Marloes in the rain

Still chasing Bee eaters, Hoopoes, Cattle egrets, Gt Bustards etc... 2 Commics offshore, 1 House martin. Cold comfort!

swift

A swift over Bethesda today, my first for the year.

Lesser Whitethroat

A male seen at Strumble Head yesterday and another heard near Dinas Cross today.

Tegryn & Ceibwr

2 house martins around the village this morning. 1 lesser whitethroat in the village on Sunday (27th) Ceibwr: 1 house martin a week ago &...

...and more Whimbrel

I saw another four fly west past the headland at Carregwastad at 14:45.

Pied Blackbird

A striking blackbird with a white head on the footpath between Tescos & the Priory at Milfordhaven - close to the water treatment works....

Teifi

37 Whimbrel at Jewsons this evening with another 10 opposite St Dogmaels quay. Around the marsh, too many Sedge Warblers to count after the ...

27th April - Marloes Mere/Skomer - with FSC bird course group

From hide at Marloes Mere, brief views of black duck with 2 male mallards close by at around 1700 hrs. Not much else of note other than a p...

Angle Bay

Kilpaison, Angle Bay at high tide today there were 10 Whimbrel, 23 Oystercatchers and c.50 Dunlin. The latter very approachable and resplend...

Bee-eater

According to Birdguides, a Bee-eater flew North over Dinas Cross/Dinas Head at 13:00 yesterday (Sunday) (there have been quite a few in SW E...

Records

if anyone has interesting sightings they feel should be included in the monthly sightings email between the 7th and 13 th April please send ...

Whimbrel

I saw eight fly west in a single group past the headland at Carregwastad at 17:00.

Marsh Tit

Picture sent in by Pembrokeshires youngest Bird Photographer and Blogger, 10 year old James Horton, of a Marsh Tit he spotted in his garden ...

St. Ann's Head

Did a complete circumnavigation of St. Ann's Head (so to speak), quite busy with a Grasshopper Warbler, several Whitethroats, Sedge &...

Fishguard Area

In the harbour the two Black Guillemots still present,5 Sandwich Tern also. Pen Anglas a male Redstart,20 Wheatears,3 Grasshopper Warblers. ...

An hour at Marloes Mere

We spent an hour so between 10:00 and 11:00 trying out the new seats in the hide at Marloes Mere! As in Derek's post there were a lot of...

Big Fall Strumble Head

A very good fall of common migrants at Strumble this morning,these are conservative counts,100 Wheatears,100 Willow Warblers,40 Sedge Warble...

Marloes

A good number of Swallows & Sand martins over the Mere and surrounding area, (c200) 4 Willow warbs, Whitethroats seem to be everywhere ...

Migrants seen during FSC bird course

On Monday 21st April Cuckoo at Stackpole and also on 26th at Orielton. Swifts (3+) over Bosherston Lakes on 25th where a pair of goosander s...

Carregwastad

I saw a Whimbrel fly west past the headland at 17:30, a Purple Sandpiper down on the rocks and the Peregrines as well.

Marloes, Monkhaven, Dale airfield

This morning at Marloes, on the track to the beach, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Grasshopper warbler singing, on the coast path west of Monkhaven, 3 Wh...

Teifi and Cemaes Head

64 Whimbrel and a Greenshank byThe Webley. A walk round the headland was very productive with 50 species in 3 hours. The first conifer pla...

Marloes

A brief walk to the beach produced; 1 Swift 1 male Kestrel, hovering over the cliff tops 1 Whimbrel, 3 Choughs, c15 Swallows.

Pencarnan & access for rarities generally

John & Marion your sightings are envied and your dilemma appreciated. I am not surprised to hear now that the owner will permit access i...

Access to Pencarnan Caravan Park

Following the events of last Tuesday (see below) we would like to relate "the facts" surrounding the discovery of the "two sp...

Teifi Brent Goose

A dark- bellied Brent Goose upstream from the railings this morning. 2 Whimbrel in front of The Webley. 12 Common Sands and 8 Redshank by Je...

