Thursday 30th July 2026

Thursday 30th July 2026

Porth Reservoir: Black-crowned Night Heron (Birdguides). 3 Cattle Egrets from far hide late afternoon. Present until 1650 when flushed by dog walker. (D King)

Lizard, Gwavas: Adult Cuckoo. (S Croft)

Penzance boating lake: Adult Dipper this morning. (S Nicholls)

Drift Reservoir: 2 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 1 Teal, family of 7 Gadwall (2 ad: 5 x 1st yr juvs), 1 Shoveler.
Vixen with 2 cubs. Vixen caught 1st yr Black-headed Gull, devoured its head and left the body on the bank. (J Hawkey, C Moore)

Polbathic Creek: 50 Redshank. (A Blonden).

Walmsley: Wood Sandpiper, 1 Fox. (S Lilley)

Hayle Ryan’s Field: 14.30 – 15.00: 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Curlew (1 with yellow flag 5A over red ring on upper left leg and blue ring on upper right leg), 30+ Black-headed Gull. (M Webb)

East Pentire: 1 Arctic Skua, 9 Storm Petrel, c20000 Manx Shearwater, 1 Mediterranean Gull early am. (S Rowe)

Late submission 29/07 Porthgwarra: Possible Golden Oriole. (P Stephens)

Late submission 29/07 Crowdy reservoir: 1 White Stork. (B Byrne)

Late submission 29/07 Lower Tamar Lake : 1 Willow Tit (Black v White previously ringed at the Upper Lake), 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Great Black-backed Gulls, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron. (R Mudge)

Late submission 29/07 RSPB Scillonian Wildlife Cruise Penzance to Wolf Rock: 4 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Shag, 2 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 41 Gannet, 1 Kittiwake, 438 Manx Shearwater, 1 Fulmar, 1 Storm Petrel and 1 Guillemot, also 2 Harbour Porpoise and 11 Common Dolphin. Wolf Rock to St Marys: 1 Cormorant, 556 Manx Shearwater, 107 Gannet, 23 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Kittiwake, 8 Guillemot, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Herring Gull, 23 Shag and 1 Fulmar also 22 Common Dolphin. St Marys to Wolf Rock: 2 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 438 Manx Shearwater, 21 Shag, 31 Cormorant, 1 Guillemot, 10 Oystercatcher, 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 25 Great Black-backed Gull, 71 Gannet, 3 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 2 Fulmar and 1 Storm Petrel, also 12 Common Dolphin and 5+ Blue-fin Tuna. Wolf Rock to Penzance: 140 Manx Shearwater, 20 Gannet, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Fulmar, 2 Kittiwake, 31 Herring Gull, 24 Mediterranean Gull and 27 Black-headed Gull also 18 Common Dolphin. (B Craven, DK Parker)

 

DC

Grey Heron. Martin Webb
Curlew. Martin Webb
Black-headed Gull. Martin Webb