Wednesday 30th September 2026

Wednesday 30th September 2026

Pendeen: 7.30-10.30, SSW: 1 Barolo Shearwater (dip feeding behind a juv Kittiwake), 8 Sooty Shearwater, 41 Manx Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 17 Cory’s Shearwater (first two at 8.08 & 8.12), 2 Great Shearwater (first 8.48), 24 Arctic Tern, 1 Grey Phalarope, 1 ad Sabine’s Gull, all east. (J Carnell)

Davidstow Airfield: 3 Buff-breasted Sandpiper still present late afternoon. (D Williams) Also 4 Ringed Plover. (G Gentry)

Crowdy Reservoir: 1 Swift flew over. (G Gentry)

Penzance: 3 Brent Geese from the Scillonian flying towards Wherrytown. (N Watmough)

Saltash – Kingsmill Lake: 19 Greenshank, 52 Redshank, 5 juv Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 38 Curlew, 5 Mallard, 15 Wigeon, 1+ Teal & 1 Shelduck. Also, 19 Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 134 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Great Crested Grebe & 16 Little Egret, at HT. (P Kemp)

Siblyback Lake: 130+ Meadow Pipit, 14 Pied Wagtail, 2 Northern Wheatear, 12 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 15 Great Cormorant. (A Swanson)

Navax Point: 2 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Grey Plover west, 1 Wheatear. (D Eva)

Gwithian: 1 Little Stint, 1 Dunlin, 2 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 15 Tufted Duck. (D Eva)

East Pentire: 1 Black Tern, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 6 Manx Shearwater, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Sandwich Tern, 15 ‘Commic’ Tern, 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin early am. (S Rowe, M Lammas)

Levant: 12:30 – 14:25: 2 Great Shearwater, 16 Cory’s Shearwater, 8 Sooty Shearwater, 60 Manx Shearwater, 10 Kittiwake, 1 Arctic Skua, 6 Arctic Tern and 6 Grey Phalarope. (M Scott-Ham, D Barber)

Trewellard/Levant: Yellow-browed Warbler. (M Scott-Ham, D Barber)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 10.00 – 11.00: 2 Little Grebe, 9 Teal, 3 Moorhen, 5 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1m Stonechat, 7 Linnet, 6 Magpie. (M Webb)

Porthgwarra: 1 Whinchat (near Ardensawah Farm), 1 Yellow Wagtail east over, 2 Wheatear. (P Smale)

Newquay: 2 Kingfisher from private garden. (S Grose)

Wadebridge: 3 Common Sandpiper behind Bridge bike hire. 13 Cattle Egret below Trewornan Bridge. (S Grose)

Porthilly Point: 46 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Greenshank, 9 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone, 4 Curlew, 39 Oystercatcher, 4 Chough. (S Grose)

Polbathic Creek: 1 Great White Egret. (A Blonden)

Downderry: 0750-0855: 3 Common Scoter, 140 Gannet, 11 Kittiwake, 5 Mediterranean Gull, 60+ Black-headed Gull. (A Payne)

Restronguet Creek: 1 Osprey eating its catch at 1745. (B Penny)

Fistral Beach: 1 Chough, digging up grass quite frantically looking for food and making quite a noise. (P Steel)

 

 

Late Submission, 29/09/2026, Pendeen: 1 Lapland Bunting (P Combridge), 1 Osprey (P Combridge, M Scott-Ham)

Late Submission, 29/09/2026, Lower Tamar Lake: 3 Willow Tit, 1 ringed Orange v White, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 77 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 2 Coot. (R Mudge)

Late Submission, 29/09/2026, Roseland, Ruan Lanihorne Quay: 1 Great White Egret, on its fourth day here, frequenting the mud banks of the Ruan River. (D Hall)

Late Submission, 29/09/2026, Stanbury Mouth: 2 Ruddy Turnstone. (J Day)

Late Submission, 29/09/2026, Maer Cliff: 2 Northern Wheatear (J Day)

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Great White Egret - David Hall
Yellow-browed Warbler - Mike Scott-Ham
Little Grebe - Martin Webb
Teal - Martin Webb
Little Egret - Martin Webb
Little Egret - Martin Webb
Grey Heron - Martin Webb
Meadow Pipit - Martin Webb
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Gavin Williams
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Gavin Williams
Chough - Pammy Steel