Something (s) very special for Pencarnan

A little belated this message.... we have no internet access at Pencarnan, but we would like to tell you what occured on Tuesday 22nd. Dawn ...

More Migrants

Lots of Garden Warblers on H'west Golf course today, seemed like there was one in every bush!

Pom Skuas

I saw two adult light phase Pomarine Skuas fly west past Carregwastad at 15:00 and 10 Wheatears along the coast from Pen Anglas.

Teifi marshes

A male Tufted duck on the Bass lagoon - although not a rarity, the only records for the last two years on the Teifi seem to have been single...

Fishguard Area

Strumble Head this morning 25+ Sand Martins,Grasshopper Warbler,several Whitethroats and 2 Siskin. Goodwick Moor 2 Cetti's Warblers sing...

Blackpool Mill area Birds of note - Tuesday 22nd April male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker seen, heard calling and drumming. Been back last 2 m...

A Snippet

A super Male Lesser Whitethroat has been singing & showing well all day on Honeyborough Ind Est Yesterday & today. Single Whimbrel ...

Iceland Gull

I saw a similar looking (to my earlier sightings and to today's Newport bird?) immature fly west past Carregwastad at 16:30.

Teifi

Quiet this evening without the large numbers of small waders that were around last week. 1 Whimbrel and 6 Common Sands at Jewsons.

Ducks, Larks & Buntings

At Marloes Mere this evening the female Black Duck showing once more from the new hide with a drake Mallard (she is evidently not on eggs!),...

Newport Tues am

Initially just the 2 Little Egrets at the bridge, then c12 Whimbrel at the Boat Club. On the way back a white gull flew off whilst I was che...

The Gann, Marloes, Deer Park

At The Gann this morning 8 Whimbrel, 2 Grey Pover, 11 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover. At Marloes Mere the Garganey were not on show, 2...

Shrike

The Shrike was present this morning but not at Ty Rhyg. It flew into the plantation area on the other side of the road; at the brow of the h...

Crymych

Sightings from Kevin Johns via e mail:- This morning at Maes y Garn, Crymych Red Kite 1, Cuckoo 2 calling, wheatear 11, 3 skylarks displayin...

Marloes Mere

Yesterday evening: Garganey, male & female, showing well. Merlin, female. Willow Warblers 10+.

Angle / Broadhaven / Pembroke

This evening at Kilpaison shortly before high tide 24 Whimbrel and 2 Barwits. No small waders. Sightings for this morning via e mail from Pa...

Pen Anglas

Today at Pen Anglas just 12 Wheatears very different from yesterday but a female Redstart present. (Adrian and Steve)

Marloes Mere

Like everyone else I was gobsmacked when walking at Marloes Mere this evening, lots of Willow Warblers and a Redstart but most impressive wa...

Ring-billed Gull

Steve Hinton e-mailed me this evening to say that he had the Ringer at the Gann briefly this morning, and here's the photo to prove it!

ST Davids peninsular.

1 Sandwich Tern feeding off White sands beach with 7 Whimbrel on the beach. Whimbrel also seen at Ivors pond 2 Penberry 13 St Davids Airfiel...

Ramsey - 20 April

Nice pictures Lyndon. In addition to the hoopoe we also had male black redstart, 2 pied flys and 150+ willow warblers. Grasshopper warbler a...

Teifi this evening

At high tide at Jewsons, 7 Little Egrets in a tree and 14 Common Sands on low branches over the water. There seem to be more around than us...

What a difference a day makes!

Yesterday bundled up against the wind & rain - today warm enough with just a fleece, & migrants everywhere. In the copse at Gt Castl...

Hoopoe on Ramsey Island

The Hoopoe was showing well on Ramsey Island this morning. For landing details contact Thousand Islands wildlife expeditions in St David...

Big falls near Angle

Encouraged by the recent run of easterlies we chose today to explore the western end of the Angle peninsula hoping for something special...l...

