Western Cleddau

3 (fishless) hours on the Western Cleddau above Haverfordwest had really good numbers of House Martins (30+ in one flock feeding over the Mi...

Rose coloured Starling

Had a good selection of birds in the garden this morning, including Siskin's, Redpoll's and this fine adult Rose coloured Starling, ...

Skomer 29th April

I had a great day on Skomer yesterday with my wife. Saw the usual birds but I thought I would mention seeing 10 swifts in total flying over ...

Angle

At a rather cool, drizzly and very windy Kilpaison this morning as the tide was just dropping there were quite a few waders on the tide line...

Whimbrel in the dawn.

This morning at Fishguard Harbour outer breakwater, the air was full of the plaintive call of whimbrel as I drove out. A party of six were s...

Chiffchaff

A rather small & brown individual close to the cemetery at Monkhaven church this morning, no arrarent traces of yellow or green. what at...

Teifi waders

Patch;- High tide this evening, 1 Sanderling, 27 Dunlin, 23 Ringed Plover.

Ramsey

Snow bunting still present today, male common redstart plus first sedge warbler of the year. A dishevelled looking bar tailed godwit in the ...

Martin's Haven

Yesterday evening, in the ever-thickening mist, an immature male Sparrowhawk sat on the Deer Park wall for 20+ minutes. A very small bird (w...

Skomer - Wood Warbler

The Wood Warbler in the rain this morning

Skomer -- migrants

In th Valley this morning;- Wood Warbler, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whuitethroat, & Spotted Flycatcher. (DaveB)

Whinchat -- St. David's

1 Whinchat -- Point St. John this morning. (John & Marion)

Skomer --- new arrivals!

Not every day Dave gets a Skomer tick, one this evening, a Wood Warbler! Also good island birds this evening in Turtle Dove & Lesser Whi...

Osprey-- Sat 24th April

Group of four of us had a good but all too short sighting of Osprey over Hook Reach on afternoon of Saturday 24th April. Joan & Co

Teifi

Common Scoter;- 1 Female diving near the seaweed just to the right of St. Dogmaels Quay. The bird could not be found later on the higher ris...

Worn Chiffchaff

I took this photo of a Chiffchaff this morning and was amazed just how worn the feathers were when the photo was blow up on screen - click o...

Summer visitors

Pengelli;- Maybe more Pied Flycatcher present today. (Janet) Tycanol;- A pair of Redstarts near the the main wood.

Strumble Head

I spent a couple of hours at Strumble this morning and had 2 sandwich terns going north, red-throated diver going south and 4 whimbrel in to...

Rose- coloured Starling -- Treginnis

At 14:20 the adult Rose - Starling with 5 Starlings flew off high to St. David's. see below for details.

Spotted Flycatcher

Like Bob in his posting yesterday, my first Spotted Flycatcher of the year this morning in St Florence and with a chorus all around of Black...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

The Hoopoe still present today. (Dave B)

Yesterday around the County

Canaston Woods: 2 Wood Warblers singing in the conifers to the SE of the car park. It is the first time I have ever heard/seen this and Grah...

Rose - coloured Starling -- St. David's

An adult around Treginnis Lodge this am (11:00) with 6 Starlings .....SM725245 As all Pembs Birders are aware, very difficult parking in the...

Common Sand's -- Haverfordwest

4 On the river near The Bristol Trader yesterday evening. (Peter H)

Goshawk

This bird with a 93cm (3 foot) wingspan, was found with a broken neck outside patio windows in Wallis, Mid Pembs. Most birders in the field ...

Pied Flycatchers -- Pengelli

The pair (the only pair?) in Pengelli watched near the entrance this evening. If remain to breed the first attempt at Pengelli since c2005.(...

Plenty of migrants now in on Castlemartin peninsula

Whitethroats galore today all over the peninsula by late this afternoon/early evening - presumably a fall helped by this mornings sea-mist w...

St Govan's

Plenty of Hirundines in now and Swallows and House  Martins were busy nest building today at the ruined cottage on the road to St Govan'...

