Newport Thurs Evening

Suddenly it's all go.8 Black T Godwits, 2 Redshanks, 1 Whimbrel, c10 Ringed Plovers, c50 Dunlin, 46 Oystercatchers (with another 27 on t...

Strumble Head

This mornings birds,1light phase Arctic Skua,20 male and 8 female Common Scoter, 4 Sandwich Terns and 4 Puffins.Also 30+ Porpoise.

Teifi est.

Teifi est;- Today,0600 at Patch, 5 Sanderling & 2 Dunlin.

Strumble Hd. & Fishguard harbour.

Strumble;- 1400-1600 .ish; 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 1 Whimbrel. A few Swifts appeared to be comin...

Nevern Estuary

Nevern Estuary this am;- On the mud, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin. From the iron bridge, 1 juv. Med. Gull, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Kingfis...

Swifts and willow warbler

Maes y Garn: Swift 7 seen on Monday evening ahead of the storm front and a willow warbler heard singing yesterday. Pentre Galar: House marti...

Lesser whitethroat

Moving quickly through the gorse & bramble scrub, that runs alongside our tearoom at Thornton Ind. estate, Milfordhaven. Just athought -...

Fishguard Harbour - Med's.

Adrian, Carol, Bella & I had intended to have a walk along the Outer Breakwater for the first Purple Sandpipers.! But we couldn't, s...

Teifi & Nevern Ests.

Teifi, 0700 this am;- Patch, 4 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover. Jewsons, a min. of 11 Common Sands, a low sun prevented looking up riv...

Northern Headlands

2 juvenile Peregrines flew along the cliffs from the direction of Pen Anglas toward Carregwastad at 13:30 and at the latter site perhaps the...

Llanstadwell

Med Gull 1 Ad ! summer

Dolphins

Thanks to Cliff Benson of Sea Trust for a great Pelagic trip some 25 miles out into the Celtic Deep. Highlight of the day was a fantastic p...

Silver - washed Fritillary

Felindre Farchog;- These very large fritillaries were showing well today, in woodside meadows along the river Nevern. Park in the Salutation...

Minwear Viewpoint

Minwear Viewpoint;- 6 Common Sandpipers. (Paul G.)

Fishguard Harbour & Nevern Est.

Fishguard Harbour;- Black Guillemots. At 0630 this am a sub-adult plumage bird carrying a fish flew in to the harbour wall area, circled the...

Carregwastad

I saw the same or another second summer Med Gull offshore again and it flew away west at 18:30.

Kilpaisson ..& mainly Cleddau sites.

Kilpaisson this am;- Male White Wagtail. Ad. & 1st. Sum. Med Gulls, & ad. colour-ringed B.H. Gull, 1 Sanderling, 4 Turnstone, 2 Ring...

Saturday 26.7.08. Maes y Garn, Crymych: Willow tit 1, House Martin 2, Swift 2, Raven 2, Linnet 4 (2 adults/2 juv), Buzzard 1, Red Kite 1, Me...

Sat/Sun

22 Choughs at Marloes, of the 3 juvs I saw a couple of weeks ago there now appears to be only1 with the adults at the site where they ...

Carregwastad

I saw perhaps the same second summer Med Gull offshore with the Black-headed Gulls and Kittiwakes and three Sandwich Terns at 15:00 and 16:1...

Cleddau & ...

Little Milford;- 1st. sum Med. Gull, 7 Greenshank, c40 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Little Egrets(ad's). Sprinkle Pill;...

Carregwastad

I saw the same or another second summer Med Gull fly west over the headland at 16:00 and back east past it at 18:30.

Teifi

At low tide this evening from the railings - 1 Adult Med gull and 2 Whimbrel. 25 Lapwing - none recorded on the Teifi last year between Janu...

South Dairy Mountain (turtle dove)

I visited this site today, no sign of the Turtle Dove, but 3 Yellowhammers the highlight. An excellent walk though through the mixed farmin...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison early afternoon c. 120 Curlew, 103 Oystercatchers, 1 Redshank, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 5 Ring...

