Sunday 5th October 2025

Sunday 5th October 2025

Kennack Sands: 2 (f-type) Citrine Wagtail feeding with a group of Pied Wagtail. (R Walter)

Helford: 1 White Stork flew up the river and circled the village. (J Overfield)

Trevear Farm, Sennen: 1 Glossy Ibis over and heading towards Skewjack. (N Rogers)

Pendeen: (07:15-12:00) 48 Common Scoter, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 1 European Storm-petrel, 3 Leach’s Storm-petrel, 8 Great Skua, 18 Arctic Skua, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 2 Sabines Gull, 8 Arctic Tern and 28 Sandwich Tern. (P Marshall)

Hayle Estuary: 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 Spoonbill, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit. (T Wilson) In addition, 2 Spoonbill this afternoon. (P Kemp) In addition, 1 Curlew Sandpiper still. (Birdguides) Also, 3 Ruff, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 36 Dunlin, 15 Ringed Plover, 2 Pintail, 4 Curlew, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 56 Wigeon, 29 Teal and 43 Mediterranean Gull. (T Wright)

St Ives: 1 Grey Phalarope, 12 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 1 Sabine’s Gull, 6 European Storm-petrel, 1 Leach’s Storm-petrel up to 09:30. (L Langley)

St Gothian: 1 Red-necked Phalarope still. (P Kemp) Also, 1 Glossy Ibis reported. (Birdguides)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Glossy Ibis and 1 Greenshank this afternoon. (S Talbot) In addition, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 30 Mallard, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Moorhen, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1m Sparrowhawk, 1 Osprey, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Chaffinch and 1 Robin from the feeder hide. (T Chambers)

Walmsley Reserve: 5 Glossy Ibis this morning. (P Davies)

Bowithick: 1 European Bee-eater on wires and in flight. Loosely associating with small starling flock. (M & R Frost)

St Levan: 1 Pied Flycatcher. (P St Pierre)

Brew Farm, Sennen: 2 Turtle Dove still. (P St Pierre)

Cot Valley: 1 Firecrest this afternoon. (D Allan)

Newlyn Tolcarne Bridge: (10:10 – 10:20) 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit. (M Webb)

Newlyn Harbour: (10:25 – 11:40) 20+ Turnstone, 6 (2ad 4juv) Shag, 4 (1ad 3juv) Cormorant, 1 Black-headed Gull, 40+ Great Black-backed Gull, 20+ Herring Gull. (M Webb)

Trenow Cove: 1 Whimbrel and 2 Common Sandpiper. (T Twiggs)

Falmouth – Castle Beach to Falmouth Marina: 1 Kingfisher, 20+ Turnstone, 2 Curlew, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Egret, 10 Mute Swan, 15 Shag, 6 Cormorant, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Collared Dove and 12 Jackdaw. (R Beesly)

Falmouth Pelagic – AK Wildlife Cruise 7hr Tour: 2 Great Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua (pale phase), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 18 Manx Shearwater, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 19 Kittiwake, 2 Razorbill, 5 Guillemot, 250+ Gannet, 80+ Great Black-backed Gull, 120+ Shag, 2 Curlew, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Common Buzzard, 9 Barn Swallow, 15 Pipit species and 6 Bunting species (coming in off sea), 2 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant (100+ Common Dolphin in many pods, 12 Harbour Porpoise including calves, 2 Grey Seal, many Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna, 6 Thick Lipped Grey Mullet) (R Beesly)

Devoran: 1 Spotted Redshank reported. (Birdguides)

East Pentire: 1 Leach’s Petrel, 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 32 Kittiwake, 3 Sandwich Tern and 2 Arctic Tern this am. (S Rowe)

Gannel Estuary: 1 Little Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull. (S Rowe)

Vault Beach: 20+ Swallows feeding from car park. (A Boyd)

Lanivet: 12 House Sparrow, c20 Woodpigeon, 8 Pied Wagtail, 6 Magpie, c15 Carrion Crow, 50+Herring Gull, 10 Robin, 1 Wren, 50+Rook, 100+Jackdaw, 1f Pheasant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch, 6 Starling and 1 juv Collared Dove. Also 1 Jay and 1 Chiffchaff heard. (B Crowle)

Davidstow Airfield: 2 Golden Plover, 1 Dunlin, 10 Lapwing, 13 Ringed Plover and 2 Teal. (B Craven)

Downderry: (07:25-08:55) 643 Gannet, a probable Arctic Skua, a Common Gull and c30 Kittiwake moving west. (A Payne)

Late submission, 04/10, Cape Cornwall: (07:40-11:50) 4 Grey Phalarope, 15 Arctic Skua, 27 Great Skua, 4 Sabine’s Gull, 25 Arctic Tern, 3 European Storm-petrel, 2 Leach’s Storm-petrel, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 420 Great Shearwater, 890 Sooty Shearwater, 15,000 Manx Shearwater and 12,000 Gannet. (F Hawkins & R Humphreys) In addition, (16:00-18:15) 13 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 2 Long-tailed Skua, 2 Grey Phalarope, 2 European Storm-petrel and 1 Leach’s Storm-petrel. (F Hawkins)

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Great Black-backed Gull – Martin Webb
Cormorant – Martin Webb
Turnstone – Martin Webb