Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Davidstow: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 22 Ringed Plover, c50 Swallow, 5 Wheatear, c25 Linnet, c20 Meadow Pipit. (D Dennis)

Swanpool: 1 Glossy Ibis over garden 0700. (D Peers)

Penlee Point, Rame Head: 06.45-11.30 SSW 25mph heavy showers: 1 juv Long-tailed Skua, 4 Arctic Skua & 3 Great Skua. Also, 75 Sandwich Tern, 2 adult Common Tern, 3 Little Tern, 1 Storm Petrel, 2 Fulmar, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 23 Manx Shearwater, 6 Balearic Shearwater & 15+ Mediterranean Gull. (P Kemp)

East Pentire: (07.05-08.00): 1 ad Long-tailed Skua, 2 Arctic Skua, 5 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Sandwich Tern, 5 Whimbrel, c50 Dunlin. (15.45-17.15): 5 Sabine’s Gull, 2 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Common Scoter, 22 Sandwich Tern, 36 Arctic Tern. (S Rowe)

Pendeen Seawatch: (0930 – 1710hrs): 6 Sabine’s Gull (adults), 28 Cory’s Shearwater, 7 Great Shearwater, 7 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Long-tailed Skua (2 @15.31: dk phase @ 16.53); 2 Great Skua, 2 Arctic Skua (dk:inter@17.03), 2 Grey Phalarope, 29 Sandwich Tern, large wader numbers including 18 Ringed Plover. (JH & I Prentice (Cleveland))

Devoran: 89 Curlew, 26 Oystercatcher, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper. (D Eva)

Newquay East Pentire Head: 7:50-8:50 am: Steady pass of Manx Shearwater, 1 Cory’s Shearwater, 1 Great Skua, 2 Small Dunlin flocks, 7 Whimbrel over. (M Lammas)

Stithians, Stuart Hutchings Hide: 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Gull, 1 Wheatear. (S Van Hear, J St Ledger)

Ryan’s Field2 Kingfisher, 3 Dunlin, 12 Common Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Redshank. (G Gillard)

Hayle, Ryan’s Field: 2 Mediterranean Gull, 17 Black-headed Gull, 8 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 2 Curlew, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Black-tailed Godwit. (C Taylor)

St Gothian10 Linnet bathing. St.Kew graveyard: 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Hummingbird Hawk Moth. (B King)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Padstow: 75 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 6 Wood Pigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 90 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 19 Redshank, 80 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 18 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 35 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 35 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 17 Large White, 2 Green-veined White, 1 Common Blue, 6 Red Admiral, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Comma, 6 Speckled Wood. (M Scawen)

Copperhouse Pool: 1 Kingfisher, 1 summer plumage Black-tailed Godwit, 1 juvenile Red Knot, 5 Greenshank, plus all the usual Gulls & Geese. (P Naylor)

Trevose Head: 2pm-6:30 pm: 33 Common Scoter, 41 Cory’s Shearwater, 53 Sandwich Tern, 4 Arctic Skua, 67 Arctic Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 adult Sabine’s Gull (15:20 , 15:40 , 16:12 , 16:52 , 17:22, 18:09), 5 Dunlin, 5 Great Shearwater, 1 Leach’s Petrel, 3 Storm Petrel, 2 Bonxie, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 1 Common Tern. (B Bosisto) 

Newquay: 1 m Kingfisher from private garden. Wadebridge: 78 Redshank, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Curlew (Inc yellow flag J5), 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 5 House Martin, all behind Bridge bike hire. Porthilly Point: 1 Hooded Crow still present, 6 Mediterranean Gull, 19 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe. Wadebridge, Blable Gate: 7 Cattle Egret. (S Grose)

St Ives Island: 06:30-7:30pm: Highlights – 6 Sabine’s Gull (5 adults), 23 Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skua, 32 Cory’s, 9 Sooty Shearwater, 21 Balearic Shearwater, c85 European Storm Petrel, 52 Common Scoter. Many A/C/S Terns; a great wader selection – at least 1 Grey Phalarope, many Dunlin, Sanderling, 4 Knot, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 40+ Whimbrel, a Curlew and quite a few unidentified. (A Lobb, Adam H, Gareth J, Liam L)

Davidstow Airfield: mid +morning, 1 Ruff, 13 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 7 Wheatear, Hobby, c30 Swallow. Crowdy Dam: 21+ Tufted Ducks, 3 Great Crested Grebe, c700 Lesser Black-backed and Herring Gulls on field. Tintagel: 14.20-18.00: 2 Grey Phalaropes, 1 Great Skua, 1 dk Arctic Skua, 1 Guillemot, 2000 ++ Manx Shearwaters constant stream. (B Craven)

Drift Reservoir: NW arm: Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Little Stint, Kingfisher, Wheatear, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, Grey Heron, Gulls. NE arm: Wheatear, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret. (SM Cox)

Downderry: 0655-0830, moving west 264 Gannet, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Fulmar, 2 Great Skua,  4 Kittiwake, 2 Mediterranean Gull. (A Payne)

Sennen Cove: 8, possibly 10 Chough. 2 feeding on bird table, rear garden of private house, just below Mayon Hill. Birds flying round headland then returning to garden, feeding with Jackdaws. (T Zoppi)

 

 

Late Submission, 02/09/25, Porthgwarra: 46 Cory’s Shearwater, 648 Great Shearwater, 29 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Balearic Shearwater, 2 ad Long-tailed Skua, 1 Arctic Skua, 3 Great Skua, 1 Sabine’s Gull, 1 juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Arctic Tern, 140 Storm Petrel, 1 Grey Phalarope. (M McKee, M Elliott)

Late Submission, 02/09/25, Trewey Common: At least 2 Glossy Ibis still. (James S)

Late Submission, 02/09/25, Mount’s Bay: 1 Grey Phalarope, 8 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 6 Sandwich tern, 4 Arctic tern, 10 “Commic” Tern. (L Proctor)

Late Submission, 02/09/25, Walmsley Sanctuary: 1 Yellow Wagtail, 28 Cattle Egret. Camel Estuary: 51 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Sanderling, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Knot, 13 Cattle Egret. (B Bosisto)

Late Submission, 02/09/25, Stithians: 1 ringed Osprey. (R Loader)

 

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Kingfisher – Gerry Gillard
Osprey – R Loader
Curlew Sandpiper – John St Ledger
Black-tailed Godwit – Phil Naylor
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Knot – Phil Naylor
Ruff – Brian Craven
Hooded Crow – Shaun Grose
Wood Sandpiper – Steve Cox
Pectoral Sandpiper – Steve Cox
Green Sandpiper – Steve Cox
Black-tailed Godwit – Caroline Taylor
Mediterranean Gull – Caroline Taylor
Ringed Plover – Caroline Taylor