Bosherston -- Hobby

Hi all, saw the Hobby today at Bosh, pic taken from the higher path viewpoint above the grassy bridge - it circled quite high before heading...

Round Up

Sightings emailed in: From Richard Ellis -  The Angle Peninsula again - this time no fewer than 5 lesser whitethroats along the section of c...

An Interesting Chiffchaff

At Marloes Mere this evening an interesting Chiffchaff singing in the willows that run alongside the field beyond the Britton Hide. When yo...

North Pembs .......& April 9th

The N. Pembs, White Storks as posted about recently !!!! Newport this early am;-4 Dunlin. Last night, 3 Sanderling, c21 Ringed Plover, c16 ...

Strumble Head (30 May 10)

Grasshopper Warbler showing very well this morning. Also large numbers of Sedge Warblers (seem to be out-numbering Whitethroats around here!...

Red Kites

3 birds above our house at St Ishmaels at 14:15 this afternoon - slowly moving West.

Hobby at Bosheston pools

Hobby showing well and feeding well above grassy bridge and pond leading to beach. Watched for c.10 minutes. Dave G

Newport Sat pm

By the Boat Club the waders had increased to c50 Dunlin, 30 Ringed Plover & 15 Sanderling, the latter in all plumages from Winter to bre...

Pembrokeshire Bird Report 2009

The 2009 Pembrokeshire Bird Report is now out. Copies are available from: Jon Green, Crud yr Awel, Bowls Road, Blaenporth, Cardigan. SA43 2A...

Waders, & North Pembs

Newport;- This am, 6 Sanderling, c16 Dunlin, c16 Ringed Plover, & 1 Bar-tailed Godwit all from the Boat Club just after HT. Sand Martins...

Turtle Dove - last week

I was staying at Trehilyn Farm, Trefasser last week (between St Nicholas and Strumble) and saw a Turtle Dove. Thought you would be intereste...

City News

I met J.B. in the street yesterday and he brought up the subject of Lesser Whitethroats. It focused my mind on how scarce these birds were i...

Midland Island - Shags

Seabird ringing;- The first expediton of the year to ring this year's seabird pulli, an evening visit to Midland. Wendy & I (as visi...

Bosherston & Stackpole

Thanks to Bob for the news on the wagtail and hobby(ies). Paul G & I walked from below Stackpole Court, to Broad Haven, across the Warr...

Gt-sp-woody

The female great-spotted has been to the garden feeder today. It's the first time I am aware she has been present for quite a while (M h...

Osprey -- skomer

1 has just flown over Rich C,--- whilst on Skomer celebrating his birthday, flying towards the Deer Park.

More Stackpole migrants - yellow wagtail (thunbergi) and Hobby(s)

Today mid morning on the coast (Saddle Point area) a fine male yellow wagtail of the thunbergi race was feeding briefly on the coast path bu...

Happy Birthday Rich!

I think everyone will agree that we owe Rich Crossen a great deal for pioneering bird blogs here (and Whale's in Whales!) As a modest ch...

April record -- white storks

Following Dave's posting, re rarer birds;- A quick summary of some follow-up work Janet & I managed this week. We visited a birding ...

Something rarer?

Readers of Birdguides will have noticed a few significant rare bird events today - a stunning White-tailed Plover/Lapwing at Seaforth in Mer...

Teifi -- waders ....& local juveniles

Teifi this evening high tide;- On Patch, then the Webley. 22 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover. Also 1 Bar-tailed Godwit flying with 2 Curlew. 1 Whim...

Lucky Dipper

Not a Pembrokeshire sighting I'm afraid but some interesting behaviour. Whilst walking along the stream below Carreg Cennen (near Llande...

Red Kite

A Red Kite over County Hall, Haverfordwest today. (Peter Howe)

Angle Area

At Kilpaison shortly after high tide this morning there were c.60 Dunlin on the beach with 2 Sanderling, looking wonderful in summer plumage...

Paul Sartori Foundation Birdathon

The first Pembrokeshire Birdathon, supporting the Paul Sartori Foundation will take place at the end of June. For further details see the in...

Ty Rhyg

A Reed Warbler singing first thing was quite a surprise at this site, though it is probably a migrant. Both male and female cuckoos very voc...

Information Request

Sally Snow from Aden Productions requests sightings of urban birds to film for a BBC Wales production they are currently making:-  " Th...

Late May southerly migrants continue with a Golden Oriole at Bosherston

At 1100-1115 this morning, a fine adult male golden oriole in full song near the Bosherston causeway, below car park - up in mature ash and ...

