Sunday 26th October 2025

Sunday 26th October 2025

Porthgwarra: 1 Glossy Ibis flying south towards Skewjack at 10:35. (D Atkinson-Day, IC Whitehouse and MD James)

Caerthillian Cove: 1 Dusky Warbler again by pond in Hellarcher Valley. (T Blunden et al)

Helston Boating Lake: 1 drake Ring-necked Duck still. (T Pinfield & K White)

Truro: Lesser Yellowlegs still feeding east of Tesco. (C Taylor, B Gribble, A Harris, P Fraser)

Hayle Estuary: 1 flavirostris White-fronted Goose chased off by group of Canada Goose. (K White, M Clayton & M James)

Walmsley: 10 flavirostris White-fronted Goose, 2 Barnacle Goose, 9 Greylag Goose, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Snipe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe and 2 Dunlin. (G Williams)

Sennen Cove: 1 Black Redstart and 1 Whimbrel. (IC Whitehouse & MD James)

Porthgwarra: 1+ Firecrest, 3 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 2 Golden Plover, 1 Little Egret, 6 Chough, 3 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 1 Great Skua, 1 Skua sp, 1 commic Tern, 1 Long-tailed Duck flew east. Also 1 Tuna, 10+ Common Dolphin and a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth. (B Steel)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Slavonian Grebe, 30+ mixed flock of Goldfinch and Linnets, 1 Buzzard, 3 Little Grebe and 2 Stonechat. (M James)

Newlyn Harbour: 3 Shag (1 with blue ring 3PT om left leg), 2 Cormorant, 50+ Turnstone, 30+ Great Black-backed Gull, 20+ Herring Gull and 1 Black-headed Gull this morning. (M Webb)

Long Rock Pool: 1f Goldeneye. (M James)

Marazion, Orange Landing: 1 Kingfisher, 8 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Meadow Pipit, 4 Curlew, 5 Ringed Plover, 19 Oystercatcher and 18 Turnstone. (S Grose)

Kynance Road: 2 Brambling, 3 Swallow, 5 Fieldfare. (D Eva)

Poldhu to Halzephron Cove: 6 Chough, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti’s warbler (heard). (S & F Baird)

Porthleven: 2 Chough, 1 Grey Heron, 1m Kingfisher, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Kestrel. (S Grose)

Stithians Reservoir, Feeder Hide: 1 Great White Egret and 1 Kingfisher. (J St Ledger)

St Clement to Malpas: 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 3 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Black-headed Gull. (C Taylor) Also, 2 Firecrest south of Tresemple Pool. (M Jones)

Fal-Ruan, Sett Bridge: 17 Mute Swan gliding together down-river. (D Hall)

Harlyn Bay: 3 Snow Bunting. (N Rendle)

St Merryn: 47 Goldfinches, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 14 Starling, 7 Collard Dove, 1 Woodpigeon, 17 House Sparrow and 2 Dunnock. (R Hughes)

Egloshayle, Wadebridge: 2 Moorhen, 6 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel and 1 Little Egret. (W &P Delacour)

Maer Lake: 44 Curlew, 42 Lapwing, 17 Herring Gull, 6 Black-headed Gull, 9 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, 4 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 7 Moorhen. (K Hannavy) In addition, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Buzzard, 1 Mediterranean Gull and numbers of Teal, Wigeon and Shoveler. (J & J Taylor)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Willow Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Nuthatch, c150 Canada Goose, 4 Great Crested Grebe and 5 Cormorant this morning. (R Mudge)

Hannafore Beach: 5 Rock Pipit, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 4 Northern Gannet. (A Swanson)

Wacker Quay: 14 Eurasian Curlew, 5 Common Redshank, 4 Common Snipe, 10 Common Shelduck, 20+ Eurasian Widgeon, 20+ Eurasian Teal, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 6 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Raven. (A Swanson)

Downderry: (07:05-08:30 moving west) 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Little Egret, 196 Gannet, c130 Black-headed Gull, 180+ Kittiwake, 3 Common Gull and 3 Mediterranean Gull. 10 Common Scoter east (A Payne)

Late submission, 25/10, Dodman Point: 1 Snow Bunting on the coast path just east of the Dodman. (I Wells)

Late submission, 25/10, Hayle Estuary: 1 dark-bellied and 2 pale-bellied Brent Goose. (G Elton)

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Ring-necked Duck – Kathy White
Lesser Yellowlegs – Caroline Taylor
Lesser Yellowlegs – Caroline Taylor
Lesser Yellowlegs – Caroline Taylor
White-fronted Goose – Mark James
Black-headed Gull – Kathy White
White-fronted Goose – Mark James
White-fronted Goose – Gavin Williams
Grey Heron – Gavin Williams
Marsh Harrier – Dean Pollard
Marsh Harrier – Dean Pollard
Slavonian Grebe – Mark James
Slavonian Grebe – Mark James
Turnstone – Martin Webb
Shag – Martin Webb
Goldeneye – Mark James
Snow Bunting – Nigel Rendle
Barnacle Goose – Jacob Taylor
Mediterranean Gull – Jacob Taylor
Rock Pipit – Alistair Swanson
Little Egret – Alistair Swanson
Shelduck – Alistair Swanson
Curlew – Alistair Swanson