Not Black, Purple

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...

Strumbling on in September

The "spearhead" occurrences of the month have already been well covered, thanks mainly to Richard Stonier. Straight forward lists ...

Frenni Fach

We have just had 6 kites viewable from the house, which is a record for us. With regard to Jays; they are very visible collecting acorns at ...

Skomer

Been pretty quiet out here of late, had a Lapland Bunting again this morning, we've got a juvenile Hen Harrier taken up residence and be...

Jays and stuff

Watch out for Jays - (big?) irruption underway. ten on Bardsey today, 4 in Marloes village, 3 at Mullock, none on Skomer!! Worth reporting ...

Brent Goose at Newgale

There was a single Brent Goose on the sea just beyond the surf at Newgale this lunchtime.

Fishguard for a change

Thurs, early pm, at the Flagpoles; An ad & a 2nd W Med Gull & a Bar T Godwit.

The Gann, & ....Dale etc

This am c10;30;- 2w Med. Gull., 2 fem/imm Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Teal, 5 Little Egrets, 12 Swallow, 1 Wheatear. Dale Airfield, c100 Swal...

Green Sandpipers - Newport

From the Iron Bridge;- 2 Green Sandpipers still, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Little Grebe Wigeon from The Parrog. (Karen)

in bushes & trees

This entry was, I thought, destined for the Ceredigion Blog, so if you don't understand it have a look there before reading my bit! Hi J...

Pen Anglas

I saw an adult Med Gull fly east close inshore at 15:30.

Newport Wed pm

At the bridge-4Redshanks,2 Moorhens, 2 Little Grebes, a Kingfisher &, in the reeds, 2 Snipe. No sign of the Green Sandpiper which had be...

Crossbills

Approx 15 to 20 Crossbills seen this afternoon at Glynaeron Woods by Jan Morris

Late Sightings....

We all are good at providing early dates for migrants..... not so good at last dates. Please keep a note of any likely late dates for migran...

Deer Park

No sign of the Hoopoe (which doesn't mean its not there) but a nice female/immature Merlin bombing about. A few Swallows on the move, m...

Golden Plover - Roch ....& . scoter

Broad Haven, c40 Common Scoter, Druidston Haven, c20 Common Scoter. Small number of Swallows & good nos. of Meadow Pipits moving. An ear...

Hoopoe -- Deer Park

17:00;- Showing on path to the old coastguards. (Nathan K.)

Turtle Dove 6th Oct.

Turtle Dove still around Tresinwen at approx. 14.00.

Ringed Teal

Amongst the other wildfowl at Fortune's Frolick yesterday afternoon was a very pretty south american Ringed Teal. No doubt somebody is ...

thanks

Thanks Walrus, it seems I am missing them for some reason but good to see the observations on the other blog page. I'll just have to loo...

The other side!

Just for Mark W, interesting observations, but please have a look at Whales in Whales blog re Porps at Strumble. allthingsgood, Walrus

Hoopoe --- this evening

Derek, the alternative to the full moon! Lucy did say the photo was a record shot.... & they are jealous on Skomer that it is not on the...