Velvet Scoter

3 flew west past Pen Anglas point at 12:45.

Teifi

On the river upsteam from the hospital, a female Goldeneye . Teal numbers increasing with 150 from Creek hide. 50 Lapwing on a sandbank in...

Lapwing

Small flock (approx 40) lapwing by the county border at Pantyblaidd.

Teifi -- pm HT

St. Dogmael's Quay, 1 ad Med. Gull flew towards The Webley on the rising tide. 1 Knot amongst the c30 Redshank. Gathering on the HT at T...

Pembs birds

The Freshwater West, Grey Phalarope taken yesterday am.(photo Sue Lamb) Rose-coloured Starling, still present in Pembroke Dock today. (Geor...

Gann

A decent selection late afternoon in blustery & squally conditions: an adult Great Northern Diver close in, a Knot, a Greenshank, 4 Ring...

Strumble / Flagpoles 29th Nov.

An hour at Strumble Head ( 11.45 till 12.45 ) produced only 7 Common Scoter & a sgl Red Throated Diver with a few Auks & Kittiwakes ...

Yellow-legged Gull -- Llys-y-fran Resr.

Llys-y-fran Resr;- An ad. Yellow-legged Gull was the best gull to be found(Paul G.), Although a Greylag Goose was a good site record. (assc....

Dive Dive Dive!

Three Great Northern Divers close together as Stena Europe left her berth this afternoon with great views from the outer breakwater light. A...

Grey phalarope

Grey phalarope Freshwater west c.10.00 feeding along the length of shoreline-very approachable. Dave G.

Today -- Friday

Marloes Mere:- The latest gem from Elwyn, taken this am of the Irish Hen Harrier. Newport;- 5 rh Goosanders off The Parrog, (Karen), Surely ...

kittiwake passage.

Another brief visit to Strumble but tide low and wind NW when arrived so not so good for porp's. I did a few samples of the steady strea...

Goodwick Moor & Flagpoles 27th Nov 2 - 3 p.m.

A single calling Chiffchaff by the bridge leading on to the boardwalk . Flagpoles were more of interest with now 3 Great Crested Grebes ( se...

Fishguard & Strumble head

A Gt-northern diver close in to the central breakwater on the ferry side. Kittiwakes streaming past Strumble head going south. Auks also goi...

Marsh harrier, Slavonian Grebe etc.....

Some quality winter birding around the south of the county today. Landshipping and Lawrenny quiet but at Garron Pill - 1 Jack Snipe, c30 ...

Yesterday

Fishguard Fort Great Northern Diver 3 Lower Fishguard Great Northern Diver 1 Kingfisher 2 Turnstone 15 Flagpoles Great crested Grebe 1 Reds...

Close encounter with Little Gull

The highlight for us during a morning of birding in the St Davids area was a close encounter with a Ist winter Little Gull that popped up f...

Gann yesterday

Brent goose presence increased to 22 birds. Red-throated and Great Northern Divers in Bay plus a Great Crested Grebe. Too many dog walkers.

Grey Corvid(s) ?

Re the recent posting below I took this pic on Skomer on the 9 july 2009. I wonder if this could be the same bird and has anybody got any ...

Chaffinch

Jenny Green took this photo some 10 days ago - through a window of her house at St Ishmaels. I hope it`s just a plumage aberration!

Rose-coloured Starling -- Pemb. Dock .....&...

The juv . Rose-coloured Starling present in the garden from c10:00 this am, intermittently until c14:30 when the weather closed in. Please c...

Little to Sea

A stolen half hour at Strumble this afternoon, revealed a steady trickle of Kittiwakes heading into the gale with occasional Auks and Fulmar...

Black Redstart -- Bosheston

1 on a house roof nr. the St. Govan's Inn this am.

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

Llandstadwell;- 1 Gt. N. Diver, Milford RFC;- 2 1w Med Gulls. Gelliswick;- 5 ad Med. Gulls(2 ringed) (Paul G.)

Teifi Marshes

Cettis Warbler 2 Liittle Grebe 2 Pied Wagtail about 100 came in to roost Red Kite 1 Water Rail 5 calling Bullfinch 2 pairs

Around Bosherston lakes this afternoon

Not too much of note, but the drake goosander that arrived over a week ago is still in the eastern arm; 7 goldeneye are in the western arm a...

Belated report --- Glossy Ibis -- the Fen!

Glossy Ibis was seen flying over WT's side of Llangloffan Fen on 14th October at 10:00am. It was heading towards CCW's side yet la...

