Tuesday 16th September 2025

Tuesday 16th September 2025

Polgigga: 1 Black Kite over lane between Polgigga and Bosistow Farm at 10am, again seen over Nanjizal valley at 10.30. Also, female Marsh Harrier at Bosistow Farm. (J Horrabin)

Porthgwarra: 1 Black Kite at c10.00am. (D Cornish)

Kingsmill Lake: From the hide – 2 Glossy Ibis, 2 Osprey, 26 Greenshank and 1 Sandwich Tern. (A Pearson, R Brandon)

Godrevy: 3 Sabine’s Gull and 13 Chough. (T Culmer).  Also, at Mutton Cove, 12 Chough. (A Myers)

The Rumps, Pentire (12.00 – 15.00): 1 Sabine’s Gull, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 12+ Commic Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 20+ Kittiwake, 1 Grey Phalarope, Gannets, Manx Shearwaters and Guillemots. (J Darke)

Lizard, Kynance Cove: 1 Dotterel flew over. (RBA)

Pendeen: 1 fem-type Montagu’s Harrier flew west. (P Combridge)

Siblyback Lake: 1 Grey Phalarope, 16 Cormorant, 17 Little Grebe, 1Grey Heron, 11 Coot, 26 Teal, 7+ Ringed Plover, 7 Common Sandpiper, 80+ Swallow, 15 House Martin, 10 Sand Martin. (K Pellow)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Osprey, 1 Curlew, 1 Ruff, 1 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear, 2 Greenshank, 6 Dunlin, 6 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Ringed Plover. (P Wiltshire)

Upper Fowey Estuary: 1 Osprey, 15 Greenshank and 1 Bar-tailed Godwit. (R Kirkwood)

Millbrook: 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 2 juv Knot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Mediterranean Gull (2 ad + 2 2nd cy). (P Aley)

Davidstow airfield1 Raven, 5 Wheatear, 9 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin. (J Brown)

Penryn River10 Curlew, +30 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 15 Turnstone, +20 Mallard, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Little Egret, +10 House Martin. (T Chambers)

Wadebridge: 3 Grey Heron, 2 Common Gull opposite Royal Cornwall Showground. (S Grose)

Dunmere: 2 Dipper. (S Grose)

Par Beach Pool: 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper. (S Grose)

Tregonetha Downs: 1 Kestrel, 2 Yellowhammer, 7 Linnet, 1 Chiffchaff. (S Grose)

Newquay Boating lake: 1 f Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Wagtail. (S Grose)

Newlyn Tolcarne Bridge: 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 8 Turnstone, 1 Shag ringed blue ring white lettering 3PT on left leg, metal ring with number 73099 on right leg. (M Webb)

Newlyn Harbour: 2 Shag, 3 Cormorant, 55+ Turnstone, 1 Black-headed Gull, 50+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull. (M Webb)

Penzance Wherrytown: 3 Rock Pipit, 5 Shag, 1juv Cormorant, 1 Grey Seal off beach. (M Webb)

Roche: Curlew calling this morning, approx 8.20 am, over Rosemellyn. (L Welch)

Dobwalls, private garden: 3 Swallow, 2 Peacock. (C&J Duffy)

Chacewater: 6 or 7 Glossy Ibis flew west over Kerley Hill towards Chacewater at 7.05am. (R Bowyer)

Late submission, 15/9, Truro: 5 Glossy Ibis west over A390 at 06.58. (RBA)

TJW

Osprey - Rupert Kirkwood
Osprey – Rupert Kirkwood
Greenshank - Rupert Kirkwood
Greenshank – Rupert Kirkwood
Black Kite - Dean Cornish
Black Kite – Dean Cornish
Shag - Martin Webb
Shag – Martin Webb
Turnstone - Martin Webb
Turnstone – Martin Webb
Grey Wagtail - Martin Webb
Grey Wagtail – Martin Webb