Ramsey

No sign of yesterday's Common Rosefinch so far this morning. (Greg)

RedKite

Yesterday afternoon a single bird slowly heading north near Hayscastle

Teifi -- waders

High tide this evening;- In front of the Webley, a stunning summer plumage "islandica " Black-tailed Godwit with 5 Bar-tailed Godw...

Marsh Harriers -- Marloes Mere

Two marsh harriers over Marloes Mere this morning, I was leading a bird guided walk starting from the car park (initially both birds could b...

Cuckoos !! -- nr Mynchaclog-ddu

Went to look for Janet's "Whinchat's" and had no luck. BUT for 10 minutes I was watching a male Cuckoo singing while perc...

Kestrel

1 male, cruising along the clifftop at Marloes sands, this evening.

Marloes Mere

Had good views of a female marsh harrier late this afternoon. Entry in book at hide stated a pair of Harriers had been seen today, but no na...

Common Rosefinch -- Ramsey

Common Rosefinch in garden just now. 1st summer male I assume as singing! Greg -- Ramsey Boats run at 9:28, 10:00, 12:00 but with this nw wi...

Teifi, Newport-- waders

Early am, from Patch;- At 0530 all birds on Poppit or Webley roost. 3 Whimbrel, 13 Curlew, 3 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 15 sa...

Turtle Dove -- to waders

No sign of the Red-backed Shrike at yesterday's location, or in the surrounding coastal fields.....it was pretty breezy! On the way back...

The Smalls

A trip out to The Smalls with Thousand Islands yesterday revealed 2 willow warblers, a wheatear and a rock pipit hopping around on the rocks...

Newport -- waders

Early this morning;- 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, & 1 Cuckoo again calling from the lower slopes of Carn ...

Gann / Marloes Mere

A drake Garganey at Marloes Mere this evening, from the north hide. Also 2 Spotted Flycatchers in the willows to the west of the Britton Hi...

Red Kite movements

"Despite squadrons of Red Kites heading out of South west England (and even getting as close to the island as Wyke Regis) Portland rema...

Teifi -- waders

Numbers arrived this evening after high tide, 25th-28 May can be the Teifi's peak passage in terms of numbers, variety, & scarcities...

St Davids Hd am

A Swan sp on the sea (something I can't recall seeing before) between Pencarnen and Whitesands eventually flew off over Pencarnen Camp ...

Red Backed Shrike

Although i was unable to blog the news till this evening i knew the news had been passed on by Richard and Paul.Whilst walking the coastal p...

Red Backed Shrike (St David's)

Red Backed Shrike showing well late afernoon, early evening.

Red Backed Shrike - Carn ar Wig (St. David's)

The female Red Backed Shrike showing well at c15:30 along the fence / gorse , one field in from the coast path. Found by Jonathon Bennett th...

Yesterday's Honey Buzzard

It flew east (from the direction of Skomer) over the northern edge of Marloes Mere at around 1pm yesterday being mobbed by a couple of crows...

Merrion

Two Red Kites, presumably migrants, flying purposefully east over Merrion camp this morning.

tetrad-bashing in SN04/14

Annie and I spent the best part of a glorious day doing TTVs and trying to add spp to tetrads lacking records. Highlights included a red kit...

Skomer - Bluethroat

Sorry there was no sign of the Bluethroat today - it really was a stunner. Photo by Ben Dean

A Tour of the North

A very pleasant, if a little too hot, 5 hours out with Paul G looking for some of our summer migrants. A Cuckoo at Ty Rhyg (and a brief glim...

Afternoon of football

Whilst enjoying a kick-about in the front garden this afternoon, I was extremely lucky to hear a Bee-eater (5.30pm). My son wan't impres...

Tenby

Is it my imagination or are Lesser Whitethroats just loads more common this year?? At Tenby there are at least ten singing birds between Te...

Skomer

Turtle Dove, Garden Warbler & Spotted Flycatchers this afternoon. Yesterday's, Reed Warbler, & Spotted Flycatchers had left with...

North coast waders

Before Jon G. starts;- Teifi;- Late this afternoon, 2 Ringed Plover & 2 Curlew in front of heron hide. 2 Greylag Geese flying around the...

Red Kites

4 At Llangloffan Fen (John Marion)

Stack Rocks

A pleasant couple of hours this afternoon at Stack Rocks, soaking up the sun and enjoying the spectacle of the Guillemot colony on the main ...

Red Kites - Ramsey yesterday

Presumably the same 6 red kites mentioned over St Davids yesterday, drifted over and circled the farmhouse for half an hour. A record number...

