Thursday 12th February 2026

Thursday 12th February 2026

Newlyn: Pacific Diver, between Newlyn and Penlee Point. (Birdguides)

Helston Boating Lake: 2 Lesser Scaup (m&f). (Birdguides)

Padstow: 1st winter Caspian Gull, 300 Herring Gull, 78 Common Gull, 9 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Sanderling, 1 Grey Plover & adult Kittiwake. (B Bosisto)

Truro: Lesser Yellowlegs. (Birdguides)

Hayle Estuary: Caspian Gull, Curlew Sandpiper. (Birdguides)

Lelant Saltings: Ad Ring-billed Gull, Ad Iceland Gull, Ad Yellow-legged Gull & 102 Common Gull. (B Dallas)

Camel Trail: 1 White-fronted Goose, 5 Robin, 3 Greylag Goose, 4 Redwing, 2 Dunnock, 1 Little Egret, 15 Canada Goose. (D Rundle)

Porth Reservoir: 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Coot 1 Moorhen 2 Firecrest 1 Buzzard 1 Kingfisher. (L Colliver)

River Tamar – Kingsmill Lake: 13 Cattle Egret; 3 Little Egret; 4 Grey Heron; 1 Cormorant; 1 Great Crested Grebe; Canada Geese; 43 Shelduck; Teal; Wigeon; 8 Oystercatcher; 4 Avocet; 13 Lapwing; 11 Curlew; 36 Black-tailed Godwits; 1 Greenshank; Redshank; 9 Turnstone; 200 Dunlin; 152 Black-headed Gull; 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull; 3 Great Black-backed Gull; 4 Herring Gull; 2 Buzzard ( A. Parker )

Penlee NR:  Firecrest this afternoon. (A Payne)

Newquay: 4 Cattle Egret in field opp Texaco Garage early am. (S Grose)

Rock Helipad Field: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1m Greenfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (S Grose)

Crugmeer: 3 Raven over,1 Shelduck, 2 Grey Partridge (in field behind building called Dog Kennel), 1m Stonechat, 200+ Herring Gull. (S Grose)

Tresillian to St Clement :(15.00 – 17.25, ebbing tide), 3 Cattle Egret (on the river near St Clement), 2 Goosander (females – near Tresillian), 37 Redshank, 5 Greenshank, 16 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 32 Teal, 20 Shelduck, 1 Kingfisher, 11 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 5 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff. (A Nicholson)

Newlyn Harbour: 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Shag, 73 Turnstone, 1 Kittiwake, 75+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull, 1 Grey Seal. Tolcarne Bridge: 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Turnstone 10.07 – 11.30. (M Webb)

Flushing: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Curlew. (S Ford)

Boscathnoe reservoir: 3 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Cormorant (one in a tree with fishing line attached and flew off), Moorhen, 2 Buzzards overhead, flock Long-tailed Tits. (M James)

Towan Head: 300+Herring Gull, 1 Rook, Jackdaw, 25 Cormorant, 12 Fulmar, 3 Shag, 1 Guillemot, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Gannet, 2 Kittiwake, 2 Chough, 1 Dunnock, 1 Woodpigeon, 2 Common Gull, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit. (C & G Horsley)

Millbrook: 2 Great Black-backed Gulls eating flatfish; 20 Teal ; 16 Redshank; 2 Greenshank; 4 Shelduck. (R Napp)

Walmsley: 3 Spoonbill, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Curlew, 3 Snipe, 80 Golden Plover (over), 12 Pintail, 20+ Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Shelduck, 3 Greylag Geese, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel. Also numbers of Shoveler, Wigeon & Teal. (J St Ledger, J Thomas)

Colliford Reservoir north end: 2 Goosander (m+f), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cormorant. ( N Best)

Dozmary Pool: 6 Tufted Duck. (N Best)

Charlestown: 1 Great Northern Diver off beach at 8.00am. (N Best)

 

DC

Spoonbills. John St Ledger
Great Black-backed Gull. Rick Napp
Cormorant . Mark James
Firecrest. Mark James
Greenshank. Steve Ford
Black-necked Grebe. Steve Ford
Black-necked Grebe. Steve Ford
Great Northern Diver. Martin Webb
Kittiwake. Martin Webb
Great Black-backed Gull. Martin Webb
Great Crested Grebe. Lynne Colliver
Great Crested Grebe. Lynne Colliver
White-fronted Goose. Darren Rundle
White-fronted Goose. Darren Rundle