Going with the Flow

A wet start, blustery, southwesterly overnight, dropping to variable west nor' west, and then to almost still; enveloped in an early an...

Waders

A Greenshank at the Nevern Estuary this afternoon,at Jewsons 7 Common Sandpipers,2 Whimbrel and a pair of Shoveler.The Lesser Whitethroat is...

Dale and Ty Rhyg

Quiet at various sites around the Dale peninsula with few migrants apart from Swallows and numerous Whitethroats. Marloes Mere - 3 Shoveler ...

Marloes

80+ Hirundines over the Mere this afternoon, most of them Swallows, with a few Sand martins - c25. No House martins that I could see. 1 Swif...

Dragonflies

Despite current monsoon conditions here in Pembrokeshire we can, hopefully, look forward to summer and when the birding quietens down our at...

Fishguard and Cardigan

Fishguard harbour this afternoon - 16 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and a Wheatear. (Adrian) The Teifi has been very quiet all week with no ...

Hermon

Heard our first male cuckoo of the year near the Hermon tip yesterday evening. Also 2 grasshopper warblers reeling.

Carregwastad

2 Whimbrel flew west over the headland at 16:00.

Lesser Whitethroat

A male Lesser Whitethroat singing at Dinas Cross today.

Hoodie

Sighting from Malcolm Barradell -There was a Hooded Crow at Penmaenmelyn, Ramsey Sound today.

The airfield

St.David's airfield this morning hosted 24 Whimbrel and scores of Wheatears. A Cuckoo and the usual selection of Warblers in the area we...

butterfly

Ok, I know it's a bird blog, but I was pleased to see an orange tip in the garden today. Somone said about the w/e low pressure, & I...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison this morning at high tide there were c. 30 Whimbrel and 5 Bar Tailed Godwits high up on the beach feeding in the seaweed. Also...

Dale Airfield and Marloes Sands

A TTV this morning at Dale Airfield revealed decent numbers of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks, and a pair of Canada Geese with 4 goslings on the...

R L Partridge

Yesterday evening (18.30) between New Moat and Llys Y Fran a single red-legged partridge ran across the road. This is the first time I have ...

First Tystie moment for a while...

The long breakwater at Fishyguard harbour has been quiet for birds and splashy things for a while, and the best I could do was as khaki colo...

Red Kite over Crundale

There was a Red Kite over Crundale this afternoon: the first we have seen over the village.

The Gann this afternoon plus other things

Went down to the Gann as I thought there ought to be Whimbrel and Common Sandpiper. There were - about 20 Whimbrel flying around and calling...

Turtle Dove

John Medwell , NT Stackpole , noted a turtle dove briefly in his garden in Manorbier on Saturday afternoon 25 th April. It arrived after s...

Newport Mon pm

A Greenshank at the bridge & 17 Whimbrel on the mud were very brief stayers. 4 pairs of Shelduck.

First Yellow Wagtail for Pencarnan

Please indulge us just for a moment. In last week's Pencarnan report we asked,"... does it get any better than this?" Yes it ...

Springfield, Hayscastle Cross

One cuckoo heard calling in then late afternoon

St Davids Airfield

Around 20 Whimbrel in field adjacent to Waun Vachelich. At least 4 Grasshopper Warblers and a single Snipe around Waun Sebon and a cuckoo ca...

Garganey - Marloes Mere

A fine drake Garganey in front of the 'old' hide on the north side of Marloes Mere late afternoon. 7 Tufted Ducks on the Mere too. ...

Minwear/Canaston/Toch woodland

During BBS this morning noticeably higher numbers of willow warblers compared with last years count at a similar time (at least 3 times as m...

St Davids Hd

This morning: Lesser Whitethroat, Cuckoo, Wheatears, Willow, Grasshopper and Sedge Warblers. Also Siskins and a Redpoll over.

Cuckoo

Maes Y Garn, Crymych. Sunday, 13.30 First cuckoo of the year heard calling.

Osprey

An Osprey flew Northwards over Narberth Bridge about 4pm on Friday.

Teifi and Cemaes

Cemaes head early this morning, the most notable birds were 22 Wheatear by the old Coastguard hut. Lots of Whitethroats around now. By the W...

Swift

1, Over St Ishmaels this afternoon.