Pied Flycatcher -- Pengelli

A pair of Pied Flycatcher, the male singing, & the female feeding, by the entrance to the reserve this afternoon. (Janet,...who else.......

St. David's area

No sign of Hooded Crow in first check -- visability poor! (Marion & John) Still no sign by midday.

Teifi

On Patch at high tide this evening around 40 Dunlin and Ringed Plover and 2 White wagtails. 4 Whimbrel flew out to sea from near The Weble...

St. David's area

Trefeiddan this evening;- Several hundred hirundines, for the first time Swallows out numbering Sand Martins (60:40). Only 1 House Martin th...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

1 still present today. Otherwise quiet. (Dave B.)

Ramsey

Snow bunting still present today. Cetti's warbler late yesterday but not seen today.

Volcanic Ash produces a heavy migrant fall at Stackpole?

Stackpole is an excellent place for birds and it has been a little while since a new species was added to the NNR-list. Even so, I would not...

Strumble Birds

It was far quieter at Strumble this morning after yesterday mornings spectacular fall of migrants reported by Adrian. When Adrian was busy c...

Hooded Crow -- nr. St. David's

1 Feeding in the 2nd field in from the coast path heading north from St. Justinian's lifeboat station. Muck spreading taking place in th...

Whimbrel -- Newport

From The Boat Club; 20 this morning. (Karen)

Pembroke to the Teifi.

Pembroke U.M. Pond;- 137 Black-tailed Godwits still. (John H.) Llys-y-fran Resr;- No terns here.... 9 Great Crested Grebes seemed a good lat...

Penally

10 Whimbrels on the beach at Penally this afternoon being constantly disturbed by dogs. 3 Sandwich terns just off the beach briefly and in t...

Pen Anglas

2 Whimbrel flew in from the west and landed on the rocks at the end of the point at 13:00 and they were joined by a second pair at 18:00.

that`ll do..

Thankyou!

What's that . . . .

That is a bee fly - Bombylius major. Harmless to us, though its larvae parasitise the larvae of various bee species.

I forgot.....

What`s this?

4x 2010 firsts of the year

Starting at Marloes mere:- 1 Swift, 1 Sedge warbler & at last, Greenwinged Teal! (sorry Richard) I was counting the Swallows when it sw...

Angle Bay

A quick look at Kilpaison this afternoon at high tide - c.30 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover and 5 Whimbrel.

Ramsey

Yesterday (24th) - Hobby, shelduck (3) and the 5th ring ouzel of the month Today (25th) - snow bunting (presumably the same one as a few day...

Dale area &....back

The whole area rather wet / misty. The Deer Park & St. Ann's Head quiet, at Martin's Haven a couple of Grasshopper Warblers sing...

Cemaes head

Not as lively as Strumble. 1 Grasshopper warbler and 7 Golden Plover in summer plumage were the highlights.

Strumble Head a.m. 25th April

A small fall of migrants at the head this morning , between the lookout & the old coastguards i counted: Willow/Chiff 80+ Whitethroat 20...

Along the North Coast

Fishguard;- Following Adrian's text of his sightings, a passing visit was in order, the Sandwich Tern had moved rafts, the 26 Whimbrel f...

Flagpoles a.m. & p.m. Sat 24th April.

This morning a look produced only 4 Whimbrel & a Common Sandpiper , on my return at about 16.30 there was another good count of 28 Whimb...

Hobby -- Marloes Mere

1 This morning at c11:00. (Paul G.)

Hoopoe -- Skomer

1 Still at the farm this morning. (Dave B)

Green-winged Teal -- Marloes Mere

Showing from the Britton Hide at 09:50.........for a short while. (Paul G.)

St Davids Peninsula

6 Sandwich Terns feeding between Whitesands and Porthmelgan and the highlight of the morning being a female Ring Ousel in the valley on the ...

Stackpole/Castlemartin peninsula this week

Plenty of whitethroats around on the peninsula since 19th April - at least 20 singing males estimated by 23rd including a pair back at usual...

Goshawk

Goshawk between Crosswell and Brynberian this pm.

