Struth!!

Last night I threw some uneaten dog food out for the hedgehogs, I couldn`t believe my eyes this morning, Pembrokeshire has gone into the red!!

gelly

A swallow and 2 greylag geese flew over today. No sign of lesser spotted woodpeckers or goshawk in Gelly area so far this year

Short eared Owl ...& St. David's updates.

Pencarnan;- 2 Short eared Owls hunting now. Also seen there this pm 1 Willow Warbler. 1 House Martin seen amongst c200 Sand Martins & c...

Cattle Egret -- Newport & updates

Cattle Egret;- The Newport Cattle Egret standing on the mud by the iron bridge at 17:13. (Karen) Great Northern Divers;- 6(six) this pm off ...

Black Redstart & ..... early pm updates.

Marloes Area;- A fem. Black Redstart on Pebble Beach in The Deer Park late am. 60+ Puffins in Jack Sound. Willow Warbler, a couple of Chiffc...

Stena Europe/

A short notice ferry survey 30/31st March 09 Fishguard Rosslare, started with a couple of divers RTD& BTD , a swallow and a house martin...

Angle Area

Quiet at Angle Harbour with just a dozen or so Redshanks and, round at the Lodge, a single Greenshank. A couple of Swallows over the water....

Carregwastad

I saw a Merlin fly west low over the water at 14:45 and quite a lot of Swallows and Sand Martins are starting to arrive despite the drizzle.

Iceland Gull ... teifi ..&..

An ad. Iceland Gull basking on the middle sand bank directly below the Gull View Point at c1730pm onwards. Only c200 other gulls there. Also...

Hirundines

Pwll Deri;- This afternoon, c20 hirundines. (Adrian) Pencarnan birding south;- c60 Sand Martins, c30 Swallows,but only 4 Wheatears (at Point...

S E Owl, Swallows & ..........

Trefeiddan;- This am at 0930 a Short-eared Owl hunting. Also several Swallows around. Last night at least a dozen Swallows. (Marion & Jo...

Song Thrush?

In the 27 years I have lived in Sutton this is the first that there has been no resident Song Thrush within hearing distance of the village,...

Pembroke Millpond update 29.3.09

Waders on the Upper Millpond at 1800hrs Black-tailed Godwit 75, Greenshank 6, Redshank 30, Water Rail 2, Sand Martins 12, Swallows 3. Blackc...

Mammals, reptiles and amphibians

I have completely re-jigged the Pembrokeshire mammals blog so it looks more like a website that you can add your own comments to under each ...

Cattle Egret

The Cattle Egret at Newport was showing really well this afternoon just below the bridge between 4pm and 5pm.St Davids head this morning 7 ...

Swallows

Maes Y Garn, Crymych. 11.30 - three swallows flying north over the land, 2 red kites and a pair of buzzards also seen.

Strumble Head

An hour at Strumble this pm, 2 Red thd. & 1 Black thd. Divers, 1 Manx Shearwater, 1 Swallow & 1 Merlin. (Adrian)

Swallows & ... visitors

Fishguard Flagpoles;- 1 Swallow, also, several Chiff's, Reed Bunting, Cetti's singing on Goodwick Moor. (Adrian) St. David's Gol...

Swallows at Newgale

Two swallows were seen flying along the A487 to Newgale from the direction of Roch this lunchtime.

Sand Martins -- Teifi

Quiet still! Marshes;- A couple of parties of Sand Martins flying through the river area, c10 & c25 during the afternoon/ evening. Jewso...

Cattle Egret -- Newport & .. Strumble Hd.

The Cattle Egret was roosting with the Little Egret above the bridge on the northern side low down in the trees at HT, 0645 this am. Strumbl...

Scarce woodpeckers

Great Spots are drumming a plenty. Green Woodpecker;- Proving elusive! On Friday, Marion, John & I spent 6+ hours looking in likely spot...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

Flew from island above bridge to tree to roost at 16:18. (Karen)

Trans Atlantic arrivals

Two Manx Shearwaters passed Strumble Head this afternoon, my kind of summer visitor. Two Puffins may also have travelled afar since they wer...

Red Kite

A Red Kite seen over Narberth town centre this afternoon,also the Robin nesting in the garden at home hatched today I feel that's quite ...

Newport Cattle Egret

was at the bridge this afternoon but behind the "island" on the S side looking upstream, so you have to move to the N end of the b...

