Teifi Great Grey Shrike

The Shrike was still on the Teifi marsh late afternoon from the Kingfisher hide. 2 pairs of Goosander on the river.

Ring-billed Gull - Gann

Late afternoon an adult Ring-billed Gull initially on the beach and then on the sea with Common Gulls (around 40 in total). Quite a small/su...

Late news

Osprey, near Newport. Present 23 & 24 March on a pool containing fish. The bird late this year, this being the 3rd Spring the Osprey has...

Willow Warblers -- Caldey

A small "fall" of 18 Willow Warblers this afternoon on the island mainly around the tea garden, nice to see them back. Also c.20 G...

Jack Snipe -- Pemb. U.M.Pond

A Jack Snipe feeding on The Upper Mill Pond, yesterday. c143 Black-tailed Godwits roosting on the pond this morning. (John H.)

Later on the Teifi marsh...

No hirundines just before dusk but 4 Goosander on the river and at least 100 Pied Wagtails coming in to roost.

House Martins

20+ Sand Martins, 2 early House Martins and a Swallow feeding over the river at the Teifi Marshes late afternoon. Yesterday at the Gann 32...

Saturday Cetti's

A belated report - distinctive Cetti's Warbler singing near Penally - on the road side of the wet field near the big caravan site. Only...

Great Grey Shrike -- Teifi

The Shrike watched until 19:30-ish by the river from the Viewpoint. Also 1 rh Goosander on the river, & a few Sand Martins, & Swallo...

North coast headlands

Strumble Head;- Wheatear & Chough today. Whilst erecting nest boxes around area, c100 Chiffchaffs noted in the Tregwynt area, also Chiff...

Merlin -- Martin's Haven

Not one of Paddy's raptors(see post below!) ...a female on a hedge at Martin's Haven today. (Drew)

Crossbill

A single Crossbill at Gelli today eventually left the larch trees it was feeding in and headed north. Also several small parties of sand mar...

Purple Heron --- Llan-mill

The Purple Heron arrived to roost around 7pm tonight. Not seen in the afternoon, but Dipper on stream, & 3 Tufted on main pond. (Tufted ...

Llan mill to the Deer park

I must be out of synch with everything! 0730 - 0900 looking for the Purple Heron. Dipped! Later at the Gann around high tide - nothing! Bren...

Hoopoe --- Penally

Directions as below... The fine bird was being watched at 14:00, (Merv J & Rich D). May have been seen after ?? Not seen c18:00, but 5 S...

Tenby and Amroth

It was a relief to track down the Hoopoe this morning after walking around likely spots for a couple of miles. It was feeding happily on wor...

Great Grey Shrike .... &.. Teifi

The Great Grey Shrike seen at 18:55 this evening, before going to roost in the scrub behind Kingfisher hide. No Bitterns -- last seen Mon 22...

Skomer

A Little Grebe on Skomer today, (Jerry)

Marloes Area

At the Deer  Park this morning 6 Wheatears but otherwise quiet. Thousands of Auks milling around in the air and rafting on the sea between M...

Spring, maybe!

The chiff-chaffs were singing in force in Cym Cych this morning. Also seen; dipper, mallard pair & herons. re.little owl (possible) near...

Hoopoe -- Penally / Tenby

At SS124997. Wendy has just re-located the Tenby Hoopoe. Sounds best to park at Penally Station, & walk towards Tenby along the alternat...

Greenland White-fronts

Marloes Mere;- 16 Greenland White-fronted Geese still, also 3 Wigeon, fem. Pochard & Chiffchaff. Later, 1 Snow Goose & 5 Golden Plov...

Black Guillemots - Fishguard

2 Black Guillemots in the harbour this am, (08:55), view from Middle B/water. Swallow & Chiffchaff, on Pen Anglas also Skylarks, Meadow ...

Caldey Island - Brent

From Adrian Meredith on Caldey - Single Brent Goose almost on beach around 6.30am this morning, also 3 R.T.Divers off North of island.Pembro...

