Bird Atlas - update

Well, the second winter phase of the Atlas has now just ended so please try and get your last TTVs or Roving records in as soon as you can....

Pembroke millpond update 28th Feb

Black-tailed Godwits up to 63 wuth the colour ringed bird still present (right leg tarsu orange over yellow, Left leg Tarsus white or pale b...

Black Redstart Amroth

Thanks to Mike Jones I eventually caught up with the Black Redstart this afternoon.

Impressed

I'm not sure what I'm most impressed with - the fact that John & Marion had a Red Kite from their window, or the fact that they ...

Black Necked Grebe

Photo taken recently of the Llys-y-Fran Black Necked Grebe by Melvin Grey. Click photo for larger image.

Whimbrel over Haverfordwest

Pete Howe had a Whimbrel calling over Haverfordwest last night c. 11.00.p.m. Dave Glanville

Cattle Egret

The Newport Cattle Egret was roosting in the grass by the iron bridge with a Little Egret and Grey Herons at high tide this morning. Also 1...

That Narberth bird

Saturday, 10am. So OK, Red Kites are now seen frequently in Pembs, and no doubt will become less reportable as their breeding success increa...

Teifi.Marshes... first visit today!

No sign of the Bittern around the reserve before 09:30. Cetti's Warblers, 2 singing from the Creek/Kingfisher hide area. 2 singing from ...

The Newport Cattle Egret

By Melvin Grey, some shots today..............

"Cracking" -- Black Redstart -- Amroth

Amroth;- Mike Jones, today at 1300 was watching a "cracking male" Black Redstart in the car-park behind the shops, the bird al...

Harriers at Marloes

Walking the dogs this afternoon, met a birder from Haverfordwest - he`d seen 1 Ringtail catch some prey on the mere & was robbed of it b...

Iceland Gull at Stackpole

Now back on line more regularly I hope - having moved back home. A very fine adult Iceland Gull coasting around Stackpole Head this evening ...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

Present this pm, from the iron bridge, either on the mud, or in the field with cattle.

Hen Harriers to Divers

Castlemartin Corse;- Star birds this am, a lovely looking male Hen Harrier & a considorably larger ring tail Hen Harrier. Not counted, b...

Whales in Wales Blog

A new Blog for sightings of Dolphins, Porpoises and other Cetaceans and marine wildlife around the Welsh coast has just been launched. Anyon...

Bittern - Cilgerran

News from Tommy Evans - At about 3.30 today I saw a Bittern take off and land in some nearby reeds from the Kingfisher hide on Teifi Marshes...

Newport Cattle Egret

With the BH Gulls at the bridge @ 15-30 & still there @ 16-15.

Angle Area

At Kilpaison around 10 a.m. 300+ Dunlin, 12 Curlew, 100 or so Wigeon. 18 Pale Bellied Brents flew in - probably the birds from Angle Harbour...

more canada geese

There are 90 or the things on Midland now - loads of them displaying and creating what looks like terrritories - it will be interesting to s...

North Pembs.

Newport;- No sign of the Cattle Egret since first thing this am, at it's usual sites at least. Teifi;- 1 Common Sand. still at Jewsons w...

Two Cetti's sites

This A.M. Site One - two Cetti's calling on opposite sides of Ritec Marshes, south of Gumfreston. Site Two - single bird calling from b...

Newport -- Cattle Egret

The Cattle Egret present in the usual field beyond the bridge this am.(07:30) (Karen)

St David's Airfield

Bewick swan still present on pool this afternoon with 2 Canada Geese. Near the western entrance, a Peregrine and 3 Curlew.

Newport Cattle Egret

News from Tommy Evans - I note that yesterday the cattle egret in Newport went missing. It was certainly about today - at least for part of ...

Angle Cattle Egret

Had a drive around Angle area today with a visitor to the area and found a rather scuffy Cattle Egret at South Studdock Farm, has this been ...

Snow Bunting & (Irish) Black Guillemots

The remaining Snow Bunting on Fishguard outer breakwater allowed amazingly close views yesterday as it fed vigorously in a small patch of mu...

Spotted Redshank, Marsh Harrier, Bewick's etc...

Spotted Redshank;- Guilford Pill;- tour with Mervyn Jones this am sorted this lovely bird out at last. Many Thanks Mervyn, & a visit to...

North Pembs (No sign of Cattle Egret)

No sign of the Cattle Egret all day, (news from 4 observers) Fishguard;- Red Kite;- A good record for town with Adrian having 4 over the hou...

