Newport Fri am

Up here in the far North all I had was 3 Dunlin on the estuary & 4 Sanderling on the beach with a few Curlews & Oystercatchers.

Waders Galore Part 2!

Sightings from Sue Lamb - Hundreds of waders busy feeding this evening at Kilpaison , 4 Blackwits, 5 Turnstones, estimated 300+ Dunlin, 100+...

Dunlin

About 30 flew West over Marloes beach this morning. Yesterday evening some 50 Painted ladies in the vicinity of our house in St Ishmaels - a...

Teifi

Jewsons, 1 Common Sand. was all I could find this evening, From the Railings, 8 Sanderling. 1 Ringed Plover on Patch. A call from Chris Bird...

Fishguard Harbour

I saw an unringed adult Med Gull already in winter plumage in front of the flagpoles at 13:15.

Waders Galore!

A great collection of small waders at Kilpaison around midday as the tide rose. Over 200 Dunlin with c.50 Sanderling and c.40 Ringed Plover....

Nine Wells

There were two, possibly three, Spotted Flycatchers at the edge of the woods at Nine Wells this afternoon.

South Pembs

4 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plovers on Tenby South Beach. Also a mass of Spider Crab shells along the tide line, washed up and stranded, I assume, by...

North Pembs

Newport;- (10:00) 3 Common Sands, above the iron bridge, 1 Redshank by the Boat Club. Teifi;- Evening, nothing apparently moving, c6 Common...

dogs

I suspect most of us check the Ceredigion blog, but if not, it is a good one for next door. They have a couple of entries about dogs disturb...

Teifi & Newport & Fishguard

Fishguard;- 1 juv. Med Gull, with green colour ring inscribed in white letters R19P. (Adrian) Teifi;- Jewsons, a minimum of 8 Common Sandpip...

Angle Bay

A quick foray to Kilpaison this morning after the rain - more in hope than expectation. Better than I thought, however, with 17 Dunlin and 4...

28th July - another soggy day

This morning, at Corsydd Llanglofan during and in between the heavy showers, several juv sedge warblers and a couple of juv reed warblers...

Newport -- small waders at last!

Beach,viewed from Boat Club, 22 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin. On the mud, 1 Turnstone, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret. Above the bridge ,...

Cilgerran Gorge

A single Common Sandpiper and a group of five Otters below Cilgerran Castle early today.

Gull chat - at last!

It must be 15 years since I gave a talk at the Pembs Conference on the scarce & rare gulls of Pembs (who can forget that photo of unslic...

Skomer - not a lot

What about one of these - look at that bill! Not much happening on Skomer at the moment, just the occasional Whimbrel going over and a fe...

News around Pembs

Little Milford;- 7 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers, c100 Redshank(viewed from Hook Viewpoint looking back), c30 Curlew & a good BH Gull ...

Moore Gulls

Wow! I really am enjoying the enthusiasm of the West Wales Gull Appreciation Society. For years when living in East Anglia me and my great p...

Angle

Just one Dunlin at Kilpaison this morning and very quiet elsewhere in the Angle area. Photo of the Dunlin - a nice fresh juvenile - by way o...

Yet more gulls

I guess this is the time to get out those archived images! Annie and I still have fond memories of this beautiful (and very appropriately n...

Ringed Plover and the Great Gull Debate

Lovely to hear of the Ringed Plover chicks at Castle Martin from Bob & Annie, I hope they make it this time. One of these at the Gann th...

Talking of Gulls..

Reading about & seeing these stonking pictures of fabulous gulls, became too much to bear this afternoon. So armed with a loaf of Braces...

Landshipping area and Castlemartin peninsula 25th July

A butterfly transect walk to Landshipping yesterday (25 th ) provided 22 redshanks and a few curlew at Landshipping and also on the way b...

Strumble Head & Goodwick

Strumble Head Time: 1045 - 1200 Wind: S (F5) Puffin - 3 Tufted Duck - 1 (M) Common Scotor - 15 (4F, 11M) Balearic Shearwater - 1 Goodwick...

North Pembs

Teifi;- late pm low tide, Jewsons, 9 Common Sands-- the only change in nos. it would seem! Fishguard Harbour;- Stena side, ad & juv. Me...

Best Gulls

I don't know - even our own local gulls can look pretty spectacular in the right setting ......

ultimate gull?

Yes Graham, I can! It is an extraordinary beautiful bird, it's big eyes ( they are crepuscular in nature) seem to give it more appeal. F...

Today's reports

& last night ( fri ) Kilpaison , 1+ Whimbrel present, & near the Speculation Inn, 1 Barn Owl. Kilpaison ;- 06:30, 1 Black-tailed G...

