Thursday 5th February 2026

Thursday 5th February 2026

 

Helston boating lake: 2 Lesser Scaup, 1 Firecrest . (P Godier) Also: 3 Shoveler (1male), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Scaup. Varying but slowly increasing numbers of Canada Goose. (P Wiltshire)

Upper Tamar Lake: 21 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Willow Tit un-ringed, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Marsh Tit, c150 Canada Geese, 2 Snipe, 16 Mallard, 3 Greenfinch 1m 2f, 4 Long-tailed Tits. (R Mudge)

Lower Tamar Lake: 8 Goosander 3m 5f, 1f Goldeneye, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2m, 2 Cormorant, 2m Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Tit (ringed Green.v Lilac FDR 3), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming. (R Mudge)

Carrick Roads mouth: 107+ Great Northern Diver, 3 Black-throated Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Guillemot viewed from Pendennis Point. (J Drage Hubert)

Swanpool: 3 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Black-throated Diver on sea. (J Drage Hubert)

Hayle Private Garden: 9 Goldfinch, 1f Chaffinch, 2 m&f Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 4 (2m 2f) House Sparrow, 1 Robin, 1m Blackbird. (M Webb)

Hayle Carnsew Pool: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Turnstone 10.30 – 10.40. (M Webb)

Tresillian: c250 + Stock Dove on wires above fields, 50 Meadow Pipit, 100+ Chaffinch, 1 Stonechat, 1 Red Kite. (N Best)

Lizard Village: Female Blackcap in private garden. (B Nicholls)

Mawgan Porth to St Mawgan: 1 Green Sandpiper, House Sparrow, c30 Canada Goose, 2 Greenfinch, Jackdaw, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Greenshank, c30 Robin, c50 Rook, Herring Gull, c80 Black-backed Gull, 9 Mallard, c50 Wigeon, 2 Moorhen, c50 Teal,  15 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Buzzard, 7 Dunnock,  1 Mistle Thrush, 22 Blue Tit, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Sparrowhawk, 8 Blackbird, 2 Pied Wagtail, c50 Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, 2 Skylark, 5 Wren, 26 Great Tit, Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Raven, 1 Blackbird, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Long-tailed Tit, c60 Redwing, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Magpie, 7 Pheasant. (C & G Horsley)

St.Erth: 2 House Sparrow , 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Jackdaw. (T Culmer)

Hayle Towans: 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Magpie, 2 Stonechat, 1 Dunnock, 6 Carrion Crow. (T Culmer)

Longrock Pool: Greater Scaup, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Moorhen. (SM Cox)

Marazion Marsh: 21 Cattle Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 40 Teal, 10 Canada Goose, 3 Moorhen, Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Raven over. (SM Cox)

Late submission 04/02 River Fowey – St. Winnow to West Wood: 1 Grey Heron; 8 Little Egret; 2 Cormorant; 3 Mute Swan; 6 Shelduck; 14 Mallard; 22 Curlew; 2 Greenshank; 7 Redshank; Herring Gull; Great Black-backed Gull; Black-headed Gull; Common Gull; 1 Fieldfare; 3 Blackbird; 4 Robin; 1 Blue Tit; 1 Great Tit; 2 Greenfinch; 1 Chaffinch. (A Parker)

 

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Cattle Egret. Steve Cox
Stonechat. Tim Culmer
Magpie. Tim Culmer
Chiffchaff. Tim Culmer
Lesser Scaup. Paul Godier
Great Crested Grebe. Martin Webb
Goldfinch. Martin Webb
Chaffinch. Martin Webb