Wednesday 8th October 2025

Wednesday 8th October 2025

Siblyback Reservoir: White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 Little Stint (together on north shore, north-east corner), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Firecrest (outside Cafe). (L Roberts, N Moore)

Gwithian: (1400-1420) 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Wheatear, 3 Little Grebe. Sennen: 1 European Turtle Dove. (J Warner)

St Gothians: Glossy Ibis (flew from main pool over the road and went down), Northern Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 12 Curlew, 78 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Shoveler, 25 Tufted Duck, 2 Grey Wagtail, 22 Pied Wagtail, Dunlin, Grey Seal close to river mouth. Mixed flock of Sanderling, Dunlin and Ringed Plovers flew NE. (T Wright)

Hayle, Copperhouse Pool: 1 Grey Plover. (T Culmer)

Hayle: 1 Curlew Sandpiper. (G Hodgson)

Truro River: 1 Cormorant, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 2 Mute Swan. (D Maasdorp)

Camel Estuary, Wadebridge to Tregunna: 51 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Shelduck, 28 Wigeon, 23 Mallard, 1 Goosander, 2 Wood Pigeon, 45 Oystercatcher, 35 Curlew, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit, 51 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 16 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 11 Dunlin, 250 Black-headed Gull, 125 Mediterranean Gull, 10 Herring Gull, 26 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 16 Cormorant, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 14 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 25 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Chaffinch. (M Scawen)

Helston Boating Lake: 1 Common Sandpiper, 14 (9m 5f) Tufted Duck, 30+ Mallard, 1pr Mute Swan, 9 Moorhen, 20+ Coot, 12 Canada Goose, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 12 Herring Gull, 1 Robin 10.30 – 11.15. (M Webb)

Wadebridge: 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 12+ Long-tailed Tit (2 separate groups), 1 female Goosander, 10+ Curlew, 14 Widgeon, 20+ Mallard, 6 Little Egret, 16 Mute Swan, 2 Canada Geese, numbers of Redshank, hundreds of various Gulls. (V Booth)

Stithians1 Little Egret, 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank. 30+ Jackdaws and crows. 50+ Herrings and Black-headed Gulls. (P Wiltshire)

Rock, Little Trelyn: 3 Mistle Thrush calling overhead. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Sparrowhawk over. Quintrell Downs: 2 Yellowhammer. (S Grose)

 

Late Submission, 07/10/25, Devoran Quay: 1 Spotted Redshank still. (S Van Hear)

Late submission, 06/10/25, Gillan Cove: 1 female Ring-necked Duck. (J Symonds, E O’Hanlon)

 

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Grey Plover – Tim Culmer
Glossy Ibis – Jonathan Warner
Turtle Dove – Jonathan Warner
Common Sandpiper – Martin Webb
Female Tufted Duck – Martin Webb
Mallard – Martin Webb
Moorhen – Martin Webb
Coot – Martin Webb
Black-tailed Godwit – Vic Booth
Female Goosander – Vic Booth
Long-tailed Tit – Vic Booth
Mute Swan – Vic Booth
Ring-necked Duck – James Symonds & Elizabeth O’Hanlon
Curlew Sandpiper – Gordon Hodgson