Outer breakwater, Fishguard Harbour, 2 purple sands , 5 ringed plover, 4 turnstone ,2 oykers, and a camera shy water pipit which got shifted...
BTO Atlas - 3rd winter starts on 1st November
Just a reminder that winter fieldwork for the BTO atlas is about to start - so someone needs to check that all those black redstarts are sti...
Skomer
No Black Redstarts today!
Black-reds & all at sea
I gather 32 black-redstarts have been reported in Co-Wexford, so they are both sides of the Irish sea. Also today some miles off St.David...
Yet More Black Redstarts
Info from Clive Hurford - A few more to add to your total of Black Reds from S Pembs 9+ in Bosherston Village (5 on one roof) 2 on farm at ...
More BRs & a Willow Warbler...
The Black Redstart totals from myself, Paul G & Derek as follows (sounds like Eurovision - can we be Lithuania?!!): H'west - 3 Merli...
More on Black Redstarts
Managed to see the male at St Anne`s head - super looking, but very hard to capture on "film" It feeds in the field behind the bo...
Spoonbill -- Newport
This pm. sleeping above the Iron Bridge with 2 Little Egrets. 1 L.B.Brent Goose on the mud with 27 Ringed Plover, & 24 Dunlin & 1 fu...
Pen Caer & Fishguard 31st Oct.
Failed to find any Black Redstarts today at the usual sites around the Pen Caer peninsula or at Fishguard port , it seems all over the north...
Black Redstarts
I can't remember more recent years that beat these??? The records............daily max. 54 Castlemartin Peninsular --24 Oct 1982. .........
South Pembs Black Redstarts
My quest to see as many Black Redstarts as possible in one day started off well with 4 around the house in St Florence early morning. I the...
Otters
From Sue Lamb - Jen and I were determined to get an image of the mother Otter with her two cubs, as you see we succeeded, went down to 8 Arc...
Firecrest
Record phone shot of the Firecrest trapped and ringed on the Teifi Marshes this morning. (Teifi ringing group)
St Brides & Dale
Early am at St Brides 2 Black Redstarts on the church & 2 Firecrests together by the pumphouse (I must get this double vision sorted!), ...
We've got one too ......
Went out of the house this morning on my way to Dale to look at Black Redstarts, when something caught my eye flicking around our roof - y...
Teifi Ringing Group 31st Oct.
Firecrest trapped this morning. (Richard Dobbins).
Skomer Today
A White-fronted Goose came over from the mainland following a flock of about 30 Canada Geese at about midday, an hour or two later the Canad...
Newport Fri am
The Spoonbill roosting by the bridge + (the?) 2 Green Sandpipers, a Moorhen & a Kingfisher. No unusual or ringed gulls. V few waders. c4...
Bosherston, Marloes & A478
News sent in by e mail :- From Jenni Hood - I was out at the ponds this morning at around 0745, I had great views of the female otter on bot...
Not quite the garden....
Black Redstart can go on my bottle bank list , one on the house backing onto the main car park behind the Rugby club in Fishguard.
Invasion of the Black Redstarts
I now have 3 Black Redstarts around the house (I'm not trying to outdo Dave, honest) and a walk round St Florence produced a further 3 t...
On my garden list!
Popped out to the garage this morning, caught a glimpse of something out the corner of one eye, grabbed the bins, and confirmed it as a Robi...
They're Everywhere!
Nice shots from Lionel below. I was just sat in my conservatory talking on the phone to Richard Dobbins about Black Redstarts when what appe...
Black Redstarts.... Milford
As I am fairly new to the area I find the blog most informative and the current spate of Black Redstarts sightings prompts me to add that wh...
Newgale and a Haverfordwest Hobby
The beach was quiet today but for a single Curlew. However, it was interesting to see Black-headed, Herring and Great and Lesser Black-back...
Minwear Starling Spectacular!
The Starling roost at Slebech Reedbed is in full swing (and probably has been for a couple of weeks now). I went to Minwear Lookout this eve...