Various

Sat: 4 Great Northern Divers still off Newgale, 1 mid range, 3 together quite a way out. Moulting, possibly first-summers? A Whimbrel on th...

Marloes & Crymych

Sightings via e mail:- From John Morgan - At Marloes Mere this morning, Gadwall, Shoveler, Garganey still there. None can be seen from the h...

Manorbier & St Govan's

In the woods behind the Castle at Manorbier this morning loads of bird song including Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap. Also an unexp...

Martin's Haven & Marloes Mere, 19 April

The Gargeney were wonderful. I spent about an hour but could not relocate them after they had flushed. Still several pairs of Teal around, M...

Fishguard Area

A walk along the Parrog this morning produced 6 Wheatears,onto Goodwick Moor at least 2 possibly 3 Cetti's Warblers singing,also Sedge W...

Tegryn

65 Golden plover just flew over the village (heading S.E.). Pair of Siskin at feeders. I have never seen them here in April before. Friday e...

Marloes

A quick walk down to the beach & up the path to the YHA this morning; 1 Willow warbler singing, 31 Wheatears in the "ploughed"...

Teifi

Early this morning, two Sandwich Tern from the Webley. 88 Dunlin, 37 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone and 1 Sanderling on the spit. 7 Little Egret...

Breeding Birds Atlas - non-breeders/migrants

There have been queries on the Bird Atlas Forum about dealing with species with no breeding evidence - migrants, long-staying winter visitor...

black guillemot

Black Guillemot seen off White Sands beach early afternoon very quite with very few migrants seen elsewhere on the St Davids peninsula.

Broadhaven

Sightings via e mail from Paul Gosling on holiday at Broadhaven. Seen from coast path north of Broadhaven :- Gannets, Guillemots and Common ...

Robin

Nest found at Ty Canol with four chicks 4/5 days old. Tree creeper nest building. At least four territorial male redstarts and a pied fly. !...

A pair of Garganey

A stunning male at Marloes mere with femail companion, right in front of the new hide for 5 mins, I met Sash on the the track as I left - wh...

Pied Flycatcher

Sighting via e mail from John Morgan of a male pied flycatcher at Blackpool Mill today - on the metal fence next to the cafe.

Updated Google satellite photo-maps

Take a look at the latest Google-earth maps when you are adding Atlas "Roving" or Bird-track records. The images have improved vas...

Teifi & Llys-y-fran resr. & migrants

Teifi;- HT roosts tonight. Poppit , c100 Dunlin, 47 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling. Webley, 5 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Bar-tail Godwits, 1 Grey Pl...

Bosherston Lakes - easterly breeze

Today, alerted by visiting CCW Newport Wetlands warden, Tom Dalrimpole, we recorded a fine full summer- plumage black tern, a species not...

Easterlies in spring...

Thanks for the Ramsey information Greg & Lisa, we should be hopeful that more good birds will be found (not just on the islands please!)...

Ramsey Island Sightings

Hoopoe found this afternoon. Wryneck and black redstart too. No boats for past 2 days and looking doubtful for tomorrow but call Thousand Is...

Newport Fri am

2 Hours later than Richard. At the bridge the resplendent Black T Godwit with still 2 Little Egrets, 2 Common Sands & very unusually a p...

Ramsey, Fishguard, Tycanol(again) & Heathfield.

Ramsey Island;- Wryneck & Black Redstart present today. Fishguard Harbour;- Black Throated Diver off the lifeboat station area at c1230....

Pied Fly. -- Tycanol & Teifi

Tycanol NNR;- Male Pied Flycatcher this morning(Karen). Teifi;-this am, Patch; 1 Sanderling, 45 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 20 Dunlin & ...

Angle (again)

At Kilpaison early this morning signs that the wader passage is well underway with 44 Ringed Plover, 50 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling and 5 Whimbrel ...

Fishguard & Newport, early this am.

Fishguard;- HT, Stena's crossing info board sum's it up;-- force 6-8 Easterly! Harbour choppy & bitterly cold, 2 Ringed Plover ...

