At Hayle, work continues on the hide at Ryan’s Field, adding a fresh lick of paint and refreshing the old notice boards gives a brighter feel to the big old concrete building. Unfortunately some people did not appreciate our efforts, almost as soon...

On the bird-front, gulls appear to be stealing the show this month with Iceland, Yellow-legged and a number of Med Gulls at Lelant Water and Carnsew Pool. The recent cold snap hasn't brought the anticipated influx of wildfowl and waders - yet. ...

Our Oystercatcher pair on one of the shingle islands at Ryan's Field have fledged two young. As far as we know these are the only nesting Oystercatchers in west Cornwall. At present we have one pair of Shelduck with 5 ducklings on Lelant Water - although...

A number of waders have started to arrive on the estuary in mid- July and by 19th these included 218 Curlew, 7 Whimbrel, 18 Oystercatchers, 5 Common Sandpipers and single Dunlin, Redshank and Bar-tailed Godwit. There are also up to 16 Little Egrets and...

The southerly gales and driving rain always pay dividends at the estuary at this time of year! In between showers on 15th August, the sunny afternoon at Carnsew Pool allowed a few lucky observers to witness a quite remarkable passage of waders, many of...