Hoopoe --Tenby

Hoopoe seen this evening,(17:00) nr. The Old Fountain Cafe, (being demolished), South Beach. Then flying towards the dunes. Actual location ...

Purple Heron - Lan-Mill

From Abigail Hart - Just to let you know the bird has been back on our pond by the house tonight - he flew off just a few minutes ago. Just ...

Cemaes head

12 Wheatear were the highlight of a walk around the head. Unusually, no Stonechats and only a few Skylark and Meadow Pipits. A male Peregrin...

Little Owls -- (Atlas)

On the mainland in the county, Little Owls are very difficult to find:- Have a look at the Bird of the Day on the BTO site.... We are not al...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin chasing a Goldfinch which it disappeared round the headland still chasing at 13:30.

Sea Trust Pelagics

Sea Trust is running a number of Boat trips from Neyland in April, July, August and September this year. Although these trips are primarily ...

Confusing seasons!

Yesterday evening at Cilgerran 30 Sand Martins came over in a rush at 1630. No hawking around, they flew in a very direct way straight overh...

Purple Heron -- Llan-mill

The adult Purple Heron seen today on flight at 11:00, & again at c14:00. Also Red Kite over at c11:00 The owner of the field with the ho...

Migrants

Willow Warbler at Ivor's Pond, & Red Kite. White Wagtail at Pencarnan. Fem. Merlin at Trefeiddan. Penberry, 4 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 2 Tuft...

Caldey Divers & Terns

From Adrian Meredith - At least 10 red throated divers off Caldey North side this morning also 4 Sandwich Terns fishing and one Gannet. Stay...

Manorbier

A quick walk around the lanes at Manorbier this morning produced one singing Chiffchaff and in a field a group of 21 Golden Plover, several ...

Red Kite

One over Ratford Bridge yesterday afternoon.

Greenland White-front's

The 16 Greenland White-fronted Geese still in fields near Marloes Mere today, 6 Golden Plover too. Nearby on The Deer Park, 3 Wheatear. (Pau...

Swallows

3 Swallows at Lampeter Velfrey this afternoon were the first of year for me - I can now pretend it's summer.

Purple Heron -- Llan-mill

An update from Abigail Hart at 6 p.m. -  I thought you may also be interested to know that after not seeing him all day, the heron has just ...

St David's hoopoe

A picture of the St David's hoopoe taken on Monday by Alastair Wilson .

Martin's Haven and about the county

Abigail Hart was an extremely kind host, but I dipped on the Purple Heron early afternoon. Serves me right. It still feels like winter in Ma...

Wheatear

My first of the year, at the Murco oil refinery.

Newport Tues am

2 Med Gulls - a 2cy & an adult with a green ring.

Teifi Ruff

In the rain, seen from the railings, there was a Ruff on the central sandbank looking towards the Webley hotel. It was with 3 Ringed Plover....

Purple Heron Update

Phone call to Richard Dobbins at 16:24 this afternoon from Abigail Hart, the original finder of the bird, who advises that the Heron is back...

Purple Heron - Llan-mill

Arrived Llan-mill circa. 11.00 hrs; no sign of Purple Heron. Walked past the mill as far as the road then left under the railway. Purple Her...

Mediterranean Gull - Red 6P1

News of the life history of Med Gull with Red ring 6P1 seen by Dave Astins on 21 February at The Gann - Ringed as a 3rd Calendar Year bird...

Llan-mill

Saw the purple heron at 8-30am this morning with three twitchers from Cardiff. It was in the first pond from the track and was flushed by on...

Purple Heron -- Llan-mill

Adult still showing well, but on pond further up by mill now, along same footpath at 17:00 (Frustratingly, but not surprisingly for a Heron,...

Purple Heron -- Llan-mill

Still present in area at 17:00 this evening, seen in flight around rushy field nr. small pond by mill. (Paddy)

Pen Anglas

I saw a winter plumage Black-throated Diver on the water off the point at 15:30 and there was a Merlin perched on a fence post before flying...

Teifi Marshes

This afternoon 40+ Sand Martins and at least 3 Swallows. (Steve B.) Jack Snipe, 1 on the marshes tonight. (Wendy J & Rich D.)