Nevern est.

Nevern est., this am;- 1 ad. Med. Gull, 1 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher.

Little Egret juveniles

There have been a number of sightings of little egrets reported recently, but none state whether the birds are adults or juveniles. Have th...

Turtle Dove

A Turtle Dove was seen on a farm track nr. Wiston y'day morning by Ed. H., a good record and the bird will be looked for today. Anyone h...

Teifi this evening

From the railings - 2 Ringed Plover, probably the first returning birds, 4 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 2 Whimbrel and 52 Curlew. Jewsons - 10 Common...

crossbills at gelly

3 or 4 crossbills flying over Gelly at 5.00pm today.

Little Milford - Cleddau est.

This mornings post HT visit by Paul G. has produced so far;- Juv. & 1st. sum. Med Gulls, 2 Common Sands, 9 Greenshank, 6 Black-tailed Go...

Crossbills

A party of 11 Crossbills flew over at Pen Anglas followed by another single bird twenty minutes later.

Nevern Est.

Nevern Est.;- This am, 1 ad. Med. Gull roosting nr. bridge, 2 Whimbrel, nr. Boat Club.

Carregwastad

I saw a second summer Med Gull fly in off the sea at 17:15, reappear and settle on the water at 18:00 and fly away east at 19:15.

The Quest.....

Still looking, watching, waiting, wondering.........

Skomer

Thanks for the Skomer info - I have also seen Little owl on Skomer this year, for the first time !!

Skomer

Excellent day on Skomer. Highlights were 3 Porpoises just off Martin's Haven (2ad. 1 calf). Minimum of 2 Common Dolphin's further o...

Teifi & Sprinkle Pill

Teifi, this pm;- Jewsons, 1 Little Egret, 2 Common Sands. Opp. St. Dogmael's Quay, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, c70 Curlew, 2 Whimbrel. Main E...

Little Milford -- Current hot-spot!

Paul G. has decided after recent visits to make this his daily pilgrimage for a while, Watch this space! This am, at / falling HT;- 1st sum....

N. Pembs

Nevern Est;- Just past HT 1 Redshank, little else. Fishguard harbour;- At HT, quiet, 1 Black Guillemot present but difficult to view this am...

Crossbills

A group of 10 Crossbills flew over today at Dinas Cross at 1.15pm heading in the direction of Fishguard

Guillemot Fishing Tales

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The Quest is nearer for Derek & Dave!

Or ..Cattle Egrets have bred, (although in Somerset!) Following last winters invasion, Cattle Egrets have bred & reared at least 1 young...

Pembroke Upper Mill Pond

Last night;- 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers. (John H.)

Angle Bay, Manorbier & Stack Rocks

Mid morning on the stretch between Kilpaison and The Lodge 50 Oystercatchers, 15 Curlew, 2 Whimbrels and 4 Ad. Summer Med Gulls. Along the c...

More Monday Records

Little Milford;- Update from below, 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Greenshank, c100 Redshank & 2 Little Egrets. Hook- Fowborough Point;- 2 W...

Fishguard Harbour

Today, 1330;- 2 2nd sum Med gulls, 1 at Stena side, 1 at the Flagpoles. 2 Black Guillemots seen, 1 definitely a sub-adult, & the other ...

Little Milford

Little Milford;- 14 Black-tailed Godwits this am. (Paul G.) Another good site for the" new site guide".

Oystercatchers at Newport

Yesterday (Sun) am; a flock of 49 on the estuary, with 1 by the Boat Club, 4 on the beach & 24 on the roost = 78. My record for this sit...

Pen Anglas

3 young Swallows perched and being fed by an adult.

Teifi Marshes

Black Tailed Godwit 1 on the river Cettis Warbler 1 calling by kingfisher hide Curlew 5

Kilpaison - Angle Bay.

