An 'odd' Gull

I took this picture on Skomer yesterday - those of us present were somewhat surprised by the very striking green/blue colour being shown. ...

Skomer -- Short eared Owl

One of Skomer's how many?... Short eared owls. Also now 8 Common Sandpipers in North Haven (Y'day Dave Boyle) photo Lyndon ...

Sightings

Dartford Warblers;- By recent reports received these warblers seem to be showing well at the moment, please send your records in to us or th...

Med. Gull --- French Sedge !

Fishguard Harbour;- This evening at last the first Med. Gull( 1st sum.) of the late summer passage! Also Redshank.(Adrian) Teifi;- CES ringi...

Black-headed Gulls on Newgale

The number of Black-headed Gulls feeding on the incoming tide at Newgale last night increased steadily from 8 at around 2100hrs to 31 half a...

Pembrokeshire Bird Report 2008

The 2008 Pembrokeshire Bird Report is now available and selling fast! To obtain a copy before stocks run out please send your cheque for £6....

Chough chicks

Hi A&B, at least 4 fledgeling chough with adults at Strumble on Saturday, presumably from nestsite in that vicinity but as flying past c...

Castlemartin Kestrels

Today accompanied Paddy on a pre -booked visit to the Range to check out his three (kestrel) boxes. Results 2 grey squirrel-boxes and a used...

Sea Birds & Dolphins

A visit to Stack Rocks yesterday showed the number of Guillemots greatly reduced as more youngsters have made the jump. Out on a Sea Trust ...

yesterday...&......Storm Petrels

Fishguard Harbour:- 1 Black Guillemot feeding by the dredger early am, this appears to be a favourite spot. (Adrian) Teifi;- 1 ad Common Gul...

Guillimots and Chicks

Lots of Guillimots with chicks seen right across the Irish Sea from Stena europe yesterday

Red Kite1

1 Adult above the chicken sheds between Sandyhaven chapel & the Sandyhaven turning this afternoon.

More Whimbrel

A group of 27 Whimbrels were feeding avidly on the edge of the flats at the Gann at 2-05 pm. Were these going north or coming back south?

Newport Sat am

Apart from a singing Lesser Whitethroat, all the excitement was at the N end of the beach. 13 Curlews on the roost. 2 Shelducks 1/2 way up t...

Teifi.......

Teifi;- 20:00, a few notes, 2 Black-tailed Godwits from the Railings, 1 Redshank & 1 Little Egret in the estuary, creches of 2 & 8...

Deer Park: Manxies and a Gropper

A walk out on the Deer Park tonight from 2130-2245 gave a wonderful view of Manxies rafting before coming ashore on Skomer. Spread across St...

Chough

2/3 juvs being fed by their parents at Gateholm, this afternoon.

Whimbrel & ..........

Teifi;- As the Whimbrel has made BirdGuides, at c15:00 still present but now from St. Dogmael's Quay. Also c45 BH Gulls. 3 Common Sands....

Teifi -- new arrivals

This am,07:00;- 3 Common Sands. Jewsons, 1 calling Whimbrel loosely with c15 Curlew on Poppit un-fussed by dog walkers this am! Curlew &...

Redshanks

Info sent in by Graham Brace - 18 redshank at Llangwm Pill early on Tuesday morning. They were there again this morning (Thurs) clustered on...

Little Egret ---- probable breeding.

Adult accompanied by a fully fledged bird of the year seen within the Cleddau Estuary on the 24th. Juv closely followed the adult's move...

North Pembs

Early morning, mid morning, & late morning visits to the Teifi, Newport & Fishguard haven't found anything really than other in...

New Mobile Number

Hi all I have a new mobile phone number it is 07772869730 Steve B.

North Pembs today

Nr. Porthgain;- Confirmation of Little Owls breeding, -successfully by the mess, & both adults seen! (Paddy) Teifi;- 1 Ad Med. Gull, 1 S...

Gull food (with a Celtic flavour!)

If anyone walking the Stackpole coastline recently has pondered about piles of small blackish dead beetles along the route, these are likel...

Robin on Skomer (& turtle dove)

Just in from Dave Boyle;- 1st Robin of the post breeding dispersal / migration. Robins rarely breed on any island except Caldey!! Also 1 Tur...

