Happy New Year and good birding in 2026 from the CBWPS sightings team

Helston Boating Lake: 2 Lesser Scaup, 11 Shoveler, 27 Tufted Duck. (B & L Bosisto)

Tehidy CP: Female Ring-necked Duck still on lake. (Birdguides)

Torpoint: 4 Ring-necked Parakeet in private garden (present since before Christmas). (Joe)

Truro: Lesser Yellowlegs on Truro River opposite Tesco. (I Bott) Also, Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Avocet. (D Eva) Also, Lesser Yellowlegs still on river and under bridge opp Cornwall radio. 2 Avocets still at Sunny Corner, 82 Black-tailed Godwit. 4 Knot,  200+ Dunlin flock roosted on far side at High tide opp. gardens, lots of Redshank and Oystercatcher. (M Lammas) Also, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper. (B & L Bosisto)

Maer Lake (0845–0945): 3 White-fronted Goose, 15 Canada Goose, 110 Teal, 30+ Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 2 Shelduck, 3 Moorhen, 50 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 200+ Lapwing, c200 Golden Plover, 26 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, large numbers Starling. (K Hannavy)

Hayle Estuary: Ring-billed Gull, (Birdguides) 10 Grey Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Goosander, 1 Water Pipit, 1 adult Spoonbill, adult Caspian Gull, 4 Greenshank, 1 Turnstone , adult Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Pintail. (B & L Bosisto) Also 1 Garganey (imm), 3 imm Pintail, Shoveler (f), 6 Goosander (Inc 1m), 9 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Grey Plover. ( J Hawkey) Also, 150+ Wigeon, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 30+ Great Black-backed Gull, 15+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, 2 Little Egret 11.00 – 12.15. (M Webb)

Hayle Carnsew Pool: 3rd winter Spoonbill V463, 2juv Great Northern Diver, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Greenshank, 2 Curlew, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, 7 Redshank, 150+ Dunlin, 3 Shag, 28 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 36 Black-headed Gull, 1m Kingfisher, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. (M Webb)

Hayle, Copperhouse: 1 Water Rail. (R Bunt) Also, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull,10 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kingfisher.(S Grose) Also Adult Scandinavian Herring Gull (B & L Bosisto)

Cape Cornwall: 1 Pomarine Skua. (Birdguides)

Swanpool: Yellow-browed Warbler. (Birdguides)

Falmouth: Spotted Redshank at Castle Beach. (Birdguides)

Hell’s Mouth: Black Redstart on coast path. (Birdguides)

St. Loy: 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 1 Black Redstart at Trevervan Farm. (Birdguides)

Porthoustock: Black Redstart. (Birdguides)

Chapel Amble: 7 Water Pipit. (Birdguides)

Pendower Beach: 3 Black-throated Diver. (Birdguides)

Towan beach: 3 Slavonian Grebe. (J Chapple)

Malpas: Feeders in private garden: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit (A Hill)

St Andrews Pool, Par: 2 Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 3 Robin, 6 Chiffchaff, 20 Mallard, Black-headed Gulls, 6 Moorhen, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird, (D Rundle)

Sandy Cove, Newlyn: 1 Firecrest. (P Smale)

Battery Rocks, Penzance: Purple Sandpiper, Sanderling and Ringed Plover in good numbers with 1 Dunlin. (P Smale)

Freathy: 1 Black Redstart, male, on east side of Sharrow Point. (M Jordan)

St John: 20 Avocet and 10 Shoveler from ford. ( M Jordan )

Lower Tamar Lake: 5 Blue Tit, 6 Chaffinch, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Dunnock, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Great Tit, 4 Greenfinch, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow Tit , 4 Blackbird, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Carrion Crow, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Jackdaw, 2 Magpie, 2 Robin, 4 Wood pigeon, 1 Coot, 4 Cormorant, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Mallard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Mute Swan. (C Taylor)

Tresillian to Tresemple Pool: 2 redhead Goosander, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher. (T Wilson)

Truro (private garden): 1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Blackcap (2m, 2f). (T Wilson)

Boscathnoe: 1 Siskin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 1 female Goosander. (B & L Bosisto) Also 2 redhead Goosander, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant and 1 Grey Wagtail (P Smale)

Long Rock Pool: 1 female Goldeneye, 1 drake Scaup. (B & L Bosisto)

Pendeen: 2 Velvet Scoter, 1 Sooty Shearwater (P Combridge)

Gorran Haven (Lamledra & Vault Beach): 5 Robin, 1 Wren, 6 Blue Tit, 5 Stonechat, 3 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 2 Pied Wagtail, 10 Rock Pipit, 1 Blackcap, 4 Blackbird, 2 Magpie, 2 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Wood Pigeon, 12 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 15-20 Herring Gull. (I & C Sowerby)

Chybucca: 60 + Golden Plover.(S Grose)

Marazion: 3 Purple Sandpiper, 14 Meadow Pipit, 21 Pied Wagtail, 7 Rock Pipit, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 68 Oystercatcher on grass on at the mount,1 Raven. (S Grose)

Carbis Moor: 3 Blackbird (2m1f), 1 male Blackcap, 11 Blue Tit, 2 Bullfinch (pair), 3 Carrion Crow, 9 Chaffinch, 6 Coal Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Dunnock, 14 Goldfinch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (1m1f), 1 Buzzard (over), 4 Canada Geese (over), 7 Great Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Herring Gull (1 adult 1 2nd year), 16 House Sparrow, 3 Jackdaw, 2 Jay, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Magpie, 2 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 1 cock Pheasant, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4+Redwing (feeding on ivy berries), 2 Robin, 5 Siskin (3m 2f),  1 f. Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Wren. (11.00-1.00pm). (V Booth)

Mousehole: 1 Red-necked Grebe, Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Diver, 15 Common Guillemot, 3 Razorbill, 6 Kittiwake and Purple Sandpiper from Cliff Road (T. Twiggs, N R Rogers) Also 1 Firecrest. (P Smale)

East Pentire: 2 Velvet Scoter (pair west at 09.28), 2 Common Scoter, 9 Red-throated Diver, 1 Mediterranean Gull this am. (D Grose, S Rowe)

Millbrook: 12 Cattle Egret in field to right of Hounster Hill. (J Brabner)

Hannafore: 2 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher (f), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, 6 Shag, 2 Cormorant, 1 Great Northern Diver, 12 Oystercatchers. (D Sharp).

Carrick Roads: 1 Black- throated Diver, 8 Great Northern Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe ( D Eva )

Stithians: 2 Pochard, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Tufted Duck ( D Eva) Also male and female Reed Bunting, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Robin, Great White Egret, 1 Tufted Duck, Teal. (S Talbot)

Chiverton Farm, Rosudgeon: 3 Little Egret, c100 Rook, c60 Jackdaw, c100 Starling, all in field with steers, but no Cattle Egret seen today  (P K Bray)

Bude Canal: female Blackcap. (K Hannavy)

Davidstow woods: 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, c10 Goldcrest. (P Smith)

Late submission 31/12 Boscathnoe Reservoir: Dusky Warbler still at 11:15. (T Twiggs)

Late submission 31/12 Pentewan: 10+ Blackcap; 2 Black Redstart. (T Potterton)

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