Wednesday 10th September 2025

Wednesday 10th September 2025

Porthgwarra: 1 Fea’s type Petrel past at 11.11. Also, 1 Long-tailed Skua, 1 Sabine’s Gull, 1 juv Little Gull, 44 Great Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 9 Sandwich Tern. (S Rogers, N Rogers, F Duff)

Pendeen: 1 Fea’s type Petrel past at 08.05am. (P Combridge).  Another Fea’s type Petrel reported at 11.45. (M Elliot). Also, 1 Wryneck near allotments. (A Bayly)

Siblyback Reservoir: 1 Baird’s Sandpiper, 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Ruff and 3 Common Sandpipers. (A Roberts, A Tomkins)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Black Kite over at 1.45pm. (RBA)

Newquay, Gannel Estuary: 1 Glossy Ibis off the car park. (M Lammas)

Marazion Marsh: 1 Glossy Ibis on flooded area. (M James)

Porthilly Point: 2 Glossy Ibis, 1 Hooded Crow, 1 Sand Martin, 1 Curlew, 39 Oystercatcher, 5 Turnstone,1 Redshank, 1000+ mixed Corvids, 3 Rock Pipit. (S Grose)

Wadebridge, Treraven Meadow: 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wood Sandpiper. (D Julian)

Ruan Lanihorne: 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 4 Glossy Ibis, 2 Common Sandpiper, family of 5 Grey Wagtail, hundreds of Canada Geese, 3 Grey Heron. (R Castillo-Nicholls, R Nicholls, D Hall, et al)

Stithians Reservoir (Stuart Hutchings hide): 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 4 Curlew Sandpipers, 6 Dunlin, 10+ Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank. (T Pinfield and P Wiltshire).  Also, at dusk, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 7 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, 4 Greenshank, 2 Lapwing. (T Wilson, N Watmaugh)

East Pentire (15.50 – 18.30): 2 (ad + pale juv) Long-tailed Skua, 16 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 18 Kittiwake, 1 Sabine’s Gull, 3 Black Tern, 3 Sandwich Tern, 7 ‘commic’ Tern. (S Rowe)

Porthallow: 1 Hoopoe in private garden. (RBA)

Lizard, Caerthillian: 1 Wryneck. (G May)

Hayle Estuary, Ryan’s field: 4 Curlew Sandpiper and 2 Ruff. (T Culmer). Also, 3 Curlew Sandpipers (2 ad:1juv), 4 Ruff (inc.2 reeves), 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Greenshank, 1 Knot and 5 Sandwich Tern flew over estuary. (J Hawkey). Also, 1 Greenshank, 30+ Redshank, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Herring Gull, 8 Black-headed Gull 15.10 – 16.15. (M Webb). Also, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, 40 Redshank, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Curlew, 25 Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, 6 Canada Goose. (SM Cox).

Davidstow Airfield: 4 Curlew Sandpiper. (B Bosisto).  Also, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, 20+ Ringed Plover, 1 Wheatear, 50+ Starlings.  Numbers of Pied Wagtail and Linnets. (V Booth)

Millbrook: 3 Curlew Sandpiper in roost at 9.30am. (P Kemp). Also, 2 Little Grebe, 152 Redshank, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper on falling tide. (B Taggart)

Gillan Creek: 12 Cattle Egret, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 4 Curlew. (D Collins)

Lower river Lynher (5-5 30 pm): 1 Osprey, 1 Raven, 2 Woodpigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 4 Swallow, 5 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 12 Herring Gull, 14 Common Gull, 9 Black-headed Gull. (A Wilson)

Downderry: Moving west before 0730, 2 Arctic Skua, 6 Kittiwake, 3 Mediterranean Gull and c25 Sandwich Tern. (A Payne)

Bude, Maer Lake: 2 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail, 12 Moorhen, 31 Canada Geese, 28 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 29 Teal, 1 Wigeon, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Herring Gull.5 Black-headed Gull. (N Bastin)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 55 Canada Goose, 25 Mute Swan, 3 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 1 Goosander, 3 Wood pigeon, 50 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 38 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 18 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 125 Black-headed gull, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 65 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 15 Grey Heron, 18 Little Egret, 75 Carrion Crow, 17 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 6 Large White, 5 Red Admiral. (M Scawen)

Greensplat/Nanpean: 2 Kestrel. (S Grose)

Late submission, 9/9, Zennor: 1 Glossy Ibis (Trewey Common) and 3 Whinchats. (J Machin)

TJW

Curlew Sandpiper - Bob Bosisto
Curlew Sandpiper – Bob Bosisto
Curlew Sandpiper - Bob Bosisto
Curlew Sandpiper – Bob Bosisto
Curlew Sandpiper - Vic Booth
Curlew Sandpiper – Vic Booth
Curlew Sandpiper - Vic Booth
Curlew Sandpiper – Vic Booth
Grey Phalarope & Curlew Sandpiper - T Culmer
Grey Phalarope & Curlew Sandpiper – T Pinfield
Black-tailed Godwit - Martin Webb
Black-tailed Godwit – Martin Webb
Bar-tailed Godwit - Martin Webb
Bar-tailed Godwit – Martin Webb
Pectoral Sandpiper - Tony Wilson
Pectoral Sandpiper – Tony Wilson
Baird's Sandpiper - Andy Tomkins
Pectoral Sandpiper - Andy Tomkins
Pectoral Sandpiper – Andy Tomkins
Glossy Ibis - Mark James
Glossy Ibis – Mark James
Curlew Sandpiper - Steve Cox
Curlew Sandpiper – Steve Cox
Wryneck - Graham May
Wryneck – Graham May