Wednesday 14th January 2026

Wednesday 14th January 2026

Helston Boating Lake: pair of Lesser Scaup still, 10 Northern Shoveler, 17 Tufted Duck. (T Twiggs)

Bude Marsh: 3 White-fronted Goose. (A Roberts)

Trenwheal: 1 White Stork blue ring 45 again in cabbage field opposite Huthnance Park at 13.07pm. (M Webb)

Hayle Estuary: 1 adult Little Gull (G Lawler, T Mills); 1 Yellow-legged Gull and c25 Common Gull (T McGowan, T Mills); also 3 (1m + 2f) Goosander, c500 Lapwing, c200 Golden Plover, c300 Wigeon; c300 Dunlin, c100 Teal, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret. (T Mills)

Newlyn: 1 Iceland Gull (juvenile/1st winter on fish dock roof; different individual to bird present on 6 January). (N R Rogers, T Twiggs)

Helston Loe Pool: 1 Great White Egret in trees at northern end, 2 Eurasian Teal, 18 Common Pochard, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Great Crested Grebe. (T Twiggs)

Drift Reservoir: 8 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Coot, 3 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 12+ Redwing, 120+ Canada Goose. 8 Cattle Egret at Sellan Farm. (P Taylor)

Truro, Boscawen Park: 3 Avocet. (P Pearson)

Carclew: Crossbill (m) at woodland fringe. (M Day)

Siblyback Lake: 10 Cormorant, 3 Little Grebe, 3 Coot, 2 Teal, 1 ad.Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Snipe, 4 Raven, 15 Fieldfare. (K Pellow)

East Pentire, Newquay: 14 Common Scoter, 4 Red-throated Diver early am. (D Grose)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 22 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 7 Mallard, 14 Teal, 4 Goosander, 17 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Little Grebe, 55 Oystercatcher, c.3000 Golden Plover, 9 Grey Plover, 15 Ringed Plover, c.450 Lapwing, 45 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 45 Redshank, 2 Knot, 125 Dunlin, 250 Black-headed Gull, 11 Common Gull, 65 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 8 Rook, 3 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 2 Greenfinch. (M Scawen et al.)

Polbathic Creek: 2 Avocet (came up with Canadas). (A Blonden)

Redruth, New Cut: 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest, 2 Goldcrest. (T Wright)

Newquay Headland & Little Fistral: 6 Turnstone, 15 Kittiwake, 1 Guillemot, 5 Cormorant, 2 Shag, 5 Gannet, 9 Herring Gull, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Rock Dove, 2 Stonechat, 5 Oystercatcher, pod of 15/20 Dolphin. (A Quincey)

Treraven Meadows: 10 Snipe, 3 Grey Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit, 30+ Chaffinch (two seperate groups), 1 Redshank, 16 Teal, 8 Long-tailed Tit. (V Booth)

Newlyn Harbour: 2 1st winter Great Northern Diver, 50+ Turnstone, 1 Cormorant, 1st winter Iceland Gull, 8 Black-headed Gull, 75+ Great Black-backed and Herring Gull. (M Webb)

Penzance Wherrytown: 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Cormorant, 3 Oystercatcher over. (M Webb)

Dobwalls, private garden: 1 Firecrest, 2 Great Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 10 House Sparrow. (C&J Duffy)

Long Rock Pool, Tredarvah: 1 male Scaup this afternoon, 1 male Blackcap, 1 Coal Tit. (R Chiffers)

Walmsley: 1 Spoonbill, 1 Little Egret, 12 Tufted Duck, 8 Pintail, 2 Shelduck. (P Davies)

 

 

 

 

Late Submission, 13/01/26, Lower Tamar Lake: 2 Willow Tit (hide), 8 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Cormorant, 3 Robin, 21 Goosander 8m 13f, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 2 Grey Heron, 7 Teal. (R Mudge)

Late Submission, 13/01/26, Upper Tamar Lake: 2 Willow Tit (1 White v Red), 12 Great Crested Grebe, c80 Canada Geese, 4 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron. (R Mudge)

Late Submission, 13/01/26, Bude: Male Kestrel behind the cricket club. (B Crowell)

 

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Avocets – P Pearson
Kestrel – Beverley Crowell
Little Gull – Tony Mills
Golden Plover – Tony Mills
Goosander – Tony Mills
Snipe – Vic Booth
Snipe – Vic Booth
Snipe – Vic Booth
Grey Wagtail – Vic Booth
Great Northern Diver – Martin Webb
Turnstone – Martin Webb
Meadow Pipit – Martin Webb
Rock Pipit – Martin Webb
Pied Wagtail – Martin Webb
White Stork – Martin Webb
Little Grebe – Phil Taylor
Coal Tit – Robin Chiffers
Blackcap – Robin Chiffers
Male Scaup – Robin Chiffers
Widgeon – Paul Davies
Shelduck – Paul Davies
Tufted Duck – Paul Davies