Around the county

Mediterranean Gulls, 2 1st sum at Llanstadwell. White Wagtails, 2 at Martins Haven. Greenland Wheatear, 1 on the Deer Park. Wigeon, 1 drake...

grasshopper-w

2 grasshopper warblers reeling on Frenni Fach this evening. Also cuckoo calling & wheatear seen.

Dipper & Red Kites

Photo of Dipper at Blackpool Mill sent in by Elwyn Davies. Kites reported today from Freshwater East (Drew Buckley) and Saundersfoot (Tessa)...

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

On the road to Landshipping after turning right off the Blackpool mill road in the trees on the left by the first passing place on the road ...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

1 At the farm still. (Dave B.)

busy road, too much noise:

It is surprising how busy the road is past Hermon tip, but despite the noise I could just hear a grasshopper warbler reeling last night! Min...

Common Sandpipers

A good count of Common Sandpipers again this evening on the Teifi - 36 behind the old Jewsons with 1 Whimbrel and another 2 opposite St Dogm...

Skomer

Migrants seen around the island today included a female Pied Flycatcher by the farm. One Short-eared owl was seen in flight early afternoon.

Canaston Woods

On a walk this afternoon heard a G.S. Woodpecker drumming, tried something the wife saw on TV, knocking a tree trunk with a sharp stone the ...

Ramsey

Another male ring ouzel today plus dunlin and our first swift of the year.

Cuckoo, Swift..........

Cuckoo calling nr. Mynachlog-ddu today (Janet) Swift, Trefeiddan, a male Greenland Wheatear, nrTreleddyn S.David's. Lesser Whitethroat ...

cuckoo

There was a cuckoo in Hermon yesterday & the male is calling on Frenni Fach this afternoon.

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison, middayish, with the tide well up there was a nice little collection of waders. 56 Dunlin, all but two in summer plumage, 28 Ri...

Blackpool Mill

4 female goosanders on the river noon today

Hoopoe -- Skomer

This morning at the farm. (Dave B)

Common Sandpipers -- Teifi

See Sam's posting below, Jewsons;- 27 (twenty-seven) Common Sandpipers & 1 Whimbrel at 07:30. Marshes;- Reed Warbler, Grasshopper,...

Newport Thurs am

Turnover c10.30 am, at the bridge 7 Common Sands & a stray Dunlin. On the mud 3 Whimbrel. On my return

Martin's Haven 17-20th April

Apologies for the late report, but Martin's Haven was really interesting (but also a bit frustrating) at the weekend, and earlier this w...

Presellis: more Crossbills, but no Stonechats

I did my first TTV of the breeding up at the Eastern end of the Presellis (SN13L) on Monday, covering Foel Drygarn and the large area of pin...

Whimbrels to Swift & Redstarts

Fishguard Flagpoles;- 23 Whimbrel this evening (Steve B) The Gann;- 9 Whimbrels Marloes Mere;- 1 Swift, 100's Swallows, less Sand Martin...

Teifi --

The Ruddy Shelduck off Patch feeding with a flock of presumably non-breeding Shelduck? There are more Shelduck on the teifi than usual for A...

More Whimbrel

Whimbrel seem to have arrived with a few on the Gann early on and later over Tenby. Also Lesser Whitethroat at the Gann and at Tenmby Golf ...

Nightjar & Red Kite

A friend of mine heard what he is confident was a Nightjar from his house to the east of Llawhaden on Monday night at 10.30pm, but not heard...

Light-bellied Brent Geese -- The Gann

33 Light-bellied Brent Geese, including a bird that looks like last year's intermediate. 1 Whimbrel this afternoon too. (Wendy J)

Crossbills -- Canaston Woods

4 Crossbills seen yesterday evening, c300m from Blackpool Mill up the hill towards the tallest pines. These are very mobile birds, rarely ca...

Ramsey Today

A few good birds today. A second male common redstart, yellow wagtail, snow bunting and a hooded crow. Also a flock of 40 whimbrel heading s...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

In the well field this morning. (Dave B)

Wood Warblers & yesterday records

Yesterday evening;- c5+ birds present, still singing & showing well at 18:23. (SN081141, usual area) Also male Goshawk over woods. (John...

