Saturday 8th November 2025

Saturday 8th November 2025

Hayle Estuary: 1 Blue-winged Teal, 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Great White Egret. (P Hall) Ryan’s Field: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Snipe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Spoonbill. (G Gillard) 1 Great White Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Chiffchaff, 80 Lapwing and 1 Snipe. (S Willson) 1 Kingfisher,1 f Goosander, 1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 1 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose) Lelant Station: 142 Mediterranean Gull. (S Grose) 4 Black-tailed Godwit. (S Robinson) 1 f Goosander, 10 Knot. (J Eames) Carnsew: 3 Grey Plover. (J Eames)

Helston Boating Lake: Female and drake Lesser Scaup still. (A McKechnie et al) 1 Common Sandpiper. (J Eames)

Wadebridge bridge to Treravern Meadows: Adult winter Sabine’s Gull (photos by C Davies) chased off by a dog shortly after finding it. 3 Goosander (2 female, 1male), 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Lapwing, 2 Otter this afternoon. (W.Delacour)

Lizard: 1 Olive-backed Pipit in a private garden. (Whatsapp)

Pendeen Watch 7:30-11:30: 1 Little Gull, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 4 Arctic Skua, 69 Common Scoter, 3 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 17 Teal, 2000+ Kittiwake, 5 Fulmar, 1 Puffin. (S Rogers)

St Ives Island (13:20-16:50): 2 Snow Bunting, 1 Red-throated Diver. (B Nason) 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Black Redstart. (L Langley)

Loe Bar to Highburrow: 1 Blackcap (f), 8 Stonechat, 2 Blackbird, 3 Rock Pipit. (P Wiltshire)

Trenow Cove: 8 Oystercatcher, 6 Turnstone, 4 Little Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail, c40 Carrion Crow, 1 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 1 Kestral, pr Stonechat, also at Trebarvah Lane: 2 Buzzard being mobbed by 2 Crow, 2 Wren, 3 Magpie, 1 Grey Wagtail, c20 House Sparrow. (P K Bray)

Lamorna Cove: 1 Black Redstart. (M Mckee)

Land’s End: Flock of 24 Chough flew over cycle path at 11.30. (D White) 3 Woodlark, 46 Chaffinch, 30 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 1200 Woodpigeon, Marsh Harrier, 2 Firecrest, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Water Rail. (G Lawlor)

Sennen Cove: 2 Black Redstart, 5+ Chough, 8 Oystercatcher, 8 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (P Taylor)

Jubilee Pool, Penzance: 24 Ringed Plover, 24 Sanderling, 52 Turnstone, 12 Purple Sandpiper. (P Taylor)

Drift Reservoir: 1 f type Black Redstart (on the Dam), 2 Common Gull, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Scaup,  1 Slavonion Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier. (S Grose) 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 juv Greater Scaup, 9 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 (2m 2f) Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 1f Western Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 50+ mixed Gull flock 10.00 – 11.45. (M Webb) 14 Cattle Egret. (J Chapple) 1 Firecrest. (J Elvin)

Newlyn Harbour: 99 Turnstone, 2 Rock Pipit, 46 Great Black-backed Gull, 178 Herring Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (S Grose)

Gwithian Green LNR: 1 Cettis Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, 2000+ Starling. (S Grose)

Rejerrah: 2 Grey Heron over towards pools. (S Grose)

East Pentire (07.15-08.45): 1 juv Pomarine Skua, 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Manx Shearwater, 5 Common Scoter, 3 Wigeon, 1 Merlin, 2 Med Gull, c500 Kittiwake. (D Grose, S Rowe)

Porth Joke: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler. (B Bosisto, S Rowe et al) 1 Woodcock, 7 Cormorant, 1 Curlew, 1 Water Rail. (B Bosisto)

Wadebridge: 1 Kestrel, 3 Knot (in group of Redshank), 15+ Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, numbers of Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank, Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail. (V Booth)

Widemouth: 1 Snow Bunting (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith)

Lower Tamar Lake: 3 Willow Tit, 2 Marsh Tit. (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith)

Davidstow Airfield: 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull. (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith)

Rough Tor: 1 male Wheatear, hundreds of thousands of Starling. (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith)

Rosecare; St Gennys: 2 Black Redstart. (J&B Teague)

Rame Head; Rame Barton/Penmillard: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff , 1 Firecrest , 8+ Goldcrest. Penlee Pt. Woods: 2+ Firecrest , 6+ Goldcrest. Military Road fields: 150 + Skylark, 8 Pied Wagtail. (K Pellow)

Downderry: Blackcap and Black Redstart this morning. (A Payne)

Seaton: 2 Wigeon. (A Payne)

Late submission, 06/11/25, Lancamshire Lane, Rosudgeon: 1,000+ Starling gathered together on wires and departing in small groups to roost. (P K Bray)

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Blue-winged Teal, Hayle Estuary 8/11/2025. Paul Hall
Blue-winged Teal – Paul Hall
Lesser Scaup (m&f) – Alex Mckechnie
Spoonbill – Gerry Gillard
Great Egret – Gerry Gillard
Common Snipe – Gerry Gillard
Common Sandpiper – Vic Booth
Chiffchaff – Simon Willson
Sabine’s Gull – Will Delacour
Snow Bunting – Peter Nason
Goosander – Sarah Talbot
Slavonian Grebe – Martin Webb
Great Crested Grebe – Martin Webb
Marsh Harrier – Martin Webb
Yellow-legged Gull – Louis Parkerson
Firecrest – John Elvin
Greenshank – Jim Eames