Freshwater West

No Little or Royal Terns on the beach at Freshwater West today but plenty of action with the filming of Robin Hood - really spectacular! P.S...

Gulls & Ducks

Newport;- From below the tennis courts, 6 BH Gulls & the injured Redshank. From the iron bridge, 16 ad/1st sum BH Gulls plus 2 juvenille...

Fortunes Frolic

A full summer plumage adult Med. Gull & 2 Little Egrets, early afternoon. (Paul G.)

Black-headed Gulls - Newgale

There were around a dozen Black-headed Gulls on Newgale yesterday evening. All adults bar one juvenile; with several of the adults losing t...

Ramsey --- 08:51

No sign yet. --- Greg.

Teifi

From the railings at high tide this evening there were 3 Sandwich terns sitting on buoys. Also 27 Curlew, a high count for June.

Subalpine Warbler -- Ramsey

The western race male still showing but elusive, early afternoon, around the warden's garden. I'm sure we will have news from Greg ...

Today

St Ishmael's area;- A cycle around by Paul G. didn't find any calling Quail ,-- but a dozen or so likely fields. Any one heard Quai...

Whinchats at Brynberian

At least 12 Males seen there over two recent visits, a few more than last year. So far no young fledged but the males are all singing and ve...

Subalpine Warbler ---- Ramsey

A male, western race, singing, has been found on Ramsey this am. Boats over at 10:00 & 12:00 (Greg, warden Ramsey)

Newport Mon am

Has summer ended?. 4 Curlews, 4 Redshanks &,in the Bay, 3 adult Great Crested Grebes. Plus a Lesser White throat singing on the Northern...

Concerns ?

Getting a little bit worried about how this spring / summer is affecting everyone. There's Dave been seen on the Teifi Marshes, then Adr...

Barn Owl nest-boxes

Regarding barn owl nest boxes: the Barn Owl Trust have an interesting web site. To find out more go to http://www.barnowltrust.org/ and cli...

Another hobby - Monkton priory

Just received a late night phone call from Annie (out doing a late night bat survey at Monkton with Sian Williams ). They watched a hobby ne...

Swifts on Castlemartin peninsula

Noted mention of a white- throated swift at St Govans Head. I have been watching and recording swifts on the Castlemartin peninsula over m...

re Owlsright

Hi Bob & Annie tried to sign in but no joy. Owlet on Troed Y Rhew just above railway line near junction with A 487 (Heol Y Felin) allth...

The Gann

1 adult B/H/Gull this evening. A couple of people I know would like to find out more about nest boxes for Barn owls -they say they have one ...

One more!

Belated Waxwing record

This photo was given to me today by one of the lads at work. Taken in his garden at Hakin, Milford Haven, around the end of March this yea...

Returning species..............

Fortunes Frolic;- 1 juv.Black-headed Gull, not a Pembs breeder so the first reported in Pembs having moved away from it's breeding groun...

Those dolphins

They got a mention on the Skomer blog too - http://www.skomerisland.blogspot.com/

Dolphins in the bay

Whilst having a very relaxing BBQ at Martin's Haven this evening I was surprised to see a large pod of what I am 99% sure were Common Do...

Apologies.....Still on Polecats!

At work today, the guy who told me about the family of Polecats at Robeston - told me that someone he knows has been feeding one in the morn...

Martletwy Hobby - during mid afternoon butterfly transect

Despite dull-ish weather the air temperature was high enough to do our usual weekly butterfly transect for BCT . Not many butterflies but a...

South Pembs with Adrian.

Fishguard must have gained some new post codes ! A real exploration today for Adrian (& Carole)! A message whilst I was in the Strumble...

North Pembs

Fishguard Harbour;- 0730-0800, 1 Black Guillemot fishing & eating small crabs, in a very still harbour this am. Newport;- This am, 7 Bla...

Teifi Marshes

A few photos from yesterdays session(all Paul Leafe), a very juv. Cettis, Buff tip, Poplar & Eyed hawk moths.

General Bird Atlas and BBS recording

For the last couple of days or so a lesser whitethroat has been singing in our garden hedge. Its quite a thick mainly blackthorn and hazel ...