St Davids Peninsula

8 Sandwich Terns feeding all day off Porthselau beach with a pair of Whimbrel on the rocks, a pair of Whitethroats on the track and several ...

Marloes mere

Still good numbers of Sand Martins / Swallows. 1 Snipe, Whitefronts still at Trehill.

Flagpoles 17.00 20th April

A spectacular count of 18 Whimbrel , certainly my best ever amount seen there.

Icelandic Ash does not prevent early arrival of Wood Warblers

Can there be a more evocative sound of Spring than a Wood Warbler giving its full blown shaking, quivering tu tu tu performance in a leaf...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

1 still present around the farm this morning. (Dave B)

Hoopoe -- Skomer (yesterday)

See the Skomer Blog for photos of the Hoopoe feeding along the paths, & more Skomer news. http://www.skomerisland.blogspot.com

Pen Anglas

6 Whimbrel flew west past the point at 16:00.

Sandwich Terns --

2 off Caerfai Bay nr. St. David's this afternoon. (visitor)

The Teifi..... &

Numbers of waders have moved in this evening,;- 12 Common Sandpipers together at Jewsons . 40 Ringed Plover & 30 Dunlin on the middle sa...

Hirundines everywhere

200+ at Marloes mere this evening , appeared to be mostly Sand Martins, the pond next to Winterton farm had a shed load flying around there...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

1 Still in central fields today. (Dave B)

Goodwick Moor & Pen Anglas 19th April.

Spring has arrived on Goodwick Moor , the fairly quiet situation i had the other day on my last visit has changed into a cacophony of sound ...

Teifi

Cemaes head - c100 House Martins flying around the cliffs, 10 Wheatear. Poppit marsh - Cetti's warbler singing, 3 Snipe. Webley - 2 Whim...

Martletwy/Landshipping area

Yesterday, Sunday 18th, Whimbrel heard flying up the Cleddau (opposite Landshipping) whilst 7 Greylags were on the shore at Sprinkle Pill. M...

Skokholm Yesterday

The Whitefronts are on the island during the day arriving around 1045 and hanging about between North Plain and Winter Pond. Also there - 15...

Pen Anglas

3 Whimbrel flew in from the east and landed on the rocks at the end of the point at 13:45.

Ty Rhyg

A Cuckoo,Grasshopper Warbler and 9 Redpoll at Ty Rhyg today,yesterday at Lower Town Fishguard a Dipper and at Nevern Estuary 7 Whimbrel,3 Du...

Hoopoe -- Skomer

One found today by Julia (field assistant), More news later. (Dave B)

Stack Rocks

A must see for all Birders is the spectacular sight of several hundred Guillemots and Razorbills jostling for a tiny patch of rock to call t...

Teifi Marshes.....&..........

1 Male Greenland Wheatear from the Visitor Centre! 2 Lesser Redpolls (ringed and def. Lesser), 2 Sedge Warblers the highlights. (Teifi RG) ...

butterflies or birds

I looked for piedfly down Cym Cych yesterday but no joy. However, hearing woodcock made up for it somewhat. Also good to see butterflies abo...

Redstart Gwaun Valley 18th April

This afternoon's search in the Gwaun Valley eventually found a single Male Redstart singing near Pontfaen .

Ramsey - Ring Ouzel

Female ring ouzel today and first whitethroat of year.

St Davids Hd am

Female Ring Ouzel and Cuckoo around the withies in the Bocquer jr (the Ring Ouzel may have been around a while - a St Davids couple saw one ...

Fishguard outer breakwater, dawn Sunday

Apart from some very nice Bottlenose dolphins in the bay, (see whales in Wales) two Tysties (Black Guillimots) were seen flying into the ha...

Friday 16th April - Abercastle - Trefin - St David's Hd

A search along the coast for cliff-nesting birds produced among other things male kestrels at Abercastle and at Trefin (two different birds)...

Teifi .....& ..........

