Wednesday 24th June 2026

Wednesday 24th June 2026

Walmsley, Burmier Hide: 2 Glossy Ibis, 2 Shelduck with 21 young, 40 Black-headed Gull, 4 Curlew, 14 Mute Swan, 14 Little Egret, c200 Canada Goose, 1:30-2:30pm. Tower Hide: 2 Green Sandpiper (1 adult, 1 juv), 2 Grey Heron. (M Lammas)

East Pentire, Newquay: 7-8.30am: 5 Puffin, 8 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Storm Petrel, 3 Common Scoter, 200+ Manx Shearwater, 5 Common Swift. (D Grose)

Clerkenwater Vean: 2 fledgling Tawny Owl, 4 fledgling Mistle Thrush with parents. (A Wagstaff)

Botallack/Levant: 12 Red Kite on the cliffs between Botallack and Levant at 06.00 this morning. (D Munday)

St Stephen-in-Brannel: 1 m Blackcap calling, 1 m Bullfinch calling, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler,  1 Small Copper Butterfly, 2 Painted Lady. (P K Bray)

Rumps and Pentire: 5 Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove, 2 Wood Pigeon, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 15 Herring Gull, 25 Guillemot, 5 Razorbill, 6 Puffin, 12 Manx Shearwater, 4 Cormorant, 5 Shag, 1 Kestrel, 3 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Rook, 2 Carrion Crow, 6 Skylark, 5 Swallow, 3 House Martin, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 4 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 3 House Sparrow, 6 Rock Pipit, 7 Linnet, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Barrel Jellyfish, 1 Small Skipper, 8 Large White, 3 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 15 Painted Lady, 1 Wall Brown, 29 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Heath, 11 Six-spot Burnet. (M Scawen et al.)

Goonhilly: 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove, 6 Skylark, 9 Meadow Pipit. (S Wood)

Lands End:3 Linnet,  3 Whitethroat. (T Culmer)

Penzance Battery Rocks: 1 Shag, 1juv Cormorant. Penzance Harbour: 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Herring Gull 10.45 – 11.30. (M Webb)

Loe Bar: Numerous Sand Martin nesting in cliffs, 2 Red Kite. (Ellis)

Tallack’s Creek: 1 Whimbrel, 45 Curlew, 8 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Greenshank, 12 Common Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank (in breeding plumage), 1:50pm (close to high tide). (T Wilson)

Maenporth Beach: 2 Red Kite, 20 Black-headed Gull, 20 Painted Lady. (T Wilson)

Helston: 6 Swift over private garden. (S Ford)

Ventonleague, Hayle: 8 Red Kite over between 10:15-11:15. (P&J Rutter)

RSPB Marazion Marsh: Great White Egret. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Goldsithney2 Red Kite 9.30am, 3 Red Kite 4.30pm over village. Also 2 Swallow, 2 Swift. (R Hamilton-Ahearne)

Goss Moor: 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Blackbird, 2 Willow Warbler, 4 Barn Swallow. (D Pollard)

 

 

 

Late Submission, 23/06/2026, Mouls Kayak Trip: At least 12 Puffin (12 seen at the same time, so could easily be 20+total), 2 Sandwich Tern. Offshore: 2 Storm Petrel, Razorbill with Jumpling, Ocean Sunfish, 10 Common Dolphin, c 12 Painted Ladies. (R Kirkwood)

Late Submission, 23/06/2026, Sennen Cove1 Great Skua flying strongly SSW at 2130hrs – seen well through scope approx 1/2 mile off Cowloe Rocks. (J Mahon)

Late Submission, 23/06/2026, Maer Lake, Bude: 1 Shelduck, 8 Mallard, 2 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 20 House Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, plus Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler heard. (M Taylor)

Late Submission, 23/06/2026, Ryan Lanihorne: Reed Bunting family, 2 Buzzard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 4 young Fallow Deer. (J&R Brown)

 

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Black-tailed Godwit - Mike Taylor
Redshank - Mike Taylor
Spotted Redshank - Tom Wilson
Whitethroat - Tim Culmer
Linnet - Tim Culmer
Shag - Martin Webb
Juvenile Cormorant - Martin Webb
Great Black-backed Gull - Martin Webb
Puffin - Rupert Kirkwood
Puffin - Rupert Kirkwood
Guillemot - Rupert Kirkwood
Razorbill with Jumpling - Rupert Kirkwood
Razorbill with 'Jumpling', The Mouls, 23/06/2026- Rupert Kirkwood
Grasshopper Warbler - Dean Pollard