Wednesday 29th October 2025

Wednesday 29th October 2025

Gunwalloe Church Cove: Steppe Grey Shrike. (D Wright)

Truro River: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs on river close to Harbour office at 3pm. (J Bowen)

Helston Boating Pool: 1 Ring-necked Duck (P Fraser). Also 1 pair Shoveler, 1 Common Sandpiper. (T Culmer)

Hayle Estuary: 1 White-fronted Goose, 250+ Golden Plover over, 3 f Pintail, 1 Brent Goose (dark-bellied), 2 Barnacle Goose, 2 Shelduck, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Gull, 9 Mediterranean Gull. Newlyn Harbour: 1 Kingfisher, 39 Great Black-backed Gull. Marazion: 2 Cettis Warbler, 2 Water Rail, 3 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail. St Gothian Sands LNR: 2 Chough, 1 Cettis Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Little Grebe, 1m Reed Bunting. Tehidy Woods: 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Nuthatch. Pool: 100 + Pied Wagtail on roof of B&Q with more arriving as I left. (S Grose)

Helston: 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 4 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 2 Jay, 2 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail. (J Warner)

Helston: 1 Brambling with a few Chaffinch in the small garden behind Degibna Prayer Chapel, 4pm. (A Hill)

Truro: 3 Firecrest in private garden. (E Pearce)

Mile End, Lizard: 14 Swallow on wires. (S Wood)

Port Navas Creek: 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cormorant, 6 Mallard, 1 Redshank. (A Harris & B Gribble)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 4 Canada Goose, 15 Mute Swan, 12 Shelduck, 45 Wigeon, 5 Mallard, 11 Teal, 14 Wood Pigeon, c.110 Oystercatcher, c.550 Golden Plover, 9 Ringed Plover, 35 Lapwing, 39 Curlew, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 35 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 15 Dunlin, 220 Black-headed Gull, 120 Herring Gull, 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 13 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 19 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 35 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 15 Starling, 7 Blackbird, 4 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 9 Goldfinch. (M Scawen)

Marazion Marsh: 7 Cattle Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail. (S Talbot)

Marazion: 18 Cattle Egret roosting on Marsh. Also 1 Kingfisher. (P Fraser)

Bearah Tor: 2 Ring Ouzel. Also Redwing, Fieldfare and Chaffinch on the abundant hawthorn berries. (E Saudek)

Truro, Sunny corner: 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 45 Black-tailed Godwit. (T Wilson)

Stithians Lake: 1 Great Egret, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Egret, 30 Teal. (M Saunders)

Walmsley: Jackdaw, 1 Jay, Carrion Crow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Robin, 3 Blue Tit, 9 Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, 6 Gadwall, Mallard, 1 Stonechat, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Mute Swan, 3 Little Grebe, 8 Shoveler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Tawny Owl (heard), 1 Meadow Pipit, Wigeon, Teal, 2 Wren, 1 Magpie, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Snipe, 2 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 6 Goldfinch, 1 Great Tit, 1 Dunnock, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Blackbird, 1 Reed Bunting, Woodpigeon, 1 Water Rail, 19 Cattle Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher. (C & G Horsley)

Porthgwarra: 2 Woodlark over, 2 Firecrest, 7 Goldcrest, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, Fieldfare, Redwing, 20 Blackbird, Brambling, 21 Siskin over, 9 Common Snipe over, Reed Bunting, Common Gull, 5 Chough. (B Steel)

Lands End: Merlin, 83 Chaffinch, 5 Snipe. Sennen: 110 Redwing. (IC Whitehouse, MD James)

Trelyll Farm: A flock of around 40 Cattle Egrets in grazing fields behind Royal Cornwall Showground. (T Nightingale)

Drift Reservoir: 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant. Marazion Marsh: 1 Water Rail, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Teal, 2 Magpie. (C Taylor)

Polruan: 1 Snow Bunting. (K Windsor)

Water Rail – Sarah Tallbot
Lesser Yellowlegs – Jayne Bowen
Lesser Yellowlegs – Jayne Bowen
Ring-necked Duck – Tim Culmer
Common Sandpiper – Tim Culmer
Steppe Grey Shrike – Dougy Wright
Long-tailed Tit – Jonathan Warner
Water Rail – Caroline Taylor
Male Shoveler (pair) – Tim Culmer
White-fronted Goose – Shaun Grose
Snow Bunting – Karen Windsor