Newport Area

Sighting sent in by Martyn Fair of a Dartford Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler in the Newport area yesterday evening.

Stackpole - steady movements of migrants

Whimbrels have been passing along the Castlemartin Coast (stopping of at Stackpole each day for the last few days - quite typical at this...

Fishguard Harbour

6 Whimbrel in front of the flagpoles with another, a Bar-tailed Godwit and a Dark-bellied Brent Goose out on the mud at 13:30.

Marloes mere/ Brent goose

A dark phase individual grazing with canada geese in the field West of the Britton hide -where the track stops. Increasing numbers of Swallo...

Hubberston Pill

A walk through the above site this morning revealed a male Blackbird with a completely white head near the sewage treatment works, quite a s...

Cuckoo - Skomer

I photographed this Cuckoo on a rather murky and windy Skomer this morning after an overnight stay. Migrants otherwise pretty few and far be...

Pied Fly

A Pied Flycatcher was singing at an old nest site near the east end of Blackpool Mill Leat yesterday. Will it attract a mate and start a rec...

Carregwastad

I saw a Common Sandpiper fly west right over the rocks at 15:30 and at 18:15 a Whimbrel flew east close inshore.

Dowrog

A female Marsh Harrier flew across the Dowrog this evening at about 7.45

Down at Strumble 5.00p.m Gannets and Manxshearwaters passing by and as I was leaving a male Redstart flew along roadside and disappeared ov...

Fishguard Harbour

By the flagpoles this afternoon - 16 Whimbrel, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper. (Adrian)

Cuckoo Stackpole 21 April

NT warden, Dai Jarman, reported a cuckoo calling at Stackpole nr the top of the lakes eastern Arm in the afternoon of 21st April

Teifi estuary

13 Whimbrel on Poppit beach early this morning. Only 4 White Wagtails feeding in the dunes - last evening there had been an unprecedented co...

Whimbrel, Whimbrel...

11 (eleven) in Fishguard Harbour at 13:15. 4 east past Carregwastad at 17:15.

CUCKOO

A Cuckoo was calling briefly on the Dowrog this evening i had a report of one calling this there this afternoon .A female Merlin was seen c...

Is it farewell to the Cuckoo?

Cuckoos are familiar summer visitors to our shores; their very distinctive call is well known to us all during late spring. They used to be ...

Carregwastad

I saw a Whimbrel fly in and land on the rocks as the sun came out at 15:30 and two separate singles flew west past the headland at 17:45 and...

South Pembs

Sightings from Jeremy Moore - I've just returned from a trip to Pembrokeshire and have a few sightings to report. Like one of your other...

Breeding Atlas records validation - follow up

Following on from the recent entry put on by Annie, we can now say that we have checked around 50,000 records entered to the winter and bree...

Castlemartin Coast and Stackpole - spring sunshine

On the Castlemartin Range yesterday (19 th ) good numbers of swallows and house martins passing along the coast. Most of the expected chou...

Pencarnan Weekend Notebook

It doesn't come much better than this - Pencarnan 06:45. Sun on the horizon, not a cloud in the sky and the air is still. 5 Groppers ree...

Martin's Haven & Marloes peninsular

We have continued to get the occasional Whitethroats in the valley in the last few days, with the scrub below Lockley Lodge and the other si...

Marloes and around

At Marloes Mere this morning, a Water Rail calling about 50 yards to the left of the hide, 5 male Shoveler flying with one female and the Li...

Ramsey Wheatears and Trefiddan raptors

A visit to Ramsey in wonderful sunshine on Saturday demonstrated the incredible numbers of Wheatears now starting to nest on the Island. Esp...

BTO summer atlas

I apologise for being out of contact with everyone regarding the BTO atlas. We have been working away in the background, and I've manag...

Heronry counts

On the subject of heronries - I have received counts from Nevern and Upton heronries, someone has agreed to try to count Priskilly, Richard ...

Sea Trust Pelagic

The Sea Trust pelagic yesterday was a real treat. From Neyland we headed out for the Celtic Deep and a fair way out a pod of 18 - 20 Common...

Whitethroat

Picture of Whitethroat seen on coastal path yesterday at Angle sent in by Drew Buckley Other news for yesterday sent in by Mark Woodward and...

