
British Trust for Ornithology in Cornwall 〓〓
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Welcome to the local feed of the British Trust for Ornithology in Cornwall advertising Cornish ornithology and birdwatching run by Simon Taylor (Regional Rep)
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Winter Gull Survey. We have 9 High Priority sites in the west. If you can identify Black-headed, Herring, Common, Med, Lesser and Great Black-backed Gulls then why not consider signing up. DM me if you need more information. Core count date is Sunday 19th January. Cornwall Birds



The Longevity record for Fulmar is 45 yrs 9 mths 12 days set in 2021. The bird, ringed in Aug 1975 on Orkney was re-sighted several times here. When recorded in 2021 it was still alive. A bird ringed in Wexford was found freshly dead in Senegal, 4,247km SSW 13 yrs later Cornwall Birds


Firecrest is now a scarce breeder in Cornwall having been a winter migrant only. The Peak count on BirdTrack from 7262 records is 35 birds at Porthgwarra in 2017 of which 20+ were in 60ft cover. A count of 30 was submitted the day after at Rame ( Chris Buckland ) . Cornwall Birds

Since 2015 in the south west, the annual peak count of garden use by Blackcaps has been in January 7 times, February once and March twice. This use of gardens by Blackcap can only be demonstrated by the dedication of the BTO community of BTO Garden BirdWatch 'ers weekly surveys. Cornwall Birds


the Blue hour this morning whilst unsuccessfully looking for saturdays Otter. Came home to 4 Bullfinch in the garden for my weekly BTO Garden BirdWatch survey. 3 males, 1 female.


Spoonbill. RSPB Hayle Estuary 13/1/25 Cornwall Birds RSPB British Trust for Ornithology in Cornwall 〓〓 BirdGuides RSPB Birders NatureUK The Wildlife Trusts #BirdsSeenIn2025






Black Redstart have bred in Cornwall however it's usually known for being a winter migrant. A bird ringed at Beachy Head E. Sussex was re-captured 8 days later on the Isles of Scilly. In 1995, a bird ringed in Fife turned up 5 days later in Ottenby, Sweden, 1173km E. Cornwall Birds





The peak count for Gannet in Cornwall is 18,000 counted at Pendeen in 1991. A bird ringed in Ayrshire was found in Cornwall 9 days later, dead. Another bird ringed in the Arctic was found dead in Crackington Haven 2 years later, most ring recoveries have been dead birds Cornwall Birds

The peak count in Cornwall on BirdTrack for Razorbill was 12,000 at Pendeen in Oct 2020 by Dawn Balmer . The longevity record is only days under 42 years. 3 birds ringed in Shetland have been found dead in Cornwall, one having been oiled. Cornwall Birds