A red-letter day

The day started sedately with a super breakfast in the St. David's Hotel, Cardiff, following a Sunday night concert. Bird-wise I though...

Farewell to Woodcock

since early November several areas of pasture have been visited regularly at night to count (and sometimes ring) woodcock, mainly in the Nar...

Hoopoe

This afternoon the hoopoe was seen between the two minor roads north of St David's at approx SM748262. Visible from either minor road de...

Migrants

Sandwich Tern -- Newgale. 2 Sand Martins -- Trefeiddan, 3 Swallows, 10 Sand Martins, & a fem. Merlin -- Ivor's Pond. (Paul G.)

Purple Heron -- Llan-mill Narberth

An adult Purple Heron was found this am on a pond viewable from the footpath that runs along a track opp. the telephone box in Llan-mill. Pa...

Grey Partridge -- Trefasser

2 Grey Partridge seen on Friday on farmland nr. Trefasser, Pen Caer peninsular, by Rob Johns. He was as surprised to see them as I to here a...

Wheatears to Jack Snipe... &....

Wheatears;- 2 Inland nr. Rosebush today. (Rich C.) Teifi Marshes;- Jack Snipe & Woodcock still tonight. Skomer;- 30 Puffins ashore this ...

Plumstone -- roost

2 Ring-tail & 1 male Hen Harrier going to roost this evening. (Paul G.)

Strumble / Goodwick Moor 21st March

Strumble very quiet this morning , a Great Northern Diver passed being the only thing of note. Goodwick Moor later on a sgl Swallow & 2...

Pippit flocks on the move.

Yesterday near Croes Goch a flock of c' 100 meadow pippits crossed the road as I drove towards Fishguard and on Wednesday evening, a sim...

Hoopoe - Thursday

Further news of the Hoopoe at St Davids reported earlier in the week for Wednesday. This time from Lou Luddington for Thursday -  I just wan...

Strumble (21 Mar 10)

A walk from Harbour Village to Tresinwen along the coast path produced 6 Sand Martins and a Merlin.

last dates............

Winter visitors leaving now;_ Please make a note of any last dates. We all love to see & record Spring migrants as they arrive,......bu...

yesterday -- records

Swallows;- 3 flying around the streets of Tenby, viewed whilst watching the rugby. (Neil Lewis) Black Guillemot;- 1 ad. in Fishguard Harbour...

Garganey - Nine Wells

A female Garganey at Nine Wells around 6pm - on the lower(main?)pond.

Strumble (20 Mar 10)

A walk out this afternoon when the weather cleared paid dividends. We walked from Tresinwen down to Porthsychan then round to the lookout -...

Marloes/Gann

16 Whitefronts still present. 1 Ringtail - no tags. At the Gann, 31 Brent - inc KLWR, 2 Meds, 1ad, 1 first winter. 1 Sandmartin in off the sea.

Purple Sands - Tenby

2 Purple Sandpipers and 15 Turnstones on the girders under the old Lifeboat Station, Tenby this morning.

Marloes and Cilgerran

Some recent sightings from Robert Smallwood on a short visit to Pembrokeshire - 17 March, 0930: A Chiffchaff singing in the scrub on West Ho...

Stock Dove Picton Ferry

Heard a couple of Stock Doves in woods alongside the Eastern Cleddau, near Picton Ferry this morning

At last !

Early yesterday morning (friday) 3xSand Martins at porth clais.

Black-headed Gull ---- Teifi ..!

Thought that I'd better have a night-time look for waders on the Teifi tonight, as my fellow ringers venturing to the Ceredigion coast i...

Castlemartin Corse

Seemed very quiet this early afternoon, but I did see 1 of the Greylag Geese in fields from Castlemartin Church.

The mystery bird and some more migrants

Thanks to those who have made contact concerning the image of scapular feathers etc (found last weekend close to a footpath at Boherston La...

Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff singing in my garden (Camrose) this morning.

Tystie Fishguard Harbour

A single Tystie in the Harbour At approx. 3.30 p.m. visible from inner breakwater looking towards Yellow crane. Fem Scaup still at Rosebush ...

