Sunday 24th May 2026

Sunday 24th May 2026

Twelveheads, Chacewater: intermediate plumaged Booted Eagle at 17:00, soaring, viewed for 10 minutes, and occasionally being chased by adult Buzzard; moving S, towards St Pirrans cafe and Bissoe. (P Kemp)

Pendeen: adult male Montagu’s Harrier flew northeast at about 08:30. (P Combridge)

Bray’s Cott/Croft Pascoe: 1 Red-footed Falcon. (BirdGuides)

Cot Valley: 1 Common Rosefinch. (BirdGuides)

Madron: 3 European Bee Eater flew NNE. (BirdGuides)

Heligan: 2 Firecrest. (T Potterton)

Perranuthnoe to Trenow: 9 [4 ad, 5 fledgling] Starling,  2 House Martin,  4 Swallow,  7 House Sparrow,  1 Kestrel,  1 Dunnock,  2 Wren,  9 Whimbrel,  21 Oystercatcher,  1 Blackcap [heard],  1m Chaffinch,  1 Chiffchaff,  2 Little Egret,  6 Cormorant,  7 Shag,  7 Jackdaw,  1 Grey Seal, 7 Painted Lady,  6 Small White,  1 Speckled Wood,  1 Red Admiral. (P Bray)

St Gothian Sands: 20+ Sand Martins, 1 Reed Warbler, 1m Reed Bunting. (A Khan)

Croft Pascoe Forest: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Firecrest fledgling, 2 Goldfinch fledgling, 2 Long-tailed Tit fledgling, 1 Robin fledgling, 1 m Kestrel, 1 Swift. (A Khan)

Hayle Carnsew Pool 13.40 – 14.50: 2 Whimbrel, 3 Turnstone, 5 Herring Gull, 2f Blackbird, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Little Egret over. (M Webb)

Perranwell Station: 5 Red Kite over 16:00, 2 Mistle Thrush over 16:15. (L Cox)

Gwennap: 2 Red Kite over 10:00 and 19:00. (L Cox)

Camel Estuary: 47 Dunlin, 30 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper still, 6 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. (B Bosisto)

Gluvian: 1 Red Kite. (B Bosisto)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Little Grebe, 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 20 Canada Goose + goslings, Moorhen, 3 Stonechat, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Linnet. (SM Cox)

 

ct

 

Sand Martin - A Khan
Swift - A Khan
Spotted Flycatcher - A Khan
Turnstone - M Webb
Whimbrel - M Webb