Sunday 12th October 2025

Sunday 12th October 2025

Porthoustock: (09:00 – 11:30) 1 Long-tailed Skua,  40+ Great Shearwater and 2 Sooty Shearwater passed. (Birdguides)

Sennen: 1 1st cal year Caspian Gull this afternoon. (G Lawlor)

Porthgwarra: Red-breasted flycatcher still in 60ft cover at 10:45 and 16:00. Also, 1 Richard’s Pipit over at 16:15, 1 Siberian chiffchaff along Coastguard Lane at 15:00. Also, 3 Firecrest, c20 Crossbill and 1 Redwing. (D Lamacraft)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Glossy Ibis, female Pintail, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Knot, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, c25 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin & a 1W Common Gull. (A Lobb) In addition, 34 Great Black-backed Gull. (S Grose) Also, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Spoonbill, 12 Lapwing and 1 Rock Pipit. (V Booth)

Lands End: 1 Wryneck along coastpath to the south and 1 Crossbill over. (P St Pierre) Also, 1 Yellow Wagtail over heading inland towards Treveacan. (P Marshall)

Treen: 1 Lapland Bunting and 1 Merlin this morning. (J Ryan)

Trevilley: 1 Firecrest this afternoon. (P Smale)

Carn Brea: 2 Snow Bunting and 1 Woodlark over this morning. (R Irvine)

Cape Cornwall: 1 Wryneck in scrub by track. (Birdguides)

Kelynack: 1 Swallow and 1 House Martin over. (R Archer)

Pendeen: 1 Lapland Bunting flew east over Portheras this morning. (A Bayly)

Marazion Marsh: 33 Cattle Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Grey Heron, 10 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Teal, 2 Mute Swan and 1 Little Grebe at 17:00. Also, 3 Water Rail, 4 Snipe, 1 Firecrest,  1 Little Egret, 2 Chiffchaff this morning. (T Chambers, R Hamilton-Ahearne) In addition, 1 Wheatear along beach at Hoxton Special café and 3 Water Rail and 6 Cattle Egret on marsh. (A Lobb) Also, 2+ Cettis Warbler. (A Harris & B Gribble)

Zennor: 1 Osprey west over Foage Valley 15:40 and 1 Spotted Flycatcher this morning. (J Machin) In addition, 4 Chough. (S Grose)

Zennor/Foage Valley: 1 Ring Ouzel east over valley at 09:20. Also, c120 Golden Plover circling on east side at top of valley and at least 5 Firecrest. (A Lobb)

St Ives: 1m Kestrel, 1 Wheatear and 57 Turnstone. (S Grose)

Stithians: 1 Goldcrest. (S Talbot)

Carne Beach: 2 Chough flew over towards Nare Head. (J Taylor)

Devoran Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 117 Redshank, 88 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 78 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe and 1 Grey Wagtail. (T Wilson)

East Pentire, Newquay: (07:15-09:00) 2 Red Throated Diver, 21 Common Scoter, 15 Mediterranean Gull, 1,000+ auk sp and 2 Chough. (D Grose & S Rowe)

Pentire Point: 6 Chough, 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard and 1 Wheatear. (G Williams)

Carnewas: 2 Chough, 1 Meadow Pipit, 4 Stonechat, 1 Magpie, 2 Raven, 7 Rook, 1 Pied Wagtail, 21 Linnet, 9 House Sparrow. (C Taylor) In addition, 1 Northern Wheatear, 5 Stonechat, 2 Chough, 18 Meadow Pipit, 4 Linnet, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 6 Rook, 2 Raven, 2 Magpie, 2 Pied Wagtail. (A Quincey)

Camel Estuary: (Old Town Quay to the Quarry) 19 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 12+ Oystercatcher, 19 Curlew (inc 1 ringed bird; yellow ring AE + orange ring on left leg), 1 Great Black-backed Gull eating a Flounder, 9 Black-headed Gull, >60 Herring Gull, >30 mixed Corvid (Rook, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow). Also 1 Firecrest, 1 Wren, 1 Robin in trees alongside Camel Trail. (C Taylor)

Walmsley: 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Snipe, 2f Pintail, 1 Little Egret, mixed flock of Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler and Mallard. (P Davies)

St Neot Downs: 1 Swallow, 2 Yellowhammer (M & R Frost)

Colliford Reservoir and Dozmary Pool: 196 Canada Goose, 8 Cormorant, 4 Goosander (1m 3redhead), 6 Grey Heron, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 39 Lapwing, 1612 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, 15 Mallard, 20 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 1Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 32 Carrion Crow, 45 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 3 Magpie, 1 Mistle Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 103 Starling, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 51 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 3 Skylark, 11 Stonechat, 6 Robin, 7 Dunnock, 6 Wren, 6 House Sparrow, 28 Chaffinch, 18 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Small Copper and 5 Rabbit. (J Hale, C Reed, L Birtwistle and D A Conway) In addition, 4 Goosander, 1 Grey Plover, c.700 Golden Plover, 3 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 1 Merlin, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 1 Roe Deer. (M & R Frost)

Freathy: 1 fem/imm type Black Redstart amongst chalets at 1630. (M Jordan)

Millbrook: 2 Firecrest and c6 Chiffchaff in Tit flock through the garden. (B Taggart)

Late submission, 11/10, Church Cove, Lizard: 1 Quail flushed from pasture just north of the Cove. (S Croft)

Late submission, 11/10, Land’s End: 1 Lapland Bunting over and 2 Swallow. (P Fraser)

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Glossy Ibis – Shaun Grose
Curlew Sandpiper – Vic Booth
Bar-tailed Godwit – Vic Booth
Lapwing – Vic Booth
Teal – Vic Booth
Cattle Egret – Trevor Chambers
Wheatear – Sean Witts
Water Rail – Simon Willson
Goldcrest, Stithians, 12/10/2025. Sarah Talbot
Goldcrest – Sarah Talbot
Stonechat – Gavin Williams
Chough – Gavin Williams
Kestrel – Gavin Williams
Marsh Harrier – Paul Davies
Marsh Harrier – Paul Davies
Marsh Harrier and Common Snipe – Paul Davies
Pintail – Paul Davies
Pintail – Paul Davies
Chough – Caroline Taylor
Little Egret – Caroline Taylor
Curlew – Caroline Taylor
Curlew – Caroline Taylor