Cornwall Bird Sightings Diary
New from 2009: Bird Sightings Diary
Send us your bird sightings from around Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and we will publish your records online on intocornwall.com in our new Bird Sightings Diary
| Date | Bird | Location | Name |
| 14/08/2019 | Sparrowhawk | We watched a Sparrowhawk hovering above the estuary edges/cliffs between Rock and Daymer Bay yesterday 14.08.19. | Jane Johnson |
| 18/07/2019 | Peregrine Falcon | Cliff edge near to Hell's Mouth. At least 4 adult peregrine falcons sited today. Few juveniles also. Appear well established here | Matthew Bateman |
| 09/06/2019 | 1 Peregrine Falcon | Noted early morning flying N to S off Tolcarne beach, Newquay, Cornwall Think it was a male but cannot be sure. | Phil Haley |
| 07/01/2018 | Spoonbill | Helston | |
| 06/01/2018 | Hen Harrier | 2 hen harriers sighted near the Men-an-Tol | |
| 06/01/2018 | Red Throated Diver | Carnsew Pool, Hayle | |
| 06/01/2018 | Variety of birds | Marazion - Bonaparte Gull, Iceland Gull, Gadwall | |
| 05/01/2018 | Chough | 10+ choughs seen near Kenidjack | |
| 05/01/2018 | Spoonbill | Hayle | |
| 19/07/2017 | Peregrine Falcon | Saw a peregrine falcon and nest in cliff edge with calling chicks ...unable to see how many though - Land's End Peninsula | Lis Cooney |
| 10/05/2017 | Wheatear (Male) | On the cliff path above Trebarwith Strand | Steve Price |
| 08/05/2017 | Little Egret | Trelissick Gardens | Steve Price |
| 11/04/2017 | Grey Heron | Grey Heron feeding a chick at Marazion Marsh Nature Reserve | Paul Ash |
| 11/04/2017 | Little Egret | Marazion Marsh Nature Reserve | Paul Ash |
| 11/04/2017 | Spoonbill | Ryan's Field Hayle RSPB Reserve | Paul Ash |
| 06/04/2017 | Swallows | Large group of swallows over Pentire Point and The Rumps. | |
| 04/04/2017 | Swallows | I saw three Swallows today at Bude at 14.30 4th April heading inland from the coast. | V Watling |
| 30/03/2017 | A variety of birds | Hayle Estuary Reserve Spoonbill Black-tailed Godwit Dunlin Ringed Plover | |
| 14/03/2017 | Large variety of birds. | Visit to Hayle and Marazion Marshes on 14/3/17 by Paul Ash Birds seen: 1 buzzard, 3 little egret, 4 heron on nests, 2 little grebe, 3 shoveler ducks, 8 + teal, 10 + wigeon, 2 moorhen, 3 coot, 4 long tailed tits, 2 blue tits, 8 + stonechats, 3 redshank, 6 black tailed godwit | Paul Ash |
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| 11/03/2017 | Nuthatch | Just seen and photographed a nuthatch in our back garden near Leedstown. Never seen one before. | Russell Brown |
| 02/03/2017 | Cormorant | Swanpool Nature Reserve. Thought I’d send these which were taken with a Nikon ED50 spotting scope and iPhone! | John Morgan |
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| 20/10/2015 | Rosy Starling (Juvenile) | We saw a juvenile rosy starling yesterday (20.10.15) at Land's End! Beautiful! | Zoe Cross |
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| 01/10/2015 | Spotted Redshank and Grey Plover | Hayle estuary 1 spotted redshank and 2 grey plovers. | Reuben Veal |
| 24/09/2015 | Peregrine Falcon | Saw a peregrine falcon at the north coast today, sitting and circling on cliff tops between Hell’s Mouth and Portreath. Amazing – my first peregrine! | Rupert Janisch |
| 08/11/2014 | Peregrine Falcon | Peregrine Falcon sighted sitting on field gate on lane between Frogpool and Cusgarne. | Sue Hubble |
| 15/08/2014 | Peregrine Falcon | On Friday 15 August 2014 in Bodmin town centre a female peregrine falcon captured a pigeon and landed on the flat roof of our outbuilding where she started to pluck and eat her prey. | K Thomas |
| 02/10/2013 | Chough | Choughs spotted on cliffs en route to Seal Island, St Ives | John - St Ives Boat Trips, St Ives |
| 03/04/2013 | Firecrest | Regular garden visitor. Fraddam, near Hayle | Joy |
| 03/04/2013 | Firecrest | Pair of Firecrests. Regular garden visitor. Fraddam near Hayle. | Joy |
| 01/04/2013 | Hen Harrier (Male) | Near Fraddam, Hayle | Joy |
| 25/03/2013 | Little Ringed Plover | Ryan's Field, Hayle | |
| 24/03/2013 | Lesser Scaup | Siblyback Lake, Bodmin Moor. | |
| 24/03/2013 | Pacific Diver | Mount's Bay at Marazion | |
| 10/03/2013 | Bullfinch | Boscrege Caravan Park, Ashton, near Helston, Cornwall. | Gillian Marsland |
| 10/03/2013 | Great Spotted Woodpecker (male) | Boscrege Caravan Park, Ashton, near Helston, Cornwal. | Gillian Marsland |
| 02/08/2012 | Peregrine Falcon | Single Peregrine Falcon hovering near the car park at Rock, Cornwall. | Carolyn and Martin Wilson |
| 23/07/2012 | Peregrine Falcon | We saw a pair of peregrine falcons at St Agnes, Cornwall in July 2012. | John and Chrissie Biddlecombe |
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| 25/03/2012 | Hoopoe | Poldhu Cove on the Lizard Peninsula. | Nicola Parkman |