Skomer

Decided to go & look for aforementioned Bluethroat, just in case, but it wasn`t there. Met Mervin there, we did see however, 1 Red Kit...

Bluethroat.....

Text from the warden, via Richard, Bluethroat not present this morning

Species in Atlas 10 Km Squares still needing confirmed breeding status

The BTO have made it quite easy now to get a 10km square list of species and current breeding status to show where evidence of confirmed bre...

Red-spotted Bluethroat --- Skomer

10pm update;- The bird vanished into the Bluebells at 16:30 and was not seen again. Dave will look for the bird from c07:00, with news as so...

Tetrad bashing in SS09 and earlier brief views of a hobby at Stackpole

This evening, whilst doing timed-tetrad counts around Manorbier area I came across a male colour-ringed chough (orange/BTO (R); orange/blue ...

Pen Anglas

3 Whimbrel flew west past the point at 18:00.

Red Kites Galore

Working down near Treginnis farm school St Davids between 11-30am and 2-30pm i picked up a minimum of 14 Red Kites drifting west with 4 bein...

Red - spotted Bluethroat -- Skomer

A very nice singing male near the farmhouse this afternoon. Found by Nick Gray, a day visitor. More later, no more boats today. The bird wil...

Red Kites -- St. David's

6 circling over the peninsular, eventually gathering together above Pencarnen , before moving off. No sign of Dartford Warblers or Stonech...

Newport Fri am

At the Parrog, 1 Ringed Plover & 5 Dunlin. On the beach, 3 ea Dunlin & Sanderling. At Dinas a Kestrel.

Hobby -- Skomer

1 Over North Haven this lunchtime. (Dave B)

Woodpeckers...........some thoughts

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker is still present in Pengelli, Janet had a calling bird this time in the trees to the bottom of the wood from the r...

An evening on Plumstone Mountain

Plumstone Mountain, and the large area of heath towards Dudwell Mountain, felt pretty quiet this evening (approx 2000-2100), despite a warm ...

Lesser Whitethroat

Once again the regular visitor to H'west Golf Course is back at his usual post (near the fifth tee) and singing, I imagine it's the ...

Angle in the Mist

I ventured to Kilpaison this morning more in hope than expectation that A. I would be able to see anything and B. there would be any waders ...

Martin's Haven in the mist

Visibility down to less than 50 yards at some stages yesterday and today, but starting to actually feel warmer! In the valley two competing ...

Migrant Dove

After the excitment of the Rose-coloured-Starling in our garden last week, today this Turtle Dove flew in with the resident Collar Doves. I...

Skomer -- Spotted Flycatchers

Only migrants around c10 Spotted Flycatcher's this morning. (Dave B)

Spotted Flycatcher

Saw my first bird for this year in Canaston woods yesterday, got home this evening and saw two in the trees behind our garden in Narberth wh...

Here and There

Here today (over my house above Goodwick) two Red Kites which drifted over from the east heading west being seen off by a Buzzard. Also a ne...

Ffynone

Grey wagtail by the dam. Also grey wagtail feeding recently fledged young by the waterfall. At least 1 piedfly singing in the wood. On 14th ...

Some interesting ringing recoveries

The Pembrokeshire Ringing Group has just received a few recoveries including these three interesting ones:- Woodcock EL96416 ringed 19.12.20...

Westfied Pill -- Dipper

A Dipper at Westfield Pill this morning is the first since 5/4/89. Prior to the damming of the Pill in 1993 occasional birds used to winter ...

Newport - cuckoo

A Cuckoo calling from the lower slopes of Carn Ingli this am. From the Parrog;- 4 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, and c20 linnets. ...

Tenby and Caldey

Three purple sandpipers on the rocks underneath the new lifeboat station this morning. On Caldey failed to find a single stonechat although...

Angle

With a clear sky overnight no great surprise that most of the Dunlin Dave saw at Kilpaison yesterday had departed. Just 5 there this morning...

North Pembs birds

Fishguard;- 1 Black Gulliemot feeding and preening in the harbour, hopefully a male, and the female is hidden away? 1/2 Dartford Warblers ac...

Down South

A lonely walk at St. Govan's this morning was very quiet, save for the expected on territory Stonechat, Whitethroat, Wheatear, Linnets e...

Teifi high tide roost

On Patch, 57 Dunlin , 11 Ringed Plover and 4 Sanderling despite a Peregrine flying around them. Also 1 Wheatear .

Newport..........&.......