Fishguard

Records via e mail from Leo Reich for 17th April:- 4 Wheatear on the rocks at 1:00pm in Fishguard harbour. 2 common sands. on the beach with...

Goodwick & Northern Headlands

I managed to see one of the elusive Cetti's on the Moor, a pair of Kestrels were hovering together over Pen Anglas and at 18:30 two Whim...

Angle Bay

Late afternoon/evening at Kilpaison 12 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 1 Turnstone, 2 Wheatears, 7 White Wags and 1 Brent Goose.

Tawny Owl

A single bird flew across the road at Deerland farm - close to St Ishmaels, one of perhaps 2 or 3 that I sometimes see in this area.

Teifi

On the spit just after high tide this evening, over 100 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Turnstone and a Sanderling. Looking over towards the Web...

Wryneck, -- Ramsey today.

News from Greg, via Birdline Wales.

first cuckoo

I heard my first cuckoo for this year nr Gelly this morning, there was also a red kite feeding in the field with the cattle this morning.

Skomer

Records via e mail from Den Vaughan:- My first redstart (male) seen around the farm, a scattering of chiffs and willows over the island (C.5...

Black Tern -- Marloes Mere

A Black Tern has been reported from Marloes Mere, late morning. (per Mervyn J.)

Teifi, & failed Hoopoe search.

Teifi;- Patch, 11 Whimbrel, these started off on Poppit beach before disturbance. 12 Ringed Plover, 4 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sand., 2...

North Pembs, this am a Good Start!

Fishguard Harbour;- 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sand., 1 White Wagtail, 5 Turnstone, on the beach. Off the ferry Berth, only 1 Black...

Carregwastad

I saw four Whimbrel fly about round the headland and away west at 17:45 and later some porpoises as well.

Fishguard Harbour

Common Dolphin in Fishguard Harbour, Cliff B. has reported that there is a Common Dolphin in the harbour, on the Stena side. The dolphin may...

Teifi tonights HT.

Patch;- 24 Ringed Plover, 14 Dunlin, 4 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling. St. Dogmaels Quay;- 6 Little Egret, 6 Common Sands, 25 Redshank, 28 Oysterca...

red kite

A Red Kite seen low over the caravan site at Porthselau this morning a very drab individual and atleast 7 Sandwich Terns fishing between Por...

kestrel nr Wiston

A kestrel hovering at Colby Moor nr Wiston this morning.

North Pembs. -- & Hoopoe

Nr. St. David's YHA;- A White Wagtail in a horse paddock, Porthselau;- A Coal Tit (unusual?). Still plenty of Willow Warblers. (Paul G....

Iron Bridge, Newport

3 common sands, 1 black-tail godwit in summer plumage, 2 little grebe, 4 shelduck, (& a dog scattering all the birds towards the beach e...

Marloes / Gann

At Marloes this morning 3 Sandwich Terns close into the beach, a Peregrine, 2 Kestrels (Male and Female) and 25 Chough in one flock over the...

White Wagtail

I saw one in the ploughed field closest to the harbour village at Pen Anglas at 14:00.

Heronries

Has anyone been counting heronries recently? In particular, I'm looking for counts from Eastwood over the last few years. This is the b...

Tegryn

55 Golden plover flying west over the village approx 14.30.

Teifi & Cemaes Hd.

Teifi;- 8 Common Sands, & 16 Redshank at Jewsons this am. 1 Red Breasted Merganser(m) in the estuary off The Webley. Cemaes Head;- 2 Wh...

Pied/White Wagtails - a wagging tail of passion

Noted the start of a steady passage of white wagtails at Stackpole over the last week or so. Today though it was interesting to watch a han...

Pipit sp at Pen Anglas

I had a big pipit with a relatively faintly streaked contrasting warm back, a diffuse but broad eye-stripe, pale cheeks, white fringes to th...

my swallows are back

There was at least 2 swallows back in our buildings this morning, so they must have come with the Narberth house martins. There was about 20...

