Walmsley Sanctuary Notice:
Please be aware that there will be major works in the reserve for the next 2 weeks. A large excavator will start clearing the channels and scrapes close to the hides from 06.00 on Monday morning, 31st Aug. It will take a few months for the area to green up again but it should be a positive help for birds and birders. Adrian, Warden.

Porth Reservoir: 1 Temminck’s Stint amongst 10 Dunlin, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Wren, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 1 Cormorant, 1 Dunnock, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Keeled Skimmer. (C & G Horsley). Also 1 Temminck’s Stint with 4 Common Sandpipers. (G Fisher)

Polbathic Creek: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank. (A Blonden)

Porthgwarra 6:30-11am: 1 Long-tailed Skua 8:50am, 9 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 100 Manx Shearwater, 4 Arctic Skua, 2 Bonxie, 1 Puffin, 16 European Storm Petrel (S. Rogers, G. Lawlor, P. Marshall, D. Bradnum, G. Taylor et al).

Marazion Beach: 5 Sanderling, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Pied Wagtail. (S Willson)

Marazion Marsh RSPB 10.00 – 11.00: 1 Little Grebe, 1 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 1 Canada Goose, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 3 juv Cormorant, 6 (1m 1f 4juv) Stonechat, 2 (ad & juv) Carrion Crow, 1 Magpie. (M Webb)

Ryan’s Field: 1 Common Tern, 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Red Knot, 15 Oystercatcher, 1 Kingfisher. (S Willson)

Godrevy: Family of 4 Chough digging for Leatherjackets, 1 Raven. (G Rogers)

Davidstow Airfield: 9 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 juv. Starling, 4 Wheatear, 20 plus Linnets, 7 Meadow Pipit, numbers of Pied Wagtail (11.00am- 12.30pm). (V Booth)

Windmill Farm: 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Golden Plover. (D Wright)

Dobwalls, private garden: 5 House Martin, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Blackbird, 3 Greenfinch, 1 Great Tit, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Wood Pigeon (juv), 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 1 Painted Lady, 4 Small White (C&J Duffy)

Walmsley and Burniere: 20 Cattle Egret, 6 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 (possibly 2) Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard. (P Davies)

Stithians: 80+ Ringed Plover, 30+ Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Shelduck, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 15 Common Sandpiper (feeding flock together), 1 Redshank, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 6 Swallow, 4 Teal, 1 Wheatear. (S Taylor)

Downderry: 0635-0815, moving west 30+ Manx Shearwater,  880+ Gannet, 6 Great Skua, 5 Kittiwake. (A Payne)

Drift: 2 Ruff, 7 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank, 3+ Common Sandpiper,  1 Wheatear. (P Smale)

Devoran: 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Ruff, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Knot (L Parkerson, J Drage Hubert, B Hancock-Smith, A Lions)

Hayle Estuary:  c25 Sandwich Tern in flight at dusk.  (T Culmer)

Late Submission, 29/08/26, Land’s End (8.30 – 9.30): 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Storm Petrel. (P Fraser)

Late Submission, 29/08/26, RSPB Marazion Marsh: 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper. (R Hamilton-Ahearne). Also 1 Spotted Crake reported calling in morning. (WhatsApp)

Late Submission, 29/08/26, Battery Rocks: 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

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