Whitefronts

16, Still present at the field West of Trehill farm this afternoon. Scapulars as I suspected, thankyou.

More coverts

I found these recently & have a good idea of what they`re from. Any thoughts? Looking at Bob & Annies photo, I`d have a stab & g...

HOOPOE

Just received a phone call 21-35 from Gale Lloyd of The Mill St Davids that she watched a Hoopoe for an hour on a hedgerow nr Croeswdig far...

Teifi Marsh

A wet afternoon, misted up glasses, leaking smashed up hides; but my spirits were raised by 4 sand martins & a single swallow seen over ...

Angle

At Kilpaison this morning the usual suspects - 11 Brents, 35 Barwits (a few starting to come into summer plumage), 60 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plov...

Otters Grub

The Fish is a Grey Mullet.

Dale (14 March 2010)

Sorry for the late post but been busy with work. Thought you might like to see some pics of an Otter at Dale from Sunday. Watched it on the ...

A mystery bird? and the mild misty weather brings in some migrants at Stackpole

The image posted here (wing coverts etc) was found near the path on the eastern arm of Bosherston Lakes - clearly predated by something. Ess...

More Chiffchaffs

No Chiff singing yet but again one at Mullock this morning and at least two calling in bushes around Tenby Golf Course. Possibly also heard...

Wildlife Trust Events

The Wildlife Trust have a new events calendar on their website. http://www.welshwildlife.org/Events_en.link Or alternatively go to the Trus...

Black Redstart, & migrants -- Skomer

New birds on the island today;- Black Redstart, Goldcrest, 5 Chiffchaffs, Sand Martin. All appeared arrive on the island about 17:30. (Chris...

Crossbills and dunlin

2 Crossbills flew over at llandilo, Maenclochog this afternoon. Yesterday evening at jackdaw roost time a flock of c50 dunlin were heading e...

Sand Martins -- Teifi Marshes

2 Birds flying around the marsh seen from 18:00..... presumably roosted.

Books

If anyone is interested in the following, collectors or travellers alike, please give me a call on 07766 911069: A Birder's Guide to Col...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly east over the sea at 13:30.

Black Redstart

A male Black Redstart in my garden in St Florence this afternoon.

manxies -- Skomer

First shearwater on land last night. 140 Puffins in North Haven last night, none came to land, where I was looking anyway. Lots of Meadow P...

Teifi -- Great Grey Shrike

Enjoying the late evening sun at 18:15 this evening, in it's usual trees, best viewed from the Visitor Centre grounds.

Strumble area Raven flock etc

Male and female Peregrine Falcon, Red kite, flock of 26 Raven, Mixed flock of 150 Razorbill & Guillemot and 3 buzzard

Black Guillemots

From Fishguard fort, 3 Black Guillemots in the harbour close to the outer breakwater and 2 distant Red-throated divers. A pair of Dartford W...

Greenland WF's -- Skokholm

It appears the 16 white-fronts have been hiding on Skokholm, flushed off at 12:30 & headed North. (Chris -- Skomer)

Westfield Pill

A close -up of a Water Rail at W. Pill today,....as close as you get? (Mark Woodward)

Bittern.... & ....news

Teifi;- A Bittern flew around the reed-bed(Kingfisher Hide) at 18:43, didn't land & went for a flight above the main reed-bed until ...

Mullock Bridge and the islands

Yesterday around the islands a few hundred puffins offshore and loads of Guilli's, Kitts and Fulmars ashore. Some Razors also ashore but...

Dartford Warbler

One seen in the North of the county today.

Kilpaison

Info and photo from John McIntyre - Plenty of Waders at Kilpaison this morning.  Some 200+Dunlin, 40+Godwits, a few Ringed Plover and the us...

Great Grey Shrike -- Teifi

Present nr. kingfisher hide 07:50 this am.

Stock Doves

Yesterday there were three Stock doves between Croes Goch and Llandelloy

Teifi -- Bittern

18;43 a Bittern flew in from behind, over the path, but did not land in the reeds in front of Kingfisher hide. Instead it rose back up &...

