Fishguard & Goodwick

I saw the Bar-tailed Godwit in the harbour again at 13:30 and got a good view of a Peregrine over Pen Anglas at 14:00.

Med. Gull red PHY 1

Med. Gull -- red PHY 1;- This bird was first seen this autumn in Fishguard harbour on 12 Aug. aged as a 2yr. & seen since. It was ringe...

Fishguard Harbour & N. Pembs. etc.

Nevern est;- 1w. Med. Gull roosting at 1830. Teifi Marshes;- 1 Cetti's singing nr. Kingfisher hide, little else on estuary. Med. Gulls;-...

Corncrake - Skomer

A Corncrake was reported on Skomer yesterday,(Birdguides). Flushed in North Valley.

Teifi

Creek hide - 1 Snipe and 27 Teal River above Cardigan bridge - 4 Dunlin flying with one larger unidentified wader, possibly a Curlew Sandpip...

Fishguard Harbour

I saw a Bar-tailed Godwit out on the sands at 13:15.

Teifi Osprey

An Osprey was fishing successfully in the Teifi estuary late afternoon. Also 1 juvenile Grey Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone, 10 Rin...

Osprey still present at Landshipping 27th Sept

A pleasant autumn sunshine walk to Landshipping this afternoon (doing our last butterfly transect of the season) provided very nice close v...

Marloes

Early this morning, 9 Snipe over the Mere. What I did become aware of was steady trickle of Ravens, in one`s & two`s flying quite high h...

St David's

St Justinians - juvenile Little Stint on flood opposite the toilets looking towards St Davids head. 2 Spotted Flycatchers at Rhosson farm in...

Whinchats etc

St Davids am - 4 Whinchats at the Head itself and 3+ Dartford Warblers in the area. 7 Redpolls sp flew over. Vis mig of House Martins eviden...

Newport Sat am

No sign of the Osprey; perhaps Lyndon did have the last sighting. 18 Wigeon, 1 ea Little Egret & Bar T Godwit, 50+ ringed Plovers, 21 Du...

Stackpole (PM) 26th Sept

Another firecrest noted today half way down the eastern arm - calling loudly near the footpath. A small kestrel passage clearly appears to ...

Fishguard

4 Crossbills at Tower Hill this evening. (Adrian R.) 1 Bar tailed Godwit and 5 Turnstone by the flagpoles this morning.

Whitesands

I saw the Pied Flycatcher although no sign of any Yellow-browed Warblers today, there did seem to be quite a few Goldcrests about.

Mullock Bridge

Spoonbill still present this evening, 1 female Kestrel. In the distance by the footbridge at the Gann estuary I caught sight of a large brow...

Late departures inevitable...

I was somewhat surprised this week to see so many non fledged juvenile Gannets on Grassholm. Calm conditions allowed us to approach the Gann...

Maes y Garn, Crymych

Four red kites flying around the house and fields this afternoon. A single snipe and six golden plover seen as well.

Yellow browed Warblers

At Rhosson farm, St Justinians, St Davids, 1 Yellow Browed Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher in a garden apple tree this morning. Late afternoon...

Stackpole (PM) 24th Sept

Many observers were delighted with excellent views of an immature hobby today as it spent all afternoon and early evening gliding leisurely ...

Osprey and Dunlin

A couple of Photos sent in by Melvin Grey taken yesterday around midday at Newport Harbour. Click on images for larger versions.

Osprey

The Osprey at Newprt was showing well in very poor light conditions this morning. However, at about 1 o clock a number of us saw the bird ...

Ty Rhyg

It's fairly quiet now up at Ty Rhyg with virtually all of the summer migrants now departed apart from a few Chiffs. Today there were 6 C...

Teifi estuary

Waders elusive at low tide this evening - only 1 Dunlin and a Bar-tailed Godwit with a limp that has been around the estuary for a few days....

Newport Osprey

9-30 Tues am roosting. 10am I saw it flying high west out of the estuary towards Fishguard. Don't know if it returned. Must have flown o...

Dale Area

This morning at Dale Airfield there were a dozen Pied Wagtails accompanied by 3 White Wags, 50+ Meadow Pipits, 6 Wheatears, 100+ Goldfinches...