Ramsey Today
3 black redstarts today, including a stunning male. 50 redwing this morning, few skylarks moving west and a single chiffchaff in the garden.
Pen Anglas
2 adult Med Gulls, the first closely followed by a Merlin over in the same direction, east past the point at 13:00 and 15:00.
Dale etc
A good look around the migrant hot spots produced the following Kete House - 1 Chiff St Ann's head, Lighthouse cottages - 2 Black Redsta...
Thrushes & Other News
News sent in by e mail :- From Allan Hansen - There was a huge movement of many thousand Redwings,several hundred Fieldfare and some Mistle ...
Black Redstarts etc
4 Black Redstarts on the roofs around Stackpole Centre this morning - seems to be a mini invasion! I spent nearly 2 hours around the 8 Arch ...
St Davids Hd am --
Chaffinches obvious, flying low into the southerly, also a few Starlings, Reed Buntings and thrushes with single Brambling and Siskin. Ad m...
Mere Valley etc.
Mere Valley, Bosherston from 07.30 this morning was abound with 'thrushes'. Most numerous were Redwings, with many more passing over...
Haverfordwest and Dale yesterday
Haverfordwest Castle Black Redstart 1 Dale Black Redstart 6+ Chiff Chaff 2 Blackcap Male Thanks Paul G for info to catch up with boggy bird
Skomer yesterday
There was a small arrival of migrants yesterday - about 10 Chiffchaffs, a few thrushes, 2 Blackcaps, possibly as many as 12 Black Redstarts ...
South Pembs
Sightings from Sue Lamb and Jenni Hood - Tuesday . Bosheston - In a quest to find (and this time photograph) another firecrest we found: 5 g...
Deer Park
Lots of Chaffinches moving this morning - both high and low groups of 10 to 20 birds - mostly seemingly SE. A few Greenfinch and Goldfinch t...
Spoonbill -- Newport
The Spoonbill feeding frantically at c17:00 in the river channel nr. the White House. 2 Little Egrets in close attendance.
Dowrog & Tretio Commons
No birds of note on the Dowrog this pm, except a flock of 3 Goldcrests. Tretio, a flock of c2000 Wood Pigeons. (John & Marion) Wood Pige...
Ty Rhyg 28th
At first light at least 300 redwings and 20 song thrushes moving south. Not many fieldfares at first but by mid-day there were large flocks ...
Black Redstart
One on Ramsey still today.
Nine Wells
Nine Wells was quiet this morning, the only birds of note being 3 Chiffchaffs. Red Admirals were taking advantage of the mild weather and t...
St Nicholas & Pen Caer 28th Oct.
Started off slowly locating just a single Chiff in St. Nicholas. Things picked up then with a Black Redstart at the Pen Caer banker site Har...
Black Redstarts
Paul G has had 6 Black Redstarts this morning in Dale - I wonder just how many are in Pembrokeshire at this moment? Steve Hinton had 3 Black...
Food for thought
This morning a small invasion of Blackbirds and Song Thrushes in the garden as well as Redwings and Fieldfares in the hedgebanks. Sadly n...
Martin's Haven & Wooltack Pt, 25-27 October
A bit of a round-up posting. The valley at Martin's Haven has appeared deceptively quiet in the last few days, not helped by the often p...
Pembroke --- waders.... & ...
Upper Mill Pond;- This am, c20 Greenshank, c50 Redshank, c25 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Snipe. Mill Pond;- Sunday, 1 Goldeneye. (John H.) Black...
Pen Anglas
I saw a first winter Med Gull fly east past the point at 15:15.
odds and ends
St Davids Hd: Merlin, Blackcap and Chiffchaff with Great Northern past Yr Gesail at 10:50, quite a few chaffinches in off and south but few ...
Black Redstarts -- Haverfordwest, Dale
One found today at the regular winter site in Haverfordwest around the castle on adjacent roof-tops. (Paul G.) Dale;- See Trevor's posti...
Newport Tues pm
Highlights, apart from the Spoonbill, were 5 LB Brents, a 1st w Med & a green ringed adult.