Kilpaison, last night;- c2200 , Sandwich Terns calling, & an adult with 1 juv. watched come in to roost on the foreshore. Also calling,...

Gann - Shelduck and Peregrine

Pretty quiet as you might expect but there were 10 well grown shelduck with one adult - if these are the remainder of the original 13 then t...

Llanstadwell

News phoned in from Richard D of 4 Med Gulls at Llanstadwell - 2 Ad. Summer, 1 Ad. Winter and 1 Second Summer. He's on his way to Kilpai...

Where to Watch Birds in Wales

Further to my posting earlier this week regarding Birding Sites in Pembrokeshire you may be interested to see the article on the Birdguides...

???? & Black & White Geese on Cardigan Island.

Hopefully this was on Cardigan Island! Barnacle Geese;-probably a min. of 8 pairs nested raising a min. of 9 young, but eggs/small young sti...

Strumble Head today

This morning;- 6 Storm Petrels, 2 Arctic Skuas, up to 20 Puffins. (Richard S.) This pm 1400-1530;- 1 Bonxie, 2 Sandwich Terns, 7 Chough (un-...

Shark

Cliff Benson's film of the Porbeagle Shark seen off Goodwick Beach earlier this week is on the BBC website - click here for a direct l...

Nevern Est.

1030, justpast HT, 1 Black-tailed Godwit & 1 Redshank on mud in middle of estuary.

Green Woodpeckers & recent news

Green Woodpeckers;- BTO ATLAS WEBSITE, BIRD OF THE DAY MAP --- Have a look! Speaks for itself, & the surrounding counties, are they losi...

Teifi Est. & North sightings

Fishguard Harbour;- 1 ad Med. Gull..Cracking! describes Adrian. (16:10) Nevern Est;- 1 Common Sand. above the bridge this pm. Teifi, this a...

Carregwastad

I saw a common dolphin with a calf just offshore.

Strumble Head and Crymych

Strumble Head 12.7.08, belated posting. Birds seen included: Fulmar 9, Gannet 33 + 1 dead floating past the headland, Manx Shearwater 46, Co...

Newport Thurs am

The highlights were a Redshank & 2 Whimbrels. The Med Gull on the 10th & 11th July had been ringed as a chick in Poland in June 07 ...

Strumble Head

A single Bonxie flew west,8 Puffins apart from that very quite.No sign of the shark in the harbour today.

Shark

An as yet unidentified shark was present this afternoon in Fishguard Harbour very close to the shore.It was at a guess eight foot long. Als...

Teifi Est. & other sightings

Fortunes Frolic;- This pm, 7 Common Sands, & 1 Little Egret.(Paul G.) Nevern Est;- 1 Common Sand. from iron bridge, 1600(Janet A.) Teifi...

Birding Sites in Pembrokeshire

You may have noticed a new link to the right to "Birding Sites in Pembrokeshire". This has been available from the Bird Group webs...

Some insects are almost as good as birds .......

Found an amazing ichneumon wasp, about 3 inches from end of antennae to end of ovipositor, in, of all places, Focus DIY. It was perched on a...

Quail (no sign) & Med. Gulls etc...

One of the Dark Green Fritillaries that Steve keeps seeing on the Pen Anglas headland. Nr. Haycastle Cross;- Had a look/listen at Robin...

Stackpole Green Woodpecker update

Yesterday, noted that there were at least five green woodpeckers about (a pair and a separate threesome). Not all were seen at very close ra...

Kilpaison

At high tide this afternoon 4 Sanderling and 6 Dunlin.

Aberbach -- North Pembs.

Sat. evening;- Fishguard Bird Group set a couple of moth traps in a cottage garden leading to Aberbach beach. The highlight of the night is ...

No Quail

Paul & I joined Robin at Hayscastle yesterday evening to listen for quail, but without any joy. Worth another go though I'd say.

June Round Up

Lyndon's monthly round up for June is now on line. Please see link to the right.

Mon am.