Mid Pembrokeshire section of the Wildlife Trust

The next two meetings of the Mid Pembrokeshire section of TWTSWW are Tuesday March 16th - Indoor – `` A Naturalist Looks at Sark`` A talk ...

North Pembs

Not much to report on either of Rosebush or Llys y fran this morning - pairs of Great Crested Grebes on both and a couple of Goldeneye.

Fishguard

A Black Guillemot and a Red-throated diver were just off the outer breakwater viewed from the path out to Pen Anglas. From the fort, another...

Castlemartin

Very quiet on Castlemartin Corse this morning. All the Lapwings seem to have moved on and with little water left in the Corse wildfowl numbe...

Disappointment on the Teifi ?

Disappointment by the assembled at a beautiful view of only 1 flying Bittern, in from behind & overhead before dropping into the reeds a...

40, 43, & 44 mins 30 sec.... Bitterns !!

The mins past 18:00, when Bitterns appeared at Kingfisher Hide, Teifi Marshes this evening. 5 birders witnessed Bitterns this evening, from ...

Pen Anglas

2 Red Kites were circling overhead together for a bit at about 13:00.

Firecrest - Teifi marsh

Late afternoon there was a Firecrest in scrub between the main car park and the dipping pool. There were a lot more Goldcrests around too....

Hen Harrier over Fishguard 11th March.

I watched a Male heading in a S/W direction from my kitchen window & back garden at about 16.40.

Gann - Wednesday 10th March

A lovely sunny afternoon at the Gann yesterday, and at last, for the first time in over 20 years of visits, I finally caught up with an Otte...

Teifi Bittern

The Bittern flew to roost in the reeds in front of Kingfisher hide at 18.35. It again came from the direction of the Otter hide . (Viewed f...

bittern, Teifi Marsh

A bittern was seen flying across the Bass lagoon at 17.10 (not by me). A bittern was heard booming somewhere towards the south end of the re...

Dartford Warbler

Two brief glimpses of a Dartford Warbler at a site on the south coast of the county early this afternoon. Good to see that they have pulled ...

Hen Harrier near Talbenny

At around 1500 this afternoon a large raptor flew at hedge-top height across the road between the Talbenny crossroads and Slatemill. I stopp...

Plumstone

Plumstone this evening-1 Ring-tail showing well below the rocks before roosting. Also 1 Peregrine, 6 Buzzards and c75,000 Starlings. (Paul G.)

Teifi... tonight

Bittern flew in at 18:42, circled & landed in front of hide....to left. Great Grey Shrike appeared at 18:20 & disappeared at 18:25 -...

Greenland White-fronts....

16 Greenland White-fronts (including the neck-ringed bird) in the large grass field to the West of Trehill Farm, Marloes at 1800. Visible fr...

Hen Harriers - Marloes

Despite the sunshine two & a half hours in the hide at Marloes today was pretty damn cold..........but worth the wait. The untagged Hen ...

Cold, calm and quiet in the Presellis

Info from Sash Tusa for yesterday -  A repeat trip up to the Presellis highlighted the degree to which the sustained cold weather has driven...

Med

Looks like I didn't get the green ringed bird's details quite right, so keep a close eye out and see if you can do better than I did!

Willow Tit -- Llangloffan Fen

A singing bird near the pond not far from the start of the boardwalk this am. (Adrian)

Black-tailed Godwits -- Pembroke U.M.Pond

148 on the pond today, the colour-ringed bird back over the week-end too. 165 birds the record in 2007 (John thinks) could be broken soon!

Intriguing Bittern(s) --- Teifi Marshes

Intriguing...... I decided to watch from the path before you reach Kingfisher Hide this evening, where an opening allows the best view of th...

Marloes Peninsula and The Gann

Quiet on the Deer park this morning - not even a Stonechat. A couple of Red Throated Divers went close enough to Skomer to count on their l...

Miscellaneous

Since just after the start of the New Year we have noticed that starlings were still using the Slebech reedbed roost (at the time peak numbe...