Good birding from Pencarnan

Early PM on Sunday a thermal above the camp site supported 10 raptors - 2 R Kites, 7 Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk. Later in the afternoon, ne...

No prizes!

Like most of we non ringing people, I much prefer a bird in the bush rather than a bird in the hand. Especially when the bird in the hand ...

Yellow Wagtails - St. Ann's Head

In tune with Morris' posting, I had at least 8 Yellow Wags at St. Ann's Head early afternoon in the large grassy field adjacent to t...

Amroth

Amroth 8-30am Unusual for Amroth 16 + Gannets adults & juveniles diving close to shore in rather shallow water !! 8 + comic terns f...

Grey Wagtails

Three of these beautiful creatures visited our lawn this morning - we often get fleeting visits at this time of the year. This plumage, with...

Pelagic

Another Pelagic with Seatrust , this time aboard the "Cartlett Lady". We went out, passing Grassholm , still "white-capped...

Teifi estuary

Fewer waders at Patch over the weekend but very disturbed with people out enjoying the sun. Only 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 7 Ringe...

Osprey

The Osprey was seen briefly up stream from the iron bridge Newport at 5-10 pm.Otter showing really well below the iron bridge 3-15 pm a real...

Furzenips to Bluckspool area

Reasonable numbers of usual coastal waterfowl this morning, including a family party of 6 pale-bellied brent geese (2 adults and 4 juvs ); ...

Canada Geese at Newport

They're back. A bit late, but 360 this am + 2 Snow Geese .c6pm many of them flying W over Dinas - where to?. The Osprey had been seen th...

We can all make a difference

Yesterday and today I have been on two offshore boat trips with Voyages of Discovery sailing from St David's. The wildlife has been fant...

High as a ...

Kite came overhead as I sat in the garden drinking a nice glass of chilean plonk trying to remember the last time the sun shone for more tha...

Mullock Bridge

The Spoonbill was still there this afternoon about 4.30.

Saw a female Hen Harrier on clekenhill farm off the A40 near Slebech this afternoon

Photo Competition

The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is running a Photographic print competition on the theme of Welsh Nature, closing date 24 October...

St Davids am

Around the Head - Snow Bunting,Golden Plover. A couple of parties of Siskins over and 2 Goldeneye and 6Brent Geese south. A steady stream of...

Newport; Osprey & Otter

As Richard noted, the Osprey very visible from the Iron Bridge yesterday afternoon. And later, in the intervals, the very tame otter upstrea...

Phalarope and Dolphins

A survey with Seatrust into the Bristol Channel proved exciting with a total of between 150 and 200 Common Dolphins in a number of pods, am...

Stackpole today

Small passage of siskins this morning (around 30 birds) over the dunes heading east; a couple more yellow wagtails on Stackpole Head and 5 g...

Osprey - Newport

News via e-mail from Tommy Evans:- The Osprey was there today again patrolling the river. I was there 12.30 to 3.30 & watched it go up ...

Teifi estuary

At least 3 Curlew Sandpipers and 2 Juvenile Little Stint still with the Dunlin and Ringed Plover at Patch this afternoon. Also 1 Bar-tailed ...

The Gann

This evening, 23 Brent, 2 Sanderling, 2 1st*w Med gulls, c15 Dunlin, c10 Ringer plover, 2 Turnstone - no sign of the Spoonbill. Curlew (I lo...

The Gann

+ 2 Sanderling

Little Milford

At high water this morning - 15 Greenshank, c60 Redshank, c45 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 7 Little Egrets and ...

Caldey Update

Have just spent 4 days on Caldey. Good passage of Blackcaps esp on 16th and 18th with quite a few Chiffchaffs going through too. Also a few...

Thoughts from Thursday

A walk from Marloes to Martinshaven was slighty unnerving as the continous stream of eastwards swallows were flying at about head height and...

Spoonbill at the Gann

Good views of the Spoonbill at about 11:30am, resting on the upper marsh (as per the post below) viewable from the layby by the junction bet...

A pleasant "Indian summer" day and black tern at Stackpole

On the way to Stackpole this morning ( nr Waterloo, Pembroke Dock) a flock of 35 mistle thrushes flying over the A477 made me stop and ge...

