Matt Smith

The Ross’s Gull in Newlyn Harbour today (23rd Feb). Present for third day and seems settled in the harbour and Wherrytown area.

Well worth a visit, along with the Pacific Diver, 2 Lesser Scaup, R N Duck, Kumlien’s Gull, Bonaparte’s, 2 Dusky’s and a Little Bunting😉

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Lesser Crested Tern record shot this morning. On closer buoy first thing. #Devon birds @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social #ukbirding

Great video Paul. I am going to try tomorrow morning first thing.

Nice to get a second look at the Blue W teal on the Hayle Estuary from the causeway. @cbwps.org.uk #Cornwallbirding

Steppe Grey Shrike still at Mullion this morning. #cornwallbirding #ukbirding

Lesser Yellowlegs this morning at Truro River (17th Oct ‘25). Found by Pete Maker on 15th.

Lesser Yellowlegs this morning at Truro River (17th Oct ‘25). Found by Pete Maker on 15th. Nearly sixty have been recorded in Cornwall and Sept / Oct are top months to find one. The Truro river wider area has hosted this species on several previous occasions.

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Band-rumped Storm-petrels in UK waters | British Birds The taxonomy and identification of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel Hydrobates castro/monteiroi/jabejabe complex is very, well, complex, as are their previous occurrences in Britain.

Short news piece on the Challenger expedition and the Band-rumped fiesta: britishbirds.co.uk/news/band-ru...
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Mad rush to St Gothian for White Rumped Sandpiper after work. Even if the light was fading fast it was worth running for. At point blank range. #cornwallbirding #ukbirds

Thanks.

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I doubt another photo is going to help, but will post in hope.

Think thats what has been decided, was just unsure due to the flight period.

@migrantmothuk.bsky.social Help with ID on this moth caught last night in Pendeen Cornwall.

Colliford resservoir: what looks like an adult & 2 juv Buff-breasted Sandpipers were a joy to watch. They accompanied 30+ Ringed Plovers, a young Dunlin & a juv Inland Sanderling.

After a difficult start, the three buff breasted sandpipers finally showed themselves. Definitely one of my favourite waders. #cornwallbirding

Siblyback: is having a good run of waders, with this juv Baird’s Sandpiper, a juv Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Common Sands, a few Dunlin and many Ringed plover, 11 Snipe & 4 Ruff. Not even the wind & torrential showers could affect the day!

Nice to meet you, too. Always happy to help other birders. Glad you connected with your own scope.

Early start this morning up to Siblyback reservoir for the Baird's Sandpiper. Thanks to @paulkemp57.bsky.social #cornwallbirding @cbwps.org.uk

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Dotterel at Nanjizal Valley this morning. @cbwps.org.uk

Dodgy video of Marsh Sandpiper at Seaton marshes. Life tick for me. #devonbirdnews @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

1999 Booted Eagle added to the British List The BOURC has confirmed that a Booted Eagle first seen in Ireland in early 1999, and subsequently recorded across several English counties and Orkney in 1999–2000, will now be recognised as part of th...

1999 Booted Eagle added to the British List www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/1...

Highlights from moth trap last night. Radford's Flame Shoulder, which is new for me plus two of the three Four Spotted Footman.

Highlights from last nights trap, a Privet Hawkmoth and a Northern Rustic. Dark sword grass and Silver Y also.

Quick trip to Helston to see the Whiskered Tern before work for the Cornish list. #cornwallbirding #ukbirding @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirder.bsky.social

Not many moths last night but, very happy with these two. My first Striped Hawkmoth.

First North Atlantic record of Streaked Shearwater Streaked Shearwater has been documented in the North Atlantic for the first time, sparking suggestions that the species could appear in British waters in the future. The bird was seen from the Cape May to Lewes ferry in New Jersey waters off the US east coast on 11 May. On the back of recent records...

Streaked Shearwater has been documented in the North Atlantic for the first time, sparking suggestions that the species could appear in British waters in the future:

First decent sea watch of the year this morning at Pendeen. (25th May).

Highlights were Great Shearwater (my earliest ever), Sooty Shearwater, Euro Stormy, Bonxie and near 40k Manx Shearwater (video below). A Pomarine Skua was seen at Cape Cornwall.

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Singing male Garden Warbler in atypical habitat at Kenidjack, opp the alotments. Garden Warbler is scarce in west Cornwall, even more so when singing on top of Japanese Knotweed.

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Amazing over head views of male Red footed Falcon near Gurland farm. #cornwallbirding