Eider -- off Neyland

A fem./ juv. Eider off Neyland this morning. The same location as one 5/12/2005. (Allan Hansen)

Leach's petrel - Ramsey

Managed a quick half hour seawatch at 3:30pm and was treated to a cracking Leach's petrel close in. Also of note was a single bonxie amo...

Bonxies

2 Great Skuas flew west past Pen Anglas point at 13:00 and 15:00.

Ramsey Sound

I could have done with a Strumble-type shelter on Ramsey Sound this morning. Little to see except for the salt spray, and given the buffeti...

Grey Raven

A friend of ours has reported a grey Raven in the Marloes area - has anyone else seen it?? His email is below: "Any thoughts on the gre...

Strumble Head 09.30 - 13.30 23rd Nov.

Conditions : West / Force 6 - 8 early then slightly WNW . Tufted Duck - 1 m Common Scoter - 6 ( 2f ) R T Diver - 1 G N Diver - 1 Manx Shearw...

Goultrop, Newgale and the Gann

A (very) car-based trip on Sunday afternoon produced: - Goultrop: Common Scoter flock up to 36 - Newgale: marsh heavily flooded(!). 86 Malla...

Pembrokeshire Bird Group Conference

The Pembrokeshire Bird Group would like to thank everyone who took part or came to our annual conference on the 21st November 2009. We had ...

Strumble ..

A 15 minute look out to see at Strumble late morning produced 1 Red-throated Diver and a flock of 4 Knot as well as plenty of Kittis & A...

Help..........! Another Glossy sighting??

Llangloffan Fen;- According to a report in the Welsh Wildlife Newsletter, (the SWWWT email magazine) "A highlight of the day was seeing...

Hook/Sprinkle & Gann

Highlights of my WeBS count at Hook/Sprinkle Pill this morning were a Pintail (female), a Knot, and 267 Teal. In the Pill itself a brief fli...

Rose - coloured Starling -- Pembroke Dock

The R-c Starling came to the garden feeder at the predicted time of 1415. The bird fed for a few minutes then flew off, returning for a seco...

Teifi

Highlights of the Teifi WeBS count this month were 5 Light-bellied Brent Geese and 17 Bar-tailed Godwit . This is a high number for Novemb...

Starlings

Again several large flocks today, this morning there was a ribbon effect stretching from Gaylane terrace at Marloes, down the lane past Wint...

Bird Atlas 2007-11

We are making great progress with timed-tetrad coverage for the Atlas. Already a number of 10 km squares have received the minimum TTV cover...

Swallows on the Corse

Whilst carrying out a Webs count during atrocious weather conditions this AM on Castlemartin Corse with Morris North, we watched 2 Swallow...

Wooltack Point: Grey Phalarope and Bonxie

Believe it or not we actually found some shelter on Wooltack Point this morning, although our position worsened dramatically as the wind vee...

Saturday: Goultrop to St Brides

While many (most?) of us sensibly spent Saturday relishing the comfort and refreshments of Chevron, and the excellent range of talks and pre...

Dowrog -- Hen Harrier

1 Hen Harrier at the Dowrog yesterday pm, (John & Jan)

7 Great Northern Divers -- Angle

An early visit (HT) to Angle village, provided excellent views of Great N. Divers, generally close, & the previously photo'd adult s...

Starlings / Meds

Several good sized flocks today, these here were part of a c1500 strong flock at St Ishmaels. At Dale around 4pm, there was an impressiv...

Goultrop Roads

Only 2 Shags present today, but a total of 13 Kittiwakes came into the beginnings of a decent roost, but I couldn't stay late enough to ...

Fishguard Fort 21st Nov.

As suspected yesterday 6 Great Northern Divers in Fishguard Harbour this afternoon viewed from the fort , also 1 Great Crested Grebe still.

Rose - coloured Starling -- Pembroke Dock

The starling was seen again in the private garden at c15:00 today. Access is likely to be arranged if the bird continues it's stay, but ...

Bittern -- Teifi Marshes

Kingfisher Hide;- The Bittern was seen briefly in front of the hide this am at c09:00, but not since. Seen in the area of cut reeds to the ...

Black Redstart

One present at Sealyham today

Spotted Redshank -- Llangwm Pill.

The wintering bird showing well in the Pill at 14:15 today. (Merv.)

Tetrad-bashing, and loving it

I received my emails from the BTO Atlas people and then from Annie this week and felt guilty at the number of blank and under-recorded tetra...

