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Male and female Mandarin on the Camel River near to Wadebridge
#πŸͺΆ #πŸ¦… #BirdsSeenIn2026 #cornwallbirding #birdphotography

12.03.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Totally agree got to pop and see the one at Gothian NR yesterday, beautiful reminder of spring/summer

04.03.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Northern Wheatear (male) appeared at St Gothians Sands NR yesterday
Managed to locate this morning flitting between main water bank and dunes
#πŸ¦… #πŸͺΆ #BirdsSeenIn2026 #cornwallbirding

03.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of 7 Great Crested Grebes from Porth reservoir pairing up with an odd one out
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02.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m just about to move to Charltons from Cornwall πŸ¦‰

28.02.2026 08:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ross’s Gull still providing fantastic views at Newlyn harbour
Third consecutive day I’ve been to see and spend some magical moments with this beauty
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #πŸͺΆ #πŸ¦… #birdsincornwall #ukrarebirds

24.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a beauty πŸ‘Œ

22.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First Winter Ross’s Gull at Newlyn harbour
Only 9th record for Cornwall for this high Arctic beauty
Found by Shaun Grose
#πŸ¦… #πŸͺΆ #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsincornwall #birdphotography

22.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lesser Scaup - male (L) and female present at Helston Coronation Lake for over 3 months
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19.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I realise I should have put 20p instead of 20g which is 5g but it was too late ….i guess that would be one fat Goldcrest

15.02.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Goldcrest up on stage, 20 grams of superstar ⭐️
#πŸͺΆ #πŸ¦… #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsincornwall #birdphotography

15.02.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely shot Helen πŸ‘Œ

14.02.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And No 100 for 2026
Skylark at St Agnes Head
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13.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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No 99 for the year
Northern Fulmar at Hells Mouth
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13.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, seems lots around at the mo 😊

13.02.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of 3 Firecrests flitting around at Boscathnoe this morning
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12.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trip up to Respryn to see a favourite
- Treecreeper-
πŸ‘οΈ @ljcolli.bsky.social πŸ‘
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09.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Helen πŸ™

08.02.2026 09:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely female Marsh Harrier hunting around Marazion Marshes
#cornwallbirding #ukbirding #BirdsSeenin2026 #πŸ¦… #πŸͺΆ

04.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We have the same combination currently at Newlyn plus a Bonaparte’s so was great to see size comparison too

30.01.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful looking bird

30.01.2026 07:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely shot of a very striking birdπŸ‘Œ

30.01.2026 07:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Left- Bonaparte’s Gull
Right- Little Gull
2 Littles and the Bony just off Tolcarne Beach Newlyn in the ongoing crap weather today
#πŸͺΆ #πŸ¦… #cornwallbirding #ukbirding #BirdsSeenIn2026

29.01.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks David πŸ™

28.01.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of 3 Great Northern Divers taking shelter from Storm Chandra wreaking havoc around West Cornwall today
#cornwallbirding #ukbirding #πŸ¦…#πŸͺΆ#birdsseenin2026

27.01.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of 5 Bar-tailed Godwits at Hayle estuary between the showers
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27.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Always love the acrobatics of the Blackcap when they are berry snaffling
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19.01.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A few Redwing around the old quarry at North Quay Hayle. Still good supply of berries available so hopefully stay for a while
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19.01.2026 08:17 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of Chiffchaff around the sewage works at Helston this morning
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17.01.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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One of my favourite Ducks
Male shoveler at Coronation lake Helston this morning
One of 5 with the males getting territorial with the season ahead
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17.01.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0