Thursday 2nd October 2025

Thursday 2nd October 2025

St Gothian’s LNR: Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow, 4 Chough, 1 Buzzard, 1 Wren, 9 Magpie, Mallard, 7 Coot, 20 Tufted Duck, 4 Cormorant, Great Black-backed Gull, 12 Canada Goose, 2 Raven, 1 Red-necked Phalarope, 8 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 1 Robin, 4 Pied Wagtail, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, 1 Ringed Plover. (C&G Horsley) Also 2 Chough, Red Necked Phalarope, 3 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Grebe, heard only – Water Rail (W Delacour)

Scillonian 111 – Penzance to Wolf Rock: 1 Sabine’s Gull, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Kittiwake, 5 Manx Shearwater, 9 Guillemot, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 75+ Gannet, 100+ Shag, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 15+ Ringed Plover, 18 Common Dolphin (Richard Beesly)

Scillonian 111 – Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 4 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Manx Shearwater, 4 Guillemot, 200+ Gannet, 50+ Shag, 9 Great Black-backed Gull. (R Beesly)

Scillonian 111 – St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 4 Great Shearwater, 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 14 Manx Shearwarer, 8 Guillemot, 100+ Gannet, 75+ Shag, 10 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 6 Bottlenose Dolphin. (R Beesly)

Scillonian 111 – Wolf Rock to Penzance: 3 Sabine’s Gull, 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 150+ Manx Shearwater, 4 Kittiwake, 25+ Guillemot/Razorbill, 100+ Gannet, 15 Shag, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Gull 3 Common Dolphin. (R Beesly)

Penzance Harbour: 20+ Ringed Plover, 5 Turnstone, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Rock Pipit, 2 Little Egret, 5 Great Black Backed Gull, 7 Pied Wagtail. (R Beesly)

St Clements:  1 Tawny Owl, hooting between the showers 21:00. (A Goodall)

St Clements to Malpas loop: 2 Curlew, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Common Greenshank, 7 Black-headed Gull, 2  Herring Gull, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 3  Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1  Jay, 30 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 4  Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Chaffinch. (A Goodall)

Tresillian: 1 Green Woodpecker in Polsue Way. (A Nicholson)

Tresillian River, St Clements, Truro: 25 Canada Goose — Tresemple Pool, 28 Mallard, 32 Curlew, 7 Common Redshank, 1 Common Greenshank, 2 Black-headed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Blue Tit, 1  Chaffinch. (A Goodall)

Sennen: 3 Turtle Dove, 50 Collared Dove at Brew Farm. (IC Whitehouse, MD James.)

Hayle Estuary RSPB: 4 Robin, Goldfinch, Rook, Herring Gull, 3 Blue Tit, c250 Canada Goose, 12 Little Egret, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Great Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Meadow Pipit,  c40 Redshank, Teal, Wigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard, 16 Lapwing, 10 Mediterranean Gull, c50 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Pochard, c50 Oystercatcher, 2 Blackbird, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, 22 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Spoonbill with green ring, 6 Greenshank, Woodpigeon, 23 Dunlin, 15 Cormorant, Long-tailed Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail, Jackdaw, 18 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 13 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Collared Dove, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Magpie, 2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Wren. (C&G Horsley) Also 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Grey Plover.(J&J Elvin).

Hayle, Copperhouse Creek: 300+ Canada Geese, 1 Little Egret, 1 Redshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Mallard. (J Dobbyn)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 30 Linnet, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Little Grebe. (D Eva)

Devoran: 1 Knot, 76 Redshank, 90 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel. (D Eva)

Point: 1 Osprey. (D Eva)

Chysauster: 1 Wryneck. (M Jones)

Late submission 01/10, Tresillian to St Clement (15.15 – 17.20, ebbing tide): 1 Ruff, 39 Curlew, 20 Redshank (low count), 6 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 4 Cormorant, 5 Teal, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Raven. (A Nicholson)

Late submission 01/10, Camel Trail, Wadebridge to Pinkson Creek: 1 Whimbrel, 1 Ruff, 2 Glossy Ibis and 90+ Cattle Egret. (W Delacour )

Late submission 10/10. Upper Tamar Lake: 4 Cattle Egrets, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 8 Goldfinch, 2 Grey Heron. (R Mudge)

Late submission 01/10, Polhawn Cove: 1 juvenile Hobby on roadside fence post. (B Taggart)

Late submission, 29/09, Trewidland: 8 Glossy Ibis flew towards Looe Estuary at dusk. (B Bosisto)

 

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Hobby. Bruce Taggart
Wryneck. Malcolm Jones
Wryneck. Malcolm Jones