Western Cleddau

Three long fishing-related visits along the length of the Western Cleddau in recent days have produced surprisingly consistent numbers of Bullfinches (10 yesterday, from Sealyham down to Withybush), Kingfishers in the Glanafon (twice) and Crow Hill areas, a Barn Owl at Crow Hill but no Tree Sparrows. Many of the Sand Martin holes in the lower part of the river appear to have been washed away by the winter floods; a few have been re-started but yesterday’s spate may not have helped.
Llangloffan produced a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 small trout from the pool below the road bridge, oh, and a Pectoral Sandpiper!
At Wolfscastle a pair of Dippers were feeding their fledged young very noisily underneath the main road bridge.