Thursday 20th August 2026

Thursday 20th August 2026

Drift Reservoir, NE Arm: 1 Glossy Ibis still,  2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 8 Little Grebe and 1 Grey Heron. (T Mills) Also: 6 Common Sandpiper , 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Ringed Plover (juvenile), 2 Great Black-backed Gull (amongst the Herring Gull). (M Hood )

Constantine (16.30): Honey Buzzard over house flying low to west. (D Collins)

Newquay, East Pentire: 19 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 27 Whimbrel, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 3 ‘Commic’ Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern early am. (S Rowe, D Grose)

Truro: Private garden. Family of Spotted Flycatcher. (J Chapple)

St. John’s Lake: Kingfisher, Grey Heron. (J Brown & R Brown )

Windmill Farm: Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper. (D Wright, S Bury)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Osprey. (A Lea)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings hide (am): 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 3 Curlew (one with rings Green over yellow), 20+ Ringed Plover, 20+ Dunlin, 12+ Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Canada Geese, 3 Cormorants. (J Savage) Also: 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Godwit sp. (P Wiltshire)

Carnkie, Helston: 1 Grey Heron catching Brown Trout, 12+ Greenfinch, 1 Kingfisher. (A Lea)

Pendeen Watch: 5 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua, 750 Cory’s Shearwater, 50,000 Manx Shearwater, 6 Great Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 14 Sandwich Tern, 1 Black Tern, 2 Common tern, 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 8 European  Storm Petrel, 3 Common Scoter, 14 Teal. (S Rogers, M Elliott, J Overfield et al)

St Gothian Sands: 2 Little Grebe, 8 European Stonechat, 1 Northern Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Great Black-backed Gull. (A Swanson)

Hayle Estuary: 3 Ruff, 2 Wigeon ( D Eva ) Also 38 Eurasian Curlew, 50+ Common Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Common Shelduck (juv), 4 Great Black-backed Gull. (A Swanson)

Hayle Estuary/Carnsew Pool 13.25 – 14.45: 4 Whimbrel, 9 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Egret, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Rock Pipit. (M Webb)

Hayle (Copperhouse): 2 Eurasian Curlew, 1 Common Greenshank, 4 Eurasian Oystercatcher. (A Swanson)

Hayle (Ryan’s Field): 3 Eurasian Curlew (1 flagged 5A, released in Sussex Aug 2025), 1 Eurasian Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Eurasian Oystercatcher, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron. (A Swanson)

Argal Reservoir: 31 House Martin, 14 Great Crested Grebes 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Mute Swan, 16 Black-headed Gull, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 6 Robin, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Moorhen, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Grey Heron. (S Hinkley)

Late submission 19/08 Scillonian III RSPB Wildlife Cruise: Penzance to Wolf Rock: 12 Cormorant, 3 Sandwich Tern, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 151 Manx Shearwater, 2 Fulmar. Wolf Rock to Hugh Town: 4 Fulmar, 2 Gannet, 63 Manx Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Shag. Hugh Town to Wolf Rock: 5 Sandwich Tern, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Herring Gull, 1 Common Gull, 7 Gannet, 2 Shag, 1 Manx Shearwater, 2 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 1055 Manx Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Fulmar, 7 Gannet, 13 Whimbrel, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 3 Med Gull, 6 Black-headed Gull,11 auk sp, 5 Common Dolphin. (DK Parker)

Late submission 19/08 Marazion Marsh: 2 Bearded Tit. (BirdGuides)

Late submission 19/08 Connor Downs: 1 Barnacle Goose over with Canadas. (P Freestone)

Late submission 19/08 Pendeen 06:00-10:00: 5 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 46 Whimbrel, 2 Arctic Tern, 7 Sandwich tern. (per S Rogers) Juvenile Marsh Harrier near Manor Farm in afternoon. (P Combridge) 14:00-17:30: 1 Pomarine Skua (ad f), 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 3 Storm Petrel. (M McKee et al)

Late submission 19/08 Cape Cornwall: 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 68 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-Tailed Godwit, 2 Common Scoter. (F Hawkins)

 

DC

 

Osprey. Adrian Lea
Grey Heron. Adrian Lea
Greenfinch. Adrian Lea
Kingfisher. Adrian Lea
Kingfisher. Adrian Lea
Northern Wheatear. Alistair Swanson
Little Grebe. Alistair Swanson
Greenshank. Alistair Swanson
Great Crested Grebe. Martin Webb
Bar-tailed Godwit. Martin Webb