Skomer
There was a flock of 5 Black Redstarts round the farm this afternoon, but otherwise very quiet
Ramsey
Black redstart today around the farm buildings. Quiet otherwise after the large movements of yesterday morning (along the lines of Dave B...
St Brides & Dale
3 hours bashing the bushes at St Brides produced a Black Redstart on the church & 2 Chiffchaffs in the garden. Quite a few Blackbirds ar...
Monday - Down South
A 3-hour walk yesterday from the top of Mere Valley, behind Broad Haven (S), up the Bosherston eastern arm, across the 8-arch bridge to Stac...
Black-throated Diver - - Little Haven
1 on the sea close in today. (Steve Hinton news via Dave A.)
Newport
spoonbill 1 juv Brent goose 1 kingfisher 1 redshank 25+
Goodwick/St Davids
Siskins and Brambling over Goodwick am. Brambling and more Blackbirds and Song Thrushes St Davids also a few Sky Larks. 5 pb Brents sw past ...
Skomer Today
Loads of birds moving first thing this morning, but everything stopped dead when it clouded over at about 10:30 - Skylark 525, Chaffinch 110...
Spoonbill -- Newport
The Spoonbill, showing from the iron bridge this morning. (Karen)
Firecrest -- Bosheston (sunday) & Kilpaison
This isn't a Firecrest... ....but an Otter showing very well. 2 Firecrests seen in the Eastern arm on Sunday, also 1 Chiffchaff & c1...
Sightings.. Spotted Redshank...&...
Llangwm Pill;- 12:00 - 13:00, 1 red-head Goosander flew up towards Hook, the Spotted Redshank, & 3 Black-tailed Godwits, along with 20 R...
Cwm Abergwaun 16.00
Apart from the usual gulls , a nice close & confiding Dipper by the main car park.
Firecrest - Cemaes head
One in hawthorns along the coastal path just past Allt y Goed farm (SN135495). Also a Chiffchaff and 2 Goldcrests.
Brent Geese
37 Light-bellied Brents flew west past Pen Anglas in a long line at 13:00 and three adult Med Gulls flew east around 13:45 to 14:30.
Strumble Head 11 a.m. 26th Oct.
Dartford Warbler in the area between the gate & the old coastguards , a Brambling flew over calling.
Richard's Pipit -- Skomer
1 Over the farm c10:20 this am. (Dave B.)
Goodwick pm
2 pb Brent Geese with 2 adult and 1 1st winter Med Gulls at the flags (4 adult and 1 2nd W there Wednesday or Thursday).
Turnstones and boats
Richard C's note on Turnstones settling on a boat at high tide awoke memories of the 1980's, when I worked at Milford Haven, when Tu...
Strumble - and another late Little Tern
Wind F5/6 WSW increasing to 6/7 WSW, 0850 to 1640 hrs. After Richard left (see his earlier entry) I was joined for a short while by Karen an...
Marloes & Dale
Paul & I had a run out late morning through to dusk: Marloes Mere - Marsh Harrier (my literature doesn't help much, but possibly a y...
Bonxie
2-5 adult and 1-3 second winter Med Gulls, if they were all different a total of up to 8, off Pen Anglas point between 13:30 and 15:30 and a...
Sunday 25th Oct.
A short walk this lunchtime around the Tregwynt & Abermawr area did not produce very much apart from a single Goldcrest which seems to b...
Angle
At Angle Harbour this morning 45 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 35 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 30 Turnstones, 40 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets and 3...
Teifi - this am......&
On the sea off Patch, 2 pale-bellied Brent Geese. 4 Pintail with the Wigeon opp St. Dogmaels Quay 6 Bar-tailed Godwits with c50+ Oystercatch...
Newport Sun am
To update Wendy's posting, add 3 ad & 1 2nd w Med Gulls on the mud, 48 Wigeon & a pale bellied Brent at the Parrog.