Dartford Warbler

I saw one at the coastal site in the north of the county at 16:00.

Too many Canada Geese!!

At Marloes Mere today 62 geese with at least five pairs seemingly being territorial but on Midland Island c.40 birds (as on Friday last week...

Iceland Gull

A 1st winter Iceland Gull was floating on the water, close in, at St Bride's Haven at 1400 hr. It seemed to be just resting so I left it...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

8:54 until 9:30 at least, the bird was still at roost in the trees, upstream from the iron bridge. (Karen & Wendy) At 15:00 the bird was...

Harriers & Bewicks Swan

Castlemartin Corse;- Not to be disappointed, I arrived at 8:30 & after 10 mins. of looking through ducks, males only counted, c40 Shovel...

then there was 1

Marloes area - WW Gull and Marsh Harrier

I had the whole coast path from Marloes to Wooltack Point to myself this morning - not a soul in sight! Not an awful lot of birds either to ...

Pembroke Millponds

Pembroke Millpond update. 60 Black-tailed Godwits including one colour ringed bird, the water is too deep to see the lower colour but i thin...

Cattle Egret & Little Owl..singing....Newport

Nevern Est;- The Cattle Egret went missing from c11;30 this am. It's position in the field (see blog below) was taken with a Little Egre...

Gann

9 Med Gulls in the roost tonight (8 ads, 1stW). One of the ads had a green ring on its left leg, but it flew off before we could read it. ...

A cunning plan...

After spending the last few weekends covering every inch of the coast from Neyland to Wooltack searching for & not seeing this Gyr, I vo...

Castlemartin - Harriers

At Castlemartin Corse this morning excellent, prolonged views of a well marked female /juvenile Marsh Harrier as it quartered the marsh putt...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

A couple of record shots from Adrian's trusty camera!

Newport -- Cattle Egret

The bird flew(all birds flushed by a buzzard) from the waters edge to the field with cattle beyond the bridge at c1030. This field is best v...

Glaucous Gull -- Withybush

The usual juv. Glaucous Gull was flying around the silage dump at 12:09. (Paul G.)

Another Cattle Egret

The Webs count at Newport this am was entirely predictable, apart from 30 Common Gulls. Finally scanning the small flock of BH Gulls at the ...

Cattle Egret at Newport

A Cattle Egret was found at newport by the iron bridge by Sam Baxter who rang Richard Dobbins who rang me to put out the news on the blog s...

"Gyr"........ Dale

A note from Andy Davies, the gyr seen flying over West Dale towards st. Anne's Head,..sat lunchtime.

Glaucous Gull.(.s) -- Llys-y-fran ...&

Llys-y-fran resr;- Gull roost very quiet, less than c500 birds, but very close! 1 larger, paler 1st year Glaucous Gull than the airfield bir...

Hen Harrier etc

21/02/09 Female Hen Harrier over Wallis Moor this morning along with a male reed bunting. A quick visit to rosebush resevoir produced two pa...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly west in the fading light at 17:30.

Now you see em, now you..

a brief visit to the outer breakwater yesterday afternoon produced two snow buntings seen at distance flying up onto the cliffs above the se...

Events for March and April 2009

Pembrokeshire Bird group and the Mid Pembrokeshire Section of the Wildlife Trust – events for March and April 2009 Due to snow, illness etc ...

Part 2 -- Slavonian Grebe to Bewick's Swan

The Gann;- 1 Slavonian Grebe, 1 Great. Ntn. Diver, 1 Red Btd. Merganser with 1 Great Ctd. Grebe on the sea from the car park. Also c26 Light...

Part 1 -- Black-necked Grebe to Firecrest

Llys-y-fran Resr;- A visit this morning, walked from the dam to the Northern-most inlet, The Black-necked Grebe, 1 Pochard(m),16 Great Ctd. ...

Wood Duck -- Little Milford

This is going to liven up the week-ends WeBs! A male Wood Duck on the mud at Little Milford at c2pm today, also c40 Curlew, & c40 Cnipe....

Strumble

A quiet hour at Strumble this afternoon produced little over the sea, but there was a male Merlin on a fence post by the cattle grid as we l...

Sightings -- today... Black Redstart

Fishguard Harbour;- Quiet, but one of the Red-Throats in close! (Adrian) Milford, Smokehouse Quay;- The fem. Black Redstart on the rocks...

St David's

Sightings from Jon Hudson - On St Davids Airfield on tuesday (17th) morning there were 2 Short eared owls, 3 water rail and a juvenille Bew...

First seal pup of 2009?

