Wherrytown/Newlyn Green
Sunday 25 January 2026:
First winter Bonaparte’s Gull and adult winter Little Gull

It’s taken a very very long time to see one of these:
Killdeer - Ripley Farm Reservoir, Hampshire

A midwinter trip to Norfolk:
Black-winged Kite - Brograve Level, Horsey, Norfolk
Eastern Black Redstart - Sheringham, Norfolk
Snow Goose - Deeping High Bank, Lincolnshire (honest!)
Tundra Bean Goose - Slimbridge, Gloucestershire

Appropriate timing as it’s apparently the 19th anniversary today of the first British record in North Yorkshire in 2007.

Thursday 4th December 2025:

Adult winter Lesser Crested Tern, Exe Estuary from Cockwood and Dawlish Warren

Tuesday 25th November 2025:

Blue-winged Teal - Hayle Estuary
Siberian Chiffchaff -Trenow
Dusky Warbler - Trenow (possibly…)

Troodos, Cyprus 12/11/25
Short-toed Treecreeper (dorotheae, ‘Dorothy’s Treecreeper)
Cyprus Wren’ (cypriotes)
Cyprus Jay’ (glaszneri)

Cyprus November 2025:
Wallcreeper - Avakas Gorge, 11/11/25
Greater Sand Plover - Paphos Headland, 12/11/25
Spur-winged Plover - Akrotiri Marsh, 13/11/25
Long-legged Buzzard - Agia Varvara, 14/11/25

Hayle Estuary:
Curlew Sandpiper
Greenland White-fronted Goose
Garganey
Curlew Sandpiper

Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Male and female Lesser Scaup at Helston Boating Lake and long staying Slavonian Grebe at Drift Reservoir.

Catching up with our people’s birds - Steppe Grey Shrike Mullion Cliff & Lesser Yellowlegs Truro. No photo of the Ring-necked Duck Helston in the pouring rain or a very brief flight view of the Dusky Warbler Lizard.

Great day out on Scilly yesterday, Monday 13th October. Mourning Dove 500th bird for Britain (for the third time…)