Thursday 23rd April 2026

Thursday 23rd April 2026

St Ives: Pallas’s Warbler. Singing male at Trewyn Gardens. (Birdguides)

Mullion: 1 Woodchat Shrike still present, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 House Martin. (S Wood)

Cape Cornwall: Hoopoe, below golf club car park. (Birdguides)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 5 Garganey. (Birdguides)

Chapel Amble: 2 Wood Sandpiper. (Birdguides)

A39 Bude to Wainhouse: 5 Red Kites. (J Teague )

Hayle bypass: Red Kite. (P Fraser)

Nanquidno: 12 Whimbrel. (P Fraser)

Penberth: Red Kite. (P Fraser)

Millbrook: 4 Whimbrel and a Greenshank this morning. (A Payne)

Tregardock to Barrett’s Zawn (Coast Path): 1 House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Wheatear, 1 Swift, 3 Skylark, 10 Fulmar, 1 Raven, 1 Whimbrel , 1 Shag, 2 Stonechat, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Blackcap (heard). (J Burges)

Penryn river: 1 Whimbrel, 3 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 8 Mallard, 2 Swift, 3 Swallow, 7 Goldfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Linnet, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Robin. (T Chambers)

Polperro: 12 Swallow, 13 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 1 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 3 Swift, 10 House Sparrow. (Andrew)

Loe Bar: 94 Whimbrel flew in high off Mounts Bay in one flock. (D Collins)

Gunwalloe: 4 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit flew south. (D Collins)

Church Cove: 1 Kestrel, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Moorhen, 1 Swallow, 1 Little Egret over, 3 Gannet. (P Wiltshire)

Walmsley: 2 Blackcap, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Wren, 1 Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, 2 Swift, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Canada Goose, 2 Gadwall, 10 Mallard (+6 chicks), 1 Red Kite, 1 Marsh Harrier, 100+ Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, 1 Greylag, House Martin, 1 Buzzard, Swallow, 2 Moorhen, 3 Woodpigeon, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit. (G Horsley)

Treraven: 4 Long-tailed Tit, 8 Rook, 10 Mallard, 7 Blackbird, 1 Greenfinch, c80 Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, 4 Wren, 1 Dunnock. 1 Goldcrest, 12 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 11 Canada Goose, 8 Robin, 2 Shelduck, 10 Chaffinch, 9 Chiffchaff, 10 Blue Tit, 6 Great Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Little Egret, 13 Mute Swan, 1 Firecrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Blackcap, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Swallow, Brimstone, Common Blue, Orange Tip. (G Horsley)

Wadebridge, Treraven to Borough: 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Raven (over), 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Nuthatch, 2 male Blackcap, 4 Wren, 11 Mute Swan, 9 Canada Goose, 1 Starling, 2 Peacock, 1 Red Admiral, 5 Brimstone (2m 3f), 2 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 3 Speckled Wood,1 Comma, 1 Green Veined White many Orange Tip male and female butterflies. (Vic Booth)

Widemouth Bay: 2 Red Kite. (G Watton)

Bodmin Moor, Bowithick: 3 Cuckoo, 2 Red Kite , 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch, lots singing Willow Warbler, and Chiffchaff, 4 Blue Tit , 4 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven , 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Wheatear , 2 Goldfinch, 6 Blackbird, 2 Buzzard, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit. (D Dennis)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Red Kite, 6 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 3 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Great Crested Grebe (D Peers) Also, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 8 Linnet, 2 Wren, 1m Chaffinch, 1 Song Thrush, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 5 (4m 1f) Mallard,  1 Red Admiral and 1 Peacock butterfly 10.20 – 12.15. (M Webb

Bartinney Nature Reserve: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Red Kite. (A Khan)

Late submission 22/04 Pendeen: 1 Subalpine Warbler sp. (P Combridge)

Late submission 22/04 Nanquidno: Woodchat Shrike still present. (T Wheatley)

Late submission 22/04 Porth Nanven: Cuckoo flew past going north. (T Wheatley)

Late submission 22/04 Boscathnoe Reservoir: Dusky Warbler still present in NE corner, 2 Red Kite. (T Twiggs)

Late submission 22/04 Cape Cornwall: 16 Wheatear. (T Green)

Late submission 22/04 Nanquidno: Male Golden Oriole flew from bottom of valley towards Sennen at circa 17:10. (T Green)

Late submission 22/04 Kenidjack: 1 Swift over. (T Green)

Late submission 22/04 Kennack Sands: 10 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Sanderling, 1 Ringed Plover. (S Wood)

Late submission 22/04 Trebah Garden: 5 Red Kite. (S Ramsay)

 

DC

Grasshopper Warbler. Aadil Khan
Grasshopper Warbler. Aadil Khan
Lesser Whitethroat. Steven Wood
Woodchat Shrike. Steven Wood
Dipper. Gus Horsley
Willow Warbler. Martin Webb
Whitethroat. Martin Webb