Is this the first grey seal pup of 2009? looks like its a few days old , maybe a couple of weeks so born early Feb, I would guess. It seem...

Iceland Gull

Sighting via e mail from Terry Gover - Iceland gull seen here at Withybush aerodrome this am. No other gulls around.

Strumble Afternoon.

Calm conditions after a ferry trip and loads of Porpoises pulled me back to Strumble where I met up with an old Strumble aqquaintance; Cliff...

Gyr... !!

See notes below; Sighting 17th Feb(y'day) The Gann. by Norman McCanch

Gyr Falcon, Dale, yesterday(17th)

I have just been speaking to Norman McCanch, who was down at The Gann yesterday. Whilst sketching, the Ringed Plovers & L.B. Brent Geese...

Short Eared Owl, St Davids Airfield

Sighting via e mail from Julia G - At 5.15 tonight The short-eared owl sat on a fence post in front of the marsh land. Also 2 Buzzards and...

Ring Billed Gull & N. Pembs.

Llys-y-fran Resr;- Continuing with poor numbers, again less than c1000 birds by 18:00. But a classic adult Ring-billed Gull, presumed the sa...

Little Owl..(s)..

The Little Owls near Newport are active again. These birds were not found until late summer last year. At the site this evening a bird was o...

Common Sandpiper --Teifi

The wintering Common Sand. still showing at Jewsons this am. Also 2 Goosander on the river from the reserve. A fem. Goldeneye also seen on t...

Llys-y-fran Resr. -- RB Gull & .......

Llys-y-fran Resr;- No sign of the Pacific Diver all afternoon, visits from several obs. Black-necked Grebe still. At the gull roost this eve...

the head

St.Davids head this morning- 8Chough,2Pairs of Raven,aPeregrine,and aRing-tail in the 'Boquer'valley. Also 2Med gulls on Whitesands ...

Black Pool Mill

A pair of Dippers displaying and carrying nesting material - another sign that Spring is (hopefully) around the corner. Also 1 Common Sandpi...

Llys-y-fran Resr.

No sign of the Pacific Diver before 0800 this am. When I left Melvin G. was going to the hide to continue looking. The Black-necked Grebe st...

Llys-y-fran

Managed to get back to check the roost on the way home from work this evening: no sign of the Pacific Diver, in fact it appears it hasn'...

Newgale etc

A few records sent in by Jon Hudson:- Sunday 15th feb between Newgale and Nolton 2 red throated diver, 1 great northern diver, 2 chough, 1 k...

Haverfordwest Bypass strikes again !!

Highlights from Angle & Gupton Corse

An enjoyable tour of the far west of our County in the company of John Best provided the following highlights. Kilpaison. 85 Oystercatcher...

Slavonian Grebe...&............

Dale;- On the sea at HT this am, the Slavonian Grebe, 1 Great N. Diver, & 1 Red Btd. Merganer(fem). Broad Haven North;- c100 Common Sco...

Angle Bay - Sunday 15th February

A Pembrokeshire Bird Group Field Meeting. Gt. N. Diver 1 Gt. C. Grebe 6 Brent Goose 17 lt.b. Pintail 1 ad. m. Bar-t. Godwit 1...

Pacific Diver at Llys-y-fran

No sign of the Pacific diver later this morning between 10.00 and 13.30, only bird of note a Ist yr Glacous gull seen flying over the field ...

Pacific Diver at Llys-y-fran

News from Richard Dobbins, Dave Astins & Paul Grennard of an adult Pacific Diver moulting into summer plumage at Llys-y-fran. See Richa...

Owls and Divers

I saw a Barn Owl perched by the road at Mullock Bridge on Saturday evening at c.1715 and I returned tonight. Although I could not see it per...

Divers ...... &... Llys-y-fran resr.

Strumble Head;- c15 Divers recorded at Strumble this afternoon of which 40% were Black -Throated Divers. (Adrian & Cliff.) Llys-y-fran R...

Gann - Slavonian Grebe

An excellent array of birds in the bay late afternoon on a very low tide: a first-year Slavonian Grebe, 1 GN Diver, 2 RT Divers, 5 GC Grebes...

Llys-y-Fran Reservoir

The black-necked grebe is still showing near the hide, together with at least 6 Great Crested. There were only about 100 Canada geese that ...

Glaucous and Iceland gulls

The 1st year Glaucous gull was on its own by the silage clamp to the N/E of Withybush Airfield at Poyston (SM967196) this afternoon. It seem...