Breeding owls - more records needed for the Atlas

Noted the record of the downy owlet (almost certain tawny). Cliff, not sure which tetrad you live in but if you are somewhere in the SM93 1...

More on Polecats....

Seeing Stuarts comments have jogged my memory, one of the guys at work was telling me about a Polecat he saw with 6 kitts in the Robeston ar...

Owlright on the night!

Coming up our lane after giving a talk in Fishyguard - screeched to a halt to avoid a fluffy looking owlet on the road. Surprisingly, consid...

Not a bird, but ....

An adult Polecat and four well-grown kits in the road at Haroldston, Broad Haven, yesterday afternoon, circa 5.00p.m. They ran towards the c...

Strumble Records

As mentioned previously, Adrian is trying to ensure no gaps, as best we can. Below is a species list with totals to the end of May, any addi...

Shelduck -- how are they doing?

Teifi this am;- 5 one day old juv's just upstream of the railings. 3 well grown juv's upstream at Jewsons, & a creche downstrea...

Teifi Marshes

1 Grasshopper Warbler 2 Kingfishers

North Pembs

Sightings from Jim Rose, a birder visiting from Buckinghamshire - Wed 17th Gwaun Valley - A Tree Pipit singing in a partially clear felled a...

Teifi & N.Pembs.

Llangloffan Fen;- 3 Mallard on the pool, on a very wet pm, almost impassable due to water depth. (Adrian) Teifi;- 16:00, & a little coun...

North Pembs ... & Lapwing

Teifi;- 07:00 this am, most unusual, c20 Kittiwakes roosting/ sheltering on the end of Poppit, also manxies & Gannets close offshore. 1 ...

2008 Pembrokeshire Bird Report

The 2008 Pembrokeshire Bird Report is OUT ! Many thanks to all those involved with its production and those who submitted records. The repor...

Dipping.....!

According to a Radnor friend, we have re-defined "dipping" today. (He should have exprienced some of our previous) But on our trek...

Teifi & ..............(Royal Tern)

20:00 visit, 4 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret & the Lesser Whitethroat still singing all on / from Patch. 21:00 Royal Tern - Porthmadog, Gwynedd...

Overshoot

I must confess to having overshot my normal haunts of the Dale peninsula on Saturday and crash landed at the WWC at Cilgerran. In fact this...

Sandwich Tern

3 Sandwich Terns, fishing off the southern end of Tenby South Beach, yesterday afternoon.

Teifi

Teifi ,this am;- Lesser Whitethroat still singing away in Poppit sand dunes. A Sandwich Tern calling but nowhere could it be seen! 1 Little ...

Stuart...

Thankyou for the Orchid ID.

Mecca & the North

On the subject of Mecca (the Teifi), c 3hrs before DJA announced his visit with a phone call, I discovered JG himself peering over my should...

Latest sighting of DJA at the Teifi Marshes Birding Mecca !

News has just come in that the warm weather and favourable winds brought a DJA north and was spotted at the Birdwatching Mecca of the Teifi ...

That Orchid

The picture is not quite sharp; but it looks to me like a Southern Marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) !!

Orchid

Forgot to add this with the Frog, I know it`s an Orchid, but which one?

Did you have to, Mr Green?

No this is not the name of a new stage play in the West End (though it is a catchy title, isn't it?) - it refers to our County Recorder ...

Rana Beauty

This handsome chap came close to being skinned alive when I was strimming a shady part of the garden this afternoon. I first came across h...

Teifi Marshes & Black Guillemot

Fishguard, Black Guillemot;- At least 1 bird present today, viewed from Inner Breakwater. (sev. obs.) Teifi Marshes;- 5th CES ringing this m...

Marloes Mere

The Marsh Harrier quartered the area for a few minutes this afternoon before dropping out of sight into the rushes. Considering its conditio...

Obscure Wainscot

Here it is !!(Right) & an Elephant Hawk Moth (Paul Leafe), & an adult female Kingfisher, aged on front of leg colour, thus the orang...

Deepest sympathy

Our thoughts go out to Wendy, husband Dyfed and son Gareth on their tragic loss, earlier today, of their son Aled. Words don't describe ...

