Wednesday 4th March 2026

Wednesday 4th March 2026

Copperhouse Creek: adult Bonaparte’s Gull, Garganey with Wigeon, female Pintail – all at eastern end. (A Lobb)

Hayle Estuary Saltings platform: Ring-billed Gull on sand bank distantly, at least 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 132 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 41 Great Black-backed Gull, 97 Common Gull, 6 Goosander (1 male), Garganey and Wigeon flock flew in on rising tide. (A Lobb)

Camel Estuary, Padstow to Wadebridge: 1 Common Crane, 1 Bar-headed Goose, 19 Mute Swan, 53 Shelduck, 14 Wigeon, 10 Mallard, 17 Eurasian Teal, 3 Goosander, 2 Moorhen, 6 Golden Plover, 73 Curlew, 87 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Common Redshank, 2 Common Greenshank, 18 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 2 European Shag, 24 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 6 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Magpie, 3 Eurasian Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 5 Common Chiffchaff, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Eurasian Blackcap, 4 Common Firecrest, 5 Eurasian Blackbird, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 8 Common Chaffinch, 4 Eurasian Bullfinch, 1 European Greenfinch, 2 Common Linnet, 7 European Goldfinch. (P Gwyn)

Marazion: female Marsh Harrier, Scaup, Water Rail at Long Rock. Great White Egret on marsh. (A Lobb)

St Ives Island: Roosting flock of waders contained 15 Dunlin, 5 Purple Sandpiper and 1 Curlew Sandpiper before settling on north side at high tide. (A Lobb)

Lower Tamar Lake: 1 Willow Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 2m Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1f Goldeneye, 1 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 1 Grey Wagtail. (R Mudge)

Boscathnoe: 1 Brambling amongst flock of approximately 20 Chaffinch. (T Culmer)

Torpoint: Nuthatch preparing nest & Comma Butterfly. (R Napp)

Tregardock: 1 Red Kite lingering over coastpath, valley and farm fields, 11am. (L Hall)

Sennen: Red Kite circling, then dipped very low over road (just north on main road). (M Claughton)

Porthgwarra: Wheatear, Skewjack: Sand Martin & 2 Shoveler. (M Wallace)

Porthgwarra: (2.20pm) 2 Red Kite together along heath, also swooping low over access road near coastguard cottages. (M Claughton)

St Austell sewage works to London Apprentice: 45 Robin, 14 Great Tit, Herring Gull, 22 Chaffinch, 12 Wren, 12 Blue Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Buzzard, 1 Pheasant, Canada Goose, 25 Jackdaw, 35 Woodpigeon, 7 Dunnock, c60 Carrion Crow, 13 Goldcrest, 3 Coal Tit, 6 Magpie, 6 Blackbird, 28 Chiffchaff, 14 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Firecrest, 1 Cormorant, 2 Blackcap, 14 Goldfinch, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Mallard, 4 Siskin. (C & G Horsley)

Marazion: 2 Buzzard, c12 roosting noisy Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 50 Canada Geese, 4 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe. (I Stennett)

Pendennis Point: 1 Wheatear, 2 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel over (R. Bowyer)

Bissoe Trail: 4 Chiffchaff (2 singing), 1 Nuthatch, 1 Green Woodpecker. (T Wilson)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Padstow: 7 Canada Goose, 14 Mute Swan, 16 Shelduck, 28 Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 11 Teal, 2 Goosander, 9 Wood Pigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 85 Oystercatcher, c.1500 Golden Plover, 35 Curlew, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, 90 Black-headed Gull, 125 Herring Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 6 Rook, 50 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied wagtail, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock, 1 Comma, 1 Palmate Newt, (M Scawen et al.)

Marazion: 30+ Oystercatcher, 50+ Sanderling. (P Wiltshire)

Portscatho: 2 Slavonian Grebe, 3 Black-throated Diver, 30 Guillemot (passing). (J St Ledger) 

St. Clement Woods: 2 Redpoll, 1 Firecrest, 3 Chiffchaff (one singing). (A le Masurier)

Downderry: Flock of 600+ Golden Plover this afternoon. (A Payne)

Shoreline between Newlyn and Mousehole: 2 Mediterranean Gull. (S Ford)

Long Rock Pool: Drake Greater Scaup, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Mallard, 2 Cetti’s Warbler heard. (S Ford)

Marazion Marsh RSPB: 1 Great White Egret, numbers of Teal and Canada Geese. (S Ford)

Mount Village private garden: 4 Yellow Hammer, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Robin, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Siskin, 1 Magpie, I Tawny Owl heard calling, c40 Rooks. (J Goodair)

Golitha Falls: 3 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Wren, 2 Great Tit, c10 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 3 Coal Tit, 4 Wood Pigeon, 6 Blue Tit, 3 Redwing, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Robin, 1 Blackbird, 5 Jackdaws. (J Goodair)

Trebarwith Strand to Tregardock (Coast Path): 4 Stonechat, Raven, 44 Herring Gull, Robin, 2 Rock Pipit, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock, 40 Jackdaw, 2 Wood Pigeon, Magpie, 2 Wren, 8 Fulmar, 4 Skylark, 2 Rock Pipits, Shag, 4 Linnet, 2 Oystercatcher. (J Burges)

St Gothian Sands LNR: 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 3 Dunnock, 2 m&f Blackbird, 1 Curlew, 2 Little Grebe, 20 Tufted Duck, 15 Teal, 3 Mallard, 14 Canada Goose 10.00 – 11.15. (M Webb)

Bugle, Kerrow Moor: 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Siskin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch. (S Grose)

Porthilly Point: 1m Kestrel, 2 Curlew, 4 Shelduck, 19 Common Gull, 3 Greenfinch, 28 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 31 Wigeon, 1 Raven over. (S Grose)

Rock: 2 Red Kite over. (S Grose)

River Tamar – Mount Edgcumbe to Pentillie Castle: 5 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Lapwing, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 20+ Cormorant, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Avocet, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 80+ Dunlin, 18 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Curlew, 5 Mallard, 7 Canada Goose, 5 Mute Swan, 30+ Shelduck, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Buzzard. (JP & C Taylor)

College Reservoir: 1f Goldeneye, singing Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Tit. (J Drage Hubert)

 

 

 

 

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Nuthatch - Rick Napp
Comma – Rick Napp
Kestrel - Rebecca Bowyer
Wheatear - Rebecca Bowyer
Northern Wheatear - Pendennis Point. Rebecca Bowyer
Purple Sandpiper - Rebecca Bowyer
Canada Geese - Indi Stennett
Jackdaw - Indi Stennett
Slavonian Grebe - John St Ledger
Mediterranean Gull - Steve Ford
Mediterranean Gull - Steve Ford
Little Grebe - Steve Ford
Greater Scaup - Steve Ford
Yellow Hammer - Jasmina Goodair
Yellowhammer - Mount, 4/03/2026 Jasmina Goodair
Nuthatch - Jasmina Goodair
Chiffchaff - Martin Webb
Dunnock - Martin Webb
Little Grebe - Martin Webb
Wren - Martin Webb
Canada Goose - Martin Webb