Spoonbill - Newport
At 7.30am the Spoonbill was active in the river channel nr the White House, Nevern estuary. Also Knot and Sanderling near the boat club wit...
Med Gulls
4 or 5 off Pen Anglas today, an adult west at 15:00, two adults followed by a second winter east in quick succession around 15:30 to 16:00 a...
On late Little Terns
The latest Little Terns recorded were on the 6 November 1961 at Tenby and 6 November 1980 at Skokholm, so keep looking.
Marloes etc..
1 female Marsh Harrier at the Mere. The Gann, 2 adult Meds - one green ringed. 200+ Jackdaws, 4 Lapwing. Monkhaven watertreatment, 1 Grey Wa...
Teifi
Opposite St Dogmaels quay - 2 Light-bellied Brents. Wigeon flock increasing, now 238. Jewsons - 18 Redshank and a Common Sandpiper. Webley -...
Late Little Tern
It is late Dave, but I have had one later, albeit by just a couple of days: Strumble 25 Oct 05.
St Ishmaels at daybreak
Over the cricket field in the rain, 24 Redwings, 2 Golden plover.
Morning keeps breaking,
Heaven only knows how the man who could have slept for Britain in his youth now relishes the dawn, but I really empathised with J&M-B ...
Dale
A pootle around Dale tea-time produced 2 Black Redstarts (Paul G had 3 earlier), 2 Chiffchaffs, a Blackcap, a Goldcrest (yey), a Jay, a Grea...
Skomer
Highlight of the day was a very skulky Red-throated Pipit on The Neck. Found it just before 4pm, its hanging around in a small area of stunt...
Pen Anglas
2 Med Gulls flew east with Black-headed and a few Common Gulls, an adult at 15:30 and a second winter at 16:30.
Little Tern at Picton Point
There was a Little Tern fishing off and around Picton Point, GR SN003116, this afternoon.
Spoonbill Photo Bonanza
I knew I was in luck when I spotted the Spoonbill close in to the Iron Bridge at Newport as I drove up this afternoon. The light was great a...
Red-throated Pipit -- Skomer
News, from Dave Boyle, Red-throated Pipit late this pm, hopefully a personal update later from Dave.
Cross Inn Forest - Ceredigion
Great Grey Shrike;- Presumably a returning bird ? also 20 Crossbills there today..... (John Davis) Time to look at Ty Rhyg..... & . .......
Dawn Delivers (Notes from Pencarnan)
And it has been a long time waiting. Autumn passerine migration here in the St Davids area this year can hardly be described as dynamic due...
Spoonbill -- Newport
The Spoonbill in the gull roost from the iron bridge this pm, also Kingfisher. (Karen)
Marloes Mere area
A really well marked immature Marsh Harrier around the Mere creating havoc with the c.100 ducks which were being shunted from one pond to an...
Butterfly
I have heard that the millions of painted ladies that were about in the summer breed & the offspring then head south. There was a single...
Newport --
This mid- morning (Spoonbill & Green Sands will be looked for later);- 1 imm Red-breasted Merganser, in with the 32 Wigeon , 1 Sanderlin...
Wednesday (Little Auk)
To tidy the sighting of the Little Auk, the "Sound" in question is Ramsey Sound. Sighting on Wednesday 21st Oct.
Giving a Hoot
As I write a pair of Tawney Owls are calling nearby and I saw one coming up the lane this evening, 23 bats were also almost causing me to cr...
Greenshank........
Pembroke Upper Mill Pond;- Yesterday evening, on the pond, c35+ Greenshank, c25 Redshank, c25+ Black-tailed Godwits. (John H.)
Chough v squirrel
I was up at St Justinian today, trying to look for seabirds between squalls and in some rather nasty winds - didn't see much. However, o...
Teifi
Between the showers late afternoon a few waders near the boat club - 23 Ringed Plover, 8 Dunlin and 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. Over 100 Wigeon opp...
Pen Anglas
I saw a second winter Med Gull fly east with Black-headed Gulls at 15:00.