Fishguard

Outer Break Water;- 4 Purple Sandpipers, 1 wp Red Thd. Diver, & 1 large Porpoise. (Rich D. & Karen)

Dinas Red Kite

Yesterday there was a Red Kite drifting over Dinas 'town centre' and Brynhenllan, and a couple of snipe in rough pasture behind my h...

Glaucous Gull -- Fortunes Frolic

A bit of time in Haverfordwest today by Paul G. was rewarded with a 1st yr. Glaucous Gull at The Frolic! around c14:00. It got flushed &...

Away, Strumble, Pen Caer, Fishguard.

I was away for a few days in Yorkshire and Hampshire, nothing really interesting birdwise but a Comma butterfly in a retail park just outsid...

Last dates for winter visitors

I was wandering around the teifi nearly in the dark this evening(as you do!). When I realised that the small party of Wigeon may be my last ...

Gann - Tuesday, 24th March

41 Brent Geese in Pickleridge Pools this afternoon, plus a single Red-breasted Merganser.

Strumble Head & Newport

Wheatears, 6+, in the ploughed fields before the lighthouse. Cattle egret still above the iron bridge, little egret below the bridge.

merlin gelly

a male merlin in my garden, the first this winter which is unusual we usually see one about throughout the winter.

Not Pembs....but... !!

An opportunity not to be missed;-(whilst in Carmarthen) A visit to Dryslwyn;- 4 Little Ringed Plovers together on the shingle bank. Cilsan ...

Water Rail at Martin's Haven

Following on from the excitement of the wonderful Hoopoe, a more overlooked bird at Martin's Haven is the Water Rail that was first spot...

Foel Drygarn, near Crymych

Around 2.30 p.m. about 200 Golden Plover flew up from the heather on the southern slope and gave an aerial display for about 15 minutes befo...

Furzenips to Bluckspool area

Did a late afternoon high tide count of waders etc. Not very much of note - just a few ringed plovers, 20 curlew and 35 oystercatchers . Thr...

Red Kite

Soaring above Herbranston, with a Buzzard, Raven & Peregrine around midday today - it slowly drifted East, before disappearing over Milf...

Strumble, Cemaes & Teifi

Strumble;- Wheatear at Strumble, then 4 more in fields nearby, 6 Sand Martins Tresinwin. 5 Turnstones at the Flagpoles, Fishguard. (Adrian) ...

millpond Godwits and st Govans

Still 75 Black-tailed Godwits on the upper Millpond today, many getting browner by the day. The colour ringed bird is still present. Visit t...

Purple Sands

At least 3 Purple sandpipers at Tenby nr the new lifeboat station this afternoon - there could well have been more - a few turnstone too. Al...

The Head

St.Davids Head this morning had all the usual stuff like Ravens, Chough, Peregrines and Buzzards and a good number of Wheatears. At least si...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

Cattle Egret;- Seen at the iron bridge looking upstream this late morning. Also 2 Sand Martins. (Paul L.) No sign of the Hoopoe by 930-ish.(...

Dartford Warbler

Having dipped on the Hoopoe yesterday (I gave up when the fog rolled in around 11 a.m.) I was especially pleased to catch up with 2 Dartford...

Golden plover

Before going off to help Paddy and Richard at Ty Rhyg a wander around Maes y Garn turned up 350+ golden plover, 4 singing skylarks, 5 buzzar...

Ty rhyg -- nest boxes

Well known as having a wintering Great Grey Shrike, Ty rhyg is also an area adopted by Paddy & the landowner for some population researc...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

Showing well on grass island up-stream of bridge at c1630. (Paul G., Dave A. & Rich D.)

Mynydd Castlebythe, near Puncheston

Yesterday (Friday) around 6.00pm, an owl was hunting over the north-west slopes of Castlebythe. I only got a brief view, as I was driving, ...

Hoopoe

About 2 pm went down to Martins Haven for a look round, walked across the Deer Park and back with nothing beyond a Skylark and a Stonechat t...

St Davids Hd

This am 5 Black Redstarts present, all female types. Also 3 Wheatears, Merlin, Kestrel, Peregrine and Sparrowhawk.

Martins Haven this morning

The Hoopoe is still around, seen well from 0815 to about 0900 then dropped off the wall and disappeared and then not seen - at least in the ...

