Thursday 15th January 2026

Thursday 15th January 2026

Helston Boating Lake: m & f Lesser Scaup still. (SM Cox).

Mousehole: 2 Pacific Diver. (Birdguides)

Tehidy CP: 1 f Ring-necked Duck. (Birdguides)

Truro: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 1 Wren (collecting moss). (D Sharp)

New Cut Car park, Redruth (12.30 – 13.30 hrs) 1 Lesser Whitethroat of one of the Eastern subspecies blythi/halimodendri. (N Watmough, D Buzza)

Newlyn: 1 1w Iceland Gull on fish market roof this afternoon. (P Clement, T Mills, P Fraser et al)

Hannafore: 6 Great Northern Diver, 2 Slavonian Grebe, 40 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Mediterranean Gull, a Common Gull and 3 Stonechat this afternoon. (A Payne)

Ventonleague, Hayle: 1 Firecrest this morning. (P Smale)

Hayle Ryan’s Field: 1 Greenshank, 31 Redshank, 5 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 2m Shelduck, 7 (4m 3f) Teal, 10 Canada Goose, 150+ Northern Lapwing 14.00 – 15.00. (M Webb)

Calenick Creek: (16.05 – 17.05. just after high tide): 58 Redshank, 34 Curlew, 34 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Oystercatcher, 5 Greenshank, 18 Shelduck, 3 Teal, 1 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Long tailed Tit. (A Nicholson)

Pendennis Point: 2 Black-throated Diver, 4 Red-throated Diver, 11 Great Northern Diver, c100 auks and 2 Purple Sandpiper roosting on the point. (J Drage Hubert)

Hayle Causeway: 1 Rock Pipit. (T Culmer)

Redrice and Cabilla woods: c30 Siskin, Jackdaw, c50 Robin, 4 Marsh Tit, 7 Coal Tit, 17 Blue Tit, 100+ Redwing, 9 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Woodpigeon, 7 Song Thrush, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 14 Great Tit, 5 Jay, 12 Chaffinch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Wren, 1 Magpie, 1 Bullfinch (m) 2 Roe Dee. (G Horsley)

Penzance: 74 Purple Sandpiper roosting at Battery Rocks this afternoon. (T Mills)

Wadebridge: Tawny Owl on roof.  (R Jones)

Carrick Roads: 10 Red-breasted Merganser, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Great Northern Diver, 2 Black-throated Diver, 33 Shag ( D Eva )

Golitha: 1 Dipper (ringed) (L Birtwistle)

Swanpool: 19 Fulmar on cliffs, 22 Shag, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Blackcap (D Peers)

Late submission 14/01 Newlyn: 1w Iceland Gull. (S Cox)

Late submission 14/01 Trenwheal: 1 White Stork flew over the road and landed in a pine tree in garden opposite nearest cabbage field to Huthnance Park to roost at 14.45. (A Nicholson)

Late submission 14/01  Copperhouse Creek: 2 Grey Plover, 3 Greenshank, 6 Redshank, 5 Curlew, 45 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 13 Shelduck. (A Nicholson)

Late submission 14/01 Hayle Estuary: 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, c140 Dunlin, 25 Redshank, 11 Curlew in addition to birds already reported. (A Nicholson)

 

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Dipper. Linda Birtwistle)
Lesser Yellowlegs. Deena Sharp
Iceland (& Herring )Gull. Tony Mills
Eastern Lesser Whitethroat. Nick Watmough
Eastern Lesser Whitethroat. Nick Watmough
Eastern Lesser Whitethroat. Nick Watmough
Rock Pipit. Tim Culmer
Greenshank. Martin Webb
Shelduck. Martin Webb
Lapwing. Martin Webb
Teal. Martin Webb
Male Lesser Scaup. Steve Cox
Female Lesser Scaup. Steve Cox
Iceland Gull. Steve Cox
Iceland Gull. Mark James
Iceland Gull. Mark James