Wednesday 20th May 2026

Wednesday 20th May 2026

St Ives Island: 6:30-10:30: 1 Arctic Skua dark phase (west at 10am), 10 Sooty Shearwater (west in singles between 9:15 – 10:30), at least 18 European Storm Petrel (all west in ones and twos), 26 Puffin (all west in small groups up to 9:45) – almost the commonest auk this morning – around 30 Guillemot, 20 Razorbill, 30,000 Manx Shearwater – at least 200/min throughout. (A Lobb)

East Pentire, Newquay: 8-10am, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Storm Petrel, 2 Great Skua, 1 Common/Arctic Tern, 30,000+ Manx Shearwater. (D Grose)

Penzance: Lesser Black-backed Gull at St. Johns Hall car park gathering nesting material. (J Evans)

Rumps and Pentire: 1 Wood Pigeon, 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 55 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Guillemot, 8 Razorbill, 4 Fulmar, c.100 Manx Shearwater, 25 Gannet, 2 Cormorant, 7 Shag, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 12 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 10 Skylark, 25 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 6 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 6 Rock Pipit, 9 Linnet, 4 Grey Seal, 1 Green-veined White, 1 Speckled Yellow Moth. (M Scawen et al.)

Lizard Point: 07.15-10.15: 2 adult Pomarine Skua, 1 imm Arctic Skua, 5 Sooty Shearwater, 10 Storm Petrel, 18 Great Northern Diver in breeding plumage, 16 Puffin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit – all passing west. (D Collins)

Rame HeadAll west (05:30-08:30), 5 Storm Petrel, 1 Black-throated Diver, 11 Great Northern Diver, 2 Whimbrel, 12 Razorbill, 55 Guillemot, 35 Kittiwake, 8 Fulmar, 323 Manx Shearwater, 118 Gannet. (N Sluman)

Stithians: 1 Cuckoo (two heard), 1 Little Egret, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Jay, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow, 6 Mallard (m) plus pr with young, 6 Cormorant. Blue & Great Tits, Swallows & House Martins. (P Wiltshire)

Walmsley and Burniere: 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 6 Whimbrel, 6 Shelduck, 15 Dunlin, 1 Goosander, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Blackcap, 2 Sedge Warblers. (P Davies)

Walmsley Sanctuary: 9 Dunlin, 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, new brood of Gadwall with 7 young, male Marsh Harrier, 1 Wood Sandpiper. (B Bosisto) 

Porthilly Point: 14 Sand Martin, 1m Kestrel, 37 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Shelduck, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Cormorant, 2 Greenfinch. (S Grose)

Wadebridge, Blable Gate: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red Legged Partridge. (S Grose)

Newquay Boating lake: 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 m Tufted Duck. (S Grose)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 10.30 – 11.30: 7 (2m 2f 3 juv) Stonechat, 6 (1m 3f 2 juv) Linnet, 3 Dunnock, 2 Swallow, 6 (3ad 3juv) Carrion Crow, 9 Jackdaw, 30+ Canada Goose (4prs with 2, 4, 6 & 11 goslings), 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron. (M Webb)

 

 

Late Submission, 19/05/2026, Hayle Estuary: Adult Yellow-legged Gull. (A Lobb)

Late Submission, 19/05/2026, St Ives: 9 European Storm Petrel and 5 Puffin heading west between 6:30 and 9:30. (A Lobb & L Langley)

Late Submission, 18/05/2026, Calstock Wetlands: 1 Reed Warbler. (S Fuge)

 

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Reed Warbler - Sara Fuge
Goosander - Paul Davies
Black-tailed Godwit & Mallard - Paul Davies
Blackcap - Paul Davies
Female Linnet feeding juvenile - Martin Webb
Male Linnet - Martin Webb
Juvenile Stonechat - Martin Webb
Female Stonechat - Martin Webb
Dunnock - Martin Webb
Canada Goose & goslings - Martin Webb