Thursday 28th May 2026

Thursday 28th May 2026

St Clement: 1 pale phase Honey Buzzard flew across the river going east, mobbed by crows. ( D Eva )

Padstow: Black-crowned Night Heron at Dennis Cove. (Birdguides)

Ponsanooth: Honey Buzzard flew west at 18:35. (Birdguides)

Bude: Sand Martin colony now at 195 burrows. Increase of 45 since last visit 5 weeks ago. (S Ashby)

Portmellon:  c20 House Martin feeding and nesting in the cove. (M jones)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Whimbrel over, 1 Clouded Yellow, lots of Painted Ladies and Silver-Y moths plus a newly emerged male Red-veined Darter. (T Mills)

Boscathnoe Reservoir: several Black-tailed Skimmer. (T Mills)

West Pentire: 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Greenfinch, Herring Gull, Jackdaw, 7 Wren, 10 Blackbird, 6 Dunnock, 1 Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, 1 Curlew, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Stonechat, Carrion Crow, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, c40 Skylark, 6 Linnet, 5 Swallow, 3 Magpie, c40 Fulmar, 3 Rock Pipit, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Wheatear, 15 Gannet, 1 Cormorant, 4 Robin, 1 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Blue tit, 2 Grey Seal, C15 Painted Lady, Comma, Large White, Speckled Wood, Angle Shades caterpillar, Bee Hawk Moth. (C & G Horsley)

Nancledra: Black Redstart, Bakers Pit. (S Turner)

Penryn: 1 Red Kite over 8:30am. (T Chambers)

Late submission 27/05 Madron: 1 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat (pair), 4 Cuckoo (heard), 3 Swallow, 3 Swift, 1 Wren, 1 Chaffinch, 3 Skylark. (K Perry) 19.00hrs

 

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red-veined Darter. Tony Mills
Black-tailed Skimmer. Tony Mills