Tuesday 4th August 2026

Tuesday 4th August 2026

Drift Reservoir: 1 White-rumped Sandpiper at c10.30, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, good numbers of House Martins and Swallows, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron. (N Best). Also, 2 Little Ringed Plovers (juvs), 1 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Snipe, 4 Teal, 3 Coot, 2 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Stock Dove. (J Hawkey)

Porth Reservoir: 1 1st sum Night Heron still at far end from the hide. Also, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 18 Mistle Thrush, 3 Firecrest. (S Rowe)

Pendeen: 2 adult Sabine’s Gull. (P Combridge)

Cape Cornwall: 2 Sabine’s Gull. (F Hawkins)

Devoran Quay: 1 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank (now in wp), 13 Greenshank, 10 Whimbrel, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Med Gull (1 juv). (T Wilson)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Cattle Egret , 1 Snipe , 42 Mallard, 8 Little Egret, 5  Grey Heron, 1 Greenshank , 2 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 50 Linnet, 5 Starling, 7 Stock Dove, 8 Pied Wagtail, Southern Migrant Hawker, Migrant Hawker. (CBWPS Board Meeting)

East Pentire: 16 Storm Petrel, 49 Whimbrel, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Sandwich Tern, 10 Kittiwake early am. (S Rowe)

Downderry: 0625-0730, 310+ Gannet, 16 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 2 Whimbrel and 9 Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)

Hayle Causeway: 1 Barnacle Goose and 4 ‘barnyard’ Geese amongst the many Canada Geese, 1 Curlew, 2 Mediterranean Gulls amongst a large mixed flock of Gulls. (V Booth)

Stithians Reservoir: 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Curlew, 2 Lapwing, 3 Snipe. (D Eva)

Gunwalloe: Several juvenile and adult Linnets, Goldfinches and Meadow Pipits. Juvenile Stonechat and adult Common Whitethroat and pair of Choughs. (M Greenhalgh)

Lost Gardens of Heligan Cafe: 2 House Sparrows, 3 Robins (2 juvenile). (I & C Sowerby)

Late submission, 3/8, Portscatho: 1 Turnstone, 2 Oystercatcher, continuing presence of Mediterranean Gull (maximum daily count approx 50). (R Sharp)

Late submission, 2/8, Marazion Marsh: At least 2 Bearded Tit (ad f & juv) at rail bridge end in evening. (M Elliott)

TJW

Barnacle Goose - Vic Booth
Robin - Ian Sowerby