Reed Warbler

Singing at Orielton this afternoon.

Female hen harrier

Maes Y Garn, Female hen harrier seen flying over the fields this evening at about 7pm, then flew off to the north.

Wheatears

At least 8 Wheatears in the field immediately to the east of Marloes Mere car park this evening along with a single White Wagtail in amongst...

Osprey

At 2-00 pm an Osprey flew over Llangloffan Fen on course for Heathfield and perhaps a meal of Rainbow Trout.

Strumble

Grasshopper Warbler and Sedge Warbler in Porthsychan Valley. 10 White Wags early morning only in ploughed field between there and Tresinwen.

Poppit Sands and Cemaes Head

A single Whimbrel at Poppit,on Cemaes 2 Whitethroat,a pair of Wheatear, several Willow Warblers,Chough and Peregrines seen. 103 Grey Seals h...

Strumble

Grasshopper Warbler singing by Jam Factory (Miranda's Preserves) and a few Whitethroats.

Short-Eared Owl

3 Short-Eared Owls this evening at 7pm 2 hunting over the west edge of Trefiddan moor and one on a post longside the road as you approach Tr...

Elegug Stacks

Huge numbers of Guillemots on the Stacks and surrounding cliffs this morning with plenty of birds on the sea as well - quite a spectacle. Al...

Here & There

Sightings sent in by Mike & Sian Browning - No sign of the Cattle Egret at Newport yesterday (Thursday), however we were rewarded with 6...

"Tawny" Buzzard & Iceland gull

A very pale tawny coloured bird at Marloes, close to Green mire cottage. I`m erring towards Honey buzzard in cautious optimism! I spoke to D...

Swifts

First Swift sighting of the year sent in by Rob Wilson - Three swifts over Abercych today, the first that I've seen this season.

Pen Anglas - Ring Ouzel

I saw one near the gate just before it saw me and disappeared down an inaccessible cliff at 13:00.

Warblers in Martin's Haven

The valley has felt pretty quiet in the last few days, but a long walk-around this morning found good numbers of Willow Warblers (10+), most...

Not all owls howl and hoot! - it's summer!

Walking the dogs up the lane this evening I heard the almost electrical tw-rrrr-ullc of a nearby Barn Owl, seemingly missing as a breeding b...

Marles Mere

A walk around the Mere late afternoon produced a House Martin with several Sand Martins and Swallows, a female Pochard diving amongst the us...

The South in a Camper Van

Sightings from Tessa & Jeff Pearson - A very exciting 24 hours in our camper van from St. Annes Head, Marloes Mere, Strumble Head and ba...

Deer Park Reptiles

Reptilian sightings from Sash Tusa - We have had a really good showing of Adders in and around the Deer Park in the recent hot weather. Also...

Iceland Gull

An adult Iceland Gull was over Marloes Mere this morning (Mervyn J)

St Govan's

At St Govan's this morning a few Wheatears including a pair courting. Swallows nearby were nest building already and on the headland a ...

Newport area

Nevern estuary - the Cattle Egret was by the iron bridge early afternoon. Also a Common Sandpiper. Ty Canol woods - a singing male Redstart....

Pelagic Sunday 19 April

Weather permitting Sea Trust are hoping to go out in the Celtic Wildcat in search of cetaceans and seabirds this coming Sunday, 19th of Apri...

Sparrowhawk & Prey

Info and photo from Dean Maiden - This bird provided over an hours worth of viewing as she devoured her prey in our garden in Pembroke Dock....

Niger

Of all the feeders in our garden the Niger seed takes some beating. This morning we had 12 Goldfinches, 5 Siskins and this handsome Redpoll....

Wood Warbler - - Bosheston .. &.. Green Woodpecker!

Bosheston;- A Wood Warbler watched calling in Sycamore below the Court, late this morning. 2 Common Sandpipers flying around the 8 Arch Brid...

Another Pied flycatcher

A male, at St Ishmaels between Burgage Green & Dale road junction, around 10:30 this morning.

Needle Rock

A reminder, if any of you need it, that Needle Rock, on the Newport side of Dinas Head may be the simplest place to get close up to breeding...

Marloes Mere and around

Yesterday morning a stroll around the Marloes Mere area and along the cliffs produced a singing Grashopper Warbler by the pink cottage above...