Ods and Bods

A small party of Long Tailed Tits wandered through the garden as I set off for strumble this morning. The hedgerows between here and Strumbl...

North Pembs to Teifi

Fishguard Harbour;- 9:30 this am, 3 (three) ad Black Guillemots together. View from Inner Breakwater. Llangloffan Fen;- On the pool 1 GBB Gu...

Waders

Waders have been pretty few and far between in South Pembs this spring and even just 2 Ringed Plover and 1 Dunlin at Kilpaison this morning ...

Marsh Harrier, Marloes

The well marked female Marsh Harrier was quartering over the marsh at Marloes Mere early this afternoon. As Sash said (see post below) it ha...

Glynaeron & the Teifi / Cardigan Island

Glynaeron;- An hour at 14;30, (trying to find some of Sunday's species ie Crossbill), Siskins, Lesser Redpolls, & up to 4 Wood Warbl...

Island Spoonbills -- again

Skomer, 11:54;- 2 Spoonbills flying over heading towards Skokholm. (Dave B.)

Teifi

Less waders this evening. Patch - 9 Dunlin and 10 Ringed Plover. 1 Little Egret. 3 Sanderling on Poppit beach. Rich D found a few more Dunli...

Marsh Harrier

An adult female Marsh Harrier at Marloes Mere this evening; apparently going to roost.

Marsh Harrier, Marloes Mere

Info from Marloes Mere sent in by Sash Tusa - An adult female with full yellow leading edges (but rather tatty primaries!) From 1000-1200 at...

Llangloffan Update & Red Kite

No sign of the Pectoral Sandpiper at Llangloffan Fen this morning up until c. 10 a.m. Nearby a Red Kite was flying over fields near Mathry w...

Western Cleddau

Three long fishing-related visits along the length of the Western Cleddau in recent days have produced surprisingly consistent numbers of Bu...

Glynaeron Woods yesterday

A big thank you to Bob Haycock for leading a disappointingly-attended but very rewarding Bird Group walk around Glynaeron Woods yesterday mo...

Llangloffan Fen

I managed to see the elusive Pectoral Sandpiper among the rough grass at the back of the pool as the sun came out and the light improved aro...

Teifi

On Patch this evening - 11 Sanderling (1 colour ringed), 1 Turnstone and 11 Ringed Plover. Amongst the 20 Dunlin was one in full winter plum...

Pec Sands

The Pec. Sands was showing at 4-30, I would advise anybody going to see the bird to take a scope, if they have one, as it spends most of the...

Pec. Sand & .........nearby...ish tern

Pectoral Sandpiper;- 16:30 still being watched by Nathan, hopefully a post from him later. Tomorrow, c09:00 I will be there, so if no news b...

Pec. Sand - - Llangloffan Fen updates

0730; present roosting on the pond edge. 0930; with Robin, the bird performed best yet with feeding out in the open & in shallow water. ...

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RSPB magazines from 1967 to about 2000, bird study 1967 to about 1980, birdwatch about the last 3 years. We travel to Haverfordwest most da...

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper still on the pond at Llangloffan fen at 07.30 this morning.

Pec. Sand ..&..Llangloffan Fen

I will visit the site early am, & get news posted. See below I have added further directions to the original posting. Wellingtons & ...

Teifi & ...Lapwings

Teifi ;- 08:30 this am, 2 Black-tailed Godwits from the Railings. On Patch, also Poppit a couple of times, a mobile flock, 5 Sanderling, 16 ...

Pectoral Sandpiper

Pectoral Sandpiper found early this afternoon by Richard Dobbins and Adrian Rogers on a pond near to Llangloffan Fen NR. To find the bird wa...

Stack Rocks

Quite a few very small chicks now visible amongst the Guillemots at Stack Rocks on a very cold morning. A few unwelcome visitors in attendan...

Llangloffan Fen - Greenshank .... &

A visit yesterday evening produced 1 Shelduck & 1 Greenshank. (More from another visit today I think!) Brawdy Quarry;- Y'day, c60 Sa...

Birding World & British Birds - back issues for sale

Due to a lack of space I have the following available to any sensible offers: British Birds: 1980-1987 & 1999-2002 complete, unbound 198...