Spoonbill -- Newport
Still present this pm along river channel, --- even seen to fly! (Paul G.) As they don't seem to be about, Paddy & I did see a Sande...
Breeding Stonechats?
A friend phoned yesterday to say that they had seen a Stonechat carrying food on the track to Musslewick north of Marloes. A late breeding a...
Nice pair!
I tried to put a couple of things on blogs but failed, wondered if you had a moment you could add them for the bird blog, a little auk in th...
Starlings
Some 400 flew over St Ishmaels around 1700hrs, heading East. Doing rather better than Goldcrest at the moment.
Goldcrests..........the even bigger view
To: Pembs birds (pembsbirds@hotmail.co.uk) The 2009 BirdTrack graph for Goldcrest is worth a look:- http://blx1.bto.org/bt-dailyresults/resu...
Skomer
No Goldcrests but there were 3 juv Hen Harriers hunting in North Valley this morning, including the wing-tagged bird thats been around a whi...
Black Reds, Marsh Harrier....
Kete;- Black Redstart still present today. Dale village;- Black Redstart still present too. Marloes Mere;- The female Marsh Harrier was watc...
Angle
At Kilpaison this morning with the tide still well up a small group of waders flew in to the beach - 11 Dunlin and a splendid juvenile Curle...
goldcrest
I also didn't know it was especially relevant, but we had one in the garden at the week-end.
Goldcrest
Whilst walking the dogs below Haverfordwest Racecourse yesterday evening a single Goldcrest in the valley leading down to the cycle track - ...
Goldcrest
So the single Goldcrest I saw at Nine Wells this weekend was significant then! Of course, I had no Idea.
Goldcrests... the east coast replies......
Hi Guys. Your Lincolnshire spy here. Suggest www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=11004 Where our ringing guys have been be...
Goldcrests
In a normal autumn we would expect to catch quite large numbers of Goldcrests - on Caldey a year ago over 40 in a day. This year Paddy ring...
Spoonbill -- Newport
The Spoonbill still present this pm, also 4 Curlew Sandpipers. (Karen)
Autumn migrants
On Sunday diurnal migrants flying approximately west over Martletwy during late morning included numerous redwings , prob well in excess of...
Black Redstart -- Dale
Faithful to yesterday's site, Blue Anchor Way. (Merv)
Black Redstart
A male, on St. Brides Church this afternoon.
Spoonbill at Nevern
Spoonbill
The Spoonbill was still at the Nevern Estuary this morning. It was on the island above the iron bridge with a Green Sandpiper. From the boat...
Goldcrests
The lack of Goldcrests this autumn seems to be a consistent theme - during 6 days spent in West Cornwall recently I didn't see one anywh...
Cattle Egret, Angle
This morning around 10:30 a Cattle Egret on the sea weed by the shingle spit at Angle Harbour. Still there when I left around 11:30. Also th...
Goldcrests
Following up on Dave B's comments from Skomer, we haven't had a single goldcrest on Ramsey this autumn either (in 08 we had 120 logg...
St Davids Hd
Vis mig apparent yesterday but much quieter today. Snow Bunting, Dartford Warbler, Blackcaps, Siskins yesterday. Also Water Rail yesterday a...
Smew (flyover)
I saw a redhead Smew appear out of nowhere and fly west over Pen Anglas point at 17:00!
Skomer
Its been pretty good out here over the weekend - quite a few thrushes first thing in the mornings (120 Redwings on Sat), including 1 or 2 Ri...
Ring Ouzel.... & Teifi / Cemaes
A 1w / fem. Ring Ouzel calling & crashing about a little distance from the Orchard on Cemaes Head. The Orchard is just past the last far...
Dale area today
Gann: 1 Barwit, 6 RP, 1 Turnstone, 4 Wigeon, c.20 Teal, 3 Little Grebe, 8 Little Egrets, 1 Wheatear Kete: 100s of Meadow Pipits & Skylar...
Med Gulls at the Gann
10 meds - 9 adults + 1 2nd winter with about 15 B/H/Gulls on the sea this afternoon, quite a way out, hence the poor quality pic. Anyway he...