Local News

Today, 14 thApril , here in Narberth , the first returning House Martins are back in town, and down on our patch ( Waundrwgi Farm) a pair o...

North Pembs. -- today

Teifi;- No sign of the Egyptian Goose, but a female Goosander on the river on the Reserve. 2 Cetti's singing, 1 showed well nr. Kingfish...

Disappointed

Spent an hour with several other birders at Wooltack point after hearing the "Dale princess" wasn`t going to Skomer, nothing to sp...

Egyptian Goose

Went back to the Teifi late morning for another look at the Egyptian Goose with Richard D. Having swum upstream, it could only be viewed fro...

Teifi marshes

At least 3 Cetti's singing, 1 lesser whitethroat and a grasshopper warbler. c10 Willow warblers in the reeds by kingfisher hide with c50...

Fishguard Harbour & other news

Fishguard Harbour; 2 Black Guillemots still on the ferry terminal side. Sum. plum. Red Td. Diver, win. plum. Gt.N.Diver, & Gt. Ctd. Greb...

Skomer -- Sunday

No boats today, weather deteriorating, boats do not sail on a Monday. No news on Bluethroat, or confirmation that it was seen yesterday.

Osprey

Sighting via e mail from Tessa & Jeff Pearson:- Watched Osprey fishing at Slebech just as tide turned about 3.30. Fantastic sight with...

Red Kite - West Williamston area

A red kite was over WW this afternoon, it landed in trees after sparring with the local male Buzzard. It did not look very red, probably an ...

Bits

My first Whitethroat today - from the bike near St. David's Airfield. No sign of the Lesser 'Pecker at Picton Point late afternoon, ...

Black Guillemots - Fishguard

An update on this mornings visit to Fishguard Harbour;- Wendy J. is currently watching 2 adult Black Guillemots close in, off the inner brea...

Swallows in trouble

Item from Birdlife South Africa: Tens of thousands of swallows have died in Limpopo province a week before they were due to migrate to Europ...

11 April - Bosherston area

Continuing good passage of sand martins all this week; 300+ estimated over the lakes this afternoon, probably similar numbers moving through...

Saturday -- early news

Skomer; No boats! The Island has no news on the Bluethroat yet. Fishguard Harbour;- 1 adult Black Guillemot off the ferry berth this morning...

BLUETHROAT -- Skomer

Skomer;- White-spotted Bluethroat still present today. See photo below; NO BOATS likely tomorrow either.

Teifi -am.

Jewsons; 3 Common Sands., 23 Redshank. Patch; 8 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin. Railings; 5 Wigeon. Marshes; sev. Blackcaps now singing, Cetti'...

Tegryn

Approx 1200 + Golden plover in the Tegryn area on Thursday 10th. Small parties flying around early this morning (Fri) too.

Skomer -- Friday Update. 0800

Skomer;- Just spoken with Jo, (Warden), They have had a couple of birders out looking this am, NO SIGN of the Bluethroat so far. The B...

BLUETHROAT -- White-spotted

SKOMER, TODAY Thursday 10 April C.1400 today a White-spotted BLUETHROAT was found in front of the hide overlooking the pool - see photo emai...

Black Duck & lots more today.

Marloes Mere;- The female Black Duck showing in front of the hide. c10 Willow Warblers around the hide. The Gann, Dale;- The 1st sum. Ring B...

Cetti's Warbler -- Pembroke Upper Mill Pond

1 Cetti's Warbler trapped at the U.M.P. tonight. John H. hasn't recorded Cetti's singing/calling there for 2 years! c60 Black-t...

Cwm yr Eglwys

A small movement of Swallows(50) and Sand Martins(20) at lunchtime today also a single House Martin

Teifi at dusk

10 Wigeon still around (on the sea with 27 Shelduck). 8 Little Egrets together by the boatshed, ? passing through as I havent seen more than...

Osprey, Red Kite & Lesser Spot. from Picton &..