Top Gulls

How about Little Gull, attractive in the plumage of all three ages and such a good flyer that it is equally at home over placid fresh water ...

Best Gulls

Adrian adds to the views!! No disagreement with the previous blogs but............ but what about one of these for sheer impressiveness!! Gr...

Med gull rings

Further to the comments about the green ringed Med gull, type in "med gull colour ring codes." should sort out any confusion.( Hop...

Elegug Stacks area - kittiwakes and a bonxie

My almost final visit t his evening to check if the final kittiwake chick had fledged (only 8 have fledged from 22 nests) - still this is b...

Mr Crossen's Med Gull

Loved the story and the photo of the Angle/Germanic Med Gull. AHZK - interesting that in the pic it looks like AH7K.....take care when read...

North Pembs & ... Quail

Fishguard Harbour;- 16:00 62 Oystercatchers 11:30 & this pm, 1 Black Guillemot feeding, best watched from the end of the Inner Breakwate...

Med Gull AHZK --

A report of this bird seen at Angle Bay 22 July with 8 other Med. Gulls. by Rich C. Shows that it was ringed at it's nest with 3 eggs, i...

Water Rail

Info from Mike Jones for 22 July - I walked from Treffgarne to Newgale today, there is a very large irregation pond between Roach Bridge and...

Not quite Pembs....

Had an email tonight from someone in France, in the Normandie/LeHarve/Antifer region, he had 350 - 400 Meds, 10% juvs. 60 had rings, 32 whit...

House Martin survey

The BTO are running a breeding house martin survey; an on-line survey designed to record nests on houses. It would be great to get more Pemb...

Ramsey - seawatch

Highlights from a seawatch off north end of Ramsey yesterday afternoon were: Balearic shearwater - 2 Bonxie - 1 Storm petrel - 1 Puffin - 10

North Pembs

Fishguard Harbour: Ad Med. Gull at The Flagpoles. (Adrian,16:30) Teifi;- 19:00;- 3 Whimbrel, independantly over the course of 10 mins headin...

Angle

At Kilpaison shortly after high tide this morning c.25 Dunlin high up on the beach feeding amongst the stranded seaweed in company with a d...

Little Egrets

There were 14 Little Egrets in Sandy Haven Pill this evening, at high tide.

North Pembs

Newport, 16:30;- 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Redshank, 1 Little Egret. Fishguard Harbour;- 1 ad Sandwich Tern c15:00 this pm. (Adrian)

Ffynone, monday evening

The grey wagtails were busy as there were plenty of insects over the lake. About 8.30'ish there were over 40 swifts above the trees, pre...

yesterdays reports

Fishguard Harbour;- 1 juv. Med Gull in the late pm(Adrian), 1 adult flying around feeding mid morning. 2 adult Black Guillemots were showing...

Whimbrel

6 flew west past the headland at Carregwastad at 17:00.

Going where?

An adult Canada Goose with three large, about three - quarter size, youngsters walked down the beach and onto the sea at Newgale this aftern...

Carregwastad

2 Whimbrel flew in and landed on the rocks at 15:30 before continuing on their way west and this emperor moth caterpillar as well.

Hodgeston/Lake area

This afternoon doing late TTvs in two tetrads in SS09, not very much by way of bird numbers ( decidedly lacking in whitethroats and blac...

Gann - Barwit & Sarnie Tern

Not a lot of activity at the Gann early evening, but a lovely s/p Barwit roosting on the shingle island on the pool, and a family party of S...

Crossbills -- Glynaeron

This late afternoon in the sun! 1 Crossbill (a green one) flew calling towards one of the few trees with cones, where it joined a red adult ...

North Pembs.........

Little change in the Teifi / Newport, although 4 Little Egrets at Newport may be some of the Teifi birds? c4 Common Sands at Jewsons(Teifi)...

Cowbird

Many thanks to Greg & RSPB for trying to get to the bottom of this amazing record. Can I please re-iterate: there has been no sightings ...

North Pembs

Teifi;- No change from last report, except 9 Whimbrel, flying around the marsh this afternoon looking for a place to roost.(Arfon) Just noti...

Brown headed Cowbird - South Pembs

On Friday 17th July I was sent a series of photographs from the RSPB Cymru office in Cardiff. These showed a Brown-headed Cowbird which had ...

Glynaeron Woods

Flock of 20 plus Crossbills

Strumble -- sea watch ......&

0730-1015, this am;- 1 Storm Petrel, 1 Arctic Skua, 28 Common Scoter, 1 Puffin. (4 obs.) Fishguard Harbour;- Ad. & juv. Med. Gulls stena...

Northern Headlands

I saw a Whimbrel fly west right under the rocks at Carregwastad at 16:00 and at the site not far away at least one Dartford Warbler as seen ...