Spoonbill & Ring Ouzel
News phoned in by Richard D - Spoonbill present at Newport, above the Iron Bridge this morning. At Cemaes head a Ring Ouzel. Also news from ...
Newport
1 Spoonbill Juv 7 Little Egrets 1 Curlew Sandpiper 1 Green Sandpiper Dunlin 30
Turtle Dove.... Strumble....&....
A walk from Strumble via Porthsychan to Tresinwen;- A red wing-tagged Red Kite being mobbed by Jackdaws. (red wing-tag a 5 year old bird-Pad...
Spoonbill... etc... Newport
Spoonbill;- This am at HT was sleeping above the iron bridge on the grass. 2 Little Egrets in the tree above. This afternoon the bird was ag...
More Dale-ish/ Marloes stuff!
Early this morning at Marloes, 200+ Canada geese, inc 1 Snow behind YMCA, C150 Jackdaws - West, 2 Mistle thrushes, 1 Jay at Trehill farm. A ...
Ring Ouzel & Black Redstarts
A 45 minute scour of the area around Kete was very productive - a first-winter female Ring Ouzel adjacent to the coast path close to Little ...
Dale-ish area
Marloes Mere;- 2 fem Pintail, 3 Gadwall, 20 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Fieldfare. Martin's Haven;- 1 Chiffchaff. Broad Haven;- 1 Gt...
Spoonbill Etc
News from Richard Dobbins - Spoonbill and Curlew Sandpiper still present at Newport late afternoon as was the Turtle Dove at the cow pen on ...
Golden plover & kites
Last w/e I was watching a flock of approx 5,000 GPs in Wexford harbour, but had to make do with a couple of hundred overflying Tegryn earlie...
Teifi Estuary and Poppit Sands
Little Egret 3 Kingfisher 1 Redshank 6 Bullfinch 2 pairs Blackcap pair
Skomer today
Highlight of the day was this stonking Ring Ouzel in North Valley first thing this morning - it was very quiet otherwise really A ...
Skokholm yesterday
Sorry - forgot the Iceland Gull, Initially off the Stack as we approached then later with the feeding frenzy of gulls (around 500 but could...
Marloes/ Gann
This afternoon at Marloes, 16 Wigeon, 4 Golden Plover in the adjacent fields. The Gann this evening, 3 juv Weatears, 1 adult Med gull, 2/3...
Newport Spoonbill
A juv. It spent most of this afternoon in the creek E of the boatclub. Quite tame, often within 20 m of the footpath. Flew off finally when ...
Flagpoles 16.00 Oct 16th
Adult Med. Gull , Leucistic Black Headed Gull with the other roosting gulls & 2 wigeon on the sea. A Heron also flew in off the sea &...
Newport Fri 16th Oct.
A message from Richard Dobbins on his way back from Norfolk. Karen has the Spoonbill on the saltings from the Boat Club & the Curlew San...
Skokholm yesterday
Really nice to get the chance to visit in October again. Quite a lot of birds aroundso a full list is probably the best thing:- Robin ...
Spoonbill Message
Spoonbill message from PKG on site.
Spoonbill Newport 15th Oct
Spoonbill on the Nevern Estuary at Newport approx. half way along the estuary near the White House on the North side at 17.40.
Newport Thurs am
The now regular Green Sandpiper & 2 Moorhens at the bridge. At the Boat Club, a Curlew Sandpiper with the Dunlin.
Skomer Yesterday
There were quite a few thrushes around first thing yesterday morning, including our first Fieldfares (3) of the autumn. There was a Garden W...
Dale Airfield Yesterday
Info from Mike P - Peregrine, Sparrow Hawk, Buzzard, Merlin and Kestrel at Dale Airfield yesterday (14th). Also of note 16 Swallows, 10 Chou...
Ty Rhyg yesterday (Weds)
Quite a few redwings (500+) at dawn all landing in the Willow scrub briefly and then getting chased by a sparrowhawk, also 30 or so Fieldfar...