6 White Wagtails, & a Whimbrel heard from The Webley late afternoon. 3 Common Sandpipers, c18 Ringed Plover, c7 Dunlin still. Pembroke U...

Ring O's, Fieldfare, Willow Warblers -- Skomer

Skomer;- This afternoon, a stunning pair of Ring Ouzels at the Farm. In the valleys, a quick walk yielded -- c50+ Willow Warblers, & 1 F...

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker -- Pengelli

14:20;- Janet had a bit of good fortune / luck, very shortly after entering the Reserve found a Lesser Spot. This bird flew away, but either...

Greenland Whitefronts...........&........

Nr. Marloes Mere;- The geese still present this morning, but not later, (presumably gone to islands for the day). Greenshank & Dunlin fr...

Ramsey recently

A few interesting birds by Ramsey standards have been seen over the last few days (some already mentioned by Mike below) White wagtail (5+),...

Newport Sat am

6 Whimbrel by the Boat Club. Also 4 Dunlin & 4 Redshank. 3 prs Shelduck, but no Ruddy.

Cuckoo -- Ty Rhyg

A Cuckoo flew through early, more from Paddy later, on this mornings visit. (Rich D, & Paddy)

Teifi Ruddy Shelduck

No new migrants around a cold and frosty estuary early this morning but the immature Ruddy Shelduck was still off Patch.

Jack Snipe -- Teifi.....&....Ruddy Shelduck.

Last night;- 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipe, on the Marshes & 3 Common Sandpipers on Patch. Early pm;- 18 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin on Patch...

All in a days work

Working in the confines of an oil refinery lately, today there were 8 Wheatears in an area of approx 200 x 100 metres - typical habitat, a ...

Bits & bobs

A Red Kite was quartering (do RKs quarter?) the fields immediately to the SW of Haverfordwest Racecourse this morning, my first here, just a...

Stack Rocks

Stack Rocks great in the late afternoon with the Guillemot colony noisy and bustling. The stacks packed, with hundreds of birds on the water...

Red Kite Skomer

From Janet Hannaford -  I went to Skomer today and saw this red Kite over the island at about 10.15 over North haven.

Crossbills

An unexpected find in the Cych valley while out looking for Pied Flycatchers was a noisy flock of Crossbills . Four were seen but it sounde...

St Davids Hd

Lesser Whitethroat, Redpoll sp, Merlin still, 31 Wheatears and 5 White and 5 Pied Wagtails on the GC. Yesterday on Ramsey: Male Common Redst...

Strumble Head

Flock of 16 White Wagtails on a ploughed field at Strumble this morning with c30 Meadow Pipits. Flock of 50 Linnets nearby.

Mid Pembs section of the Wildlife Trust

The next two meetings of the Mid Pembrokeshire section of TWTSWW are an indoor meeting on Tuesday 20th April , a presentation by Lyndon Lom...

Siskins -- 1st brood fledged !!

A male Siskin feeding 2 small fledged young !! at an established breeding site Cwm Gloyne, nr Felindre this am.(Janet)

Whimbrel sightings Thursday April 15th

Richard, In response to your request for Whimbrel sightings there were 5 moving between the rocks under the Cliff Hotel footpath last night ...

More migrants

A notable influx of wheatears at Stackpole today - probably in excess of 200 over the NNR coastal grassland. About 50 were noted in an area ...

Ruddy Shelducks -- North Coast

We now have 2 Ruddy Shelduck on our main north coast estuaries. 19:20, a text from Wendy watching one on Patch, & I on the phone being t...

Ring Ouzels --- Skomer

2 found by Jerry this afternoon, (Chris)

Garden Warbler & Wrens

First encounter with a Garden Warbler to day at the Rhos. Like Bob and Annie have found Wrens well distributed in woodland but not elsewhere...

Green-winged Teal and other migrants

Marloes was the best site of several visited today in a search for migrants. A Yellow Wagtail flew to feed around the feet of cattle directl...

Lesser Whitethroat...& ....