Great Grey Shrike

Great Grey Shrike present this morning, Ty rhyg, viewable from gate. (from Richard Dobbins)

gelly

4 kites and 4 buzzards feeding with the gulls on a field being ploughed today.

Garganey & St David's area

Garganey;- The 2 drakes looked for extensively today. Not seen since c900 when flew from the Lower Treginnis pond nr. Porthlysgi. Swallow;- ...

Red Kites and other raptors

Another full day out and about surveying the Mynachlog Ddu to Rosebush area primarily in search of breeding Red Kites. No major progress in ...

Hoopoe / Martins haven

Flew in to the scrub behind the toilet block, from the field behind Lockley lodge at dusk. Steve, Anna & myself looked for it - withuot ...

Hirundines

c25 Swallows/ Sand martins at Marloes mere this pm. A dental appointment prevented me looking for lurking Garganey

Leica Binoculars

Leica 10x42BN binoculars for sale, excellent condition, reason for sale - to update optical equipment, £400 ovno. Phone Peter Howe on 01437 ...

Brents at the Gann

This is to confirm Richard D's posting of 41 Brents at the Gann being a new site record count. The previous largest total on record was ...

Shrike & Egret

Yesterday late afternoon - Great Grey Shrike showing well but distant at Ty Rhyg . At Newport the Cattle Egret still present & went to r...

Hoopoe

Report sent in by Dilys Howells of a Hoopoe at Martins Haven at 12:30 yesterday. No further details available.

New Spring arrivals in Martletwy

Whilst at home today, wheel-barrowing tons of soil in the garden, it was nice to occasionally ease an aching back by the distractions of va...

Fishguard Harbour

A single Black Guillemot seen by the ferry terminal and five Wheatear along the middle breakwater.

Carn Llidi, St Davids Head

A kestrel hunting on the south slope of Carn Llidi for at least an hour this afternoon.

Brent Geese -- The Gann ....&...

The Gann;- A site record this High Tide? 41 Light -bellied Brent Geese. Also the Red-btd. Merganser still present , 1 Greenshank, & 3 Go...

Velvet Scoter -- Broad Haven

A trip through the havens this afternoon produced little in numbers of birds. Broad Haven North;- The clear highlight being a female Velvet ...

Great Grey Shrike -- Ty rhyg

The shrike was showing in the first tree line this am at 0845, viewed from the gate. (Wendy & Rich D.)

Garganey - St David's

Nr. Trefeiddan Common;- 2 male Garganey present this afternoon at an irrigation pool NE of Trefeiddan Common. View only from the public foot...

Cilgerran

News & photo from Tommy Evans - No sign of the Bittern from the Kingfisher hide but a Barnacle Goose flew in and settled briefly before ...

Migrant Red Kite again...&

Trefeiddan;- A quiet misty day for the Best's, but another Red kite, a Merlin (fem) so far. Mentioned to look for-- Garganey, note a la...

Newport Wed am

Cattle Egret at the bridge. 2 DB Brents at the Parrog. Otherwise v quiet.

Bird group 21st march 2009

Bird group trip to Penclacwydd WWT on Saturday 21st March 2009 Unfortunately the field trip on Saturday 21st of March has been cancelled Lyndon

Trefeiddan - Monday 16th March

Short-eared Owl, Trefeiddan. Two, possibly three, in flight at one time. One being a very dark individual.

Records from yesterday(tues 17th)

Fishguard Harbour;- 1 Black Guillemot looking at home, Outer b/w;- 5 Purple Sandpipers & 2 Wheatear. Headland between Stackpole & Bo...

Dinas and Newport

The Cattle Egret was by the iron bridge again late afternoon. The highlight of a walk around Dinas head was 11 Wheatear. Otherwise it was qu...

gelly

2 chiffchaffs singing and 2 greylag geese flew south over this morning at 7am.

More Raptors

At St Justinian's at about 3:30 a Red Kite came in off the sea - no doubt one of the birds seen on Ramsey today. Later at Trefaiddan Ma...

Ramsey

3 red kites together over the island for most of the day. Didn't notice wing tags on any. Chough nest building again, lapwings displayin...

goshawks, buzzards and kites

A warm and sunny March morning with a light breeze instills an irresistable urge in most breeding raptors to show off, and the sheer numbers...