Teifi estuary

Highlights at Patch this evening - 3 juvenile Little Stint and 4 Curlew Sandpipers in a small wader flock of around 60 birds.

Spoonbill - Gann

I eventually managed to find it by looking back down on the upper marshes from above Mullock Bridge, the 23 Light-bellied Brents are still i...

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

One calling Cilgerran Gorge this afternoon.

Newport osprey

Arrived at 1430 to a big fuss of crows and gulls - watched the osprey work up and down the estuary having several goes at fish but none succ...

Otters at Newport

Newport Thurs am; 8 Black T Godwits & 2 Curlew Sands didnt hang about long. Also 4 Redshank, 3 Little Egrets; 11 Dunlin, 17 Ringed Plove...

Hirundine Migration

Just as other correspondents have noted in recent blogs, visible migration can be a marvelous spectacle. Couple the experience with a walk ...

Gann - last evening

Little Egret 7 Spoonbill 1 Brent Goose 23 lt.b. (In answer to a query below this is not a record number for the Gann).

Hirundines nests

Noted John's corresp about House Martins still nesting in Narberth . They are still nesting at Stackpole (a couple of nests at the beg...

Phlox of Phalaropes

Whilst on a Voyages of Discovery offshore trip from St David's this morning we had the amazing site of at least 11 Phalaropes together ...

Fishguard and Teifi

Fishguard harbour - 1 Adult Med Gull, 1 ringed 2nd year Med Gull (PHY1), 1 Knot, 5 Sanderling and 2 herons. Goodwick Moor - 1 Cetti's wa...

Fishguard Harbour - Little Gull

I saw it in front of the flagpoles at 13:30.

Ravens

Having lived all my life in eastern England, where Ravens are fairly rare, I was in awe this afternoon at the sight of over 40 Ravens at var...

Newport

Nevern estuary this afternoon- 5 Curlew Sandpipers, 11 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpipers, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Wigeon, 1...

Med Gulls

A nice collection of Med Gulls amongst the high tide roost on the spit at Angle Harbour -8 x ad. w. 2 x 2nd w. 3 x 1st w. Also around 30 Bla...

Gann this morning

22 Brent Geese! Is this a record? All Pale Bellied as far as I could tell and no visible colour rings - but it was a bit far away and agains...

Martin's Haven: 1000+ swallows an hour

The visible migration of Swallows that I noted at the Gann yesterday was in full flow this morning, with what are to me astonishing and cont...

Narberth's Martins

Believing that all the High Street's nesting House Martins had departed, this morning we were very surprised to find one nest containing...

Swallow Fest

Our swallows managed two broods this year, the first fledged two and the second three.Not bad I suppose considering the awful summer. Their...

Teifi estuary

Excellent high tide roost at Patch this evening - 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 2 juvenile Little Stint, 5 Turnstone, 38 Ringed Plover and 30 Dunlin....

Ramsey - Osprey

Osprey over Ramsey this afternoon. Small siskin passage today plus pied flycatcher. Good numbers of Balearics and skuas (arctic and great) o...

Newport Tues am

Highlights were a flock of 6 Curlew Sands including a/the moulting adult, & 3 Dark Bellied Brents. Otherwise 2 Common Sands, 3 Little Eg...

Angle / Pembroke River

Not the best viewing conditions this afternoon at Angle with the tide way out and dismal light. A Common Sandpier was on the beach, however...

Martin's Haven & Dale area

Martin's Haven Good movement in the valley as the rain lifted at lunchtime: Spotted Flycatchers (2-3), Blackcap, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff...

Melodious Warbler on Caldey

Message from Steve Sutcliffe: they have just ringed a Melodious Warbler on Caldey

Teifi estuary

High tide roost at Patch this evening - 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 juvenile Knot, 35 Ringed Plover and 27 Dunlin. Also 9 Wigeon from the railings...

Birdwatchers Conference

The 25th annual Pembrokeshire Birdwatchers Conference take place on Saturday 29 November 2008 at The Chevron Oil Refinery - further details ...

Carew/Cresswell Rivers

WeBs counts at high tide this evening (various points) produced generally low numbers of birds (in part due to high disturbance from power ...