Picton Point;- An Osprey flew upstream towards Blackpool Mill at 1315. Soon afterwards a male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker started calling &...

Osprey near Slebech

Graham Stephens reported seeing an osprey on the Eastern Cleddau above Slebech this morning. I was in the area this afternoon, though perhap...

Razorbills & Guillemots

On April 3 at Needle Rock on Dinas Head c200 razorbills & 50 guillemots on the sea but also in large numbers on their breeding ledges. T...

Black Guillemot

Sighting via e mail from Mark Wilson: - There was a Tystie in Goodwick harbour to the stern of the Stena ferry just before we sailed at 14.3...

Black-tailed Godwit -- colour-ringed

The colour-ringed Black-td Godwit (white on left/ orange over yellow above knee & white below on right), which roosts on the Pembroke Up...

St. David's & North

Ivor's Pond;- 20 Willow Warblers, 1 Reed Bunting. St. David's area;- c60 Swallows, c200 Sand Martins. St. David's Head;- 1 Red T...

Angle / Bosherston

At Kilpaison this morning at high tide c.50 Oystercatchers, again accompanied by a lone Knot. Also 7 Ringed Plovers, 1 Curlew and a Whimbrel...

Sundays April snow showers and migrants

Despite a sudden down-turn in the weather, there were good numbers of sand martins and a few swallows and house martins on the move. Hundred...

Pembroke Upper Mill Pond.

Talking to John H. about a colour-ringed Black-tailed Godwit present there. -- sightings of which I will publish tomorrow when complete. To...

Hoopoe & Osprey

Hoopoe;- 1 seen today on a back road (SN106365), the closest landmark being the Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber,( although this isn't on that...

Teifi

At Patch this evening, 10 Ringed Plover in summer plumage, 2 Turnstone and still 17 Wigeon.

Fishguard Harbour

A very smart male Red-breasted Merganser in the harbour first thing this morning. Yesterday Strumble Head 3 Red-throated Diver all in summer...

Newport Mon am - high tide

Still 4 Little Egrets at the bridge. Just 1 Greenshank & 1 Turnstone on the estuary, though c20 Oystercatchers & 2 Curlews on the ro...

Various

Marloes Mere - Black Duck still present, along with a ring-tail Hen Harrier. Gann - 12 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 13 Brents. Jackdaw - ha...

Summer visitors !

More Swallows Sat- Sun a total of 10 at various sites, 7 Sandmartins flew in off the sea yesterday at Marloes. This morning a small fall of ...

Iceland Gull

At Llys-y-fran this morning there was a 1st W. Iceland Gull in the area below the dam. Very approachable, then flew off only 20 metres or so...

Small Canada geese

Some of you may remember this pic I took last September of two Canada geese - appearing to be smaller and darker than the others - at Newpor...

Brent update

Had a very quick reply from Graham McElwaine, the Brent ringing chap from Ireland. The lettering on the left leg is actually and I, not a T...

A Nordic Jackdaw in Haverfordwest?

For some time I have been seeing a Jackdaw with a distinct pale half collar in Haverfordwest, often in my garden but it always disappears wh...

Another ringed Brent

I had another ringed light-bellied Brent Goose at the Gann this afternoon. It was one of a party of 13. I read it as a yellow ring with T on...

Angle, Pembroke & Heathfield.

Nr. Pwllchrochan, ringing this am;- Highlights,Willow Warblers, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs trapped. Angle Bay;- Pretty birdless at low t...

Angle

Left home before 8 a.m. in Spring sunshine, arrived Angle Bay 20 mins later in Winter - cloudy, freezing wind. Hoped for some waders but 1 K...

Iceland Gull

I saw perhaps the same immature fly west past Carregwastad at 19:00 and there was a moulting Red-throated Diver in the bay as well.

Tegryn

Sightings via e mail from Mark Wilson:- Thursday3rd; Tegryn, Female Siskin in the garden on Nyjer seed. The first seen for a couple of weeks...

Teifi this evening with "goose" fly over.

