Thursday 17th September 2026

Thursday 17th September 2026

Pendeen: Red-necked Phalarope, 5+ Grey Phalarope. (P Marshall, N Rogers) Also Pendeen (07.00-14.00): 36 Common Scoter, 16 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Storm Petrel, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 23 Grey Phalarope, 15 Great Skua, 24 Arctic Skua, 2 Long-tailed Skua (pale plus intermediate juv), 1 Sabine’s Gull, 5 Arctic Tern, 48 Sandwich Tern. (P Marshall, G Lawlor, J Overfield, M Elliott, P Clement, S Rowe et al)

Hayle Estuary B3301 Causeway: 1m Gadwall, 2m Wigeon, 3 Mallard, 68 Canada Goose, 8 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 200+ mixed Gull flock, 1juv Cormorant. Ryan’s Field: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Black-headed Gull 15.20 – 16.25. (M Webb)

Siblyback: 2 Pectoral Sandpiper,1 Buff Breasted Sandpiper (very distant) 1 Dunlin (with a Pectoral Sandpiper)10 plus Ringed Plover, 20 plus Little Grebe (juv and adult),numbers of Pied Wagtail.. (V Booth) Also: 16 Black-headed Gull, 3 Blackbird, 3 Buzzard, Carrion Crow, 8 Chaffinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 17 Coot, 5 Cormorant, 2 Gadwall, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Herring Gull, House Martin, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 28 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Linnet, 12 Little Grebe, 8 Magpie, 27 Mallard, 12 Meadow Pipit, 19 Pied Wagtail (yarrellii), 10 Raven, 4 Robin, 30 Starling, 3 Stonechat, Swallow, 1 White-tailed Eagle, 5 Woodpigeon, 2 Wren, 2 Yellow Wagtail. (AM Howard)

Lost Gardens of Heligan: 2 Firecrest just inside entrance. (M Russell)

Kynance Farm: 1 Wryneck. (D Collins)

Cot Valley: 2 Chough, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Chiffchaff, Queen of Spain Fritillary still. (B & L Bosisto)

Halzephron Fishing Cove: 4 Brent Goose (R Hodgkinson)

Stithians Res: 1 Osprey, 18 Ringed Plover, 11 Dunlin, 4 Curlew, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear ( D Eva )

St Gothian Sands: 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 4 Dunlin . (S Willson)

East Pentire, Newquay: 7-9.30am 3 Arctic Skuas, 1,000+ Manx Shearwater, 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Storm Petrel, 11 Common Scoter, 8 Sandwich Tern, 13 Commic Tern, 16 Choughs 1,000+ auk sp. (D Grose)

Devoran: 2, probably 3, Osprey (D Peers)  Also 3 Ospreys, flock of Mallards, 4 Blac- headed Gull, 2 Raven, 3 Cormorant, 6 Mute Swan. (K White)

Late submission 16/09 RSPB Scillonian III cruise: Penzance to Wolf Rock: 431 Gannet, 5 Manx Shearwater, 1 Shag, 1 Herring Gull, 15+ Common Dolphin and 1 Minke. Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 2 Manx Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 13 Gannet, 3 Fulmar, 9 Shag, 1 Arctic Skua, Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull and 25 Guillemot. St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Med Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Sandwich Tern, 520 Gannet, 7 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 3 Shag, 4 Grey Phalarope and 2 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 10 Manx Shearwater, 120 Gannet, 3 Herring Gull, 13 Guillemot, 1 Mute Swan and 11 Common Dolphin. (M Jones, DK Parker)

Late submission 16/09 Hayle, Ryan’s Field and causeway: 18:00-19:00,  1 Lesser Yellowlegs – this bird was disturbed and flew off, 23 Redshank, 4 Greenshank,  5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Gadwall, 3 Dunlin. (T Wright)

Late submission 16/09 Hayle, Copperhouse creek: 1 Knot, 3 Greenshank, 8 Redshank. (T Wright)

Late submission 16/09 Pendeen: 56 Common Scoter, 13 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Grey Phalarope, 8 Arctic Skua, 2 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 5 Sandwich Tern, 2 Arctic Tern, 27 “commic” Tern. (WhatsApp)

Late submission 16/09 Siblyback Reservoir: 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull. (WhatsApp)

Late submission 16/09 Carnsew Pool: 1 female Pintail. (WhatsApp)

Late submission 16/09 Hayle Estuary. 1 Gadwall. (WhatsApp)

Late submission 16/09 Colliford Reservoir: Wryneck still present though elusive. (WhatsApp)

 

DC

Grey Phalarope. Simon Willson
Grey Phalarope. Simon Willson
Osprey, Carrion Crow Kathy White
Osprey. Kathy White
Little Grebe. Vic Booth
Gadwall. Martin Webb
Black-tailed Godwit, Hayle Estuary, 17/09/2026. Martin Webb