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| 20/11/2011 | Great White Egret | Sighted Near Padstow on Camel Trail. | Mike Harrington |
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| 20/11/2011 | Storm Petrel | Storm Petrel in Padstow inner Harbour seen this afternoon, poor thing looked worn out. I was able to get some pictures. | Mike Harrington |
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| 10/11/2011 | Crane | A Group of around 20 Cranes flying South-West over Wadebridge. Heard their unusual calls from inside and well before they flew overhead. | Neil |
| 26/10/2011 | Bufflehead | Seen by accident during a walk around the Lizard. At around 4.15pm noticed a small unusual duck on the small pond close to the footpath between Housel Bay and Lizard village. Watched it with binoculars for a while. | IntoCornwall.com |
| 21/10/2011 | Scarlet Tanager | We visited Porthchapel Beach on Friday 21st October as a North American female Scarlett Tanager had been spotted, by Saturday reports came from the Isles of Scilly that it had appeared over there. Very rare and lucky to have seen it in the UK. | Sam Winters |
| 19/10/2011 | Dipper | Cober Valley, Helston | IntoCornwall.com |
| 19/06/2011 | Juvenile male Greater Spotted Woodpecker. | Garden in North Petherwin. | Robert Bovill |
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| 15/06/2011 | Siskin | An infrequent visitor to my garden appeared today. It was an adult female Siskin. I live in North Petherwin and have a large garden with many trees. The variety of birds here is, to me, remarkable. I have seen Treecreepers, and Nuthatches, as well as most varieties of Titmice. Sparrows abound despite reports that they are becoming scarce. Two Greater Spotted Woodpeckers are presently feeding their young here. Starlings appear to have gone on holiday at this time, as they usually do, but will doubtless return. Occasionally Goldcrests appear and, more frequently, Goldfinches. Dunnocks are also visitors. Meanwhile mixed bathing in the birdbath and squabbling over the birdseed and peanuts by all and sundry! | Robert Bovill |
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| 02/02/2011 | Black Redstart | On the roof of the cinema at St Ives. | |
| 02/02/2011 | Ring-necked Duck | St Gothian Sands on main pool, Gwithian. | Not available. |
| 31/01/2011 | White Magpie | United Downs, near Redruth. | Dave Beckenham |
| 17/01/2011 | Reed Bunting | 4 reed buntings in my garden in Bodmin for the last 2 months. | Mike Armstrong |
| 23/05/2010 | Red Kite | Just East of Chiverton Cross Truro. | Beverley Stokes |
| 20/11/2009 | Black Redstart | A pair of Black Redstarts were spotted in the garden in Polperro on the morning of November 20th | Mrs Sandy King |
| 18/11/2009 | Mediterranean Gulls (Small Group) | Hayle | |
| 18/11/2009 | Purple Sandpipers (Group) | Penzance West Mount`s Bay | |
| 22/09/2009 | Hoopoe | A hoopoe was seen near the Geevor mine, St Just | Sue and Chris Jackson |
| 22/09/2009 | Wryneck | Feeding on ants in a garden at Carbis Bay for third day. | Muriel Smith |
| 21/09/2009 | Chough | A pair of choughs were spotted near Cape Cornwall | Sue and Chris Jackson |
| 21/09/2009 | Wryneck | Sighted again, feeding on the ground in the garden at Carbis Bay, St Ives | Muriel Smith |
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| 20/09/2009 | Wryneck | Rare sighting (p.m.) of a Wryneck feeding on the ground in the garden at Carbis Bay, St Ives | Muriel Smith |
| 08/09/2009 | Chough | Pair of choughs on a crevice in the rocks near Carrick Luz, The Lizard | Alan Junkison |
Books can be purchased online by clicking on the text links below:
- Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
- Where to Watch Birds in Devon and Cornwall: Including the Isles of Scilly and Lundy (Where to Watch Birds)
- Birds of the Cornish Coast
- Cornish Chough
- The Nature of Cornwall. R.Bere 1982 Barracuda Books ISBN 0860231631
- Birds of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (Pocket Cornwall)
- Birds of the Isles of Scilly (County Avifaunas)
The Cornwall Bird watching and Preservation Society produces an annual publication which includes a checklist of the years sightings. Membership is open to everyone with an interest in birds. For further information contact Steve Rogers 01872 273 004
For other items of bird watching interest please click on the following link:
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Map of Birdwatching locations in Cornwall Use the + scale on the left of the map to zoom in on an area. Click on a marker to see the name of the location and click the box to go to the information about that place. To zoom out click - on the scale. (Map integration by www.choughmountain.design) |