Little Milford and Hook

5 Greenshanks and a Little Egret although no sign of the Grey Phalarope.

Martins Haven

Spent an enjoyable hour looking at the Seal pups this pm, the only birds of note were, c12 Common Scoter in Jack sound, 2 Greenshank flew ov...

Strumble (14 Sep 08)

Time: 0615 - 1515 Weather: Sunny (am), hazy (pm). Wind: SSE (F2) Balearic Shearwater - 5 Sabine's Gull - 2 (1 Ad, 1 Juv) Arctic Skua - 5...

Newport Sun am

The 5 Culew Sands still there with 3 Little Egrets, 1 ea Red & Greenshank, 21 Ringed P, 10 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, 5 Teal, the 1st 2 Wigeon...

Sunday morning - Teifi Estuary

High tide, around 7am this morning. High tide roost at Patch, held up to 40 Ringed Plovers, 25 Dunlin, one Sanderling and a Curlew Sandpiper...

St Davids am

A flyover Yellow Wagtail then two more on Whitesands GC, White Wagtails (and some Pieds)in the area. Quite a few Swallows and a single Grey ...

OSPREY

Seen from Minwear wood viewpoint at noon today. Watched for ten minutes preening, then was disturbed by a Grey Heron. Last seen flying down ...

Landshipping-Slebech area

An osprey was still present mid afternoon yesterday, Saturday 13 th Sept - came out of trees in the Longwood area (escorted by a buzzard) ...

Millin Pill to Little Milford by canoe

On this evenings high tide took the canoe from millin Pill up to Little Milford and back. At Little Milford a small grey, white and black wa...

Monty

Almost certaintly a juv Montys Harrier flew across the moor at St Davids Airfield then gained hight and flew off south this morning.This aft...

Strumble (13 Sep 08)

Time: 0615 - 1500 Weather: Sunny. Wind: NW (am), W (pm) (F2-3) Sooty Shearwater - 1 Balearic Shearwater - 2 Sabine's Gull - 3 (1 Ad, 2 ...

The Gann/ Marloes

Much the same as Richard, though I didn`t see the Curlew sand. Marloes early this morning, 1 Pied flycatcher- juv/femail, 3 "yellow...

The Gann

At The Gann this afternoon 12 pale bellied Brent Geese by the river mouth. Also 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 15 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, 25 Curlew, ...

Wisemans Bridge

23 Brent geese Adults and juveniles very close to shore where stream runs to the sea

Fortunes Frolic, Haverfordwest

2 Common Sandpipers (Paul G)

Teifi and Newport

On Patch in the fog early this morning, 1 Curlew Sandpiper with 10 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling and 25 Ringed Plover. 3 Wheatear on the rocks in f...

Newport Fri pm

2 Knot, 2 Little Egrets, 8 Ringed Plovers, 5 Dunlin, 1 Bar T Godwit & a group of 5 Curlew Sands including 1 with reddish underparts, pre...

Strumble

Strumble highlights today 1 juvenile Sabines gull 2 Balearic Shearwaters 1 Sooty Shearwater 27 Skuas (1 adult Pomarine, 19 Arctics and 7 Bon...

Grey Phalarope (Again)

Early afternoon at Freshwater West Morris North and I watched a Grey Phalarope close in off the rocks amongst the surf (and Surfers) at Litt...

That Grey Phalarope

I read Richard's posting with amazement - we know Grey Phals are prone to being storm driven but one on a birders driveway in St. Floren...

Kilpaison in the Gloaming

Sighting via e mail from Alun Lamb - 80+terns on the beach.Hard to approach and the light was going.I thinkmostly commons though maybe arcti...

Blustery day at Stackpole but waders on the move

During a walk over Stackpole Warren today (actually trying to do our weekly butterfly transect - between the showers!) I had excellent view...

North Pembs

Fishguard Harbour Stena side - 1st winter Med gull Flagpoles - 2 Kittiwakes on the groynes (Adrian R.) Teifi estuary Webley Hotel - 3 Black ...

Grey Phalarope

As I was standing in my kitchen (St Florence) around 4 pm a Grey Phalarope fluttered down onto my driveway, looked around for about 5 second...