Pom Skua & Little Auk

I had a good day out at Pen Anglas point today, a Little Auk west close inshore at 13:00, a moulting pale phase Pomarine Skua west at 14:30 ...

Flagpoles 16.00 20th Nov. Divers

At least 6 Divers in the bay , 2 Great Northern & a group of 4 more distant which i couldn't quite pin down , although i suspect the...

Rose-coloured Starling -- Pembroke Dock

Hi, Richard The bird arrived earlier this week (Wednesday) and was in my garden for two days. It roosted in a small conifer next to the bird...

Shags

Interesting sight this morning - a tight group of 57 Shags close inshore in the bay at Pickleridge. Must have eventually got fed up with the...

See photo on Birdguides

Rose-coloured Starling -- Pembroke Dock !!

Med Gulls...... & Common Sand.

Gelliswick;- 7 Med. Gulls,(6 ad & 1w) Castle Pill;- 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank. Newgale;- 1w Med Gull on the campsite. (Paul G.)

Flagpoles 15.00 ish 19th Nov

1 Adult Med. Gull with the mix of Blk Headed , Common & Herring Gulls. 1 Great Crested Grebe & 2 Great Northern Divers viewable with...

Reptiles for Birds

Bird conservationists need to think long-term. So, if you want to get your reptile food supply up to scratch for future colonisation by Shor...

Angle (15 Nov 09)

Sorry for the late post! Better views of birds on Sunday compared to Saturday - from Old Point House: Great Northern Diver - 3 Slavonian Gre...

The Pembrokeshire Breeding Birds Atlas is published

After 5 years of fieldwork by some 127 observers, visiting 492 tetrads and collecting some 30,000 records, the Atlas of Breeding Birds in P...

THE Hen Harrier -- a first...!

Irish Hen Harrier :- Hi Elwyn, I've been alerted to your photos on birdguides.com. Well done, wonderful pics. This beautiful bird I ruin...

Tegryn

We have had a peregrine over here a couple of times in the last week. The Gt-Sp-woody has been about again now I am feeding. Also the tawny ...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly over east at 14:00.

Hen Harrier Marloes

A couple of nice shots of a wing tagged Hen Harrier taken by Elwyn Davies from the Britton Hide, Marloes Mere this morning.

Flagpoles 16.00 17th Nov.

Just the 2 Adult Med. Gulls today , an increase slightly in the Redshank (6) , a single Ringed Plover & the usual Turnstones & Oyste...

Glynaeron Forest

On the road from Maenchlochog a male Peregrine and on the way back a group of 4 Red Kites. Not much in the forest but saw a Goldcrest and a ...

Angle Area

Angle Bay, mid morning, from the old Lifeboat station 3 adult Great Northern Divers, 1 Slavonian Grebe and a Guillemot. In the harbour with ...

Pen Anglas

I saw an adult Med Gull fly east past the point at 13:00.

Angle Bay

This afternoon from old lifeboat station 2 Great Northern divers 1 Slavonian Grebe and a water pipit on the south side of the bay

Withybush

Paul G. has started the study of the gulls at the airfield for the winter! Plenty of gulls, particularly in the surrounding fields, perhaps ...

Flagpoles 15.00 16th Nov.

2 Adult & 1 1st W Med Gulls in the small amount of gulls present. At least 2 Gt. Crested Grebes fairly close in on the flagpoles side of...

Med Gulls

Seeing Derek's shot of a winter Med and BH gull reminded me of a shot I took this summer:

North Pembs

Teifi;- 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose at the Webley this am, loosely with Canada's & the Bar-headed Goose The Common Sandpiper at Jewso...

Water Pipit Newgale 15th Nov.

Water Pipit still Newgale Camp Site today , reasonable views were had until it was ( & all the other pipits ) flushed by a marauding Mer...

Dale

Highlights from Dale mid afternoon to dusk: Fort: 1 Chiffchaff, 8 Cormorants on the pontoon in Dale Roads, including one with an obvious met...

Skomer

2 juvenile Hen Harriers came in to roost in North Valley this evening, including the Irish wing-tagged bird.

Milford dock

Got `im! 1 week & several loaves later, now too heavy to take off, this gorgeous Med gull allowed me to take his(?) portrait. Unable ...

Fishguard Outer Breakwater 15th Nov.

Not really the best state of the tide to be on there but myself & Rich D still had 1 Purple Sandpiper & this extremely tame Snow Bun...

Angle Area

With the tide way out this morning there were no waders to be seen in Angle Harbour except a lone Spotted Redshank so quality rather than qu...