Manorbier;- This afternoon, , 1 Lesser Whitethroat singing behind the beach, also 2 Whimbrel. (Paddy)

Ruddy Shelduck Newport

A Ruddy Shelduck, presumably the Teifi bird, on the mudflat upstream from the Boat Club, with ordinary Shelducks, this afternoon.

Green-winged Teal / Yellow Wagtail

Marloes Mere;- Yellow Wagtail briefly from the old hide. The Gw Teal, found again , same place, the long channel from car park. (Wendy J, ...

Tree Pipit & g'ropper -- Ty Rhyg

Tree Pipit & Grasshopper Warbler at Ty Rhyg this am,(07:30) (Wendy)

Whimbrel -- Newport

1 Whimbrel at The Parrog, 07:30 this am, (Karen)

some recent sightings (Sat 10th to Wedns 14th April)

Goosanders x 5 (incl one male) still present on Bosherston lakes as are a pair of Gadwall (14th April). On Skomer Sunday 11th, fairly quiet ...

Angle

At Kilpaison this morning 11 Brent Geese, 27 Oystercatchers and 4 Curlew. No waders at all over at Angle Harbour and extremely quiet around ...

Hoopoe update

Well I can confirm that there was definitely at least one Hoopoe (I have seen the picture!) at Slate Mill at the weekend. Sightings were at ...

Yaffles - some hopeful news and some bad news!

A couple of days or so spent at/around Orielton Field Centre woods provided hopeful signs that green woodpeckers are still in that area. Non...

St David's Area

From Andrew Appleton - 4 Grasshopper Warblers around St David's this morning. Three were heard only around Dowrog Common just off the Fi...

St Davids Hd etc

Merlin still, Kestrel and Peregrine. 2 Redpolls sp but only 6 Wheatears today, 20 yesterday including singing birds. 18 White(14 yesterday)a...

Ring Ouzel at the Deer Park

From My Neighbor Bob Lawrence who saw it yesterday flying around the gorse bushes near the path.

Grasshopper Warbler.........& .........

1 seen well & heard at Druidston, also c60 Common Scoter still off Broad Haven. (Paul G) 10+ Wheatears, Pen Anglas. (Adrian) 1 Bar-tail...

Ramsey - Ring Ouzel

Cracking male ring ouzel here today. Also red kite (3 a couple of days ago) plus another, or the same, house sparrow. Stonechats still very ...

White Wagtails

From Andy Appleton visiting from Kent - 8+ on St David's Golf Course this afternoon.

Green- Winged Teal

Showed reluctantly after nearly 2 hours of searching at midday in the long narrow channel before disappearing into cover again. A sprinkling...

Nearly but not quite!

Three Dartford Warblers at a site on the south coast of the county this morning. One bird had lost most of it's tail and the other 2 wer...

Marloes (11 Apr 10)

Went to Marloes this morning, not for the GWT but to try to photo the White Fronts. The blog yesterday said that they flew to Skokholm at 10...

St Davids Hd

3 Red Kites together drifted west at 11am and then east over Whitesands at 11-30, also Merlin, Kestrel (poss 2)and male peregrine. 12 or so ...

Wild Hoopoe chase

Having finished work at 4:30 pm, grabbed a quick shower, headed off to Marloes with scope, bins & camera. Stuart was already there. ...

Teifi

Marshes;- The Osprey seems to have been passing through? Still no sign of Grasshopper, Sedge or Reed warblers yet? The Railings;- 1 Common S...

Greenland W Front's -- Marloes Mere

Early am:- I went to Marloes Mere early this morning hoping to catch the Green Winged Teal asleep before the area was swamped with people; n...

Ty Rhyg

What a difference a week can make! Last weekend a single willow warbler and a few chiffs at Ty Rhyg and a wintery feel to the air, but today...

Abermawr / Goodwick 11th April

A winter plumage Grey Plover on the beach was a suprise , also lots going on at the Sand Martin colony & 3 White Wagtails on the beach.T...

Skokholm yesterday

A brief visit on Saturday (10th) found the 16 Whitefronts near North Pond, what looks like 32 pairs of Canada Geese settling down in various...

