Tuesday 25th August 2026

Tuesday 25th August 2026

Land’s End: 1 Dotterel over, 1 juv Cuckoo, 5 Whinchat, 15 Willow Warbler, 21 Common Whitethroat, 9 Sedge Warbler, 2 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 6 Sand Martin. (R Veal). 1 Dotterel also over Treeve Moor, Whinchat, Tree Pipit, Spotted Flycatcher. (G Lawlor)

Porthgwarra: 2 Dotterel still on the moor. (T Twiggs) 1 Wheatear. (M Greenhalgh) 1 Whinchat. (T Culmer)

Predannack Head: 1 Ortolan over. (S Bury)

Porthoustock: 1 Long-tailed Skua and 1 Sabine’s Gull. (J Jones)

Chapel Carn Brea: 1 Wryneck, 3 Wheatear. (G Lawlor)

Treen: 1 Wryneck and 1 Pied Flycatcher. (R Irvine)

Pendeen: 1 Wryneck, 2 Whinchat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Cuckoo, 20 Tree Pipit. (P Combridge, A Bayly)

Kenidjack Valley: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Chough. (R Evershed)

Rospletha: c150 Yellow Wagtail. (M Wallace)

Cubert: 11 White Stork (assumed from Bodmin reintroduction scheme) over at 06.20. (N Phillips)

Porthilly Point: 49 Grey Heron, 4 Sandwich Tern, 13 Curlew, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 67 Oystercatcher, 14 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone. (S Grose)

Winnards Perch: 30 + Glossy Ibis dropped into a field out of sight between Retallick resort and the roundabout at 5.35pm. ( S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 7 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Teal, 2 Snipe, 5 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stock Dove (on wires opp second hide), 2 Kingfisher. (S Grose)

Newquay Boating Lake: 1m Kingfisher, 3 Cormorant, 2 Tufted Duck. (S Grose)

Newquay, Gannel Estuary: 1 White Stork (released) still early morning. (R Blackman)

Marazion Marsh: 1 White Stork (released). (J Abbott & N Roberts) 1 White Stork (Ringed – KO9), 2 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stonechat (1645-1715) . (J. Warner) 1 White Stork (KO9), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail in flight. (J Hawkey D Parker)

Marazion Beach: 31 Sanderling, 10 Turnstone, 9 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin. (JH & D Parker)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Little Stint with 22 Ringed Plover. North east arm viewed from east shore : 2 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Common Snipe, 3 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, Little Stint, Glossy Ibis & Kingfisher . Northern Wheatear near dam. (M Greenhalgh)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 35 Ringed Plover, 30 Dunlin, 1 Shelduck. (S Van Hear)  Shelduck, Great White Egret, Osprey ( with fish 15.30), Wren, Chiffchaff, 3/4 Dunlin, 10+ Pied Wagtail, 20+ Ringed Plover. Low water levels recently is not giving the public any idea of the boundaries of the bird reserve. Some recent intrusions have been accidental and understandable. (P Wiltshire)

Carnkie: 4 Snipe. (A Lea)

Devoran: 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Knot. (L Parkerson)

Maer Lake: 55 Black-headed Gull, 31 Herring Gull, 8 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 6 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Lapwing, 8 Jackdaw, 2 Carrion Crow, 7 Wood Pigeon, 1 Pheasant. (K Hannavy)

Spit beach Par (9-10.30 am): 1 Curlew, 3 Cormorant, 22 Turnstone, 7 Oystercatcher, 1 Rock Pipit, 6 Herring Gull, 1 Canada Goose over. (P Bullen)

St Ives/Clodgy/Buthallan Loop: 1 fem/imm Teal west, 1 Snipe east, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Ringed Plover east. Nocmig last night – Whimbrel over at 02:23; Green Sandpiper at 03:24; several Dunlin at 04:07. (A Lobb)

Late submissions, 24/8:

Drift Reservoir Northeast Arm 10.15 – 12.00: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Cattle Egret, 7 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 2 Snipe, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 7 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Cormorant, 15+ Moorhen, 20+ Mallard, 140+ Canada Goose. (M Webb).  Also, 1 Little Stint. (sev obs)

Cape Cornwall: 3 Great Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Short-eared Owl.

Porthgwarra: 1 Greenshank, 4 Tree Pipit, 3 Willow Warbler, 14 Wheatear, 2 Firecrest, 1 Dunlin, 1 Whinchat, 9 White Wagtail.

Pendeen: 1 Pied Flycatcher, 9 Tree Pipit.

Skewjack: 1 Hobby, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

Kenidjack: 1 Icterine Warbler reported.

Devoran: 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Knot.

Late submission, 23/8, Middle Amble: 1 Hobby. (M Reeves)

Snipe - Adrian Lea
White Stork & Little Egrets - Jonathan Warner
Osprey - Rupert Evershed
Little Stint - Rupert Evershed
Ruff - Rupert Evershed