Wednesday 1st April 2026

Wednesday 1st April 2026

Hayle Estuary/Lelant: 1 Bonaparte’s Gull, 5 Greenshank, 4 Shelduck, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 28 Herring Gull, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Wigeon, 9 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret. (C Taylor)

Sennen: 1 Hooded Crow (in field behind Chapel before being flushed). (N R Rogers)

St Ives Island:  5 Purple Sandpiper. (A Lobb)

Hayle Estuary from Lelant Saltings Station: 1 adult Little Gull, 1 Water Pipit in ‘Birdies Bistro Corner’ at high tide. (A Lobb)

Treveal:  1 Willow Warbler, 1 Merlin, 1 Water Rail at top of Treveal squealing from stream on Towednack Road. (A Lobb)

Foage Valley: 1 Willow Warbler singing mid-afternoon. (A Lobb)

Marazion Beach: 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver offshore. (A Lobb)

College Woods: 4 Bullfinch (3m & 1f), 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Robin, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit. (T Chambers)

Falmouth Bay: 4 Red-necked Grebe. (J Drage Hubert)

Freathy: 90 Knot flew northwest at 10:00 hrs. (M Jordan)

Respryn: 2 Dippers nest building, 2 Grey Wagtail. (L Birtwistle)

Bude: 25+ Sand Martin over. (D Phillips)

Wadebridge: 40+ Black-tailed Godwit (some in Summer plumage), 20+ Shelduck, 6 Little Egret, 10 Redshank (Pinkson Creek). (V Booth)

Stithians Reservoir: 1 Great White Egret, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Little Grebe. (J St Ledger)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Padstow: 2 Canada Goose, 18 Mute Swan, 28 Shelduck, 19 Mallard, 8 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Moorhen, 8 Oystercatcher, 16 Curlew, 70 Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 6 Black-headed Gull, 200 Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 15 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 1 House Martin, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch. (M Scawen et al.)

Veryan Bay: 9 Black-throated Diver, 11 Great Northern Diver, Razorbills outnumbering Guillemots on Gull Rock. (R Kirkwood)

River Tamar – Kingsmill Lake: 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, 14 Shelduck, 25 Teal, Mallard, 1 Avocet, 1 Curlew, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Black-headed Gull, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Robin, 2 Wren, 3 Blackbird, 1 Chaffinch. (A Parker)

Downderry: 0715-0810, moving west, 3 Red-throated Diver, 12 Gannet, 170+ Manx Shearwater, 5 Kittiwake, 5 Sandwich Tern, 250+ auks. (A Payne)

RSPB Scillonian III wildlife cruise, Penzance to Wolf Rock: 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Little Egret, 16 Gannet, 251 Guillemot, 1 Cormorant, 55 Manx Shearwater, 11 Kittiwake, 5 Herring Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Puffin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Wolf Rock to St Mary’s: 28 Manx Shearwater, 21 Gannet, 5 Guillemot, 15 Kittiwake, 1 Shag, 3 Razorbill, 2 Great Northern Diver, 2 Fulmar. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

St Mary’s to Wolf Rock: 2 Kittiwake, 2 Cormorant, 1 Shag, 49 Gannet, 13 Guillemot, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 103 Manx Shearwater. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Wolf Rock to Penzance: 2 Great Skua, 299 Manx Shearwater, 44 Gannet, 76 Guillemot, 47 Herring Gull, 1 Razorbill, 2 Kittiwake, 2 Common Dolphin. (P Taylor, H Mitchell)

Wadebridge: 3 Raven over South, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin, all behind Bridge bike hire. (S Grose)

Porthilly Point: 16 Common Gull, 189 Herring Gull, 1 ad  Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 m Kestrel, 57 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 1 Brent Goose (pale bellied). (S Grose)

Hayle: 5 Sandwich Tern, 3 Mediterranean Gulls. (P Wiltshire)

 

Late submission, 20/03/26, Castle Beach: 2 Great Black-backed Gull. (R. Bowyer)

 

Grey Wagtail - Linda Birtwistle
Black-tailed Godwit - Vic Booth
Black-tailed Godwit - Vic Booth
Black-tailed Godwit - Vic Booth
Shelduck - Vic Booth
Little Egret - Vic Booth
Great White Egret - John St Ledger
Hooded Crow - Nigel Rogers
Razorbill - Rupert Kirkwood
Razorbill - Rupert Kirkwood
Black-headed Gull and Bonaparte’s Gull - Caroline Taylor
Bonaparte’s Gull - Caroline Taylor
Bar-tailed Godwit - Caroline Taylor