Green Woodpecker at Bosherston

A Green Woodpecker was calling this afternoon to the southwest of the western arm of the Lily Ponds from the direction of the sand dunes beh...

Carnllidi / Whitesands

A walk round Carnllidi this morning turned up some Red-legged Partridge, a pair of Yellowhammers and this Red Kite. Quite a 'colourful&...

Newport returning Herring Gull

4th cy Herring Gull Blue BHS yesterday had been at Newport previously on Oct 9 08, having been ringed at the Gloucester landfill site in Jan...

St Justinians area (Point St John to Taflod)

A warm, sunny late afternoon spent in John and Marion's patch. Only notable birds were red- throated divers (x2 and a single) in full ...

S E Owls - Trefeiddan

Trefeiddan;- This evening 3 Short-eared Owls hunting from c16:15 until 17:00. Other sightings of note, a few Sand Martins trickling through ...

St David's Head

A pair of Black Redstarts in the rocks near Coetan Arthur.

Red Kite, Scoter and Swallow

At the Nolton end of Newgale this morning (16/03) there was a red kite circling over the cliffs being harrased by some gulls. Later the bird...

Chiffs about!

Several Chiff chaffs on Plumstone today along with a Kestrel. Not much else though.

Great Grey Shrike & Cattle Egret ... &..

The Shrike was in Ty Rhyg plantation at 9.30 this morning. (Janet, John from Gower) On a return visit with Paul G.(1030) the shrike took a b...

Ringed MacBarn Owl

We reported a ringed Barn Owl in Decemeber - it flew in to the side of a car just by Sandy Haven Chapel (where they have recently installed ...

Marsh Harrier & Swallow

Received on email;- Tretio Common; 1 prob. Marsh Harrier 3pm Aberbach; 2 Wheatears & Kestrel (Sandra JY) Dale Airfield;- 1 Swallow this ...

Teifi -- Greylags, & .........A..Brimstone!

Estuary, the usual March WeBs numbers of birds. Marshes;- 2 small parties, 4/5 Sand Martins appeared to fly straight through; 2 Greylags on ...

That Gull & a ringed Med Gull

An interesting larid Nathan, I don't think it's a Caspian as the structure isn't right, but a good highlight of the potential pi...

Bittern

The Bittern and an Otter was seen today from the Kingfisher Hide at the Teifi Marshes,other birds included a singing Cetti's Warbler an...

Carew/Cresswell Rivers 15th March

WeBs counts done early this morning. First waders noted were 5 common sands all displaying on the wall at Lawrenny Quay - newly arrived mi...

Fishguard Harbour - interesting gull

Caspian? I had this third year "herring group" gull in front of the flagpoles from 13:15 to 13:45. I'm not claiming it but it...

St Davids Hd etc

St Davids Hd: 3 male Wheatears, 7 Sand Martins, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel. Porth Clais: 1 Chiffchaff, male Goshawk, Peregrine.

Has spring sprung??

Yesterday a single Chiffchaff at Mullock but five on Tenby golf course this afternoon although none actually singing - aren't they suppo...

Newport Cattle Egret

A (the) Cattle Egret on 2 succesive Webs. Amazing. It was by the bridge at 07-30, but by 09-00, with the tide up, it had gone. I thought it ...

Wood Duck

The Male Wood Duck was looking resplendent at Little Milford today. Rosemary

Fortunes Frolic at 10:00 am this morning

The sun almost hot, the gorse smelling of coconut toffee, insects buzzing - surely there must be a Chiffchaff somewhere ............. no soo...

St Brides Bay

At St Brides this morning 2 Great Northern Divers quite close into the small beach by the church. Also a few Gannets out in the bay. Druidst...

Wheatears return

Five wheatears on St.Davids airfield this morning. No sign of the Marsh Harrier.

Tretio

Got there about 1730 a cold breeze taking the edge off a glorious late winter / early spring day. I was slightly surprised to be on my ow...

Black Guillemots -- Fishguard

Inner Breakwater;- This site is the easiest / best site to view the birds,(2). Park by the Sea-life Centre and walk out along the (flat) bre...

Bittern (s) -- Teifi Marshes

Bittern -- Kingfisher hide;- c17:00 Jon G. managed to have excellent views of this bird fly across in front of him!! Bittern, a "Teifi ...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

The Cattle Egret standing with the cattle in the field behind the river, viewed from the iron bridge this afternoon.