Colour-ringed Med Gulls

8 Mediterranean Gulls at the Gann this evening, 5 adults and 3 1st-years. The adults were in various stages of moult, some nearly in full b...

Teifi Great Grey Shrike

The shrike was showing well in the tree tops from both Kingfisher hide and the river viewpoint on the Teifi Marshes reserve during the after...

Green Sandpiper -- Millin Pill

Nice views of a Green Sandpiper, the highlight of a visit to Millin Pill. Also 6 Snipe & 1 Redshank. (Paul G.)

Hen Harrier at Marloes Mere today

Not the wing-tagged individual. This an adult female. Also the Greenland White-fronted Geese present this pm. (Drew Buckley)

Bittern in Treffgarne Gorge !

Saw a bittern on a shingle shoal (nowhere near any reedbeds!) beside the Western Cleddau in the gorge. Also kingfisher and a few dipper. 6th...

Teifi Ringing ....news... & opportunity?

3 more recoveries arrived this am:-...all Teifi ringed birds Sedge Warbler, ringed 6 Sept 09; controlled 14 Sept 09 Icklesham, Sussex, (good...

Bittern -- Teifi Marshes

18:31 this evening;- The Bittern flew over. at c30' height, gliding slowly across the reed-bed in front of Kingfisher Hide, landing to t...

Greenland White-fronts -- Skomer

16 White-fronts doing an aerial lap around the basin, c15:00, today. (Chris, Skomer)

Scaup -- Rosebush & other sightings today

Rosebush Resr;- 1 fem Scaup, (no Tufted), 4 Goldeneye, the usual breeding sp. inc. displaying Great Crested Grebes. Llys-y-fran Resr;- 1 rh ...

Out & About Near Fishguard 7th March.

A look around Strumble & other areas on the Pen Caer peninsula failed to find any thing this morning so late afternoon found me at Heath...

The Islands - Wheatears

First wheatears of the year on Skomer yesterday (6/3 - news from Chris) and Ramsey today (7/3). A few stonechats have finally arrived back o...

Westfield Pill

From Allan Hansen - A female Stonechat at Westfield Pill this morning is only the third record for the reserve. Previous, Autumn 1977 and 14...

Great Grey Shrike -- Teifi Marshes

The GGS perched up in front of Kingfisher Hide at 07:09 this am. Sat there being mobbed by Blue Tits. At 07:20 when the sun rose above the t...

The power and the glory

I stumbled bleary into the still cold of after dawn, chicken food in hand, eyes screwed by a low sun. A shreiking rasping crackle of air bei...

Ring-necked Duck -- Bosherston & Green Woodpecker

The fem. with 5 Tufted by the reed-bed nr. Broad Haven south at 17:00. Also 8 Goosander. Below Stackpole House a fem. Firecrest in the scrub...

Its cold out there!

another ferry survey completed (see Whales in Wales ) we were hoping for a tern or shearwater as a first glimpse of Spring but hundreds of A...

Ringtail / Marloes Mere

The Yellow/Green wingtagged bird was hunting over the mere around 3pm today. Didn`t see any Sand Martins. 3 Peregrines around Gateholm - loo...

Marloes Mere

Nine sand martins around 1pm today

Good News & not so Good.

The good news is a pair of Stonechats on territory in the scrub area at the end of Harbour Village Goodwick & a female carrying a large ...

Spring Migrants & early breeders!

Unless you know better, Ceredigion birders have beaten us to find Wheatears! See Cerebirds. We were watching a pair of Collared Doves mating...

waders....

Pembroke Upper Mill Pond;- An almost mind -blowing 130 Black-tailed Godwits this am. Definitely impressive the 19 Greenshank with the 120 Bl...

Newport Fri pm

The Pochards had moved on. A Greenshank at the Boat Club & a Herring Gull with a blue & red Gloucester landfill darvic ring which I ...

Bosherston Lakes early this evening - including a tree-roosting chough!

The female RN duck is still present with 6 tufted ducks on Central Lake, as are 8 goosanders (2 males) on the Eastern Arm. Most surprising o...

