Sunday 16th November 2025

Sunday 16th November 2025

Helston: 2 Lesser Scaup still. (L Parkerson, C Murphy, B Hancock-Smith, A Turnbull, B Rumsby)

Hayle: 1 Blue-winged Teal still, 7 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Gadwall. (L Parkerson, C Murphy, B Hancock-Smith, A Turnbull, B Rumsby) In addition, 1 Water Pipit and 4 Meadow Pipit mixed flock on Ryan’s Field. (S Willson) Also, 7 Brent Goose at high tide. (C Richards) 1 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Kestrel, 1 Black-headed Gull, 8 Shelduck, 7 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2 Meadow Pipit on Copperhouse Creek this afternoon. (R Bunt) Also present, Ad Spoonbill, 4 (juv or f) Pintail, eclipse m Gadwall, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Shelduck, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Snipe, 5 Grey Plover, 58 Dunlin, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit and 10 Common Gull. (J Hawkey)

Pendeen: (08:00-10:45) 1 juvenile Surf Scoter, 238 Common Scoter. (P Combridge)

Reawla, Gwinear: 1 White-fronted Goose in foot path field West of Bezurrel Bottoms. (T&A Polglase)

Truro: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs still. (L Parkerson, C Murphy, B Hancock-Smith, A Turnbull, B Rumsby)

Nancegollan: 1 White Stork with blue darvic above right knee (45) in cabbage field opposite Huthnance Farm entrance at 09:00. (S Grose)

Lizard: 38 Cormorant, 12 Shag, 7 Chough, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 19 Oystercatcher, 48 Lesser Black-backed Gull (in raft on water), 1 Sparrowhawk and 7 Redwing. (S Grose)

Trevassack Lake: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff and 1 Cormorant. (S Grose)

Porthleven: 1 Black Redstart at Peverell Terrace. (Birdguides)

Roskilly: 1 Iceland Gull (adult or near adult flew towards Penzance mid-afternoon), 1 Great Northern Diver. (N R Rogers)

Godolphin: 2 Bullfinch, 4 Redwing, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 2 Raven over, 1 Mistle Thrush heard in tree canopy next to stream, 1 Chiffchaff calling. (J Evans)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Slavonian Grebe and 8 Greater Scaup still. (Birdguides)

Tolcarne Beach: 1 Black Redstart reported. (Birdguides)

Newlyn Tolcarne Bridge: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail. (M Webb)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Kingfisher briefly, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Shag, 4 Cormorant, 53+ Turnstone, 3 Black-headed Gull, 150+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull this morning. (M Webb)

Marazion: 1 Greater Scaup still. (L Parkerson, C Murphy, B Hancock-Smith, A Turnbull, B Rumsby) Also, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Rock Pipit, mixed flock of 40 Sanderling and Turnstone being chased by dogs and disturbed by walkers. (P Wiltshire)

Trenow/Boat Coves: 82 Turnstone and 8 Sanderling together in one flock, 2 Little Egret, 28 Carrion Crow, 1 Oystercatcher and 2 Robin. (P K Bray)

Trebarvah Lane/Chiverton Farm: 4 Magpie, 2 (m+f) Chaffinch, 2 (m+f) Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 1m Bullfinch, 7 Robin, 11 Wood Pigeon, 1 Buzzard, c1000 Starling together on overhead wires and leaving in small groups to roost. Forty years ago starlings flew West from Rosudgeon to roost, presumably at Marazion Marsh, but in recent years they fly East to roost; I have yet to determine where! (P K Bray)

St Ives: 2 Snow Bunting still near NCI Station. (Birdguides)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret still. (L Parkerson, C Murphy, B Hancock-Smith, A Turnbull, B Rumsby) In addition, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Curlew, 18 Teal, 9 Mallard, 4 Cormorant, 100+ Canada Goose, 3 Moorhen, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Robin, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Dunnock, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 6 Goldfinch. (T Chambers)

Castle Beach, Falmouth: 1 Great White Egret over sea and up towards Fal Estuary, 37 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 6 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Rock Pipit. (J Irvine)

Perrancombe: 2 Tawny Owls calling at 06:00. (T Nightingale)

St Austell Sewage Works: 1 Herring Gull, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Robin, 5 Wren, Rook, Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Black-headed Gull, 3 Great Tit, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Buzzard, 1 Woodpigeon, 8 Blue Tit, c30 Pied/white Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Magpie, 1 Grey Plover in wet fields, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Blackbird, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Dunnock, 1 Pheasant, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Stock Dove. (C & G Horsley)

East Pentire: (07:30-09:00) 1 Great Skua, 7 Arctic Skua (all east), 12 Common Scoter, 2 Manx Shearwater, 3 Sanderling, 4 Mediterranean Gull. (D Grose, S Rowe)

Towan Head: 3 Brent Goose west at 15:04. (S Rowe)

St Merryn: 1 Black Redstart in private garden. (S Lilley)

Colliford/Dozmary: 1 Merlin, 2 Kestrel, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great White Egret, 300+ Golden Plover, 12 Teal, 2 Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Lapwing, Chaffinch, Meadow Pipit, m & f Stonechat. (M & R Frost) In addition, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Pochard, 16 Wigeon, 1 Goosander (redhead) and 500+ Golden Plover at Dozmary Pool. (P Aley)

Upper Fowey Valley: 2 f Goosander on river near Goodaver and 1 Grey Heron. (M & R Frost)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 43 Teal, c290 Redwings (east) & 3 Fieldfares. (P Aley)

Showery Tor: 1 Merlin. (P Smit)

Lower Tamar Lake: 3 Willow Tits (2 un-ringed 1 ringed Orange v White), 8 Goosander 2m 6f (first this winter), 4 Marsh Tit, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2m Tufted, 7 Nuthatch, 3 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Coot. (R Mudge)

Polbathic Creek: 2 Great White Egret flew into marsh. (A Blonden)

Downderry: 2 Firecrest, 3 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit and a Rock Pipit this morning. (A Payne)

Moditonham Quay to Botus Fleming: 5 calling Tawny Owl this evening. (K Pellow)

Late submission, 15/11, Old Hill, Falmouth: 1f Black Redstart. (T Chambers)

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White-fronted Goose – Tom Polglase
Water Pipit – Simon Willson)
Bar-tailed Godwit – Roger Bunt
Black-tailed Godwit – Roger Bunt
White Stork – Shaun Grose
Greater Scaup – Sarah Talbot
Great Black-backed Gull – Martin Webb
Turnstone – Martin Webb
Oystercatcher – Jon Irvine
Turnstone – Jon Irvine