Teifi, this evening;- From the railings 17 Wigeon still. Patch; 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 3 Turnstone, 1 Gt.Cd.Grebe on sea. Nr. The Webley 4 L...

Dartfords

On the subject of Dartford Warbler, last Wednesday I went for a walk around the 'original' mid Pembs site, and in pretty decent cond...

swallows

3 swallows heading north over Gelly at 19.15 today

Hirundines

Whilst relaxing in the evening sunshine, we saw some 25 - 30 Swallows / Housemartins fly over our house in St Ishmaels between 1915-1920hrs...

Onwards & upwards

Optimistically pursuing fabled birds one comes across the more mundane, 5 Swallows at Sandy haven c10 Sandmartins at Trewarren farm pond 2 G...

Newport & Mid - Pembs.

Newport;- 12 Ringed Plover & 1 Dunlin, presumed new in by recent visits. So perhaps the start of some wader movements? 4 Little Egrets (...

St David's Dartfords

In the St Davids area ,on Thursday 3rd, we searched the two known sites where Dartford Warblers have bred in recent years. During a morning ...

spring migrants

willow warbler and blackcap heard singing in Gelly area yesterday.

Summer Migrants

Singing Willow Warbler and Blackcap along with lots of Chiff Chaffs at H'west Golf Course today. No Birdies though! (But I did get 6 Par...

Small Canada Geese

I had one fly into the bay at Carregwastad at 15:00 to be joined by another at 16:30 and both flew off west at 17:00 and back across at 17:30.

Red leg partridge

2 Red legged partridges in a field at St Ishmaels this morning. Looking forward to the spring - it appears everyone is going to be quite bus...

Pembroke Upper Mill Pond

Tonight;- 60 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Swallow, c50 Sand Martins. (John H.)

Llys-y-fran resr. & N. Pembs.

Llys-y-fran;- The first Spring sortie to the resr. by Paul G., 1 Tufted duck, 12 Gt.Cd Grebes, 6 Swallows, 1Willow Tit singing, & Reed B...

Red Kite

Red Kite seen over Whitesands car park 1pm possibly a young bird looked quite pale on the underside.

Dinas Head

The Auks are back at needle rock. c50 Razorbills and 4 Guillemots pairing up on the ledges and about 350 on the sea, mostly Razorbills. 2 Sw...

Newgale

4 Great Northern Divers this morning on a beautiful calm sea from the middle car park, looks like a spring passage, keep and eye out for Whi...

Winter / Spring

Record via email from Kevin Johns for Wednesday 2nd:- 1235 hrs. Maes Y Garn, Crymych. Flock of app. 30-40 fieldfares milling around and then...

The North East

Wednesday evening records, Ceibwr;- Swallow on wires & Chiff's. Poppit;- 2 Swallows in wires. Cemaes Hd.;- 11 Wheatears, & Chiff...

Swallow

1 Swallow this am over Thornton industrial estate, Milfordhaven

Yesterday

News from Ed. H.; -- Y'day. Black Duck still present,Marloes Mere. 2 Gt.N.Divers --Broad Haven.

Strange Birds

Whilst on the subject of strange birds, what about this one photographed in February ??

Canada Geese which may not be so unwelcome

I wouldn't swear to this with nothing for comparison but two of yesterday's three did look quite small in the bay at Carregwastad at...

Recent sightings - Landshipping and Stackpole areas

On 30 th March, the warmer southerly winds brought the first clouded yellow butterfly of the year. Swallows, willow warbler, several blackc...

Blarsh Tit

Nice one Richard, had me for a split second, maybe if you hadn't just cut and pasted a Blue Tit's head onto a Marsh Tit body it migh...

Teifi & Ceibwr, this am.

Teifi;- Wigeon still 24 around the estuary this am, mainly from the railings (18). 1 Common Sand. at Jewsons-- presumably the wintering bir...

Hybrid

Hard on the heels of the Green/Goldfinch hybrid discussed in postings below I came across this bird at Bosherston which appears to be a Blue...