Pied Flycatcher

A male Pied Flycatcher was at Lancych crossroads at 12.30. (SN261382). It was in a birch tree in a garden with beehives by the post box. It ...

Plumstone & Dinas Mtns &...

Plumstone;- Dartford Warbler singing today.(Paul G.) Mynedd Dinas;- A male Redstart this morning, also c20 Golden Plover, Wheatears & pl...

Baltic LBB?

Checked through a Herring/LBB gull flock at Trehill farm this evening, hoping to find an Iceland, what caught my eye was what appeared to be...

Strumble Head / Tresinwen

Osprey circling high over Strumble and Tresinwen at 10:30 this morning. Eventually lost to view as it soared into stratosphere ! Over last...

Shrike lingers on

The Great Grey Shrike provided good views from the gateway at Ty Rhyg this afternoon. Nobody has posted it lately so seems worth a mention. ...

Reed Warbler -- Teifi Marshes

A couple of Reed Warblers trapped this morning on the Marshes. A third male Cetti's trapped in the ringing area. -- count the 10 tail fe...

Green Woodpecker -- Stackpole / Bosheston

Green Woodpecker seen & heard on the way from the 8 Arch Bridge, (over the lily ponds)towards Barafundle Bay. From this track Green Woo...

Redstart -- Tycanol

At least a couple of Redstarts in Tycanol early pm. A few Wheatears in the fields above. No sign of any scarce black & white species (PF...

Grasshopper warbler etc

Grasshopper warbler, Red kite and kestrel on Plumstone today. Also Willow warblers, chiffs and Blackcap.

Marloes Peninsula

A couple of hours walk doing a census of the Treehill fields with Sash - which has been very pleaseant with an abundance of Skylark and Mead...

Merlin Skomer

Superb photo sent in via email by Jan Hannaford of a Merlin on Skomer yesterday.

Cattle Egret

The Cattle Egret was back by the iron bridge at Newport this morning. (Sam B) Goodwick Moor - Sedge and Cetti's warblers singing today...

weekend events

Sat 11th April, Pembrokeshire perambulations , illustrated talk/ presentation on Coastal Wildlife, Cliff Benson /Miles Isted-s'Jacob, Ne...

More sightings from Friday

Little Owls;- One of the Newport-ish birds watched calling/ singing from 20:40 this evening(Janet), is this the only mainland site we know?...

Goodwick Moor

Now joined by Adrian & Bella, perhaps the biggest gathering on this famous Moor since.... Cetti's singing, a few Chiffs singing, &am...

House martin

1House martin flying over the house at St Ishmaels was my 1st for the year

Grasshopper Warbler

Early AM today(Good Friday), Gropper reeling in Porthselau Valley and Short-eared Owl hunting close to Pencarnan camp early this evening....

Swallows and chiffchaff's

Maes Y Garn, Crymych. First chiffchaff heard calling today, single red kite and goshawk. Six swallows flying through and a single swallow ar...

Redstart, Warblers etc

Martins Haven - 1 Grasshopper warbler and around a dozen Willow warblers. Marloes Mere - an immature Glaucous gull flew over the mere toward...

Golden Plover

There was a flock of more than 350 golden plover over the Preseli ridge yesterday (Wed) around lunchtime. Also seen, many skylarks singing, ...

Pembrokeshire Mammals Blog

There is now a direct link from the "Websites" section of this blog to the Pembrokeshire Mammals blog run by Annie Haycock. The bl...

Seabird Watching Survey

Researchers at Bangor University are investigating how different groups of people use the Welsh coastline, including a survey on seabird wat...

Lechryd Bridge, & Cych

Loads of sand martins, with some swallows & house martins around the bridge. Willow warblers in the willows (where else!)+ chiffs. On th...

Skylarks -- MOD Brawdy

Tony & I (on behalf of N Pembs Moth Group) were given a pretty extensive tour of the site this am, a few Swallows around, several pairs ...

Fortunes Frolic

1 Blackcap, 2 Swallow, 1st sum. Black headed Gull, pair of Shelduck, 7 Redshank, 16 Teal, plenty of Chiffs, but no Willow Warblers. (Paul G.)

more belated news

whilst driving along the Dale to Haverfordwest road on Sat a shorted-eared Owl flew over the car about 5.30. Later that day there was a Red-...