That Otter - again

Jill Wiseman told me she "rescued" the carcass from the middle of the road, and it was definitely an otter, webbed feet and all. P...

Western Pembs...&... (Iceland Gull)

A visit to several St. Brides Bay sites, (Goultrop, Druidston, Newgale quiet) Broad Haven North, c180 Common Scoter mainly in 2 main groups,...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin eating something in a coastal field at 17:00.

Only one now?

Only one snow bunting on outer breakwater but at least 3 porpoises and a RT Diver

New breeding bird for Tynewydd

Ok, not a great picture or a rare bird! but new birds for my "garden list" are few and far between. Along with my "swimming p...

Maes y Garn, Crymych

Bramblings now up to 7, starlings 50+, 6 redwings in the garden and 7 collared doves along with usual chaffinches, dunnocks and blackbirds.

Around Pembs. inc. S E Owl.

Marloes Mere;- A roosting Short-eared Owl early afternoon.(Matt Sutton) The Gann;- 23 L. B. Brent Geese today.(Steve S.) Felindre;- At least...

Marloes

The usual Friday afternoon stroll with the dogs was very quiet - c8o Lapwing high above the village, 3 Gannets fishing close inshore.

That Otter

It was an otter and not a mink or polecat. I parked the car in the layby and examined it through binoculars. It was small, as Cliff noted a...

Feather in the cap for Morris!

Really great to see photographs of a bird that has only just in recent years taken to wintering here, showing a survival techneque that help...

Blackcap

Landshipping yesterday morning very poor bird numbers - 12 Redshank , 30 Dunlin , 20 Teal, 14 Wigeon, a pair of Common Sandpipers flew in an...

Maes y Garn, Crymych

16.oohrs. Brambling numbers now increased to five with another male being seen at the feeders. A small mixed flock of approx 50+ redwings a...

Otter Road Casualty

There was a dead otter on Freeman's Way in Haverfordwest yesterday. It was not possible to age or sex it as, firstly, it was in the mid...

Deer Park

On Tuesday afternoon a Black Redstartat Renny's Slip but not found this morning. Several visits here recently and only two Stonechats pr...

Maes y Garn, Crymych

Birds around the feeders have increased today to: Brambling 4 (1 male, starting to show hints of breeding plumage), greenfinch 6, chaffinch ...

Giltar Divers

Close in to Giltar Point, Tenby, this morning a Great Northern Diver. In Caldey Sound 3 Red Throated Divers and a further Great Northern as ...

Kite from Coach

Sea Trust volunteers travelling from Fishguard to Cardiff had a great start to their day when a kite was spotted wheeling above frosty fiel...

waxwing

Received news today of a Waxwing which briefly visited a Llangwm garden on sunday but not seen again. Might be worth checking any ornamental...

A sunny morning and a TTV

This morning we did a TTV in Haroldston Woods and surrounding area, which was notable for the extraordinary number of singing Robins, often ...

Angle Area - Greylag Geese

At Kilpaison this morning the usual suspects - 20 Barwits, 8 Knot, c.200 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, a few Wigeon. At Angle harbour 8 Knot an...

Poyston -- Withybush

No sign of a Rose-coloured Starling in the above area this morning. Few Starlings feeding in the area but 100's flying through still at ...

Black-necked Grebe

Llys-y-fran Resr;- The B N Grebe showing from the bank, on way to the hide, at 12:00 (Karen).

Info. about Whoopers

An e-mail from Colin Butters;- The difference in the colour of one cygnet could be that it is from a different brood & has lost it's...

Rose Coloured Starling

Report from Bob Haycock - This morning on my way to a meeting, I recorded a Rose-coloured Starling just north of Poyston Cross on the B4329...

Water Pipit(s) & N. Pembs.

Newport;- From the iron bridge at 16:30 1 Water Pipit. (Janet) See the Milford posting below for 1 seen by John M. Info. from Janet a furthe...

Glaucous & Iceland Gulls - Withybush.

Glaucous Gull, the first year bird was on the end of runways near the silage clamp at 11:00. Iceland Gull, the first year bird appeared at e...

Smokehouse Quay flats-Milford Haven

Failed to find the Black Redstart but found a Water Pipit on the shore

Whoopers, & Teifi....

The 6 Whooper Swans were still in field nr. Llechryd Water Treatment Works until 09:53 when they flew off high, after circling up the valley...

Glaucous, Iceland & ...........

Withybush;- At c14:30 both the first yr. Glaucous & Iceland Gulls standing together by the silage clamp. Directions as previous postings...