Serin -- Skomer

1 flew over North Haven(Skomer) at 20:00 towards Martins Haven, (mainland) (Dave Boyle).

Ceibwr -- wildlife

A pond next to the coast path created in 2005 has Sedge Warblers breeding for the first time this year, also Dark Green Fritillaries on the ...

Fishguard Harbour

Ad. Med. Gull & 2 Great Ctd. Grebes, this evening. Of greater interest the c90 Oystercatchers roosting, a v. high count for Fishguard, ...

Strumble -- Balearic's

Strumble this evening 18:00-19:00, 1 Arctic Skua. (Adrian & Rich D.) Strumble, 10:15-12:00 2 Balearic Shearwaters, 3 Puffin, 5 Common Sc...

Newport

Newport this evening(2 seperate visits) 7 Redshank, c30 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, & 1 ad. Med. Gull. (Karen ...

Richard's Manx Pic

Agree with Mark, well done Rich, a cracking shot & fantastic to see you & Pembs featuring on the Birdguides photo of the week. Any c...

What's for breakfast?

My habitual breakfast coffee was enlivened this morning when a Bonxie flew past just above rooftop level. It was using the uplift from the e...

Manx shearwater

Well done Richard C on the bird of the week. I saw it on this blog & thought it beautiful, a superb image.

A day around a wet Pembs... &..........

Teifi;- Cardigan hospital;- 2 Common Sands on the river from the grounds, no C. Sand at Jewsons. Shelduck, The breeding success appears to b...

Sanderling at Newgale

There were at least five summer-plumage Sanderling at Newgale last night (Wednesday) feeding at the edge of the incoming tide.

Any budding mammalogists out there?

I received this request yesterday from David Saunders. If anyone knows of a good home for these publications, please let him (or me) know. ...

Stackpole Warren (various - incl hobby)

A loan male green woodpecker is being seen fairly regularly now, feeding on ants in the open but so far no obvious female or young - looks a...

Med Gulls & ...........

Pembroke UM Pond, 17 Redshank there this evening. (John H.) Fishguard Harbour;- 16;00 , Stena side, 3 ad & 2 juv. Med. Gulls (Adrian ...

North Pembs

Teifi HT counts;- St Dog's Quay, 93 Curlew, 10 Little Egrets, 10 Grey Heron, creche of 9 juv. Shelduck. Webley, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ju...

Gann, Canaston, Ludchurch

Sightings from Jeremy Moore of waders at the Gann 8-10 July:- 100 oystercatcher, 2 dunlin, 2 black tailed godwit, 2 whimbrel, 1 common sand....

Teifi

Teifi 9pm, last night;- Jewsons, a jump in Common Sandpipers to at least 8, also 1 Redshank. Heron Hide, 1 Green Sandpiper. Creek Hide, 3 Li...

North Pembs.....&........

Teifi;- HT counts, & looking up!! St. Dogmael's Quay, 87 Curlew, 6 Redshank. 6 Dunlin. Webley, 2 Sandwich Terns, & 1 lovely juv...

History of a Med. Gull -- AESE

We have been watching the "Llanon " Med. Gull counts with interest , & surely they will top the "ton" soon! Our late...

Common Scoter

Teifi: Female Common Scoter between the two bridges @21:00 First time I've ever seen one on the river.

Diving Gannets

Gannets dive at a variety of angles depending on how deep they intend to go, shallow dives for short penetration, steeper dives to go deeper...

Strumble Head (12 Jul 09)

Wind: SW (F5) Time: 0800 - 1000 Puffin - 29 Common Scotor - 4 (3M, 1F) North Pembs: 3 juv Peregrine still doing well!

Gannets

It might sound a strange question, but does anyone know if gannets always hit the water at the same angle when fishing? I know they do a sha...

Stack Rocks

Mid July and the Guillemots have gone from Stack Rocks apart from a few adults loafing on the lee side of the stacks. A dozen or so Kittiwak...

North Pembs... & Skomer

Fishguard Harbour;- 2 Black Guillemots present. Strumble Head;- 08:00-10:00, 20 Puffin, 110 Common Scoter. (Adrian & Rich D.) Skomer;- R...

Strumble Head, Tresinwen & Goodwick

Strumble: 1000 - 1200 Wind: SSW (F2-3 ) Common Buzzard - 1 (Juv - very pale head, chest and patchy back - looking very odd and perching on t...

Irish Sea

The Irish Sea was glassy calm this morning as I returned from Rosslare to Fishguard on a Sea Trust Survey. Very few Gannets, a few auks with...

Thurs -- records

Common Crossbill;- Party of 10 passing over Dinas Cross c10:20. (Steve Berry) Green Woodpecker;- Calling at Bosheston late morning. (Wendy...

