Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Truro (Boscowan to Sunny Corner)1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 30+ Black-tailed Godwit, 30+Dunlin, 37 Shelduck, 3 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper. (V Booth). Also, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank and 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull at Tesco (pm). (T Wilson)

Lelant Station: 1 ad Ring-billed Gull. (RBA)

Helston Boating Lake: 2 (pr) Lesser Scaup still. (RBA)

Bude, Maer Lake: 3 Russian White-fronted Goose still. (RBA)

Helford Passage: 1 Red-necked Grebe, 5 Great Northern Diver, 50 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Shag, 1 Cormorant and 3 Oystercatcher. (J Overfield)

Helford River from Frenchman’s Creek: 3 Red-necked Grebe (1 sp), 4 Great Northern Divers, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 2 Shag, 1 Cormorant. (T Pinfiled, J Overfield)

Colliford Lake area1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 1 Great Crested Grebe, mixed flock of about 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull and Greater Black-backed Gull. (A Quincey).  Also, Colliford Reservoir: 500 Lapwing, 100 Golden Plover, 8 Goosander. (D Eva)

Marazion, Longrock: 2 Little Gulls (both adults, 1 with partial black hood). (N R Rogers).  Also, Marazion Beach: 86 Sanderling. (C & JP Taylor)

Lower Tamar Lake (am): 17 Goosander 8m 9f, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Little Egret, 2 Cormorants, 1m Tufted Duck, 1m Reed Bunting, 2 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe. (R Mudge)

Trezibbet: 1 Treecreeper. (D Eva)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field: 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (D Cains).  Also, 4 (3m 1f) Shelduck, 18 Teal, 10 Canada Goose, 15 Redshank, 1 Curlew, 100+ Lapwing, 20+ Black-headed Gull. (M Webb).  From Hayle Estuary B3301 Causeway: 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 17 Redshank, 5 Lapwing, 2m Shelduck, 18 Teal, 3 (1m 2f) Mallard. (M Webb)

Tolcarne1 Black Redstart, 2 Great Northern Diver, 5 Oystercatcher. (P Wiltshire)

Newquay, East Pentire: 46+ Red-throated Divers viewed from Headland over to Towan Head, inc 2 groups of 11 and 15. (D Grose)

Roseland: 11 Cirl Bunting  (7m, 4f), 6 Red-legged Partridge (Ruan Lanihorne) and at Tresillian fields, 1500 Chaffinch, 1000+ Linnet, 250+ Stock Dove, 1 male Merlin, 1 Yellowhammer. (R Wilkins)

Truro: 1 Red Kite over. (R Wilkins)

Carnanton Wood, St Mawgan: 3 House Sparrow, 3 Blackcap, 10 Robin, 3 Coal Tit, 3 Blackbird, 6 Great Tit, 4 Starling, 24 Rook, 3 Wren, 21 Jackdaw, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Dunnock, 8 Goldcrest, 7 Woodpigeon, 1 Pheasant, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 35 Redwing, 8 Blue Tit, 1 Firecrest, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Nuthatch. (C & G Horsley)

TJW

Teal - Martin Webb
Teal – Martin Webb
Bar-tailed Godwit - Martin Webb
Bar-tailed Godwit – Martin Webb
Shelduck - Martin Webb
Shelduck – Martin Webb
Curlew Sandpiper - David Cains
Curlew Sandpiper – David Cains
Sanderling, Marazion Beach, 3/02/2026 Caroline Taylor
Sanderling – Caroline Taylor