Thursday 30th October 2025

Thursday 30th October 2025

Lizard Point: Ad winter Forster’s Tern, 3 Little Auk, 2 Puffin, 12 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Pomarine Skua, 100+ Manx Shearwater, 1000+ Kittiwake. (WhatsApp)

Gunwalloe: Steppe Grey Shrike, 2 Firecrest, 2 Skylark (S. Rogers, G Jones, B. Dallas et al). Also, 1 Brambling (G Jones)

Helston Boating Lake: 1 Ring-necked Duck. (Birdguides)

Truro (Sunny Corner to Tesco): 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 59 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Greenshank, 60 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpiper, 60 Curlew. (T Wilson) Also, Lesser Yellowlegs still opposite Harbour Master Office at 15:00,  3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 40 Redshank, 4 Greenshank. (M Saunders )

Wadebridge: Goosander, on river near Annika’s bridge. (C Davies)

Kenidjack: Yellow-browed Warbler called incessantly for 15 mins in Nancherrow Farm. Then again from across the crossroads by Tregeseal Gallery before flying back into Nancherrow (c. 9 am). Also Firecrest, 150 Chaffinch. (P Fraser)

Pendrea, St. Buryan: 3 Fieldfare. (P Fraser)

Truro, St Clement to Tresillian: 1 Water Rail, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 30 Curlew, 4 Teal, 88 Mallard. (T Wilson)

Walmsley: 7 Greylag Geese, 21 Canada Geese, 6 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Cattle Egret. (P Howrihane)

United Downs: 1 Firecrest. (A McLeod)

Loe Pool, Carminowe Creek: 47 Comorant fishing together in tight group, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail, small murmuration of c500 Starling at dusk. (R Brandon)

Porthgwarra: 131 Chaffinch, 20 Siskin, 1 Brambling, 6 Goldcrest, 71 Golden Plover, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Common Scoter. (B Steel)

Downderry: moving west, 0720-0835, 6 Common Scoter, 1 Great Northern Diver, 125 Gannet, 61 Kittiwake, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 12 Mediterranean Gull,  3 Common Gull. This afternoon, 31 Oystercatcher, 1 Water Pipit, 1 Stonechat and 4 Rock Pipit. (A Payne)

River Tamar – Kingsmill Lake: 2 Cormorant; 1 Grey Heron; 2 Little Egret;2 Great Crested Grebe; 22 Shelduck; 147 Wigeon; 20 Teal; 10 Mallard; 19 Curlew; 47 Black-tailed Godwit; 22 Redshank; 5 Greenshank; 30 Dunlin; 11 Avocet; 2 Oystercatcher. (A Parker)

Penzance: 9 Black-headed Gull on sea off the waterworks, 2 Carrion Crow by the waterworks, 25+ Turnstone in Wharfside carpark, 3 1st winter Herring Gull 10.15 – 11.00. (M Webb)

Porthcothan Beach: 1 Snow Bunting. (A Taylor)

Hayle Esturary/Lelant (viewed from causeway): 2 Sandwich Tern, 2 Pintail, 1 Goosander, 1 Brent Goose, c3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15+ Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Shelduck, 1 Spoonbill Green V463 L Tibia, 12+ Ringed Plover. (G Hart) Also, Numbers of Teal and Wigeon, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Sandwich Terns (1 adult 1 juv still being fed), 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Curlew, number of Redshank, 1 Dark-bellied Brent from the causeway along with Black and Bar-tailed Godwit plus lots of assorted Gulls. (V Booth)

Nanquidno: 231 Chaffinch, 2 Firecrest. (IC Whitehouse, MD James)

Stithians Feeder Hide: 1 Great White Egret. (A Stout) Also, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Mallard, 10 Teal, 2 Moorhen, 2 House Sparrow, 3 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Chaffinch, 1 Robin, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Red Fox. (S Headland)

Late submission 29/10 Walmsley: 27 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 4 Pintail, 2 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 20+ Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Snipe, 1 Chiffchaff. (P Davies)

 

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Great White Egret. Alan Stout
Marsh Harrier, Jackdaw. Paul Davies
Steppe Grey Shrike. Steve Rogers
Steppe Grey Shrike. Steve Rogers
Lesser Yellowlegs. Tony Wilson
Bar-tailed Godwit, Herring Gull. Tony Wilson
Great White Egret. Sophie Headland
Bullfinch. Sophie Headland
Sandwich Tern. Graeme Hart
Snow Bunting. Andrew Taylor
Carrion Crow. Martin Webb
Turnstone. Martin Webb
Redshank. Vic Booth
Spoonbill. Vic Booth
Greylag Goose. Paul Howrihane
Goosander. Charlie Davies