Saturday 2nd May 2026

Saturday 2nd May 2026

Please be aware that if you are visiting Croft Pascoe there is very limited parking. There is a layby at TR12 6SN plus small parking areas at ///hamsters.card.comb , ///rocker.evidently.airfields and ///escapades.speech.napkins and other small laybys and pull ins elsewhere. I have heard of some near misses when cars are parked at the start of the blind corner by Croft Pascoe Plantation and we would advise against parking here in particular. 

Croft Pascoe: Male Lesser Kestrel still, 5 Cuckoo, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Kestrel. (Many observers)

Kynance: Red-footed Falcon flew north. (D Collins)

Windmill Farm: Nightingale at 0830 (heard only), Whimbrel, Lesser Whitethroat. (D Wright)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Osprey at 09:40am. (G Lawlor) 1 Osprey (flew over then out to St Ive’s Bay at 0940), 1 Bonaparte’s Gull (2nd cal yr), 2 Brent Geese, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 88 Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel. (N R Rogers)

Walmsley Sanctuary: Whiskered Tern still this morning at 9am (Birdguides), 1 Greenshank, male Marsh Harrier, 1 Snipe. (B Bosisto) 2 Wood Sandpiper. (Birdguides)

Camel Estuary: 3 Ruff , 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit. (B Bosisto)

Pendeen: fem/imm Marsh Harrier flew south. (A Bayly)

Drift Reservoir: 6 Willow Warbler, 2 Swift. (R Veal)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Black-tailed Godwit. (P St Pierre) 2 Garganey (pair), 1 Gadwall (male), 1 Black-tailed Godwit. (N R Rogers)

Marazion Beach: 17 Bar-tailed Godwit, 33 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Whimbrel. (M McKee) 15 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Whimbrel, 55 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling. 1 Fulmar.  (N R Rogers)

St Ives: Male Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel at Clodgy Point. Singing male Lesser Whitethroat at Burthallan Lane. (L Langley)

Land’s End: 3 Willow Warbler, 3 Wheatear, 10 Sand Martin north early am. (R Veal)

Sennen: 26 Whimbrel. (R Veal)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, pair Tufted Duck. ( D Eva )

Idless Woods: 4 pairs Siskin, 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest. (T Wilson)

Porth Joke: 21 Whimbrel, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe. (S Rowe)

Gannel Estuary: 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover. (S Rowe)

Trevose Head: 7 Whimbrel, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat. (D Fletcher)

Hannafore: 11 Eider (7m,4f) 7.45am. (R Brandon)

Downderry: 0620-0800, moving west 2 Common Scoter, 2 Shelduck, 20 Manx Shearwater, 60 Gannet, 6 Kittiwake and 175+ auks, vast majority Razorbill if not all. Also 49 Manx east. Only one Whimbrel. (A Payne)

Helman Tor and Breney: 5 Wren, 6 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Buzzard. (D Thomas)

Late Submission: 1/5, Truro, Victoria Park: 2 Nuthatch, 1 Grey Wagtail. (T Wilson)

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Lesser Kestrel, Croft Pascoe, Goonhilly Downs 2/05/2026. Gill Fisher
Lesser Kestrel - Dean Pollard
Lesser Kestrel - Aadil Khan
Lesser Kestrel - Simon Willson