Teifi;- 9 Barnacle Geese with the Cananda's this am. 7 Common Sands at Jewsons, & 9 Redshank at St. Dogmael's Quay. 20 juv. She...

Sunday Sightings

Fishguard Harbour;- 1 ad. Med. Gull, Stena side, c1000. Teifi Est;- 6 Black-tailed Godwits, c1200,(Arfon W.) Fortunes Frolic;- 9 Common Sand...

Quail

Sighting (hearing) from Robin Taylor - Two Quail heard from 9.30pm on Saturday, one and a half miles North of Hayscastle Cross in field on W...

Angle Bay - Kilpaison .. etc

Sat;- Ad & 1*2 yr. Med Gulls, 15 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 146+ Curlew, 10+ Redshank, 5 Knot. Fri evening;- 7*ads & 1*2nd sum. Med Gulls...

Corvids etc

Thanks Bob & Annie. BWP says "Although juveniles most often join adult flocks, they sometimes predominate or even form independent ...

Late summer corvid flocks, green woodpeckers and horseshoe bats

Noted Sam's comments about corvid flocks with no obvious bare parts (where were the adults if they are rooks?). We also get large flock...

Newport Thurs Evening

At the bridge a 1st summer/2nd c y Med Gull. Upstream at the bend 2 juv Goosanders (I now know about the face markings). c20 Curlews on the ...

Red Kite

A Red Kite gliding low over Narbeth town centre at lunchtime today caught the attention of several shoppers as well as that of the local Her...

Teifi this am

Teifi;- On the way to the Teifi, at the roundabout I watched a f. Sparrowhawk catching then struggling with a Collared Dove! on the verge. C...

Fulmars at Newgale

There appears to be 7 nest sites on the cliff at the Broadhaven end of the sands (above the natural arches) a total of 10 birds in all. The ...

Strumble Head

A single Puffin , 14 male and 5 female Common Scoter most other seabirds were very distant today.50+ Porpoise which were very active.

Green Woodpeckers

2 Green Woodpeckers on the cliffs at Broad Haven (Bosherton). Identification confirmed as one 'yaffled' when they flew off. Elsewher...

Strumble Head, 0745 - 12.00

Again the conditions weren't as I expected, calm sea and very good visibility, guess the winds were too far to the south west. Birds see...

Bangkok

Greetings from Bangkok. Great to be able to keep up with the birding back home! Good to see the Red Kites are having a good season. A few Sp...

Red Kite breeding season

With most young Kites either fledged or about to fledge its a good time to summarise the season so far. This year Kites have continued to ex...

Abereiddy & Lapwings.

Aberreiddy;- Adrian & I had a look to the north of the Blue Lagoon yesterday pm. Yellowhammer singing on the wires, & both Kestrel ...

Lizard on Goodwick Moor

It is a common lizard. It has lost its tail somewhere early in life and the tail has regrown. The older the lizard is when it loses its tail...

Castlemartin peninsula weekend 5th/6th July

Checks on most chough nest sites have revealed a pretty good breeding success so far. Around 20 nests had young, and although some pairs ma...

North Pembs pm.

Fishguard Harbour;- Black Guillemot seen when ferry arrived. 1 sum. plum. Black-tailed Godwit(1700). (Adrian R.) Nevern Est;- 2 Dunlin on m...

Newport Mon am

26 Oystercatchers, 3 Sandwich Terns with the gulls, 3 Redshanks, 2 Dunlins on the spit, 8 Curlews (& 13 on the roost) & a calling Wh...

Slebech swallow roost

At least 50 birds over the roost reed bed at 2130 last night. Also one common sand. on the pumping station 'pond' (tide high). With ...

Pen Anglas

2 young Swallows with some adults this afternoon.

Goodwick Moor

One of these on the Moor this pm. Is it a Common Lizard? Note the tail.. Pen Anglas;- Dark Green Fritillary today. Adrian R. & Steve ...

Strumble to the Teifi.

