Tuesday 21st April 2026

Tuesday 21st April 2026

Skewjack Farm: 1 Black Kite in a tree in Bosisto Lane.

Boscathnoe Reservoir: 1 Dusky Warbler still, 1 Greenshank and 6 Red Kite. (T Twiggs)

Mullion: 1 Woodchat Shrike still on cliff top, 1 Skylark, 1pr Goldfinch, 1pr Linnet. (P Wiltshire)

Truro, Boscowan Park: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Whimbrel roosting on west bank from car park at high tide.  Also, 2 Greenshank and 30 Shelduck at Sunny Corner. (T Wilson)

St Ives, Trewyn Park: 1 Pallas’s Warbler still singing. (T Murch)

Cape Cornwall: 1 Hoopoe on golf course.

Porth Reservoir: 1 Wood Sandpiper and 2 Common Sandpiper. (R Augarde)

Pendeen: At least 112 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail and 1 Tree Pipit. (P Combridge)

Loe Bar: 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Redshank. (S Bury)

Clodgy Point (early am): 4 Wheatear, 20+ Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Sand Martin. (A Lobb)

Hayle, Ryan’ Field: 3 Whimbrel, 1 Red Kite, 1 Curlew (blue leg ring), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Shelduck and 1 Little Egret. (D Offer)

Kingsmill Lake: 11 Whimbrel. (P Kemp)

Caradon Hill/Minions area: 2 Tree Pipit, 1 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Kestrel, 3 Linnets, 1 Magpie, 1 House Martin, 1 Raven, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Wren, 1 Sparrowhawk, several Swallow, Starlings & Jackdaw. (C&J Duffy)

Newquay, East Pentire (7.30 – 9am): 1 Great White Egret ‘in off’ the sea, headed towards Fistral Beach and Golf Course. Also 20,000 Manx Shearwater, 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Northern Wheatear, 3 Common Whitethroat, 4 Barn Swallow, 2 House Martins, 2 Red Kite. (D Grose)

Maer Lake: 20+ Sand Martin, 10+ House Martin, 10+ Swallow, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow warbler, 5 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Grey Heron. Also, 1 f Wheatear at Northcott Mouth. (C Judge)

Marazion Marsh: 2 Swift and 1 Swallow. (S Jackson)

Buttermilk Hill: 2 Wheatear. (A Lobb)

Wadebridge, Treraven Farm: 1 Cuckoo. (T Dowling)

Tregardock to Backways Cove (Coast Path): 3 Wheatear, 1 Buzzard, 2 Shags, 6 Swallows, 1 Stonechat, 2 Ravens. (J Burges)

Bude: Sand Martin colony ca 150 burrows most of which look to be active – big expansion on last year, 1 m Wheatear. (S Ashby)

Bussow Reservoir: 2 Red Kite over heading east, 2 Green Sandpiper (1 heading east over reservoir circling briefly, 1 on adjoining pool before relocating to NE corner of main reservoir), 2 Common Sandpiper, c100 Swallows heading east in pulses with 5+ House Martin, 5+ Sand Martin, 1 Cormorant. (A Lobb)

Roche, Dubbers Trails: 3 Red Kite, 4 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler. (B Bosisto)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 3 Little Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Mute Swan, pair Gadwall, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 18 Mallard (1a+5j, 2a+6j, 4a), 4 Swallow, 50+ Sand Martin (dozens of them swooping over the water), 1 Black-headed Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2+ Sedge Warbler (2 seen, more heard), 2 Wren, 5 Jackdaw, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, 2 Chiffchaff. (JP & C Taylor). Also, 5 Red Kite E, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Swift, 300 Sand Martin. (G Stephenson)

Falmouth, Swanpool: 1 Red Kite at 12.10. (P Ennsom). Also, 1 Swift flying north. (D Peers)

Penryn: 15 Red Kite heading east. (P Roseveare)

Polgigga: 44 Red Kite heading east. (S Rogers)

Skewjack: 15+ Red Kite roosting in conifers. (J Hawkey)

Lizard, Grade: 1 Red Kite. (J Jones)

Lizard, Kynance Gate: 3 Red Kite. (J Jones)

Lizard, Windmill Farm: 9 Red Kite. (D Wright)

Lizard, Hendra Hill: 1 Red Kite. (G Adams)

St Austell: 1 Red Kite at 12.00. (A Roberts)

Chacewater, Wheal Busy: 2 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker. (BP)

Goldsithney1 Red Kite heading NE at first then returned heading SW. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Tregonetha: 2 Red Kite. (D Pollard)

Camel Estuary (Tregunna): 3 Red Kite E (singles), 75 Shelduck, 4 Whimbrel, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 49 Dunlin. (G Stephenson)

Carnanton Woods and St Mawgan village BTO Breeding Bird Survey: 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 83 Rook, 8 Carrion Crow, 13 Woodpigeon, 8 Blackcap, 4 Song Thrush, 9 Chaffinch, 4 Goldcrest, 11 Jackdaw, 25 Wren, 10 Blue Tit, 17 Great Tit, 4 Nuthatch, 13 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Greenfinch, 7 Robin, 4 Dunnock, 6 Blackbird, 3 Pheasant, 1 Herring Gull, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Stock Dove, 1 Magpie, 1 Raven, 2 Swallow. (C & G Horsley)

Mount Hawke: 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 10 Rook, 7 Jackdaw, 1 Jay, 1 Firecrest, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Buzzard, 6 Linnet. (BP)

 

Late news for 20th April:

St Ives: 1 Pallas’s Warbler still at Trewyn. (G Jones)

Sennen: 1 Black Kite over church. (S Stanbury)

Rosewall Hill, St Ives: 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Green Sandpiper. (G Jones)

Pendeen: 1 Pied Flycatcher (f), 1 Tree Pipit. (P Combridge)

Rafta Farm: 100+ Red Kite east in the afternoon. (M Jones)

Treraven Farm1 Cuckoo (heard yesterday & today), 2 Swallows, 1 Red Kite. (C Cumming)

TJW

 

 

 

 

 

Grasshopper Warbler - Bob Bosisto
Red Kite - Dean Pollard