Llys-y-Fran

Mid afternoon at the northern end of the lake - 24 Canada geese, 2 heron, 4 mallard, 2 buzzard, a tawny owl hooting and 6 sand martins overh...

Circus in town

Marsh Harrier performing on St.Davids airfield this morning, hunting round the big pond recently vacated by the Bewick's.

St Govan's & Stack Rocks

At St Govan's this morning 9 Chough including a group of 7 feeding very vigorously on the close cropped turf. As with the Ramsey birds (...

Ramsey - Iceland gull

1st winter Iceland gull here yesterday - not see today. Chough nest building for the first time today. We open for the season on April 1st -...

Black Guillemot -- Fishguard harbour

At least 1 bird showing from the Inner Breakwater. Looking towards the harbour quay wall, below the crane. (Wendy)

Great Grey Shrike - Ty rhyg

As my last "shrike" posting below,-- showing even closer this morning in the sun.!! (Sev. obs., in fact a twitch, 5 vehicles when ...

Sand Martins at the Gann

2 lots of 2 Sand Martins over the reedy top of the pools at 8:30 this morning - each pair was only around for a few minutes feeding before h...

Millpond update 14 March

Upper Millpond has 75 Black-tailed Godwits including the colour ringed bird, some in hlf summer plumage. Sandmartins, 3, mobbing Sparrowhawk...

Belated report. -- Great Spotted Cuckoo

Last night I was made aware of a sighting by John & Marion Best of a 1st sum. Great Spotted Cuckoo seen at Treifiddan Marsh, St David...

Sand Martins -- Teifi

Teifi;- A visit around the Teifi sites produced little first thing, except 3(+) Sand Martins feeding along the old railway track through th...

Sand Martins pass through

Three Sand Martins paused for about 20 minutes this afternoon at Marloes Mere before flying northwards. Met the McClellands who had seen two...

Wheatears arrive

2 Wheatears at Ceibwr this morning by the coastal path.

Great Grey Shrike -- Ty- rhyg

15:30;- I left Ty-rhyg plantation, with the shrike being relatively active. I was able to watch from the car parked at the gate. With the bi...

Great Grey Shrike - Ty-rhyg

Paddy has just found it now!!!

Dale / Marloes Pensinsular

The Gann;- 1 Great Ntn. Diver, 1 Great Ctd. Grebe, 1 Red-breasted Merganser(fem) on the pool, & 34 Light-bellied Brent Geese. St. Ann...

Angle

Very quiet at Kilpaison at 09:30 morning with just a few Redshank and Oystercatchers. The tide was right up though so probably more about la...

Fresh black shoots of spring

Whilst watching out of the Bridge windows of the "Megan M" (berthed in Fishguard Harbour), this afternoon, I noticed a couple of d...

Bittern -- Teifi Marshes

After spending a good while watching the reed-bed in the kingfisher hide area, & being told the Bittern hadn't been seen( by birders...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

1500;- The Cattle Egret standing on the mud near the gulls, just below the iron bridge.

Stilll there,,,

On way home from a meeting in Aberystwyth, arrived in Newport around 6pm and decided to look for Cattle Egret. Met up with Lesley Davey and ...

Looking for............

This "Gyr";- A look in the drizzle at the cliffs at the south end of Newgale, south of Maidenhall Point car park where there is a ...

? Gyr

A probable Gyr falcon was seen on the cliffs at the Nolton end of Newgale cliff this afternoon. It was in the area where there is a Fulmar c...

Short-eared Owl -- Trefeiddan

John & Marion have been enjoying this bird for most of the early afternoon!

Ramsey

Spring has officially arrived today with a stunning male Wheatear on the north coast this morning. First of the year for us, 6 days earlier ...

cattle egret

There was no sign of the cattle egret at the Iron Bridge at 10.45, but it then flew in at about 11.10 from upstream somewhere. It stayed abo...

Glaucous Gull -- Porthselau, (St. David's)

Nr; Whitesands Beach, St. David's;- No surprise! An early one from the Best's, "It's stunning, it's beautiful, it's...

Theft

Someone broke into the Pembrokeshire Ringing Groups building at Chevron on Sunday afternoon and stole two bags of mist nets and absolutely n...