Spectacular Skomer

Have just returned from a three day visit to Skomer. What a spectacular site – flowers, glassy seas, sunshine, Short eared owls, Little ow...

Newport Fri am

Shelducks - a brood of 9 on May 26 was down to 4 on 28th & 1 on June 2,but this 1 was still there today. Otherwise a singing Lesser Whit...

Teifi & nearby...

From the Railings;- Mid morning, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Sanderling, 20 Dunlin, c8 Ringed Plover. Also 1 Whimbrel calling, likely from the...

St Margarets and Caldey

Just completed the census of seabirds on both islands. Guillemots at record numbers with 996 ind on St M Razorbills back to mid 1980's ...

Grey shrike sp - Ramsey

No sign of shrike yesterday evening or this morning. First chough fledged yesterday (4 from one site, 3 from another). Over a week earlier t...

Records

Newport;- Early this am , 1 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel. The Gann;- c14 May, a report of 1 Avocet on the pools for 2 hours, visiting birder. (via Ste...

Sandwich Terns at Broadhaven

There were ten Sandwich Terns plunge-fishing just offshore at Broadhaven (north) this evening.

Short-eared Owl at Martin's Haven

A Short-eared Owl flew around the valley this evening at around 8pm. Most likely one of the Skomer birds. This time last year we had Short-e...

Bosherston

Pretty quiet at Bosherston early afternoon. A few Mallard going into eclipse and a couple of Coots on nests. A Pied Wagtail was collecting M...

Shrike - Ramsey

Great grey shrike reported by visitor this afternoon but not seen since. Will look again now and tomorrow morning. Will post update as soon ...

Strumble & ......

Newport;- This evening, 20 Dunlin on the dunespit. Strumble;- Quiet on the bird front, but Green Hairstreak & a couple of "blues...

Shelducklings

At long last, a pair of Shelducks with a brood of four tiny ducklings on the Gann lagoon.

A Canaston Hobby Friday 29th May

Forgot to say that the hobby observer at Canaston was John Birkett

Migrant dragonfy update

Steve and Anne Coker (helping with a butterfly survey on Castlemartin range last Sunday) have informed me that they noted several red-vein...

Prob Great Grey Shrike. - Ramsey

No further sign of shrike as yet. Found by our summer reserve assistant early this morning. Sounded like Great Grey from description but he ...

Marsh Harrier

An imm/fem Marsh Harrier over Trefeiddan Moor yesterday afternoon.

Greylag Geese - - Newport... &..

A pair of Greylag Geese have just flown in & landed by the lime kiln nr. the iron bridge. (Karen ,06:45) News of a Spoonbill on Skokholm...

June the quiet month?

Yesterday a Red Kite over the house heading towards Goodwick, 11 Ravens in a string heading south, Fishguard Harbour, Outer Breakwater, Chou...

Skomer

Another lovely day on Skomer. All usual suspects showing well.

skylark

I was pleased to hear a skylark singing at the end of the village this morning. Their song is so special. This one was perched on the single...

Marsh Harrier - Trefeiddan

Marsh harrier over Trefeiddan Moor again today (also last week) - news from Derek Rees

New Skomer Blog

Skomer has just put up a new blog site and it looks great. Hopefully will be updated regularly and alongside the Pembs Birds will add to the...

Strumble

Adult male Goshawk over Tresinwen 9am this morning. Grasshopper Warblers still showing off and on nearby. First Spotted Fly back in the ga...

North Pembs. & Skomer

Teifi;- Upstream from the Railing's, 6 Black-tailed Godwits & 5 Dunlin. Patch, 1 Dunlin, & 1 Ringed Plover. Fishguard Harbour;- ...

Cuckoo near Tufton

Jean had a cuckoo yesterday (1 June) morning just north of Tufton by a copse at GR SN 047 289.

Pembrokeshire Bird Group - Field trip

The next Bird Group field trip is on Sunday 7th June 2009. The meeting point is SN 106295 at Glynearon Woods at 9am. The leader for the tr...

Pembs. Bird Report 2007 -- Sold Out ?

On Sunday, after ringing we popped into theWildlife Centre for a cold drink, --Manuel, a Maltese ringer who was with us for the week-end was...