Yesterday and Today!

Yesterday - a quick trip in bumpy seas out to Skokholm where we found two Whimbrel on the rocks in South Haven/Peters Bay and at Crab Rocks - one was present in mid October so once again have presumably wintered here. as usual near the Oystercatcher roost on the Anticline in South Haven (where c 30 birds) but there were about 90 Oycs at the east side of Peters Bay near the start of the Devils Teeth.
Quite a lot of Fulmar and Razorbills around with a few Guilli's, herring Gulls on teh cliffs but relatively few LBB's. There looked to be quite a lot of thrushes around, mainly Song thrush and a few redwing but one Mistle Thrush flew over. A couple of wrens heard.

Today - at St Ann's Head a Black Redstart but not much else apart from three Peregrine. At Marloes Mere 180 canada geese and 85 Wigeon were the most numerous but four Pochard and 11 Tufties were the best birds. No harriers and no Whitefronts. Many of the geese headed for Skomer and later I counted around 160 on Midland from the Deer Park. Stonechats notable by their absence from the Deer Park area.