 132 Cory’s Shearwater, 14 Great Shearwater, 24 Sooty Shearwater, 5,000+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 12 Turnstone, 19 Ringed Plover, 37 Whimbrel, 17 Sanderling, 95 Sandwich Tern, 10 Arctic Tern, 10 Common Tern, 2 juv Black Tern, 2 Little Tern, 2 Great Skua, 18 Arctic Skua, 8 Common Scoter, 2 juv Mediterranean Gull, 6 Kittiwake. (S Rogers, M McKee, P Marshall, M Elliott, R Veal et al)

Porthgwarra (0630-1000): 2 juv Long-tailed Skua, 6 European Storm Petrel, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Puffin. (P Marshall, M Elliott, R Veal et al)

St Ives (1046-1935): juv Sabine’s Gull (1855), 45 Cory’s Shearwater, 4 Great Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 30,000+ Manx Shearwater, 25+ European Storm Petrel, 11 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 4 Black Tern, 2 Common Tern, 5 Arctic Tern, 6 ‘Commic Tern’, 46 Sandwich Tern, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Whimbrel, 8 Common Scoter. (L Langley, A Lobb, B Nason et al)

Hayle Estuary; Ryan’s Field: Curlew Sandpiper juvenile 1730-1740, 2 juvenile Knot, 1 Whimbrel. (P Smale)

Marazion Beach: 15 Sanderling. (JP & C Taylor)

Newlyn/Tolcarne Beach: 3 Ringed Plover, 16 Dunlin. (JP & C Taylor)

Windmill Farm: 2 Ruff, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper and 8 Black-tailed Godwit. (D Wright)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 80 Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 4 Curlew, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Shelduck. (D Eva) Osprey (15.45 for 30mins), Bar-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 2 Curlew, 20+ Dunlin, 40+ Ringed Plover. (P Wiltshire) 1 Snipe, 70+ Ringed Plover, 30+ Dunlin, 9 Cormorant, 2 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Shelduck, 4 Little Grebe. (JP & C Taylor)

Devoran Quay: 1 Knot, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Dunlin, 30 Redshank, 40 Curlew, 22 Oystercatcher, 9 Mute Swan. (JP & C Taylor)

Ruan Lanihorne: 1 Barnacle Goose, 36 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 190 Great Black-backed Gull. (T Wilson)

Tehidy: 2 Firecrest, west end of Tehidy woods near Magor farm campsite. (T& A Polglase)

Chapel Point: 2 Purple Sandpiper, 12 Turnstone, Manx Shearwater. (R Edmondson)

Dozmary area: 2 juvenile Ruff, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Yellow Wagtail. (G Williams)

Davidstow Airfield: 60 Ringed Plover, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Buzzard, 1 Jackdaw, 25 Rook, 6 Crow, 4 Swallow, 5 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 14 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 1 Linnet. (G Williams)

Late news, 29th August, Copperhouse Creek: 1 Glossy Ibis dropped in 715, 11 Greenshank, 12 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper. (R Veal)

Late news, 29th August, Hayle Estuary RSPB: 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Wigeon, c30 Teal, 1 Pintail, juv Knot. (R Veal)

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28/8 Copperhouse Creek: 1 Glossy Ibis.

28/8 Hayle Estuary: 1 Pintail, 1 Knot.

28/8 Pendeen: 1 Redstart, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Pied Flycatcher, juvenile Cuckoo.

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Ruff - Gavin Williams
Yellow Wagtail - Gavin Williams
Dotterel - Steve Cox
Sanderling - Caroline Taylor