Thursday 11th September 2025

Thursday 11th September 2025

Pendeen: South Polar Skua at 07:04 (Birdguides) Bottom carpark 7.00am: 2 Little Terns, 1 Black tern, 17 Sandwich Tern, 2 Leach’s Petrel, 3 Great Skua, 1 Sabines Gull juv, ( R Wilkins & P Combridge) Also: 1 Sabine’s Gull (11.57); 3 Pomarine Skua (2@12.15 dk & pale: another pale phase later), 1 Great Skua & 4 Arctic Skua, 5 Black Tern, 5 Little Tern, 200 – 300 Arctic/ Common tern (in groups up to 30+ strong), 1 Great Skua, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Cory’s Shearwater, 7 Great Shearwater. 1 Sunfish.( J Hawkey, R Archer, N Rogers et al 0900 – 1500hrs) Also: 80+ Great Shearwater, 40+ Cory’s Shearwater, 50 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 20,000 Manx Shearwater, 5 European Storm Petrel, 1 juv. Long-tailed Skua, 35 Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skua, 9 Sabine’s Gull (4 ad, 5 juv), 1 juv Little gull, 75+ Kittiwake, 24 Black Tern, 2 Little Tern, 10 Sandwich Tern, 20 Common Tern, 15 Arctic Tern, 250+ “Commic Tern”, 4+ Grey Phalarope, 1 Knot, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Ringed Plover, 6 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank, 7 Common Scoter. (L Langley et al)

Ruan Lanihorne, Sett Bridge 7.00pm -8.00pm: 1 Marsh Harrier, 2,  1 Buzzard, 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 40+ Curlew. (D&J Hall, R&R Castillo-Nicholls).

Drift Reservoir: Black Kite. (Birdguides)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 8 Curlew Sandpiper. (Birdguides)

Stithians Reservoir: Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Lapwing, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Ringed Plover, 3 Pied Wagtail, Redshank, Greenshank, Osprey (15.00, three visits). (P Wiltshire)

Colliford: 3 Buff -breasted Sandpiper, 5 Ringed Plover. (A Tomkins, Birdguides)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Little Egret, 3 (1ad 2juv) Moorhen, 1 juv Coot, 1f Stonechat, 3 Carrion Crow 10.20 – 11.20.  (I Hampton, N Best, M Webb)

Gannel Estuary: 7 Glossy Ibis from small carpark on Gannel lane on the estuary. 15.15 (G Ward) 7 Bar-tailed Godwit. Glossy Ibis flew west at 17:25. (S Rowe)

Cape Cornwall: 2 Sabine’s Gull, 3 Grey Phalarope, 17 Great Shearwater, 13 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Sooty Shearwater. (Birdguides)

St Agnes: 1 Hoopoe at Sunny corner campsite. (Birdguides)

Davidstow: 2 Curlew Sandpiper. (Birdguides)

United Downs: 1 Hoopoe at Penndra campsite. (Birdguides)

Ruan Lanihorne: 1 Osprey. (Birdguides)

East Pentire (07.00-08.00): 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Black Tern, 127 ‘commic’ Tern, 8 Sandwich Tern. (15.50-17.10): 9 Arctic Skua, 64 Sandwich Tern, 25 ‘commic’ Tern, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit. (S Rowe)

Hayle Estuary, Ryan’s Field: 1 Spoonbill, 6 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Sandwich Tern, 7 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Egret, 6 Redshank, 1 Ruff. (G Gillard) Also: 2 Curlew Sandpiper & 1 Ruff at 1525. (B Dallas)

Wadebridge: 1 Curlew (yellow flag J5 on flooded field behind skate park on this morning’s high tide). (S Grose)

Rock Helipad Field: 2 Mistle Thrush,1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven over, 1 Jay. (S Grose)

Levant Mine 9.00-11.00: 13 Great Shearwater, 5 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater; 1 Arctic Skua (dk), 1 Great Skua, 1 Sabine’s Gull, 27 Arctic Tern, 2 Common Tern. (P Fraser)

College Reservoir, Penryn: 4 Cormorant, 64 Coot, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Robin, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 45 Herring Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Canada Goose, 7 Mallard, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 5 Wood Pigeon, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Barn Swallow, 4 Great Tit, 1 Common Buzzard (R. McGowan)

Cury: Wryneck, trapped in greenhouse and helped to escape. (C Jelfs)

Devoran: 200+ Canada Geese. (K Hambly-Staite)

Late submission 10/09 Nare Head: 2 Chough (loosely associated with large jackdaw flock). (M Lloyd)

Late submission 10/09 Roseland, Ruan Lanihorne, Sett Bridge :High tide – 1 Osprey, 1 cream-crowned Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Heron, 500+ Canada Geese, 1 white “farmyard” Goose, large numbers of Black-headed with some Herring Gulls and Great Black-backed Gulls family party of 5 Grey Wagtail, + 6 Fallow deer swimming to cross Fal towards Trelonk banking. (D Hall, R&M Nicholls, I&M Malcolm.)

DC

Buff-breasted Sandpiper. A Tomkins
Wryneck. Colin Jeffs
Glossy Ibis. Ian Hampton
Glossy Ibis. Neil Best
Sparrowhawk. Gerry Gillard
Spoonbill. Gerry Gillard
Glossy Ibis. Martin Webb
Little Egret. Martin Webb