Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Tuesday 22nd September 2026

Geevor: 1 Red-backed Shrike (J Hawkey).  Also, 1 Wryneck still (RBA)

Lizard, Kynance Farm: 1 Wryneck. (D Collins)

Pendeen: 1 Wryneck near football pitch and 1 Lesser Whitethroat. (P Combridge)

Lizard, Jollytown: 1 imm m Ring Ouzel. (D Collins)

Lizard, Soapy Cove: 1 ringtail Hen Harrier. (D Collins)

Longrock Pool, Marazion: 3 Bearded Tit (2m + 1f) and 1 Kingfisher. (R Griffiths, J Irvine). Also, 6 Cattle Egret, 2 Teal. (R Hamilton-Ahearne) and on beach, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, Mixed flock Sanderling, Dunlin, Ringed Plover. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Par Beach: 12 Brent Geese (4 adults, 8 first winter juvenile Light Bellied), 6 Bar-tailed Godwits. (V Booth)

Penzance: 1 Red-necked Grebe off Jubilee Pool. (P St Pierre)

St Ives, Clodgy Point (early am): 1 Wheatear, 1 Common Scoter, 4 Sandwich Tern all west. (A Lobb)

St Ives Island (9:30 – 13:30): 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipits, 2 Wheatear, 17 Swallows in early fog. Visibility then good and sea flat calm – 1 Leach’s Petrel & 1 Wilson’s Petrel, 3 Arctic Skua, 12 Common Scoter, 6 Teal, 14 Sandwich, 6 ‘Commic’, 2 Common Terns, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit with several breaching Tuna plus small pods of Common Dolphins and Harbour Porpoise. (A Lobb)

Devoran: 2 Osprey. (J Warner)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Glossy Ibis still at Golden Lion. (RBA). Also, 1 Osprey and 1 Greenshank near southern end. 7 White Stork (unknown origin) from Watersports Centre circling over Tresevern then drifting west around 5.00 p.m. (G. Adams)

Helston Community College: 7 White Stork (unknown origin) over heading south around 6.00 p.m. (G. Adams)

Pentire Point: 11 Chough. (M Price & A Boyd)

Loe Bar Road: 8 Chough in private garden for 10 minutes. (A Bray)

Camel Estuary: 1 Great White Egret. (W Delacour)

Sennen: 15 Grey Heron and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit over, 2 Firecrest. (IC Whitehouse, MD James)

East Pentire: 21 Grey Heron west mid pm. (S Rowe)

Stithians Reservoir: 7 Grey Heron over. (M Grantham)

Kynance Lane: 9 Grey Heron over. (D Collins)

Truro: 1 Grey Heron over calling. (T Wilson)

Bissoe: 1 Grey Heron over. (T Wilson)

Booby’s Bay: 220 Mediterranean Gull. (A Langdon)

St Breward: 2 adult and 1 juv Common Buzzard together in a tree. (J Lees)

Polbathic Creek: 1 Green Sandpiper and 60 Redshank in wader roost,  Also, 1 young Buzzard eating large Slow Worm in the garden. (A Blonden)

Millbrook Lake: 1 Shoveler (f), 1 Mandarin (f), 1 Teal (f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 9 Redshank, 5 Little Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 1 Chiffchaff, large number of Herring and Black Headed Gulls, 5 Moorhen, 25+ Mallard. (D Sharp).

Hayle, Copperhouse Creek:- 1 ringed Curlew from near library. (orange ring on left leg. Yellow lower and green upper ring on right leg. 7C in black on yellow).  Also, Hayle Estuary: 1 ringed Curlew from Lelant station. (yellow flag (as opposed to a ring) with KT in black on upper left leg. Red on lower left leg. Blue ring on right leg). (D King)

Late submission, 17/9, Old Lanwarnick: 1 Black Redstart, 1 Firecrest, 1 Northern Wheatear, 3 Marsh Tits. (C Allen)

TJW

Ring Ouzel - David Collins
Chough - Melissa Price
Pale-bellied Brent Geese - Vic Booth
Bearded Tit, Marazion Marsh, 22/09/2026. Jon Irvine
Bearded Tit - Regina Griffiths
Bearded Tit - Regina Griffiths
Shoveler - Deena Sharp
Osprey - Jonathan Warner