Thursday 22nd January 2026

Thursday 22nd January 2026

Penlee Point/Roskilly: 2 Pacific Diver. (R Castillo-Nicholls and R Nicholls)

Millbrook: 54 Teal, 14 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Greenshank, 1 Avocet, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Common Gull, 4 Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)

Camborne: Chukar seen in private garden in West Camborne. (G Rogers)

A39 Halfway House Pub: 37 Cattle Egret feeding with cattle in field between Black silage bales and wind turbine then flew towards camel estuary at 17.15 hrs. (S Grose)

Polbathic Creek: 3 Common Sandpiper, 9 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 7 Snipe (Mute Swan sat on traditional garden nest for a couple of hours). (A Blonden).

Swanpool/Gyllyngvase: 70 Shag, offshore. (T&J Brighton)

Boscawen: 65 Dunlin, 40 Black-tailed Godwits ( one with breeding plumage), 2 Greenshank. (P Pearson)

Truro, Boscawen Park to Sunny Corner and Pond: 1 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Geese, Mallard, Teal, many Shelduck, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, c50 Black-tailed Godwit, c80 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, c.5 Redshank, 4 Curlew, 13 Oystercatcher, 4 Moorhen, 1 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 1 Jay, Rook, Crow, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Redwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Wren, Blue Tits. Restricted counts due to heavy rain. (A Hill et al)

Sunny Corner, Malpas (high tide): 3 Avocet, 174+ Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 45 Black-tailed Godwits ( in field opposite), 28 Shelduck, 2f Shoveler & 30+ Teal. (J Hawkey)

Chapel Amble: 20+Shoveler( almost even split of male and female plus 2 eclipse males), 20+ Tea,. 20+Mallard, 20+ Wigeon, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 female Sparrowhawk being harassed by 1 Jay. (V Booth)

Treraven Meadow: 4 Greylag Geese, 100+ Canada Geese, 30+ Teal and Mallard, 5 Snipe, 3 Marsh Tit. (V Booth)

Dobwalls, private garden: 1m Siskin, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Collared Dove. (C&J Duffy)

Lynher estuary: 2 Spoonbill, 2 Great Northern Diver, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 34 Grey Plovers, in one flock. (R Kirkwood)

Trenance, Newquay: Overnight Tawny Owl male heard hooting, Sparrowhawk strike and miss twice. (A Quincey)

Newlyn Harbour: 1 Iceland Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, and 2 Great Northen Divers (R Castillo-Nicholls and R Nicholls)

The Bar Helford River: 1 Black-necked Grebe (still), 3 Great Northern Diver, 1 Common Sandpiper. (J St Ledger)

Luxulyan Valley: 1 Goldcrest, possibly stunned by window strike. (P Bullen)

Castle Beach: 1 Black Redstart, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Black-throated Diver (D Eva) Also 3 Blackcap (2m, 1f). (T Brighton)

Prince of Wales Pier, Falmouth: 1 Razorbill. (L Ng)

 

DC

Goldcrest. Paul Bullen
Black-necked Grebe. John St Ledger
Common Sandpiper. John St Ledger
Iceland Gull. Rowena Castillo-Nicholls
Grey Plover. Rupert Kirkwood
Shoveler. Vic Booth
Greylag Goose. Vic Booth
Marsh Tit. Vic Booth