Carregwastad

I found a decapitated Guillemot - obviously the work of a Peregrine - and there was a winter plumage Black-throated Diver in the bay at 13:45.

Short-eared Owl - Trefeiddan

John has just rang to tell me how beautiful it is to be watching a SE Owl quartering the marsh in front of them! 18:10 the bird started flying.

Newport -- Cattle Egret, Iceland Gull

Cattle Egret;- 1445, the Cattle Egret was at the water's edge of the pond in the field beyond the iron bridge. With a Shelduck for com...

Cattle Egret

The Cattle Egret is by the iron bridge at Newport this morning. (Richard D)

Gann

Relatively quiet on the Gann this evening on the high tide, 3 Med Gulls (adult in the roost on the water, and 1st & 2nd years on the sma...

Fishguard Harbour

2 Light-bellied Brent Geese swimming in the shallows at 13:15.

Purple Bookends

Friday afternoon on the outer Breakwater, after a bit of an absence or at least if they were there I had not managed to find them Tim Colli...

Cattle Egret -- Newport

The Cattle Egret currently in usual field by cattle feeder. News from Wendy. I couldn't find it at c1130 this am!

Common Sand.-- Teifi

The wintering Common Sandpiper still at Jewsons this morning. Little change yet in the waders, 23 Redshank at Jewsons . Last night at the ...

Goosander

Two male and two redhead Goosander on the river at Cilgerran and of small flock of 15+ Siskin this morning.

Gulls....

Paul & I had a late afternoon foray: Withybush: nothing on the Airfield, but a stop at the "clamp" produced nothing when we ar...

Feeding frenzy!

Off Pen anglas this morning (07/03) there were around 60 Guillemots feeding with a couple of Razorbill, a red throated diver, 3 shag, a corm...

Newport Cattle Egret

At 08-30 the Cattle Egret was on the mud at the bridge. By 10-00 it was roosting in the trees upstream & was still there at 10-30. Re El...

Elusive Species - Green Woodpecker

Info from Tessa Pearson - Last year at this time I twice saw a Green Woodpecker in the fields above our house in Valley Farm Saundersfoot af...

re. Elusive species

Up in this corner of Pembrokeshire, I go to Cym Cych for dipper, & pied fly, & wood warbler. Willow tit is a garden bird (Tegryn), b...

Elusive species

Our walk described below, repeated twice this week and will be again infuture, was done specifically to look for some of our more elusive an...

They do it here in Narberth

This morning you could see the rain coming ever closer, and the Met Office radar confirmed that all of us, here in Pembs , would soon be in ...

Llanstadwell Castle Pill

Info from Mike Jones - At the junction of promonade rd and church rd Llanstadwell 4pm 20 dunlin 7 shellducks redshank curlew. Blackbridge Ca...

The Gann / Marloes

26 Brent, 1 ad Med, 1 G/C/Grebe on the sea, the only highlights this afternoon in the rain. Earlier at Marloes mere - again the only birds o...

Glaucous Gull

The 1st w Glaucous Gull was still present on the old runway at the north end of Withybush airfield this afternoon. The only other gull prese...

North Pembs...... no sign of.....

Teifi Marshes;- Reed-bed near the Kingfisher hide, no sign of the Bittern,(0645-0800). Perhaps no chance anyway considoring the freezing te...

Otters

On the river at Cilgerran this morning a female and two cub Otters and perhaps not so welcome a Mink. Not a great deal in the way of birds a...

Teifi marsh

Thursday evening Around 18.00 small parties of pied wagtails started assembling for the roost. Total had built to just over 100 when a sparr...

Tawneys Calling

Nope, not a Tawney, they were heard tonight, as I gave the dogs their evening constitutional. Two calling one reasonably close at Trefwurgi ...

St Davids's - Hen Harrier

Sighting from Julia G - On St. Davids airfield today. 17.45 today the Hen Harrier flew towards the marsh land from Caerfachell side of the ...

Calling Tawnys

This a.m. we took a short walk(1h 15m) on some of the footpaths that lead out of the south and west of Narberth . Notable records . A pair o...

Bewick's & Bittern - St. David's airfield

Bittern;- A note from Julia G. -- I saw a Bittern standing on St. David's Airfield c5pm. I saw it in flight & standing in the marsh ...