Scrubby Bottoms

Scrubby Bottoms is a wonderful little National Trust woodland nature reserve near East Trewent, up the hill from Freshwater East. This morni...

Hoopoes

Reports (after the event!) from friends and colleagues of a Hoopoe mini-invasion on Saturday morning - 4 birds on the lawn at Slate Mill Lod...

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

LLanstadwell;- 2*1 sum, & a 2 sum present this afternoon,(Paul G.) Birds in April aren't that common. Ty-rhyg;- Lesser Redpolls v. a...

Yellowhammers, Redstart,........

As Greg mentioned the "rarity" status of the Yellowhammer on Ramsey, your sightings please of this ever more elusive bird. (Sun am...

Strumble Head (10 Apr 10)

c.25 Willow Warblers and c.25 Chiffchaffs between Tresinwen and Porthsychan today. Also 6 White Wagtails on Porthsychan beach and Lesser Red...

House Martins and Rocket powered Osprey

Late post this, a small group of five flew over the fifth tee at H'west GC on Thursday. After Stuart spotted the Osprey returning with a...

Teifi

No sign of the Osprey since Jon's lucky sighting this morning. 2 Whimbrel opposite St Dogmaels quay early afternoon. 2 White Wagtails by...

Marloes Mere

I saw the Green-winged Teal at about 14:00, it was at the far end of the channel at right angles to the track just past the Britton hide, an...

Marloes Mere

Whitefronts flew in about 6:15pm c 80 Hirundines feeding over. Didn`t see the Teal.

White Wags

At Kilpaison this afternoon 15+ very dapper White Wagtails high up on the beach and on the tide line 4 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 22 Oystercatchers and...

Ramsey - yellowhammer and records

Female yellowhammer on the island today - first record since 2000 and only the 4th since 1993 when official RSPB records began. Male house s...

Green-winged Teal -- Marloes Mere

Not showing until 12:40, then again at 12:58. In a channel best viewed from the car park. Not seen from the Britton hide earlier. Greenland ...

Teifi Marshes Saturday morning

Osprey over the Teifi Marshes this morning 9.30am, mobbed by the gulls, then went upstream over the Teifi Ringing Group who were too busy lo...

Skomer -- S E Owls

BTO Atlas;- Have a look at the Bird of the Day, the map shows how important the SE Owl population on Skomer, (& Ramsey) is.

Great Grey Shrike -- Teifi Marshes

16:30 -20:00;- Showing well perched up on it's usual trees behind Kingfisher Hide. (Teifi RG) Red-legged Partridge, In Ceredigion, ...

Green-winged Teal and Divers

Surprisingly quiet for migrants today in several sites looked at but the days birding was saved by Paul finding a drake Green-winged Teal at...

Osprey - Picton Point

16.20 hrs. First spotted in the distance by a keen-eyed Kim Gowney. It flew, quite high, downstream and eventually disappeared in the direct...

Wonderful Ramsey Island

What a superb day on Ramsey, loads of birds Larks, Pipits, Linnets, Wllow Warbs, Chiffchaffs, Ketrels, Buzzards, Peregrine Falcons, Chough, ...

Green-winged Teal -- Marloes Mere

12:00;- A drake this am, from the Britton Hide, further news later. Best viewed from the car park. (Paul G, Wendy J.) Greenland WF's sti...

"Yellow 7"

Rich, She was born last summer in a small little bog, nice and quiet. Lissycasey if you want to check it on Google Earth. She hatched out ar...

Crossbill -- Black Pool Mill

A male Crossbill seen today at 1.30pm at Black Pool Mill, Canaston Bridge. Also lots of Blackcap, Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, a Dipper on...

Chough and stuff

Chough collecting nest material and heading for a cliff site near Gateholm somewhere and also seen entering a hole in the top of the South S...

Migrants..........