Belated Saturday from Skomer

A few hours on Skomer in the sunshine produced a couple of Willow warblers, 2 Rooks (scarce in spring), a Merlin which had a real go at a Ke...

Mallard Ducklings

Sighting and photo from Mark Woodward & Wanda Wilkinson - Nothing much to note today at Monk Haven, though we did see a Female Mallard w...

Carregwastad

I saw a Merlin fly west along the cliffs at 15:30.

Nr. Pen Anglas

Thanks Adrian:- A little trip from the Teifi, & a deal closer than St. David's for some time with some Dartford's this afternoon...

Cetti's, Merlin etc

A.M today - Dinas Island. 5 raptors including Merlin and Red Kite. Down in Cwm-yr-Eglwys a Cetti's Warbler briefly drowned out the compe...

Red Kite - Johnston

A Red Kite at around 12:30 today circling over Bulford Road, Johnston. Possibly on its way to Derek's badger food. :-)

Teifi Marshes ...&..

Teifi Marshes;- This morning we ringed the following nos. 17 Willow Warblers(all male), 15 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps the totals of spring vi...

Hen Harrier

Ringtail seen late this afternoon, Trefeiddan Moor, and two Sandwich Terns feeding in Ramsey Sound.

re: Green Woodpecker

If Green Woodpeckers are able to fly across two and a half kilometers of open water, what likelihood is there of a bird belonging to the An...

Teifi

20 Sand Martins around Llechryd bridge with over 100 further downstream at the river lookout in the Wildlife Park. 2 Blackcaps around the re...

Sea Trust Pelagics

There will be a Sea Trust Pelagic Boat Trip on Easter Monday 13 April. Meet at Neyland Marina at 8:30 for a 9:00 am departure returning c.5 ...

Green Woodpecker -- update

A text to Adrian from John (Lincs) who is on a BTO survey course at Dale Fort; Green Woodpecker seen in the area approaching Dale Fort. 0750...

Pembs Bird Group and Mid Pembs Events for April

Pembrokeshire Bird group and the Mid Pembrokeshire Section of the Wildlife Trust - events for March and April 2009. Meetings for the two gro...

House Martins..&...........

Strumble Head;- 11 House Martins (John from Lincs, via Adrian) Not many highlights from my searching today, but some more understanding of s...

Sandwich Terns & ..........

Some sightings from Paul's searching today;- 7 Sandwich Terns off Tenby, c65 Black tld. Godwits - Pembroke UM Pond. Swallow & Cetti...

Willow Warbler in Narberth

The first Willow Warbler for me this year was singing away at Narberth bridge today trying to compete with two Song Thrushes which after som...

Cuckoo -- Abercych

Yesterday;- Report of a Cuckoo heard in Abercych, -- the first in a number of years heard there. (Rob. W.)

Carregwastad

I saw a Merlin land on a cliff top fence post at 14:30 and then watched it chasing a Stonechat which dived into the gorse to escape.

Gelli - Maenclochog area

Enjoyed another day of Red Kite fieldwork in this area mainly by bike and what fantastic weather! Blackcaps and Swallows were quite widespre...

Teifi, & ....

Teifi:- This am, quiet. Patch, 22 Wigeon still. Jewsons, the wintering Common Sand. still. St. Dogmaels quay, at least 1 Black-tailed Godwit...

Garganey & hirundines

Pickeridge Pools, The Gann;- We have just received the following report(99%) of a fem Garganey on the pool along with pairs of Teal on 31 Ma...

Three feet off the ground

This morning we enjoyed an absolutely delightful walk on Waundwrgi Farm. Stepping from the car we were greeted by the song of a Blackcap ...

Wooltack Point

There were good numbers of Chiffchaffs in the gorse on the Point and in the valley, with one (possibly two) Willow Warblers. At least five ...

Eastern Preselis - surveying

A delightful April day out with Paddy confirming & finding new Red Kite territories --successful today! Also nice views of Goshawks, &...

Cattle Egret -- Newport & N. Pembs

Cattle Egret ;- The Cattle Egret amongst the gulls below the iron bridge at 17;00 (Karen) Fishguard Harbour;- 2 Black Guillemots present thi...

gelly

a singing blackcap and willow warbler today