Bittern - Cilgerran

Sighting from Tommy Evans - About 5pm Monday evening (6th) as I was packing up my tripod and camera I saw a bittern land in the far reeds in...

Carregwastad

2 juvenile Peregrines flew east high over the cliffs at 15:45.

North Pembs.... Tysties!

Newport;- am HT, 1 Redshank & 1 sum. plum. Dunlin. Black Guillemots, Fishguard Harbour;- A good look to see what was occurring before th...

Dinas Head and Fishguard Harbour

Guillimot 500+ Razorbill 200 Puffin 1 on sea by auk colony Chough 2 ad Stonechat 4 pairs Buzzard 3 Whitethroat 2 singing Fishguard Harbour B...

Med Gull

In amongst 20 or so Black Headed Gulls at Angle Harbour this morning this splendid Med Gull still sporting his full hood whilst many of the ...

Wooltack & Deer Park

The north-westerlies of the last 36 hours or so have been good for sea watching from Wooltack. A few days ago we had a wonderful variety of ...

Strumble ....&......

Strumble;- 11:40 - 13:00, 1 Bonxie. 5 Puffin (3 groups) & 10 Common Scoter. Also the "4 yearly" repaint in progress, a fine jo...

Nightjar

Sighting sent in by Terry Allen - Monday - 6 July about 18.00 hrs - a Nightjar flew out of a gateway, across the road westerly and disappear...

Fledged Chough and Peregrine Falcon on Ramsey Island

Earlier this morning in Ramsey Sound could be heard the wonderful call of returning Whimbrel.

Teifi

A few different birds at high tide this evening. Webley - 1 adult Med gull with 270 Black-headed gulls. St Dogmaels quay - Redshank now up t...

Ramsey - choughs

Chough on Ramsey have had a highly successful season. All 8 nests were sucessful, producing 24 young between them, an average of 3 per pair ...

North Pembs..... & Med Gulls

Newport;- 15:00 a v nice breeding plumage Med. Gull. Fishguard harbour;- 16:00 a v nice breeding plumage Med. Gull (Adrian) Llanon (Cered.)...

Teifi

A quick look from the railings beteween torrential rain showers this evening - 4 Little Egrets roosting in a tree, 5 Black- tailed Godwit an...

North Pembs

I have watched this family of Peregrines all year. 3 eggs laid over the Easter Weekend to first flight (21 June). (First flight was invoked ...

Teifi news ... & ...

This evening, St. Dogmael's Quay;- 5 stunning full breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Common Sands, 5 Redshank. Also 1 Little Egre...

Fishguard Harbour

I saw a second summer Med Gull on one of the groynes at 16:45 and then it flew inland.

early evening reports

Teifi - Heron hide;- 19:00 1 Greenshank now. Newport;- 1 Greenshank, 4 ad. Teal, 1 little Egret, c30 BH Gulls. Skomer;- Hummingbird hawkmo...

Seven Whistler!

Must be Autumn, heard whimbrels distinctive call over Fishyguard Harbour this lunchtime. orcas/killer whales I see that the sea trust people...

photo (recent)

The singing male western Subalpine Warbler, Ramsey , 23 June 2009. Photo' Steve Votier via Greg, in his garden.

orcas/killer whales

I see that the sea trust people saw a super-pod of dolphins the other day, but I have not seen a mention of the 3 killer whales seen from th...

Black Guille's to Willow Tits

Fishguard Harbour;- 2 Black Guillemots feeding amongst the moored craft at 0830. c20 BH Gulls in the harbour on a later visit(1100). Llangl...

Sea Trust Pelagics

Just a reminder that Sea Trust is running a number of Pelagic Boat trips from Neyland this summer and the first ones are this month. There ...

Teifi -- Heron Hide

Quick look at 0615, no Green Sandpipers. But 1 Redshank with 7 Curlew. (What will The Fen have to offer this am...? a good soaking through ...

That Odd Gull

Comment from Steve Sutcliffe on Lyndon's posting below:- A bit strange - to my knowledge there are no dye’s which are likely to show tha...

Sealyham

Green Sand on the pond this morning. Kingfisher this afternoon (intermittently since 21st).

Med. Gull -- Fishguard

The metal only ringed 1st sum. Med. Gull again in the harbour with c12 BH Gulls this evening. (Adrian)

Green Sandpipers -- Teifi

Heron hide;- 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew present at 16:00 (HT) The Green Sands. bathing & behaving as newly arri...

North Pembs

Teifi;- Jewsons, 2 Redshank, 2 Common Sands., c45+ BH Gulls, & creche(5+) Shelduck. St. Dog's Quay, c30+ BH Gulls & 2 Little Egr...