Tuesday 16th December 2025

Tuesday 16th December 2025

Mousehole: 1 Pacific Diver still present, 3 Black-throated Diver, 3 Great Northern Diver and 2 Guillemot. (C Taylor, M James)

Helston Boating Lake: 2 Lesser Scaup still present. (D Eva)

Frenchman’s Creek: 1 Red-necked Grebe, 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Great Northern Diver. (D Eva)

Torpoint: 1 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Slavonian Grebe. (RBA)

Truro, St Clement to Tresillian: 13 Cattle Egret in trees by river, 2 Little Egret, 4 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Water Rail (hrd). (T Wilson)

Lynher Estuary: 66 Avocet, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Great Northern Diver, 4 Kingfisher. (R Kirkwood)

Newquay, East Pentire, (8-9.30am): 1 Great Skua, 7 Red-throated Divers, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Chough. (D Grose)

Penzance behind bus station: 1 fem Black Redstart, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit. (M James)

Penzance, Battery Rocks: 60 Sanderling, 18 Purple Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover, 7 Cormorant. (C Taylor)

Long Rock Pool: 1 Greater Scaup, 20+ Snipe, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Cetti’s Warbler 2 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron.  (M James, C Taylor)

Marazion Marsh: 20+ Snipe. (M James). Also, 8 Snipe, 1 Dunnock, 12 Teal, 5 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron. (C Taylor)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field: 1 Great White Egret, 1 Greenshank, 40+ Redshank, 70+ Lapwing plus distant Canada Goose and Lapwing flocks on Northern end of reserve. (C Taylor)

Hayle Estuary (from Causeway): 10 Goosander (6f, 4m), 1 Spoonbill (V463), 2 Shelduck, 28 Wigeon, 7 Redshank, 3+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, plus numbers of distant Herring Gull, Lapwing, Curlew. (C Taylor)

Par, Spit Beach: 3 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Firecrest (from bridge) loosely following group of mixed tits. Also, 1 presumed Great Northern Diver found dead on rocks. (G Treadwell)

Polwheveral Creek: 1st winter male Pintail, 30 Mallard, 15 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 5 Curlew, 10 Shelduck, 50 Canada Goose, 45 Redwing. (D Collins)

Chapel Amble: 5 Chiffchaff, 1m Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Curlew, 1m Shoveler, 3 Water Rail (heard only), 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard. (S Grose)

Wadebridge, Treraven Meadows: 3 Marsh Tit. (S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing, 8 Teal, 10 Cormorant, 28 Coot, 20 Redwing, 5 Goldcrest. (S Grose)

Goldophin House1 Firecrest, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 13 Goldfinch, 1 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Robin, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Buzzard. (T Chambers)

Stithians Reservoir (Feeder hide): 1 female Bullfinch, 2 Buzzard, 50+ Canada Goose, 10+ Snipe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50+ Teal, 20+ Mallard, 2 Grey Heron. (S Talbot)

Kit Hill (north slope): 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Mistle Thrush (singing), 4 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 3 Wren, 1 Robin, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Great Tit, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Jay. (A Parker)

Truro River by Tesco: 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, 2 Mute Swan, 5 (3m 2f) Mallard, 8 Black-headed Gull, 15 Herring Gull 09.50 – 10.30. (M Webb)

Truro, Calenick Creek: 16 Redshank, 20 Shelduck, 1 Cormorant, 3 Redwing, 1 Buzzard. (A Nicholson)

Constantine (private garden): 1 Firecrest and 1 Painted Lady still. (T Pinfield)

Late submission, 13/12, Hayle Estuary: 2 Goosander (female) from the train between Lelant and Lelant Saltings in small channel very close to the line. Also 1 Spoonbill at Ryan’s Field from different train. (A Nicholson)

Late submission, 12/12, Truro, Newham to Harbour Office (15.40- 16.25): 1 Lesser Yellowlegs (behind Tesco), 8 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 2-3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Curlew, 65 Dunlin, 1 Grey Wagtail. (A Nicholson)

TJW

Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Gary Treadwell
Dark-bellied Brent Goose – Gary Treadwell
Common Buzzard - Sarah Talbot
Common Buzzard – Sarah Talbot
Black Redstart - Mark James
Black Redstart – Mark James
Black Redstart - Mark James
Black Redstart – Mark James
Great Northern Diver - Mark James
Great Northern Diver – Mark James
Black-tailed Godwit - Martin Webb
Black-tailed Godwit – Martin Webb
Common Sandpiper - Martin Webb
Common Sandpiper – Martin Webb
Avocet - Rupert Kirkwood
Avocet – Rupert Kirkwood
Great White Egret - Rupert Kirkwood
Kingfisher - Rupert Kirkwood
Kingfisher – Rupert Kirkwood
Spoonbill - Rupert Kirkwood
Spoonbill – Rupert Kirkwood
Pacific Diver (left) - Caroline Taylor
Pacific Diver (left) – Caroline Taylor
Spoonbill - Caroline Taylor
Spoonbill – Caroline Taylor
Greater Scaup - Caroline Taylor
Greater Scaup – Caroline Taylor
Sanderling - Caroline Taylor
Sanderling – Caroline Taylor