Whooper Swans -- Penberry

The adult & 4 imm. Whoopers still resting on the pond early this afternoon. Pochard; A pair above the iron bridge at Newport at midday ...

Photography -- re.. Marloes Hen Harrier

Barry's comments on one of the uses of photo's today.... so keep at it! (See Rich's photo below of the harrier today) Good on he...

Stonechats

A call from Rob Johns, Trefasser, Pen Caer Peninsular, Out fencing this morning in coastal fields, c10+ Stonechats seen, about usual for the...

Greenland White-fronted Geese, today.. & pink-feet record

Marloes Mere;- 17:34 we found the Greenland White-fronted Geese, all 16 led by the neck-collared bird in one of the lower fields below Trehi...

Willow Tit, Whoopers and more

A superb view of a singing Willow Tit at Llangloffan Fen was the highlight of a good days birding around the county. Also 4 Stock Dove there...

Hen Harrier

I saw a different ringtail drifting east at medium height over Pen Anglas at 14:00.

The Gann & Marloes

At the Gann this morning with the tide well up, 22 Brent Geese on the lagoon together with 5 Goldeneye, 15 Redshank and a Little Egret. Star...

Barn Owl

From Madeline Tasker - Barn Owl, flying across the road between Sardis and Troopers Inn, at dusk yesterday (3/3/10).

Spring movement

Wheatear & White Wagtail in Cornwall today too....see post below..

Skomer

An enthusiastic text from new warden Chris, Hen Harrier, & fair few Redwings today.

Spring movement...

Garganey, Sandwich Tern, Little Ringed Plover, Sand Martin, all reported in England today, & a few Common Cranes still, so our summer vi...

Ghostly Owls etc

Last night on the way home from the Bird Group meeting I saw single Barn Owls at Penycwm and Solva in the car headlights. Today a Merlin &#...

Tystie moment

About half an hour after the ferry had departed Fishguard Harbour, a Black Guillemot swam head down and low in the water towards land, in wh...

Ring-necked Duck - Bosherston

I was interested to read Bob's comments about the aforesaid duck. When I first saw Lyndon's photograph I too, was struck by the roun...

JB's Woodpecker

Not sure what surprises me most - a Green Woodpecker on the outskirts of H'west for the first time in recent years, or JB shopping!!!!! :-)

Bosherston today

Have not had Internet connections until recently but noted with interest the comments re: ring-necked duck which Stewart Devonald informed m...

Ring-necked Duck & Bosherston....

More views... The Bosherston duck is not the same as the Llyn Pencarreg one (or if she is she is a fast flyer). I saw the Pencarreg bird at ...

Merlin

A female in a high speed, shallow angle dive across our garden at St Ishmaels this morning. Twice in about 10 minutes.

Ring-necked Duck -- Bosherston

Merv. connected with the bird today, seen around the middle bridge, also 6+ Goosander still. To PembsBirds, I'm interested to read that ...

White Fronts

Paul Warren had a walk round the Marloes peninsula today and found the White Fronts again - 15 of them together a couple of fields west of t...

Needle Rock etc

Off Dinas Head. Amazing this am. Absolutely stuffed with Guillemots & Razorbills. The Guillemots at the foot of the stack must have been...

The previous Ring-necked Duck..

Also at Bosherston, 30 November 2008... a fine bit of alert birding from Dean Maiden. A nice male with a female Pochard.

Gann

Early evening 4 Med Gulls in the roost (3 ads, 2 full s/p, 1 1stW), a female R B Merganser, 24 Brent Geese, 1 Little Egret, 1 Greenshank, 28...

Bosherston

I eventually saw the Ring-necked Duck at about 16:00 when with four redhead Goldeneye it came back toward the second bridge from up the midd...

Angle Area

At Kilpaison this morning with the tide receding rapidly - c.500 Dunlin, 30 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, 3 Redshank, 1 Barwit At The Lodge - 41...

Ring necked duck

Present at c.09.00 today.Park in Bosheston car park by church,cross first bridge on left and walk to second bridge where I saw the duck head...