Golden Plover

c1000 Golden Plover by Cryg Glass, St David's

Whoopers on the Teifi

6 Whoopers 1 mile upstream of Llechryd bridge (on Ceredigion side) near the waterworks at SN232435. Easily viewed from a layby on the A484.

Recent sightings

Teifi;- Today,1 pr. Red btd. Mergansers & 1 Gt. Ctd. Grebe off the Railings. The wintering Common Sandpiper still at Jewsons. (Wendy) c...

Llys-y-fran

A single 1st-year Iceland Gull in the roost this evening (impossible to tell if it was the Withybush bird or not). A reasonable count of bi...

WWW - Withybush White-wingers

Paul & I had excellent views of the Iceland & Glaucous Gulls around midday today, by the silage dump to the N/E of the Airfield at P...

A distinctive kite

This very distinctive kite was seen at Gigrin yesterday (6th Feb), the white wing tips are very noticeable even at a distance with the naked...

Black Red, Firecrests, Mandarin etc....

But no Spotted Redshanks...or Gyr! a few likely spots visited though. Guildford Pill;- 2 Gt. Ctd. Grebes & 2 on the river upstrem off Ho...

Withybush gulls

Early afternoon : a few gulls were hanging around the tyre pile which included the 1st year Glaucous and the 2nd year Iceland. The rubbish t...

Teifi and Cleddau

Highlights from various sites today Teifi estuary - 1 Great Crested Grebe. 1 adult Med gull. Flying over the road near Bridell, 1 Goshawk. L...

Chaffinches and gulls and stuff

We managed a short ringing session near Chevron this morning and recaught around 40 birds but only eight new ones. Quite a lot of tits whic...

Brambling

Brambling under a bird feeder at Sealyham, along with a Greenfinch. Two, poss three Firecrests at Monk Haven today. Also a small white egret...

Llys y fran Raptors

Sightings from Maggie Humphreys - Near Llys y Fran today at lunchtime a pair of dippers below Farthingshook bridge and just to the south,(fr...

Angle Bay

A quick look at Kilpaison early afternoon - 17 Pale Bellied Brents, 100 Wigeon, 21 Barwits, c.150 Dunlin, 15 Ringed Plover, 6 Redshank, 2 Kn...

heading back

Spent quite a few hours this week logging birds flying through the Waterstone oil siteon the north shore of the Haven, and there have been l...

Llys y fran & Henrys Moat

Sightings via e mail from Maggie Humphreys - I saw the entry querying whether the 200+ Canada geese were still on Llys y fran and am happy t...

Owls etc

Monk Haven had one or two Firecrests with several Chiffchaffs at the STW, one of the latter pale and interesting looking. There were 10 spec...

Neyland and Greenfinches

News via e mail from Mike Jones - this afternoon 1400 nothing much at westfield pil 3 redshank 1 egret 6 teal and 5 G S W Iin the woods (mat...

2007 Records

Many thanks to all those who got their records in by the 1st Feb deadline - much appreciated. Most have already been processed and will be p...

Fishguard

7 Great Crested Grebes in the harbour. (Adrian)

Landshipping and Llawrenny

At Landshipping Quay this morning c.100 Dunlin, 15 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 80 Teal and a few Wigeon. A pair of Mallard Mating. A Kingfisher ...

Withybush -- Gulls

Or rather no gulls;- A visit to the aerodrome passing the usual gull resting/feeding points at 10:30 -10:45 showed no sign of any gulls; no...

Far and Near - comparisons

We have recently returned from Cyprus where we enjoyed the winter sunshine and eight hours daily of non stop birding. Twenty days netted a ...

Garden Birds

Picking up on Marks comment. I have been watching my feeders pretty closely in the last week or so and have had up to 30 Chaffinches, the od...

Garden birds

Tegryn: I too had a brambling yesterday, but just the 1 male. Not seen any here for a while although they used to be regular. The male siski...

Bramblings to Barnacles....

Boncath, a fem. Brambling in the garden at feeders, a new garden bird for me where-ever I have lived in Pembs! Also Bramblings still in gard...

Patch today, & Barnacles

A visit in the snow produced the sight of more visitors, 36 Barnacle Geese, presumably from Cardigan Island, where they usually winter(?). 3...

Blackcaps

Garden bird news from Tess Pearson via e mail - 1 Blackcap , four long-tailed tits, six blackbirds, three blue tits, 2 chaffinch, 1 great ti...

Black Red. -- Milford & nearby...

