Photo of the Week 20th-26th April 2026 Many thanks to Adrian Langdon for providing us with another comprehensive round up of this week’s photo journal. “Another excellent week of photography, helped along by fine weather and...

Photo of the Week 📷 Kentish Plover by Phil Taylor #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Photo of the Week 📷 Swallow by Dean Pollard #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

It is with great sadness to report the death of Royston Wilkins, a well known character to everyone on the Cornish birding scene. Royston, 78, passed away on the 8th April 2026. You will be sorely missed. More than you know. Rest in Peace my friend. (Written by Steve Rogers)

Photo of the Week 📷Northern Wheatear by Steve Guscott #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Photo of the Week 📷Sand Martin by Dean Pollard #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

DEFRA Consultation – Have your say! You can read more and comment by clicking the link. www.gov.uk/government/n... #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Join us on 14/04/2026 to install oak bird boxes for Pied Flycatchers at Draynes Wood. Click on the link to reserve your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/pied-flyca... #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #WildlifeMatters #Cornwall #Kernow

Photo of the Week 23rd-29th March 2026 Thanks to Jasmina Goodair who reviews a week when fewer than usual pictures appeared on our sightings page. Keep sending them coming in, with a record of your day's...

We welcome all bird news from anyone, CBWPS member or not. To make it easier to collate submissions we would ask you to follow the Submission Guidelines which can be found here: cbwps.org.uk/recording-bi... To contribute your bird sightings please email: [email protected]

Photo of the Year 2025 After two rounds of voting and a grand final, we can announce the winner on the Photo of the Year for 2025. The very  worthy winner was Paul Davies’...

DEFRA Consultation - Have your say!! As of March 2026, the UK, Scottish, and Welsh governments have launched consultations on new, stricter close seasons for several threatened wild bird species to combat population declines. The...

Today, Hilary Mitchell, Editor of Birds in Cornwall and Cornwall Birds committee member gave an excellent talk and presentation on "The Fall and Rise of the Cornish Choughs" at National Trust Trerice House and Garden. The next talk and presentation is on Thursday, 23rd April 2026. #CornwallBirds

Photo of the Year for 2025 Winner: Paul Davies’ duo of a Carrion Crow and Kestrel, taken at the Society’s Walmsley Sanctuary. Congratulations Paul Davies! Well-done! Cheers! 🥳🎉🎊 #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #WildlifeMatters #Cornwall #Kernow

Volunteer with us. There’s a Cornwall Birds (CBWPS) volunteering opportunity. Apply now! To apply for this role, please contact Cornwall Birds (CBWPS) Chair Bruce Taggart on [email protected] or 07704 550818. #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature

Photo of the Week, 16th-22nd March 2026 Many thanks to Nick Watmough who gives us his take on the selection of excellent images submitted to our sightings team. We love seeing them! ''The week started well with...

Photo of the Week 9th-15th March 2026 Many thanks to Adrian Lea for his summary of this weeks' photos. An excellent choice in the week DEFRA published proposed changes to the Wildlife and Countryside Act, to...

Photo of the Week 📷 Kestrel by Steve Guscott #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Could you help us with wildlife monitoring in West Cornwall? 🐦🦋 www.facebook.com/events/995037116528008

To contribute your bird sightings, please email: [email protected]. #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

North Cornwall Birding Hub Group Birdwatching Fieldtrips #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Photo of the Week 📷 Redpoll by Jasmina Goodair #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Join eight speakers highlighting key insights into our developing understanding of the South-West’s marine and coastal seabirds. cbwps.org.uk/cbwps-events... #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #WildlifeMatters #WildCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Photo of the Week 📷 Ross's Gull by D Clegg #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Rare and Sensitive Breeding Birds. Please avoid posting photos of rare and sensitive breeding birds and divulging their location and nest sites from 1st March to 31 July. #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall

CHOUGH CRITICAL BREEDING PERIOD. Please avoid posting photos of the Choughs during the breeding season and divulging their location and nest sites from 1st March to 31st July. #Choughs #CornishChoughs #Palores #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature

Photo of the Week 📷 Ross’s Gull by Ben Hancock-Smith #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Puffins under Pressure Here’s a detailed look at how recent storms have been affecting the UK’s Atlantic Puffin populations — an issue of growing concern for scientists, conservationists, and birders alike. In...

Photo of the Week 📷 Great Northern Diver at Par by R Davies #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Photo of the Week 📷Little Egret by Dean Pollard #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Following on from last year’s successful Swift Box Workshop Wildlife Groundswell is delighted to invite you to join a workshop for making nest cups for House Martins. Please click on the link below to book your space: www.wildlifegroundswell.org.uk/events/house...

Making Deadwood Centre Stage After Storm Goretti devastated Cornwalls' tree resource the big clean up began. Health and safety was the first priority but now media coverage is intent on clearing away the...

Photo of the Week 📷 Bonaparte's Gull by Adrian Langdon and Little Gull by Mark James #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow

Join us on Thursday, 12 February 2026 to build oak bird boxes for Pied Flycatchers at Draynes Wood. Tools, materials and lunch provided. Please click on the link below to book your space: www.eventbrite.com/e/pied-flyca... #CornwallBirds #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #Cornwall

Photo of the Week 📷 Marsh Tit by Martin Roper #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Book you space now! Join Cornwall Bird's vice chair Peter Roseveare on the new Bird Watching Cruise to see and learn about the many birds that migrate to our area during the autumn and winter months. www.plymouthboattrips.co.uk/cruising/bir...

The second set of images for the Photo of the Year competition, covering the rest of the year, are below so once again please browse them all, choose your favourite and submit your choice by Friday 23rd January when we’ll launch the final. cbwps.org.uk/photo-of-the...

Photo of the Week 📷 Pacific Diver at Roskilly by S Rogers #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Photo of the Week 📷 Pallas’s Warbler by Stuart Croft #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

RSPB launch urgent appeal to help protect Hayle Estuary sites https://cbwps.org.uk/rspb-launch-urgent-appeal-to-help-protect-hayle-estuary-sites/

RSPB to bid for Hayle Estuary sites. https://cbwps.org.uk/rspb-to-bid-for-hayle-estuary-sites/

The second round of photos are now live for Photo of the Year, so get voting. Please sign in to your Cornwall Birds (CBWPS) account with your email address and password and click on the link below to vote: cbwps.org.uk/photo-of-the...

Photo of the Year 2025 Round 2 https://cbwps.org.uk/photo-of-the-year-2025-round-2/

Photo of the Week 📷 Water Rail by Adrian Lea #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Photo of the Year 2025 Round 1 https://cbwps.org.uk/photo-of-the-year-2025-round-1/

Photo of the Week 📷 Great Northern Divers by Jon Irvine, Castle Beach, Falmouth #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Irish-ringed Oystercatcher ‘PUP’ wintering on the Camel. Oystercatcher PUP has chosen to spend its winter in Cornwall after an overnight trip from Northern Ireland. Click on the link below for more details: cbwps.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🥳🎊🎉 #MerryChristmas #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #NatureAndWildlifeEnthusiasts

Photo of the Week 📷 Dusky Warbler by Terry Newing #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Nature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters #WildIsles #BritishWildlife #WildCornwall #ILoveCornwall #Cornwall #Kernow #UK

Save the Date! Join CBWPS North Cornwall Hub on their Birdwatching Fieldtrips. The events are open to all members and not just those who live in north Cornwall. #CornwallBirds #BirdsInCornwall #CBWPS #Bird #Birds #Birdwatching #ConnectWithNature #BeautyAndWonderOfNature #Wildlife #WildlifeMatters