Angle Bay

Sighting via e mail from Alun Lamb -Kilpaison c.6 pm, seven Common Terns on the tide line with 3 Knot. All put up by a Peregrine flying acro...

Little Gull and Ruff

Little Gull still present 11 am at flagpoles Strumble Head Sooty Shearwater 1 Little Egret 1 Common Scoter 15 Little Milford Little Egret 3...

Little Gull

Still present at Goodwick at 9am today

Goodwick Harbour

At the Flagpoles this afternoon a Common Tern still in Summer plumage. (Adrian Rogers)

Osprey - Angle Bay Sunday 7th Sept

Email message just received from Dave Levell from Pembroke of an osprey fishing (unsuccessfully) at west side of Angle bay, off the ridge 1...

Osprey at Orielton

Sighting via e mail from Brian Southern - Osprey circled top (shallow) area of Orielton decoy pond at 7.15pm before moving off in the direct...

Osprey on the Cleddau

Landshipping 1 Osprey, 30 Redshank, 2 Black tailed Godwit Little Milford 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 25 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 1 Curlew, 1...

Angle Bay

An interesting morning at Kilpaison. On arrival a Kingfisher flew along the beach and there were 6 Little Egrets along the water's edge....

Fishguard

Sighting via e mail from Martyn Hnatiuk & Paul Parsons - Goodwick Harbour, an Ad. winter Little Gull nearly moulted from 1st summer plum...

Wide Blue Yonder

Incredibly Adrian Shepherd brought his gang of Whale and Bird watching friends and somehow got the weather right again. They chartered a lo...

Pembroke Mill Pond

Just had an e-mail from a visitor claiming a scaup on pembroke mill pond this weekend. Teifi estuary this morning - 2 sanderling, 2 Bar-tail...

St Davids Hd

A few Goldcrests all around the area and a Pied Fly at the Youth Hostel am.

Teifi

In addition to Wendy's posting below at the Creek Hide late morning 2 Green Sandpipers and 2 Black Tailed Godwits, 15 Teal, 22 Snipe. At...

Dale

At this morning's high tide a Sanderling, 3 Dunlin & 3 Ringed Plover at the Gann along with 2 Sandwich Terns on the pool, and 4 Ring...

Strumble (07 Sep 08)

Time: 0600 - 1500 Weather: Sunny. Wind: N (F5-3) Balearic Shearwater - 6 Arctic Skua - 4 (4 Dark) Great Skua - 7 Red Throated Diver - 2 Com...

Newport Sun am

2 Bar T Godwits at the bottom of Long St. 4 Knot, 19 Dunlin & 3 Ringed Plovers.Also 5 Shags by the Boatclub.

Wetland Bird Survey 2008-09

The next WeBS count is due on September 14th. Volunteers for the following sites would be appreciated: Cosheston Pill Trefloyne Pools Dowrog...

Teifi

Teifi Marshes From the creek hide - 22 Snipe, 40 Teal, 7 Mallard and 2 juvenile Moorhen. 1 Cetti's warbler calling feebly, presumably a ...

Castlemartin Range

During a National Park walk, reasonable numbers of Waders etc noted at Frainslake and Bluckspool : Curlew - 30+ Oystercatcher - 50+ Ringed...

Strumble (06 Sep 08)

Time: 0600 - 1800 Weather: Showers. Wind: N (F8) Sooty Shearwater - 1 Balearic Shearwater - 18 Sabine's Gull - 1 (Juv) Arctic Skua - 84...

Fishguard harbour

Flagpoles - 13 Turnstone, 3 Redshank and 1 Knot Stena side - 2nd summer and 2 juvenile Med gulls, 1 Little Gull

Feathery stuff from Stena-Sea Trust Dolphin-othon

Hi all, as some of you will know we have been trying to run our third annual marathon Dolphin watch (the Stena Sea Trust Dolphin-othon) off...

Osprey

Sighting via e mail from Alan Collens - 4.30pm, 5th Sep Osprey fishing at Landshipping Quay.It was also there on the 1st Sep.

OOPS !