Black Redstart, the fem. still below Smoke House Quay flats this pm. Llanstadwell;- 10 Turnstone, & 1 Peregrine. Milford RFC pitch;- Ad....

That'Snow Bunting

Photo sent in by Mark Woodward and Wanda Wilkinson of an interesting bird in their garden near Milford yesterday. A Leucistic Chaffinch .......

Newport

No reports from Newport recently as nothing unusual to report. Wed am eg; 4 Little Grebes, just 7 Redshanks, 5 Snipe, 2 Curlews, 1 L Egret, ...

Landshipping to the Teifi

Landshipping;- 0915-1015, on the rising tide, c20 Redshank, 1 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 1 imm. Peregrine, & the usual Wigeon, Teal, ...

Heathfield GP

Barn Owl and Woodcock, both new for me here. 6 Tufted Duck and some Shoveler and Teal but light difficult late pm. Green Sand still at Sealy...

Fishguard

In the harbour, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 1 female Common Scoter. 1 adult Med gull and 1 2nd winter Med gull. (Adrian)

Firecrest Lamphey and a look around the Haven

News via E mail from Sid Howells of a Firecrest which has been in a garden in Lamphey for the last few days. I did a little tour of Westfiel...

Bird Group Meeting Cancelled

The Pembrokeshire Bird Group indoor meeting due to take place tonight (3 February) has been cancelled due to the adverse weather conditions...

The Gann yesterday

29 Brents and 7 Great Crested Grebe's notable at low tide. 10 Goldeneye in the river. A great big falcon trying to catch herring gulls g...

Newgale and St David's

At Newgale between 70 and 75 Snipe foraging in the open due to frozen conditions whilst the 5 Whooper Swans were still at St David's Air...

Teifi estuary

More small waders than recently. Feeding near the boat club this afternoon - 160 Dunlin, 30 Ringed Plover and 5 Turnstone.

Landshipping Quay

2-30pm For all you listers & tickers there is a very smart Spotted Redshank at Landshipping Quay ( the 1st I have seen this year ) +2 gr...

White - winger & more Whoopers.

Withybush;- 1030 this am, 1 white-winger seen amongst the mass feeding at the silage clamp, not sp. id. on this view. No birds on the airfi...

Gyr and Cattle Egret

I have just received a text from Richard Dobbins - Gyr seen 11:30today flying from near the Cleddau Bridge towardsNeyland (downriver) then l...

sightings of a similar bird 5 weeks ago

this is a link to the Lancaster & District Birdwatching Site where a very similar bird was seen just before Christmas.. apparently a you...

gyr behaviour

Hi folks just a comment from a raptorphile about the gyr I too would love to see one in the wild but the fact that this bird is getting sigh...

Bittern St David's Airfield

My Neighbor Robert Lawrence dropped in this evening with a really nice shot of a Bittern that had dropped into the marsh on St David's a...

Cilgerran

A pair of Goosander on the river,also a Little Egret,several Siskins feeding on the Alder cones and a fly over Red Kite.

Further to Dave's white - wingers

Mid afternoon : 150 or more HG's with a few LB-b G's feeding by the Council's tyre dump, near the giant compost heap, on the old...

Garden in Narberth

Had four Bramblings in the garden today, 2 of each sex in amongst 40 chaffinches

Large grey and white raptor

Yes folks....a male Hen Harrier with the six Whooper Swans at Castlemartin Corse. Also, two Great Northern Divers and 16 Brents in Angle Bay...

Still searching....

Tried a different place today, for the aforementioned Falcon, I carefully considered all the options, wind direction, a warm west facing cli...

Gulls @ Llys-y-fran, Teifi & news

Llys-y-fran resr;- This evening, 1yr Iceland & Glaucous Gulls flew in, also 1 Yellow-legged Gull. The Black-necked Grebe still present w...

Gyr News

Info received via e mail from Angie Maggs - On January 29th I was lucky enough to see what I am pretty sure was the Gyr Falcon. The bird was...

More Whoopers ... &....

Whooper Swans;- See new sightings below(Angle), also 5 still on St. David's Airfield this morning, with a Kingfisher(new bird for site! ...

Angle

At Kilpaison this morning 200+ Dunlin, 10 Knot and 6 Barwits, 4 Redshank. On Castlemartin Corse 6 Whoopers. In my garden at St Florence a Bl...

White-wingers & aeroplanes

This morning the juvenile Glaucous Gull again on Withybush Airfield, on the runway in the NE corner. Also a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull (presum...

Ringtail

Still present at Marloes mere early this morning, 0830 ish.