Sunday 8th February 2026

Sunday 8th February 2026

Boscathnoe Reservoir: Dusky Warbler early am still. Brambling along footpath to Lesingey lane. (P St Pierre)

Hayle: 2 adult Caspian Gull, 1 adult Ring-billed Gull, 1 adult Little Gull and 1 Curlew Sandpiper from the Causeway this afternoon. (G Lawlor) In addition, 2 Goosander (pair), 1 Greenshank, 200+ Dunlin, numbers of Lapwing. (V Booth)

Mevagissey Harbour: 4 Black-headed Gull, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 adult Caspian Gull, 6 Cormorant, 50+ Feral Pigeon, 7 Fulmar, 5 Gannet, 14 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Great Northern Diver, 150+ Herring Gull, 24 Jackdaw, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Mallard, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Raven, 1 Razorbill, 1 Robin, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Shag, 5 Turnstone and 1 Wren. (R Castillo-Nicholls, R Nicholls, J Roberts, A Worden, and L Dent)

Gannel Estuary: 1 adult Caspian Gull and 2nd calendar year Ring-billed Gull this morning. (D Julian)

Treraven Marsh, Wadebridge: 1 White-fronted Goose this afternoon. (A Langdon)

East Pentire: Adult Little Gull this afternoon. (D Julian)

Church Cove, Lizard: 2 Red-throated Diver, 4 Kittiwake, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Raven. (J Bradbury)

Penrose Creek and Loe Pool: 1 Bittern, 1 Cattle Egret, 130 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk (displaying), 2 Firecrest. (T Wilson, A Lea, J Chapple, D Eva, K White et al)

Helford River from Calamansack: 1 Red-necked Grebe in summer plumage, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 28 Curlew. Also 40 Shelduck in field by the creek, 2 Skylark (singing overhead). (J St Ledger) In addition 1 Red-necked Grebe and 3 Great Crested Grebe at Frenchman’s Creek. (N Watmough)

Carn Brea: 1 Merlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe and 1 Common Redpoll over this morning. (R Irvine)

Newlyn, Tolcarne Beach: 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Rock Pipit, 5 Black-headed Gull. (M Webb)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Shag, 1 Cormorant, 67 Turnstone, 75+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull, 1 Grey Seal this morning. (M Webb)

Rosudgeon, Lancamshire Lane: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Also from Trebarvah Lane, 34 Meadow Pipit, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 1m Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush in full song, 11 House Sparrow, 4 Jackdaw, 5 Pied Wagtail, 3 Chaffinch. (P K Bray)

Trenow: 9 Little Egret, 10 Black-throated Diver, 4 Oystercatcher, 42 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 1m Blackcap, 4 Magpie, 2 Robin. (P K Bray)

Marazion Marsh: 22 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Grey Heron and 1 Greater Scaup. (S Willson)

Sithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 2 Great Crested Grebe engaged in courtship ritual, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 5 Mallard, 11 Black-headed Gull, 9 Herring Gull and 1 Buzzard over. (C Taylor)

Mabe, Burnthouse: 1 Green Woodpecker. (S Grose)

Swanpool: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 2 Tufted Duck, 29 Coot. (S Grose)

Portscatho: Summer plumage Red-necked Grebe and 3+ Great Northern Diver. (A Roberts)

Truro River, Sunny Corner: 68 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Spotted Redshank, 3 Curlew, 1 Knot, 38 Shelduck. (S Grose)

Tresemple Pool: 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1m Kingfisher, 5 Black-headed Gull, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Mallard, 12 Redshank and 2 Greenshank. (D Pollard)

Trevemper: 8 Cattle Egret. (S Grose)

Pentewan Valley: 2 Woodcock flushed from overgrown field behind river valley campsite. 1 Dipper flew upstream under river valley campsite bridge and 1 Treecreeper in pine near sewerage works. (N Best)

Carbis Moor: 3 Blackcap (2f 1m), 2 Marsh Tit, 5 Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bullfinch (2m1f), 6 Siskin, 5 Greenfinch (3f 2m), 4 Long-tailed Tit. (V Booth)

Dobwalls: 10 Siskin, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Collared Dove, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Raven over private garden. (C&J Duffy)

Hannafore, Looe: 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Great Northern Diver, 15 Turnstones, 1 Redshank, 1 Wren, 2 (m+f) Stonechat, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff and 18 Oystercatchers. (J Eames)

Antony House, Torpoint: 2 Firecrest this afternoon. (D Allan)

St Johns Ford: 140+ Teal , 24+ Avocet , 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 500+ Dunlin. (K Pellow) In addition, 23 Avocet and 3 Greenshank. (A Blonden)

Torpoint Sewerage Works: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 20 Chiffchaff, 2+ Siberian Chiffchaff (1 singing), 4 Firecrest and 8+ Goldcrest. (K Pellow)

Downderry: 8 Red-throated Diver, 1 Fulmar, 16 Kittiwake and 2 Razorbill early morning. (A Payne)

Late Submission, 07/02, Tolcarne: Male & female type Black Redstarts this morning; 1w Bonaparte’s Gull roosting by the river outflow at 2:30pm (A Hartley)

Late Submission, 07/02, Helston: m & f Lesser Scaup still in morning. (A Hartley)

Late Submission, 07/02, Truro: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs still and 1 Common Sandpiper. (N Watmough)

Late Submission, 07/02, Newlyn Harbour: Great Northern Diver, 50+ Turnstone (A Hartley)

Late Submission, 07/02, Near Egloskerry, Kensey River: 1 Dipper. (J Horsey)

Late Submission, 07/02, Devoran: 40 Canada Geese, 25 Shelduck, 20 Teal, 32 Curlew, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Redshank, 125 Black-headed Gull, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 25 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull. (N Watmough)

Late Submission, 07/02, Flushing: 1 Black-necked Grebe. (N Watmough)

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Bittern – Adrian lea
Bittern – Tony Wilson
Turnstone – Martin Webb
Red-necked Grebe – John St Ledger
Cattle Egret – Simon Willson
Greater Scaup – Simon Willson
Greater Scaup – Simon Willson
Goosander – Vic Booth
Lapwing – Vic Booth
Great Crested Grebe – Caroline Taylor
Great Crested Grebe – Caroline Taylor
Little Egret, Tresemple Pool, Tresillian. 8/02/2026. Dean Pollard
Little Egret – Dean Pollard
Kingfisher – Dean Pollard
Grey Heron, Redshank & Greenshank – Dean Pollard
Long-tailed Tit – Vic Booth
Great-spotted Woodpecker, Carbis Moor, 8/02/2026 Vic Booth
Great Spotted Woodpecker – Vic Booth
female Blackcap – Vic Booth
Great Northern Diver – Rowena Castillo-Nicholls
Kittiwake – Rowena Castillo-Nicholls
Caspian Gull – Rowena Castillo-Nicholls
Purple Sandpiper – Jim Eames
Lesser Yellowlegs, Truro, 8/02/2026 Nick Watmough
Lesser Yellowlegs – Nick Watmough
Black-necked Grebe – Nick Watmough