A few weeks ago I found 2 " Med gulls" white ringed, one was indeed a Med, the other was a B/H/ Gull - just had conirmation from ...

Strumble (05 Sep 08)

Time: 0600 - 1500 Weather: Rain (am), sunny (pm). Wind: NE (early am) then S (F4) Sooty Shearwater - 5 Balearic Shearwater - 7 Arctic Skua ...

North Pembs

Fishguard harbour Stena side - 1 2nd summer and 2 juvenile Med gulls. 1 Little Gull (Adrian R.) Teifi estuary Patch late afternoon - 1st re...

Pencarnan wakes up

Last night's heavy weather has at last livened up the bird scene around Pencarnan. This PM 11 Wagtails busy feeding on the beach - all a...

Angle Bay

Kilpaison late morning to c.2 p.m. - a big increase in small waders with 150+ Dunlin, 100+ Ringed Plover. Also 8 Turnstone, 20 Knot, 2 Bar t...

Fishguard and Teifi

Fishguard harbour midday Flagpoles - 3 Turnstone, 1 Redshank. No sign of the Little Gull Stena side - 2 Med Gulls (1 adult, 1 1st year) Teif...

Strumble (04 Sep 08)

Time: 0600 - 1800 Weather: Showers (am), sunny (pm). Wind: SW (F3-4) Great Shearwater - 1 (0750) Sooty Shearwater - 3 Balearic Shearwater - ...

Newport Thurs am

High tide - 10 Redshanks, 6 Knots & 4 Teal on the mud. A Kingfisher & an imm Med Gull. Couldnt find any small waders. 24 oystercatc...

Offshore 30 August 2008

An offshore trip on 30 August with Thousand Islands produced 4xSooty Shearwater (flock?) 1xGrey Phalarope and 1xSabine's Gull also lots...

Angle

Kilpaison, middayish - Dunlin 27, Ringed Plover 30, Bar Tailed Godwit 5, Curlew c.150, Med Gull 2 ad., Sandwich Tern 2. Freshwater West earl...

Fishguard Harbour

This evening,an adult Mediterranean Gull,3 Sandwich Terns and 2 juv Common Terns.

Teifi marsh

Last night from the Creek hide, c40 Snipe and a possible Wood Sandpiper but another look this evening found it much quieter. 1 Water Rail, 3...

Strumble (03 Sep 08)

Time: 0600 - 1600 Weather: Sunny spellls (am), rain (pm). Wind: SW (F8) Sooty Shearwater - 7 Balearic Shearwater - 9 Sabine's Gull - 1 (...

Little Tern

There was a Little Tern flying lazily northwards along the Carew River this lunchtime. Also a juvenile Common Gull there. A noisy Peregrine...

Little Gull

A Little Gull was still by the flagpoles in Fishguard harbour this afternoon. (Adrian R.)

Angle Bay

At Angle Harbour this morning 17 Little Egrets roosting in a tree at high tide. Later on at Kilpaison as the tide dropped c.150 Curlew, 17 D...

Dimitri - photo

Here is a photo of the missing Dimitri Usually found this time of year on the slipways in Fishguard harbour. (See below) Before I go, I wou...

Strumble (02 Sep 08)

Time: 0600 - 1900 Weather: Sunny spells, heavy showers. Wind: SW (F7-8) Sooty Shearwater - 32 Balearic Shearwater - 7 Sabine's Gull - 1...

Pembroke Castle Pond - red phalarope!

Carl Luxford (NT Stackpole ) going to collect his car from servicing in Pembroke had a lucky find this afternoon . He reported an imm red ...

Black Guillemots successful breeding.

1 Pair of Black Guillemots have successfully reared 1 young this year, in Fishguard Harbour. The juvenile left its nesting cavity on Fri/ Sa...

Fishguard & "Dimitri" -- missing!

Flagpoles;- 0645 the Little Gull still present, also 1 Knot & 5 Redshank. Goodwick Moor;- 1 Snipe, Reed Warbler, 2/3 Cetti's Warbler...

Goodwick (01 Sep 08)

Mediterranean Gull - 3 (Ad, 2nd Win with ring see pic, Juv) Little Gull - 1 (2nd win) Knot - 1 Ringed Plover - 1 (Juv)