Angle (14 Nov 09)

Great Northern Diver - 1 (Ad) Slavonian Grebe - 1 (Around the boats by the lifeguard station) Mediterranean Gull - 3 (1st W)

Yellow- legged Gulls -- Llys-y-fran

Tonight's roost;- 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, & 1 r/h Goosander the highlights. c4000 gulls, c3000 LBB's, c200 Herring, c800 BH...

Water Pipit - Newgale

A Water Pipit was on the flooded campsite at Newgale this afternoon. (Paul G)

Gann

Highlights at the Gann this afternoon (3-4pm): 3 Great Northern Diver, 9 pb Brent Geese, 18 Turnstone, 14 Ringed Plover, 13 Redshank, 1 Gree...

Penberry 14th Nov.

A quick look at Penberry Res. ( while dodging the showers ) found a few wildfowl , mostly Wigeon a few Teal , 2 smart Drake Pochard , 5 Dabc...

Another Woodcock.

Or it could`ve been one of the two I saw the other morning, it was only a few hundred metres away at Goose green, St Ishmaels.

strumble surprise!

It seems a bit sad putting my poor photographic efforts alongside the likes of Rich's but just to prove some Black Redstarts made it as ...

Otterly Wonderful

Friday 13th turned out pretty lucky for me as I took the opportunity for a quick look round Bosherston before the next deluge hits. A walk f...

Dark-bellied Brent Geese

Birds of the day.....? 2 D -b. Brent's having a fly around Fishguard Harbour this pm. (Adrian)

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly over east at 13:00 and an adult Med Gull in the same direction past the point at 15:00.

Skomer

Been pretty quiet the last couple of days, a few thrushes have been around first thing in the mornings, we had our first Woodcock of the aut...

Pembrokeshire Bird conference

2009 Pembrokeshire Bird Conference The Bird Conference again being hosted by Chevron Refinery is on Saturday the 21st of November. There ar...

Woodcock

2 above the wooded area below the school at St Ishmaels, first light this mornig.

Fishguard Harbour 10th Nov. 3p.m.

An Ad. Winter Black Throated Diver & 3 Red Throated Diver ( Ad. & 2 1st w ) viewed from Fishguard Fort from 3 till 4 p.m. No Auks se...

Lunch at the 8 Arch Bridge

The Herons and Swans at the 8 Arch Bridge, Bosherston have provided some great entertainment for photographers whilst waiting for the Otters...

Teifi

No sign of the Bittern yesterday pm, or betwen 14:00-17:00 on Sunday. Starlings.... a bit of a guess, but 20,000 over going to roost in Cere...

Skomer yesterday

Lots of birds on the move again yesterday morning, but the clear skies & calm conditions meant I probably missed more than I saw - 1500 ...

Spotted Redshank -- Llangwm

The Spotted Redshank still present today. (Mervyn)

Winter Atlas - more roving records needed

Annie and I having been looking at the tetrad coverage so far for the winter Atlas. After two winters, coverage has been excellent but ther...

Ring Billed Gull 9th Nov.

An Adult Ring Billed Gull this afternoon in the early part of the roost at Llys Y Fran at 3.30 p.m. It then flew into a field adjacent to th...

re.Autumnwatch in Pembrokeshire

re. earlier blog by Richard C. I think Autumnwatch is on Saturday in Wales, 18.00.

Angle Area

It was a wonderful still, crisp, sunny, morning at Bosherston. The mother Otter and 2 cubs showed briefly as did a pair of Goosander - the f...

Pen Anglas

I saw an adult Med Gull fly east past the point at 12:30.

Broad Haven

1 Drake Tufted Duck, 4 Wigeon & c100 Common Scoter this am. (Paul G.)

Carew Mill

8.30 a.m. Usual morning dogwalk around castle pond produced 1 Black tailed godwit,24 Lapwing and several Redshank and Curlew and 10 Whooper ...

Preseli Dawn

This morning dawned clear and bright before the sun rose above the Preseli's, the view from my bedroom window. It soon became obvious as...

ST DAVIDS

2 Black Redstarts in the city this morning 1 on the Tabanacle chapel been there all week on and off and one on a roof in Nun Street.Ringtail...

Ramsey - black redstarts and divers

2 black redstarts still around. 2 GN divers seen on a seawatch today. 1 woodcock present for the past 2 days.

More Black Reds & a handful of Divers...

6 Black Redstarts in Dale mid-afternoon, a cracking adult male on the south side (favouring Coldstream Lodge) with 2 female/imms nearby, and...