Skomer Today
Didn't really get much time for birding today, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Coal Tit in the ivy at North Haven forced me to make the time ...
visible migration & local
It's always good to see migration in action, so after other recent posts I thought I would add my bit. Seen today about half way between...
Newport Tues am
At the bridge the Green Sand & 2 Little Egrets. With the BH Gulls a 2nd W Med. 27 Ringed Plovers & 15 Dunlin at the boat club. A Mer...
Caldey, Swallows
Had a potter around Caldey this afternoon in my neighbours boat in the glorious sunshine and on a flat calm sea. Nice to see c.200 Swallows ...
Martins Haven
This morning very calm and loads of birds moving. Mainly Chaffinches high overhead plus skylarks and corvids. A Sparrowhawk heading for Sk...
Firecrest 13th Oct.
A Firecrest in the trees at the back of my garden at approx 11a.m.
Skomer Today
It was a good morning this morning, with a fair few Skylarks (about 150) & Chaffinches (about 110) going over, but the bright blue sky m...
Angle Area
Just back from a week in Norfolk where the highlight was the amazing spectacle of an estimated 70,000 Knot at Holme - a few of them pictured...
Visible Migration
Spirits were lifted early on this morning with a steady movement over the house which included Starlings , Chaff & Gold Finches , 2 Mist...
St Brides and Deer Park
Yesterday (Sunday) on the Deer Park 3 Wheatear and the usual Mipits and Stonechats but not much else. In the evening 2 Goshawk (looked like ...
Not just an artist but a poet too!
It seems that to 'wax lyrically' is a new pastime in Pembrokeshire! Much in the mould of past dons of natural history writing such a...
A quiet weekend
3 ad Med Gulls Goodwick pm, 2 with fairly standard 'bandit masks' and no rings 1 with very dusky head, sitting down so no legs to se...
Skomer
There were 2 juvenile Hen Harriers in North Valley this morning, the new one had a yellow wing tag on its left wing and a blue wing tag on i...
Strumble sea-ducks & Snow Bunting
Strumble, Old Coastguards;- 1 Snow Bunting associating with Meadow Pipits, also 1 Wheatear. Sea-watching;- 1 drake Scaup (Graham) before our...
Castle Pill
Info from Mike Jones - Castle Pill today with the tide fully in,Kingfisher, Common Sandpiper,and quite an influx of Grey Wagtails all at the...
A List and more thoughts on Strumbling
10 Oct 09, 0750 to 1600 hrs Wind WNW to NW then backing SW force 2/3 Common Scoter : 69 drakes and 7 ducks Arctic ...
Various sightings
Castle Pill;- 2 ad. Med. Gulls, 2 Greenshank, 24 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff. No sign of the Ring-necked Parakeet in a brief search. Martin's...
Various
Visitor Paul Bright-Thomas has kindly passed on his sightings from yesterday (9th), which included 2 Merlin along the coast between Croesgoc...
2 Harriers
1 female Marsh & 1 female Hen at Marloes mere this morning, I lost sight of the Marsh Harrier whilst watching the Hen fly back towards S...
Newport Fri am
A, the, 1of the, Green Sandpipers well visible upstream from the bridge. The gulls included 1 ea ad Med, 1st w Med & ad Little.
opportunity
Janet Atkinson & John have had to pull out of a small party trip to South Africa, due to Janet unfortunately having fallen down some sta...
Lapwings
About 25 flying above Sandyhaven last night. (Thursday)
Jays - Ramsey
We had a flock of 7 Jays on the island yesterday. Only the second record in our 4 years. The 2 wing tagged hen harriers were still present a...
Wetland Bird Survey 2009-10
We still need counters for the following sites: Cosheston Pill Eastern Cleddau Millin Pill Pwllcrochan Flats Trefloyne Pools Next count is o...
Skomer today
The first Redwings (5) & Black Redstart of the autumn were in this morning, and the Lapland Bunting was flying around near North Pond a...