Sand Martins arrive

Although very blustery and quite cold (following earlier sleet and rain showers) this evening, at around 1745-1800 hrs, there were at least ...

sightings? from the St. David's area

A few notes from info. gathered today from a couple of sources;- Waxwing;- A couple of reports of possible sightings in the area between Oc...

Newport Cattle Egret + ?

This am with the Little Egret in the field behind the lime kiln. And looking upstream from the bridge,while I was counting Little Grebes (as...

Pintail on Marloes Mere; Barn Owls

An evening session at Marloes Mere on 2 March had as the highlight a pair of Pintail seen from the Britton Hide. Also 2x male, 1 female Tuft...

I'm no expert but... Whilst down at Fowborough point on 01/03 I got a view of a distant redshank feeding in deep water, wading upto its ...

A couple of near misses! Following on from the sighting of a goshawk at Wolfscastle I was watching a male sparrow hawk further down the gorg...

Freshwater West

This morning a flock of 800-1,000 Golden Plover over the course with several finch flocks which looked like 100% Linnet - in total about 500...

Ramsey Jan & Feb 09 Bird Notes

Highlights were a whooper swan on 5/1 (with possibly 5 flying over on 24/1 but not seen well enough), an Iceland gull on 8/1 and house sparr...

Cattle Egret -- Newport......&...

Cattle Egret;- At 1100 the Cattle Egret was perched with the Little Egret in the usual roosting tree. This was at HT. At 0640 this am, LT no...

Excellent scoter numbers in Carmarthen Bay

A message from CCW Ornithologist Sian Whitehead that ground-based counters undertook a survey of Carmarthen Bay last weekend. The scoter ...

Dale, St Brides, Goultrop & a strange Diver?

A pre-breakfast trip to the airfield, turned into a bit of an epic! Dale Airfield;- First thing this am.,a flock of 18 Chough & several ...

Bittern -- Teifi this evening

We arrived at the Teifi Marshes @ 16;30 this afternoon for this evenings attempt! Not to be disappointed at 17:06 the Bittern flew from clos...

Black-necked Grebe -- Penally

This pm. a Black-necked Grebe & a Great Ntn. Diver off the north end of Penally beach. (Paul G.)

Bewick's Swan - St. David's Airfield

The Bewick's Swan still present on Sunday. (Sandra J.Y.)

March continues raptorusly

A Red Kite over my house today! whose going to get an Osprey?

White-winged Gull at Withybush

A ww gull at th aerodrome midday, identity to be confimed, but not one of the 1st yr's. Perhaps a 3rd year Iceland. (Terry G.)

Cattle Egret -- Newport...... ('peckers)

The Cattle Egret was roosting with the Little Egret in trees by the iron bridge late this morning. I understand that the bird had been "...

Amroth - Black Red. &............

Black Redstart;- The wintering male(see photos below) was this morning parading on the cottage rooftops at Amroth. Wiseman's Bridge to ...

and a raptorous end!

big female goshawk (immature) crossing the valley near Wolf's Castle 5pm

Castlemartin Range 1st March - & colour-ringed chough query

Fine, spring-like day - skylarks in song and good numbers of meadow pipits along the coast and in the dunes. At least 3 kestrels hunting (on...

Bittern - - Teifi Marshes Magic

Whilst on my way down the old railway track for a further attempt at the "Tommy Evans" Bittern... I met Tommy & his wife, came...

Black Redstart --- Pembroke Dock

This is the Black Redstart that has frequented Dean Maiden's house in Pembroke Dock for most of the winter.

Red Kites

2 circling and drifting east high over Carregwastad at 15:45.

Gann

9 Mediterranean Gulls (7 ads, 2 2ndW) in the roost tonight (2 of the ads sporting nice pale green darvic rings on their left legs), along wi...

Sunday 1st Mar. Fowborough Point. Very few birds about. Lots of shelduck and redshank and a pair of Great crested greebes and a few common g...

Another Black Redstart

Setting off on a circular walk of the Angle peninsula (hoping for an early Wheatear ), we found a very dapper male Black Redstart in the ca...

Amroth Black Redstart

Black Redstart again showing well around midday, on the roof of the cottage by the small bridge at the back of Amroth car park.

Raptorous start to St Dewi's Day

A quick look at Strumble produced only one small porp and a couple of Divers (sp) but a fairly constant trickle of Pippits flying out to sea...