Newport Sun am

I wasn't really intending to put anything up, but, if Richard says so! I didnt see the Black Redstart & the Spoonbill & Green Sa...

Pen Anglas

I saw an adult Med Gull fly west right over the point at 14:00.

Pochard

Info via e mail from Fran Eggby - Wigeon and Pochard seen at Penberi pond this morning,

Landshipping & Lawrenny

At Landshipping Quay this morning 76 Redshank, 15 Dunlin and a few Teal and Wigeon. Over at Sprinkle Pill 500+ Golden Plover and 200+ Lapwin...

Black Redstart -- Newport .. &..

A nice male nr the rocks / lime kiln nr. the car park this am. (Karen) -- more from Newport later (Sam) Teifi;- Northerly wind early, 1 Gt. ...

Black-tailed Godwits

22 Black-tailed Godwit at Lawrenny this afternoon. The 3 Med Gulls seen earlier at Angle were 2 1st winters and an adult which was ringed. ...

Black Red. & Marsh Harrier

St. David's & Ramsey Sound. In re-search of porps of which there none, my day was enhanced by the following, a female Marsh Harrier ...

More Teifi today

Early am. 1 Gt. Ctd. Grebe from The Webley, also 3 Bar-tailed Godwits. A further small, noticably faster feeding Bar-tailed Godwit opp St. D...

Strictly Gulls

Took a look at Milford docks hoping to find something "a la Bonaparte`s" perhaps, but it didn`t happen. There was an adult Med ...

Strumble (07 Nov 09)

Time: 1000 - 1200 Weather: Cloudy, sunny spells. Wind : SW (F6) Red Throated Diver - 2 Manx Shearwater - 1 Mediterranean Gull - 1 (1st W) ...

Teifi Marshes -- Bittern

Kingfisher Hide;- "Fab views of a Bittern" 13:28 -- Karen Not seen again until 15:15 when flew across in front of the hide. When t...

Angle - Great Northern Divers

At Kilpaison between 10:00 and 11:30 14 Brents came down to the water edge and, as the tide dropped further, a few waders came in -c.20 Bar ...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Black-throated Diver fly west past the point at 12:45.

Ringtail

1 at Marloes mere this morning, with a pale green tag on it`s right wing.

Newport Fri pm

Didn't see the Spoonbill. The Goldeneye at the bridge is in an interesting (ie I've not seen it before) plumage between juv & ad...

Black Redstart

A single Black Redstart on Harmony Chapel near Trefasser at 3.30 p.m. Lots of Chaffinches around Tregwynt & 2 Goldcrests.

Teifi at high tide

An unusually high count of Redshank this morning with 52 from St Dogmaels quay and 14 at Jewsons . The only WeBS count higher than this w...

Skomer

Had about 3000 Woodpigeons over first thing this morning, but the rain seems to have put an end to any more passage.

Strumble - two Little Auk and a late Storm Petrel

0730 to 1500hrs. NW full gale on arrival, backing occasionally WNW 6/7 gusting 8; sea state 5/6. As on Monday there was a strong movement ...

Hook -- waders

Hook;- 600 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Dunlin, 25 Redshank, 30 Teal, 10 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, L...

Pen Anglas

3 Light-bellied Brent Geese west close inshore past Pen Anglas point at 13:00.

Whoopers

Info via e mail from Terry Gover - this afternoon at about 1300 3 Whooper Swans over flew Haverfordwest Airport Heading in a westerly direct...

Flagpoles 16.00 5th Nov.

In amongst the varying numbers of Herring , Black Headed , Common & Black Backed Gulls 2 1st W Med. Gulls & an Adult. A few Turnston...

Whoopers

Following on from Rich's posting, at 710 I was just starting the car to go to work when I saw 4 swans flying fairly low to my right, mor...

Black Red's to Whoopers

Nr. Trefasser, Strumble, 2 Black Redstarts, & 2 Bramblings (Rob Johns) Haverfordwest, I'm sure more later from Dave, but 4 Whoopers ...

Spoonbill -- Newport

The Spoonbill present nr the iron bridge c15:00 (Sam) 16:00 in awful weather, 1 Goldeneye still nr. the bridge, c23+ mixed Ringed Plover ...

Strumble -- today

08:48 -- 14:45;- 2 Pomarine Skuas (both juv, pale & dark), 2 Bonxie, 1 wp Black-throated Diver, 1 sp Great Northern Diver, 1w little Gul...

Angle Area

I spent the day around the Angle area with an old birding friend from my days in Cardiff trying to find places out of the wind and dodging t...

