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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 12h

Can’t beat St. Ives for close views. Great pics Gareth.
#cornwallbirding

Gareth Jones @jonesgareth.bsky.social · 3d

Great sea watch from St Ives on Saturday with great views of at least 6 first-cycle long-tailed skuas.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 21h

Long-tailed Skua montage pics from Pendeen, 5th Oct. At least nine were seen from St. Ives and Pendeen over the 4th & 5th Oct (Storm Amy). It’s been a bumper year for the species with numbers way above the county rolling average. Good luck to the county recorder assessing them all!

#cornwallbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 3d

Pendeen (07:30-12) 5th Oct ‘25

Common Scoter 48
Sooty Shear 9
Euro Storm Petrel 1
Leach’s Petrel 3
Great Skua 8
Arctic Skua 18
Long-tailed Skua 2 juvs (video)
Arctic Tern 8
Sandwich Tern 28

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 4d

Wind direction and strength maps for today at Pendeen 4th Oct ‘25.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 4d

Pendeen Watch 7:30-13:30

1 Corys Shearwater
264 Great
496 Sooty
2 Balearic
6 Leach’s
260 Euro SP
19 Grey Phal
6 Sabine’s
64 Bonxie
70 Arctic Skua
3 Pomarine (video)
1 Long-tailed Skua
34 Sandwich Tern
41 Arctic

c. 25 birders.

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 6d

My fave pic of the Gwithian Red-necked Phalarope. (Taken 28th Sept ‘25).

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 7d

Nice views of the Wilson’s Phalarope today on Porthellick Pool, Scilly. 1st October ‘25.

My first for Scilly and seventh overall for Cornwall.

#cornwallbirding #birding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 10d

A very confiding Red-necked Phalarope was found today at St Gothians, Gwithian by Brad Dallas.

This is approx the 37th record for Cornwall and quite a local rarity. It’s just my third for the county.

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 11d

South Polar Skua at Pendeen Watch on 11th Sept ‘25.

Video shown below courtesy of Mike McKee.

#cornwallbirding #birding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 13d

Brilliant, Tom. No 4 pic is just stunning.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 18d

Flashback to 28th August when this stunning adult Pomarine Skua graced Pendeen Watch.

There’s something about Poms. They always demand attention.

Video is shown courtesy of Mike McKee.

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Mark. Great Shearwater seems to move around in massive foraging groups. Yesterday there were zero birds at the Lizard. The wind shifted to South direction overnight, up from Biscay and clearly had an effect. SSW is a key wind if you can put up with rain and murk.

Overnight wind direction on 18th/19th Sep ‘25.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 19d

Lizard Point 19th Sep ‘25.

I switched location as road closed to Porthgwarra. Incredible movement of 17000 Great Shearwater plus 46 Sooty, 59 Balearic, ad Long-tailed Skua and 300+ Gannet.

Video shows constant movement 1 mile offshore. Video quality has been dumbed down by platform prividers.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 22d

Pendeen Watch three hour session 16th Sept ‘25.

Just picking out the by catch from Storm Amy, but still a decent session. All but one Great Shearwater now gone but 27 Arctic Skua and nine Bonxie plus 14 Sabine’s Gull. One stunning ad by the Wra was massively appreciated by the visiting birders.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 23d

Pendeen Watch 7-12:30 only. (15th Sept ‘25)

7 Black Tern (video)
36 Sandwich
42 Arctic
33 Cory’s Shearwater
83 Great Shearwater
89 Balearic Shearwater
97 Sooty Shearwater
1 Leach’s
29 Euro Stormy
11 Sabine’s
30 Grey Phal
23 Arctic Skua (1 juv)
13 Bonxie (1 Juv)

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 26d

Curlew Sandpiper at Davidstow (12th Sep). One of three currently with a group of thirty other small waders. Seems to be a good year for Curlew Sandpiper.

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 27d

The current phase of strong W and SW winds are delivering some incredible seabird records in Cornwall.

53k Great Shearwater off Lizard (9th Sep)

Three Fea’s type Petrel off Pendeen and Porthgwarra (10th).

Record Black Terns inc flock of 85 off Cape (8th)

South Polar Skua off Pendeen (11th).

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 28d

Hi Steve
I would get assume from the Lizard “reef” and further. Most of the Porthgwarra birds are just inside the Runnelstone, some really close, others 2-3 miles out.

Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 29d

A massive count of 53,000 Great Shearwaters off the The Lizard today. Well done to the Lizard faithful. Can’t beat a big SSW storm!🤛

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · 29d

Porthgwarra - totals to 16:35pm (9th Sep ‘25).

2 Leach’s Petrel
1 Wilson’s
52 Euro S
2 Bonxie
15 Cory’s
1875 Great Shear (Many uncounted 4+ nm out).
Manx (video)
8 Sooty
1 Balearic
42 Sandwich
4 Arctic
1 Little Gull
1 Arctic Skua
1 Sabine’s Gull (R Humphreys)
with GL, SR, RI. NR, RH.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · Sep 8

Short video of Sabine’s Gulls from Pendeen Watch over the last few days.

I’ve personally logged 51 in the last fortnight though at least 242 sightings have been reported to the CBPWS. There will be some duplication tho with St Ives and Pendeen reports.

The video is shown courtesy of Mike McKee.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · Sep 8

Pendeen Watch 7-1pm (8th Sept ‘25)

20 Arctic Skua
1 Great Skua
6 Balearic Shearwater
21 Sooty Shearwater
2 Cory’s Shearwater
34 Black Tern
40 Arctic Tern
7 Common Tern
46 Sandwich Tern
4 Wheatear
2 Bar-tailed Godwit
20 Whimbrel

with MM, MTE.
#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · Sep 5

Pendeen 4th Sep 6.30 – 19.15: (final totals from lighthouse only.)

65 Sabine’s
208 Cory’s
18 Sooty
8 Great
5 Balearic
1 Wilson’s
1 Leach’s
32 Euro
37 Arctic Sk
3 Bonxie
432 Arctic Tern
2 Little Tn
1 Black Tn
18 Sandwich
5 Grey Phal.
@geoffbirdy.bsky.social

Excludes Barolo & LTS from lower CP.

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · Sep 4

Pendeen Watch 6:30-1pm (4th Sep 2025)

21 Sabine’s Gull (Inc group of four. 2 juvs)
147 Corys
18 Sooty
6 Great
1 Wilson’s
1 Leach’s
26 Euro
432 Arctic Tern
2 Little Tern
1 Black Tern
3 Common Tern
18 Sandwich Tern
4 Grey Phalarope
2 Bonxie
13 Arctic Skua

#cornwallbirding #ukbirding

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Steve Rogers 🟰🟰 @runnelstone.bsky.social · Sep 2

Pendeen Watch on 29th Aug 2025. Picture courtesy of Mike McKee.

The day will be remembered for 32 Sabine’s Gulls, Long-tailed Skua, 20 Grey Phalaropes and a quarter million Manx Shearwaters plus many large shears.

Heaven.

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