Sunday 26th April 2026

Sunday 26th April 2026

Trevilley: 2 Redpoll over, 1 Yellow Wagtail over, 12 Whitethroat. (R Veal)

Hayle: 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Grey Plover, 20 Dunlin, 7 Whimbrel, 2 Shelduck, 3 Cormorant, 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Sparrowhawk over harassed by Crow, 1 Common Sandpiper. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Penzance: 27 Purple Sandpiper. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Newquay, East Pentire: Grasshopper Warbler reeling. (P Stephenson)

Devoran: 3 Swift. (M. Dunford)

Swanpool: 1 Reed Warbler. (S Van Hear)

Roche Rock: single Cuckoo heard. (N Best)

Tregonetha Downs: 1 male & 1 female Cuckoo (possibly 4), 4 Yellowhammer, 2 Stonechat, 2 Buzzard, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 fly over Mallard, 6 Wren, 16 Chaffinch, 2 Raven over , 1 Wall Butterfly, plus lots of Linnet, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff. (D Dennis). Also 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 15 Linnet, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Stonechat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Yellowhammer. (A Tomkins, D Rundle)

Rumps Area (at sea): 400+ Guilllemot, 50+ Razorbill, 20 Puffin, 5 Gannet, 50 Manx Shearwater, numerous  Kittiwake at local colony, 10 Great Black-backed Gull and numerous Herring Gull, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Oystercatcher. (A Tomkins, D Rundle)

Chapel Amble: 10+ Cattle Egret, 3 Greylag Goose (opposite car park), 7 Swallow, Grasshopper Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Sedge Warbler all heard only.(V Booth)

Davidstow: 6 male Wheatear, 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven. (V Booth). Also Davidstow Woods: 2 Cuckoo, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (heard), 1 Sparrowhawk, c 6 Siskin. (P Smith)

Fowey: 4 House Martin. (P Wakelin)

Pendrea, St Buryan: Lesser Whitethroat singing from 12:00 to 12:20. (P Fraser)

Land’s End: 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Eurasian Blackcap, 27 Whitethroat, 1 Northern Wheatear. (P Fraser)

Penberth Common: 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Eurasian Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat. (P Fraser)

Bodmin Moor/Sharp Tor: 1 Red Kite over, many Cuckoo calling. (M Southern)

Poldhu – 2 Reed Warbler. (C Richards)

Housel Bay: 2 Buzzard, 1 Wheatear, 20 Swallow, 1000 Manx Shearwater. (S Van Hear)

Croft Pascoe: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Siskin, 1 Cuckoo. (S Van Hear)

Boscastle, Short Island: 3 Puffin (1 pair and a singleton). Also 1 Whimbrel, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Bottlenose Dolphin. (R Kirkwood)

Marazion: Male and Female Garganey, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Sedge Warbler heard. Also Mallard pair with 7 Duckling. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Marazion Marsh RSPB 10.20 – 11.30: 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 4 (2m 2f) Stonechat, 4 Linnet, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 2 Magpie, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 m&f Mallard + 6 ducklings, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Moorhen, 30+ Canada Goose, 5 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron. (M Webb). Also 2 Swift, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Great Northern Diver offshore.(R Hamilton-Ahearne). Also 30 Canada Goose – 1 pair with 4 gosling, 5 Mallard, 1 pr Teal, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Whimbrel over, 4 Moorhen, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat, 12 Linnet, 4 Swallow. (SM Cox).

Marazion Beach: Mixed flock of Sanderling, Dunlin and Ringed Plover, 3 Whimbrel. (SM Cox)

Downderry: 0640-0805, 2 Shelduck, 21 Great Northern Diver, 60 Gannet (west), c70 Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Egret and c50 Auk. (A Payne)

Bodmin Moor area: pair Redstart , pair Cuckoo, pair Yellowhammer, pair Wheatear, 20+ Willow Warbler , 20+ Skylark, 10+ Stonechat, 1 Mistle Thrush. (A Holmes & M McLeod)

Pendeen, North Road:  1 Cuckoo seen and heard, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 male Adder. (S J Pearman)

Carnsew: 4 Whimbrel, 1 Red-breasted Merganser (m). (T Culmer)

 

Late Submission, 25/04/26, Mullion Cliffs: 3 Linnet, 1 Whinchat. (P Wiltshire)

Late Submission, 23/04/26, White Cross, Newquay: 1 Swift, 1 Whitethroat, 1 pr Stonechat, 1 pr Long-tailed Tit, 3 Skylark and 2 Buzzard. (S and D Thomas)

Late Submission, 23/04/26, Park Head – Porthmeor (0700-0830hrs): Blackcap, Blue Tit, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Pheasant, Chaffinch, Grasshopper Warbler, Corn Bunting, Robin, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Whitethroat. Linnet, Stonechat, Long-Tailed Tit. (B Oldham-Hutton)

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Grasshopper Warbler - P Stephenson
Manx Shearwater - A Tomkins
Puffin – A Tomkins
Guillemot – A Tomkins
Meadow Pipit - V Booth
Wheatear - V Booth
Grasshopper Warbler - Darren Rundle
Puffin - R Kirkwood
Cetti's Warbler - Martin Webb
Wren - M Webb
Whitethroat - SM Cox
Yellowhammer - Adam Holmes
Cuckoo - A Holmes
Cuckoo - A Holmes
Red-breasted Merganser - T Culmer