Tuesday 28th July 2026

Please note. There will be a work party at Walmsley Sanctuary, in the reserve from 09.00 to approx 14.00 tomorrow Wednesday 29th. We will be working in front of the tower hide so best avoided. (A Langdon, Warden).

Lanhydrock: 2 Black Stork over at 1.15pm. (RBA)

West Penwith: 2 Black Stork over Drift Reservoir, Penzance, east of St Just and Chapel Carn Brea late pm. (L Proctor, F Hawkins, R Humphries and N Rogers).

Porth Reservoir: 1 2nd cy Black-crowned Night Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Herons, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 2 prs Great Crested Grebes with 2 & 1 young respectively. (J Hawkey). Also, 7 Grey Heron, 10 Cormorant, 4 Kingfisher, 5 Coot, 19 Moorhen, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1m Bullfinch, 2 prs Great crested Grebe with 2 & 1 juvs. (S Grose)

Carlyon Bay: 1 Turtle Dove in private garden 7pm for 20 minutes. (P Blackburn)

Devoran Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank, 15 Greenshank, 50 Redshanks, 2 sp Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Whimbrel, 5 Dunlin, 3 Med Gulls and 2 Sandwich Tern at Point. (T Wilson)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Ruff and 2 Wood Sandpiper.

Maer Lake: 1 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 2 Yellow Wagtail. (A Roberts)

Between Tregony and Probus: 1 Red Kite. (B Osthaus)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, c 25 Mallard. (R Mudge)

Lizard Point (o8.00 – 09.25): 37 Storm Petrel, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 9 Puffin. (J Jones)

Loe Pool: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Sandpiper. (S Bury)

Hayle Estuary: 1 Curlew with 2 yellow leg rings above the knee. Also, 1 Redshank. 2 Greater Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret. (S Baird). Also, RSPB Ryan’s Field Hayle: At least 42 Curlew. (C Hamley)

Porthilly Point: 2prs Sand Martin still feeding young in nest burrows, 7 Sandwich Tern, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, 3 Curlew, 45 Mediterranean Gull on sand bar, 4 Grey Heron. (S Grose)

Eddystone Lighthouse (from kayak): 4 Storm Petrel. (R Kirkwood)

Downderry: 0600-0740, 165 Gannet, 2 Fulmar, a Manx Shearwater, 3 Little Egret, 8 Mediterranean Gull and a Kittiwake west. 4 Common Scoter east. Also Common and Risso’s Dolphins. (A Payne)

Hewas Water: 5 House Martin nests. (K Dalziel)

West Porttholland: 1 Green Woodpecker ignoring the influx of holiday makers. (A Guy)

Truro: 1 juv Green Woodpecker anting. (T Wilson)

Falmouth, Prince of Wales Pier: 2 Mute Swan with 3 cygnets, 25 juvenile Herring Gull and 1 Shag. (S Van Hear)

DeLank: 1 Kestrel. (G Williams)

Stithians Reservoir Stuart Hutchings Hide 13.00 – 13.30: 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 2 (ad & juv) Moorhen, 40+ Mallard, 1 Shoveler, 59 Canada Goose, 1 Cormorant with red ring TBY on right leg. (M Webb)

Late submission, 27/7, St Gothian Sands: 1 m Lesser Scaup reported.

TJW