Strumble Hd;- 1 hour this am, 41 Common Scoter, & 1 Whimbrel past. Nr. Trefasser, 1 m. Yellowhammer. Llangoffen Fen;- Pr. Willow Tit, n...

Teifi -- tonight's Med's & ...

Teifi;- Jewsons, 18 (eighteen) Common Sands, & 25 juv. Shelduck. St. Dogmaels, 10 Redshank. The Webley, 2 ad. Med. Gulls,--- both birds ...

Llangwm to Fowborough Point

or... Scarecrows to Ringlets!! I persuaded Adrian to explore in the rain, so fully prepared we quickly found ourselves amongst the Scarecrow...

An unusual cheese I recently tried are they becoming that common that we are now eating them.

Med. Gulls - in the North - Sat am.

Teifi;- A 2nd sum.(col.ringed), St. Dogmaels before HT.(Wendy) Nevern est;- 2*Ad/2nd sum. from the tennis courts before HT.(Karen) Fishguard...

Kingfishers

A small addition to Sash's posting. The River Anghof joins the Western Cleddau at Wolfscastle and goes past my garden a mile and a half ...

Western Cleddau -- A Thank You.

A few weeks ago Richard C. & I were discussing how to get more varied records, from more people onto the this site. It is not just for s...

Colour - ringed Med. Gulls

The challenge of reading colour-rings is back! Teifi;- This evening, Wendy & I experienced the frustration of viewing a 2nd sum. Med. G...

Bats (&birds) at Llys-y-fran resr.

The Teifi Bat Group are having a meeting to record species & nos. feeding at the resr., next Wednesday (06/07) at 900pm. Confimation of ...

The Gann & the North

The Gann;- A visit after HT this morning produced v. little, the pools are full & it was windy, no sign of any Meds, a few Black-headed ...

Western Cleddau: Sand Martins and Kingfishers

I have spent a fair time on the river in the last c.3 weeks (the curse of the elusive sewin), and have been very pleasently surprised by the...

Teifi Med Gulls

3 summer adults this afternoon, 1 at Jewsons, 2 from St Dogmaels quay. This evening at high tide, the 3 adult Med gulls and one 2nd summer w...

Strumble Head

This morning at the head 10 Puffin,6 male and 2 female Common Scoter also 2 Gadwall flew east at 9.30am.

Gadwall....

A brief look at bits of the Teifi & Nevern on the way home from work in the rain found very little on the rapidly rising tide,(0700). Th...

Teifi this evening

As the tide started to go out late evening a large flock of Black-headed gulls came in from the sea. By 9 pm, around 70 adults and 10 juven...

Teifi -- Med. Gull &...

Jewsons;- 1 Ad.,(with full black hood) Med. Gull at1200; then flew downstream towards St. Dogmaels. 2 Common Sands., & the 25 juv. Shel...

Fishguard -- Med. Gull

Fishguard Harbour;- High -Tide, (0715), a quick look for Black Guillemots- no joy. Only a few gulls around, so a look at the pitches behind ...

St. Catherines Bridge

Janet A. has been & found the site today, no Green Sands, but 2 Kingfishers, which moved upstream. Thanks Dave for the directions, soun...

Mediterranean Gulls

Mediterranean Gulls;- Llanstadwell today, 1 Med. Gull at low tide, 7 (seven) y'day at higher tide. (Ed.H.) Teifi;- At 1300;- 3 Common S...

Newport Tues am

An hour later than Richard. The 2 Sandwich Terns still there + 16 Oystercatchers & 15 Curlews. And yes the 3 surviving Shelduck chicks a...

Lapwing Breeding at Kilpaisson

Some notes from John H. on breeding success; Some 7 pairs made nesting attempts initially, 5 pairs have either been successful or laid repla...

Nevern Est. & Fishguard

Nevern Est;- 0645 this morning, 2 Sandwich Terns roosting with 23 Black-headed Gulls,(1 juv.) Also 8+ Adult Gannets feeding in the river mou...