Thursday 4th September 2025

Thursday 4th September 2025

Pendeen: 1 Barolo Shearwater at 06.47. (A Bayly & P Combridge)

Hayle Estuary: 8 Glossy Ibis flew north and then 14 Glossy Ibis later headed south. (G Lawlor et al)

Rock Helipad Field: 3 Glossy Ibis (flew east towards Cant Hill at 13.45pm), 1 Sparrowhawk through, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. (S Grose)

Drift reservoir NE side 8.30 – 9.30: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (flew off towards bird hide), 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 10 Little Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Fox. (N Best, T Culmer)

St Ives Island – o6:30 to 19.00: 47 Sabine’s Gull, 6 Leach’s Petrel, 25 Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Sooty Shearwater, 10 Balearic Shearwater, 30,000 Manx Shearwater, 40+ Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skua, 7 Grey Phalarope, 80+ European Storm Petrel, 1 Little Gull, 4 Black Tern, 250+ Sandwich Tern, 750+ Common/Arctic Tern. (A Lobb, L Langley, G Jones, B Nason)

Pendeen – 06.30 – 19.15: 65 Sabines Gull, 208 Cory’s Shearwater, 18 Sooty Shearwater, 8 Great Shearwater, 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 32 Storm Petrel, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 37 Arctic Skua, 3 Great Skua, 432 Arctic Tern, 2 Little Tern, 1 Black Tern, 3 Common Tern, 18 Sandwich Tern, 5 Grey Phalarope. (S Rogers, P Combridge, A Bayly, D Parker, M Bishop, G Wyatt).

Davidstow airfield: 2 Ruff, 9 Ringed Plover, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow-legged Gull. (A Langdon)

East Pentire: 1 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Arctic Skua, 5 Whimbrel, 12 Sandwich Tern late pm. (S Rowe, M Lammas)

Wadebridge, Porthilly Farm: 4 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret. (S Grose)

Point: 1 Osprey. (J Chapple)

Retyn: Tawny Owl calling. (S Ashby)

Perranporth Golf Club: 2 Chough feeding. (S Ashby)

Pendeen, Bottom carpark 10.55 – 12.00: 1 Leach’s Storm Petrel 10.55, 2 Grey Phalarope. (R Wilkins)

Hayle Harbour: 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Goldfinch. (G Gillard)

St Agnes Beacon: 4 Chough. (B King)

Gorran Haven (Treveague & Lamledra): 2 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 1 House Sparrow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Wood Pigeon, 7 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Magpie, 1 Raven, 2 Carrion Crow, 3 Rook, 3 Great Black-backed Gull. 3 Small Copper. (I Sowerby)

Dodman: 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 4 Gannet, 3 Cormorant. 1 Wall. (I Sowerby)

Saltash, Kingsmill Lake: 19 Greenshank, 71 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 95 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 36 Mallard & 4 Teal on the rising tide this afternoon. (P Kemp)

Penlee: 2 Firecrest, 4 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff. (D Clegg)

Polbathic Creek: 47 Redshank, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank. (A Blonden).

Davidstow Airfield: 2 Ruff, 10+ Ringed Plover, 8 Wheatear, 7 Meadow Pipit, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, numerous Linnet, 1 Common Buzzard. (D Sharp, V Booth).

Croft Pascoe Pool: 1 Green Sandpiper (S.Wood)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Osprey, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Greenshank, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 1 Kestrel.  4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Cormorant, 20 Swallow, 5 Grey Wagtail, 2 Moorhen. (A Lea, J St Ledger, BP). Also, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, six Pied Wagtail, 1 Osprey (3pm). Noticeable up-lift in Swallows/Martins today. (P Wiltshire)

Scillonian: 3 Cory’s Shearwater and 4 Great Shearwater east of the Wolf to Mousehole, 1 Little Tern west off Lamorna, juv Kittiwake. (B Dawson)

Carnkie, Helston: 1 Common Sandpiper. (A Lea)

Lantic Bay, Pencarrow Head, Lantivet Bay: 7 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Oystercatcher, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 36 Herring Gull, Woodpigeon, 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, many Swallows & House Martins, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 6 Stonechat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 18 Linnet, 1 Raven, Carrion Crows, Jackdaws, 2 Magpie. (A Parker et al)

Late submission 03/09 Bosistow Lane: 2 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipit. (M Wallace)

Late submission 03/09 Porthgwarra: Hobby. Also Southern Emerald dragonfly at stonewall pool. (M Wallace) 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 12 Storm Petrel, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Great Shearwater, 12 Cory’s Shearwater, 3 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Long-tailed Skua (ads), 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 4 Grey Phalarope. (M Elliott, M McKee)

Late submission 03/09 Arden-Sawah: 1 Yellow Wagtail. (M Wallace)

Late submission 03/09 Cape Cornwall: 12 Sabine’s Gull, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 8 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 18 Storm Petrel, 53 Cory’s Shearwater, 21 Great Shearwater, 11 Arctic Tern, 49 “Commic” Tern, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 49 Common Scoter, 1 Teal. (F Hawkins, R Humphries)

Late submission 03/09 Hayle Estuary: 4 Glossy Ibis 15:50-16:15. (G Lawlor, P Nason), 1 Little Stint, 1 Knot. (R Humphries)

Late submission 03/09 Lizard Point: 5 Long-tailed Skua (3 ad, 2 juv), 360 Great Shearwater, 6 Cory’s Shearwater, 22 Sooty Shearwater, 50 Storm Petrel, 26 Sandwich Tern, 60 Common Tern, 55 Arctic Tern, 1 Little Tern. (WhatsApp per R Wilkins)

Late Submission 03/09 Penryn river: 3 Oystercatcher, 8 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, +20 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 20 House Martin, 1 Buzzard, 14 Mallard, 1 Great Black backed Gull. (T Chambers)

Late submission 03/09 Lizard Point: 26 Sandwich Tern, 60 Common Tern, 55 Arctic Tern, 1 Little Tern. (R Wilkins)

 

DC/TJW

Osprey. Adrian Lea
Common Sandpiper. Adrian Lea
Green Sandpiper. Steven Wood
Ruff. Deena Sharp
Ringed Plover. Deena Sharp
Chiffchaff. Ian Sowerby
Pied Wagtail. Ian Sowerby
Cormorant . Gerry Gillard
Golden Plover. Vic Booth
Ruff. Vic Booth