Ramsey - Hummingbird Hawkmoth

A very late hummingbird hawkmoth was in the garden today! Only the 3rd record of the year, the other 2 in August. Bonxie at sea. No black re...

Black Redstarts -- Skomer

4 Around the buildings this am. (Dave B.)

Newport -- waders

From the Parrog this evening;- c97+ Curlew, 21 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin. (Karen)

Black Redstart at St Ishmaels

My wife described one perfectly, flitting around the rooftops, on & around our house. Been here 2 days apparently. (Monday & Tuesday...

Black Redstarts

Haverfordwest;- 1 on the roof of the Patch Community centre this am.(Paul G.) 1 on Dave Astin's roof in the gloom when he left for work ...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Black-throated Diver fly west past the point gaining height at 12:45.

Ramsey - Fulmars

Fulmars were back on their breeding ledges this morning for the first time post moult (last on land early Sept).

Skomer

No sign of the acro this morning, I'll try & have another look later though. I've had quite a few comments from people - everyon...

Spoonbill &.... Newport

Spoonbill in the river channel c12:30 nr the white house. Black Redstart on roofs along the Parrog. (Wendy) Green Sandpiper, 1 still above t...

Newport Med Gull

Green AATL, at Newport on Oct 27 was ringed as a fledgling on Pionierinsel, an island in the Elbe est in Germany in June 06 in a small colon...

Strumble

0745 to 1530; Initially WNW backing W then S later, F5/6. I was joined at various times by Peter from Maesteg, Wendy and Adrian. There was a...

Flagpoles 16.00 2nd Nov.

Horrible weather , 2 Adult Med Gulls , 1 1st W Med Gull , 4 Ringed Plover & at least 6 Turnstones.

late news -- Wryneck, Newport

Haven't read the article in this months Pembrokeshire Life, but I am told there is a photo of a Wryneck taken on 12th September publishe...

Otters & Black Redstarts

At my third attempt had some amazing views of the mother Otter and 2 cubs near the 8 Arch Bridge at Bosherston this morning. In view for 20 ...

Skomer - unstreaked acro

I was walking down South Valley about 10ish this morning when a Blackcap flew up followed by a second bird that I thought was going to be a ...

Firecrest -- Teifi Marshes

A ringed Firecrest was seen with a Goldcrest along the Badger trail by the seat this am. (Karen)

Skomer

2 Black Redstarts today, including a stunning male at the farm. The Black Redstarts on here this autumn have all been very vocal - I don...

A late Wheatear...

A Wheatear at the Gann this late in the autumn had my pulse racing for a few seconds: I believe it is the same bird I've seen there sinc...

Tidying up today

Strumble;- I forgot to record the flock of 10 Grey Plovers going west. On the lanes to Strumble, in atrocious rain we flushed c80 Blackbirds...

& Firecrests (yesterday)......&

nr Pwllcrochan, John H trapped 2 Firecrests whilst ringing at Braces. His 2nd & 3rd Firecrests of the autumn. 30+ Black-tailed Godwits t...

Merganser

I saw a redhead Red-breasted Merganser fly west past Pen Anglas point at 13:30.

Black Redstarts head north

At least one Black Redstart at Moylegrove school this afternoon. Newport from the boat club - 47 mixed Dunlin and Ringed Plover. 6 Redshank....

Ramsey - Seawatch

Brief 1 hour seawatch this afternoon 14:00-15:00 Sooty shearwater 1 (same bird as Strumble looking at timing?!) Manx shearwater 2 Common sco...

Swallow

A late Swallow past the back of my house in St Florence this afternoon. Just 1 Black Redstart seen but hardly the weather for sitting on roo...

Strumble update

13:00--15:00;- 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Black Guillemot, 1 Bonxie, 1 Manx Shearwater & 16 Common Scoter. (Paul G. & Merv.)

"Strictly..." Strumble

The birds 09:00 -- 13:00;- 1 Little Auk,(Adrian) 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 Bonxie, 7 Manx Shearwater, 5 Pochard (2 & 3), c38 Wigeon (c5+ small...

Spoonbill -- Newport

14:00 today;- Asleep above the iron bridge.

Ramsey Yesterday

4 black redstarts to add to yesterdays total - sorry for the delay! (at least 1 still here today) Also a juv hen harrier (untagged) has been...

Total For Saturday

With a late update of 4 birds in total at Stackpole Centre (from Sue Lamb) and after some very complex arithmetical calculations I make that...