Grasshopper Warbler, Trefeiddan. (Paul G.) Redstart, Dinas (Yesterday) (Natalie)

Ramsey

Yesterday - 100+ willow warblers and 50+ chiffchaffs, male black redstart, 1000+ of both swallows and sand martins going north. Male and fem...

north Pembs

Cym Cych; blackcap singing, loads chiff-chaffs, regular ravens & herons. Bwlch-y-Groes; willow warbler singing, Gt-spot-woody drumming T...

Around the county

Cetti's singing at Freshwater East too, (see below) Black-tailed Godwits;- c150 at the Pemb. U.M.Pond yesterday, but roosting on garden ...

Cetti's at Tenby

At least three singing birds late this afternoon between the Kiln Park end of the golf course and Penally Station in the wet scrubby areas a...

Great Grey Shrike

I couldn't find the Ruddy Shelduck on the Teifi Estuary today but the Great Grey Shrike was showing in front of the kingfisher hide at C...

Greenland WF Geese -- Marloes Mere

The geese still present today. (Merv J.)

Osprey - Cleddau

With up to six Ospreys in Ceredigion earlier this week a look for this species around the Cleddau today seemed in order. Sure enough from La...

Water Pipit -- Newport

The nr. sum plum. Water Pipit at the iron bridge at 10:45 this am, also male White Wagtail. (Steve B)

Ty-rhyg -- tonight

22:15;- Coming back tonight, from H'west---- a good reason for Janet to be driving in front, I would have braked harder!! A "big do...

Sandwich Terns--- Caldey

Fantastic show of two Sandwich Terns fishing off the North Beach at 4ish this afternoon, sometimes as little as 20 yards away. (Adrian Mered...

GG Shrike & R Shelduck -- Teifi

Great Grey Shrike at WWC Cilgerran & the Ruddy Shelduck on river nearby, this am. (via Birdline Wales) White Wagtail from the iron bridg...

Ringed Black Headed Gull

When I first started seeing Darvic ringed gulls about 10 years ago they were mostly Med Gulls from exotic places like Poland, Germany & ...

5 April Nine Wells

Close, but fast and short, views of a Merlin also Little grebes on pool and Sand Martins passing by.

Newport

No sign of the Water Pipit by 08:00 this am, (nor yesterday) 8 Teal, & 1 Otter from the iron bridge this am. (Karen)

Owls ---- Skomer

A note from Chris;- Short-eared Owls, up to 8 (eight) individuals present, so breeding prospects look good again for this year. Little Owls...

The Gann

From Sandy , visiting from Shropshire - Arrived at car park & picked up an ad. Winter Red-throated diver quite close in (by river mouth)...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly east along the cliffs at 13:00 and reappear chasing a Skylark out to sea at 18:00.

Gann

Early evening very windy & exposed, a single 1st-wint Med Gull on the beach, 30+ Common Gulls, around 25 Black-headed & a handful of...

Ruddy Shelduck

News from Rich Dobbins of a Ruddy Shelduck on the Teifi - on the middle sandbanks viewable from either side - at 5:15 p.m. . Being harassed...

The Gann and Mullock

Siskin overhead this morning and Stock Dove singing in trees nearby but quiet generally with even the Chiffs not singing much in the wind. ...

The Gann

A very brief passing visit produced 3 House Martins in off & 1 first winter Med. There were some Common Gulls towards the river mouth (...

Summer then?

Swallows seen on Sunday at Caerfarchell, also Harmony/Pen Caer /area, Chiff Chaffs sang as we hunted Easter Eggs, in Caerfarchell, but did ...

Strumble Head 10.00 - 11.30 a.m. 5th April

A fairly quiet seawatch , 1 Common Scoter & all the common stuff with approx 70 Manxies past. Merlin & Kestrel past the lookout als...

Greenland White-fronted geese

The geese are still at Marloes this morning. (Merv J)

Marloes Peninsular & Dale Airfield y'day

A walk from Martin's Haven to Kete yesterday had good news about Choughs but bad news about Stonechats. A party of 9 Choughs flew in fro...

Black Guillemots -- Fishguard ....&...

A pair in the harbour late this pm. best viewed from the Inner Breakwater. Also 1 Red-thd Diver still. No sign of the Nine Wells Garganey, b...