Sunday 14th September 2025

Sunday 14th September 2025

Porthgwarra: (08:15 – 09:30) 1 Long-tailed Skua, 1 Arctic Skua and 1 Sooty Shearwater passed. (N Rogers) In addition, (13:30 – 17:40) 110 Great Shearwater, 60+ Balearic Shearwater, 15 Cory’s Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua and 5 Arctic Tern. (G Lawlor, N Rogers)

Cape Cornwall: (16:00 – 19:00) 1 juvenile Sabine’s Gull, 2 Grey Phalarope, 10 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater and 1 Arctic Skua. (F Hawkins)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Purple Heron from the southern causeway at 15:30. (A Cutts) In addition, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 26 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail. (J St Ledger, D Eva, J Rogers and P Wiltshire) Also, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 9 Sanderling, 38 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Greenshank this evening. (B Dallas)

Davidstow Airfield: 1 adult Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Turnstone, c30 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull and c10 Wheatear. (P Roseveare, J Osman)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 Red-rumped Swallow reported this afternoon. (N Smith)

Lower Tamar Lake: juvenile Purple Heron reported at south-west end. (Birguides) 3 Willow Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Coot, 6 Mallard, c25 Swallow, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coal Tit. (R Mudge)

Nanquidno Valley: 1 Pied Flycatcher in trees at north side of track near Nanjulian Mill late afternoon. (Birguides)

Pendeen: (17:30 – 19:10) 2 Grey Phalarope, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater and 2 Great Shearwater. (A Bayly)

Hayle Estuary: 2 Little Tern and 3 Black Tern this morning. (R Irvine) In addition, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 55+ Dunlin, 40+ Ringed Plover, 5 Knot, 1 Ruff, 12 Greenshank, 55 Redshank, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Bar-tailed Godwit, 21 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spoonbill, 61 Sandwich Tern and 40+ ‘commic’ Tern. (S Rowe)

St Ives Island: (16:08 – 17:20) 5 Balearic Shearwater, 150+ “Commic” Tern, 45+ Sandwich Tern, 3 Ringed Plover and 1 Whimbrel. (L Langley, S Rowe)

Godrevy Point: 1 Pomarine Skua offshore this morning. (Birdguides)

Devoran Quay: 1 Osprey, 1 Kingfisher, 89 Curlew, 3 Cormorant, 9 Oystercatcher, 7 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 13 Mute Swan. (A Kirk)

Black Head: (14:45-16:45) 17 Great Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 6 Sandwich Tern and 1 Wheatear on the headland. (P Bedford)

St Agnes: 1 Hoopoe still at Sunny Corner campsite. (R Copeland)

Gannel Estuary, Newquay: 6 Bar-tailed Godwit. (M Lammas)

Penlee Point: 2 Great Shearwater flew past between 13:05 and 16:10; also 97 Balearic Shearwaters and 8 European Storm Petrel. (Birdguides)

Late submission, 13/09, AK Wildlife 7 Hour Pelagic: 34 Great Shearwater, 5 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 300+ Manx Shearwater, 3 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill, 44 Mediterranean Gull, 20 Sandwich Tern, 3 “Commic” type tern, 61 Gannet, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 24 Great Black-backed Gull, c100 Herring Gull, 15 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Buzzard, 9 Oystercatcher, 2 House Martin, 2 Barn Swallow, 6 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 52 Shag, 11 Wood Pigeon (AK Wildlife)

Late submission, 13/09, Point Quay, Devoran: 6 Brent Goose. (S Headland)

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Pectoral Sandpiper – John St ledger
Curlew Sandpiper – John St ledger
Sparrowhawk and Carrion Crow – Steve Thomas
Pectoral Sandpiper – Pete Roseveare
Curlew Sandpiper – Pete Roseveare