Thursday 24th July 2025

Thursday 24th July 2025

Marazion Marsh RSPB: Zitting Cisticola reported. (Birdguides)

St Ives: 36 European Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater past Island. (Birdguides)

Rock Helipad Field: 1 juvenile Sparrowhawk, 1 juvenile Green Woodpecker, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth. (S Grose)

Ashton: 1 Crossbill over. (G Healey)

West Pentire: 8 Fulmar ‘nests’ with 7 adult and 5 juvenile birds (note: in early June there were 18 nesting Fulmar in same location), also 7 Skylark, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Raven, small flock of 20+ Linnet, 5 Swallow, 6 Feral Rock Dove, 2 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow. (C Taylor)

Boscastle: Robin in Long-stay car park. (J Biff)

Swanpool: 1 Wren, 4 (3m 1f) Blackbird, 3 (2ad 1juv) Little Grebe, 1pr Mute Swan with 4 cygnets, 10 (8m 2f) Tufted Duck, 40+ Mallard, 2 Moorhen with 2 chicks (could not see the other 2), 20+ Coot, 1 juv Cormorant, 15 Black-headed Gull, 18 Herring Gull 11.20 – 12.15. (M Webb)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Hobby, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Cattle Egret. (G Williams) 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret,1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, 4 Stock Dove. (A Davey) 14 Gadwall, 1 Cattle Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 1 juvenile Hobby, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 3 juv Mandarin. (B Bosisto, A Quincy, A Langdon)

Breney Common: 1 Jay, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Sparrowhawk, Swallow, 1 Song Thrush, House Martin, 4 Blackbird, Magpie, 2 Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit, 3 Wren, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Linnet, 2 Stonechat, 1 Raven, 3 Buzzard, 1 Herring Gull, Goldfinch, 1 Yellowhammer, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral, 4 Silver-washed Fritillary, Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, 4 Ringlet, Small Heath, Peacock, 1 Clouded Yellow, Broad-bodied Chaser, 4 Emperor, 1 Black Darter, 4 4-spotted Chaser, 1 Black-tailed Skimmer, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Small Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle, 1 Common Lizard. (C & G Horsley)

Goonhilly Downs: 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 3 Mallard. (S.Wood)

Die’s Pool, Predannack Downs: 1 (possibly 2) Wood Sandpiper. (S Wood)

Par, Spit beach: 16 Eider, 5 Turnstone, 4 Little Egret, 4 Curlew, 3 Sandwich Tern, 1 Gannet. (R Hampshire)

Constantine (private garden): 2 Crossbills calling. (Many butterflies present including 40+ Red Admirals, numerous Commas, Peacock,
Meadow Brown, all three common Whites, Holly Blue, Silver washed Fritillary, Speckled Woods, Gatekeeper, plus 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 1 Wall Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, plus Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 1 Common Sympetrum, 1 Golden-ringed dragonfly, 1 Southern Aeshna and 1 Beautiful Demoiselle). (T Pinfield)

Higher Bochym, Lizard: 16 Crossbill flew over mid-morning. (E O’Connor)

DC

Green Sandpiper. Steven Wood
Beautiful Demoiselle. Tim Pinfield
Purple Hairstreak. Tim Pinfield
Hobby. Gavin Williams
Hobby. Gavin Williams
Cattle Egret. Gavin Williams
Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper. Gavin Williams
Adult Little Grebe. Martin Webb
Juvenile Moorhen. Martin Webb
Tufted Duck. Martin Webb
Fulmar with young. Caroline Taylor
Robin. Joanna Biff
Kestrel. Adrian Davey
Hobby. Adrian Davey