High Tide;- Just after HT, from the Boat Club, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, before being flushed off by a Red Kite. Teifi last night;- 6...

Gwaun Valley today....

A Mid Pembs Section walk today had a successful time in the Gwaun Valley;- Pied Flycatcher singing ...SN042345. (Photo from Ynys-hir) Also 3...

Atlas tetrad stuff, choughs and bits and pieces

Today whilst out tetrad-bashing (TTVs) noted Goosander in SN02; possibly breeding judging by behaviour. The male was very agitated when a ra...

Teifi -- Sedge Warblers

Update from Steve S;- V960516 was ringed as a 3J (juvenile) at Kilpaison on 20 th july 2008 Teifi CES ringing today;- The highlight tod...

Ramsey - Black Redstart

1st summer male black redstart near the buildings today. Large swallow movement this morning - 1000+ north

Temminck's Stints

No sign of the 3 stints at Tregaron bog this afternoon. (Arfon W)

Newport -- waders

Early this afternoon, from the Boat Club; c60 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling, 1 Turnstone, 9 Ringed Plover, (Karen)

Temminck's Stints -- Tregaron

There is no public access to this part of the site. The Warden had kindly agreed for a guided group to view the stints if still present. Thi...

Temminck's Stints - 3 together, but not quite in Pembs!

An amazing record of 3 together at Cors Caron NR in Ceredigion today in an area with no public access - shame that no Pembs birders will be ...

North Pembs waders

Teifi, early morning;- I summer plumage Great Crested Grebe on the sea off Patch, also on Patch, 3 Sanderling, c15 Ringed Plover, c80 Dunlin...

Rose coloured starling

Showing well at the usual site in St Davids at 11.30 Dave G and Byron Davies

North Pembs waders

Newport this am;- 1 Whimbrel, 1 Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover. (Karen) Teifi last night;- Much as Wendy's count earlier in the d...

Another missed Hoopoe

Aaaaargh - another one missed and this even closer to home! Spoke to Kath Groves today who works in the retaurant at St Brides and she said ...

St Brides

A somewhat belated look for the Hoopoe this evening, unsurprisingly failed to produce. Good habitat for one though. 6 Wheatears & some W...

Rose Coloured Starling

RCS still present in St Davids this morning

Pied Flycatchers

At least 2 singing male Pied Flycatchers in Ffynone woods this afternoon. Also a Dipper by the waterfall.

Teifi again

A change in wader numbers from last night - on Patch at high tide, 1 Turnstone, 8 Sanderling, 180 Dunlin and 15 Ringed Plover. 2 Whimbrel by...

Teifi

Tonight's waders, from Patch / Railings;- 2 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpipers, c4 Sanderling, c25 Ringed Plover, & c100 Dunlin. (Rich D...

Sandy Haven to Monkhaven

Not sure if it's a good year for Whitethroats or a fall of migrants but there was a singing bird every 50 yards at least this morning. A...

Pen Caer yesterday/Fishyguard harbour today...

Chough seen leaving a nest site in the vicinity of Pen Caer carrying then dropping a faecal sac so looks like they have a brood. 1 male and ...

Hoopoe - yesterday

More later;- A Hoopoe filmed yesterday at St. Brides Castle........if anyone in the area?? News via, Dave A.

Newport

22 Dunlin, 3 Sanderling, 18 Ringed Plover early this morning. (Karen)

Teifi

Waders this evening, present at, or arriving just after high tide; From Patch & the Railings, 195 Dunlin, 35 Ringed Plover, 4 Sanderling...

Gann & assorted bits & pieces

I'll see Derek's 4 Whimbrel & raise it to 15 at around 6pm today - I don't think I've ever heard such a vocal flock! Al...

Whimbrel

4 at the Gann this afternoon.

Rose - coloured Starling -- St.David's

Showing well today, directions as posting below.

Garganey -- Marloes Mere

The drake Garganey showed at 12:30 from the Britton Hide. 2 Yellow Wagtails in cattle field before hide. (Paul G.)

Ramsey - Purple Sands

2 purple sandpipers still on the Ramsey winter roost site (thanks to boat skipper Ffion Rees for the info). 2 shelduck out here again yester...

Frenni fach

More than 3 cuckoos (m) calling around Frenni Fach this morning.

Red Kite

The (presumed same) Red Kite again over fields to the west of Haverfordwest Racecourse this morning, at the junction with the Dale Road ...

Rose-coloured Starling

Good views of the adult Rose-coloured starling at St Davids this afternoon. It was on the roofs of bungalows near the childrens play area at...

Garganey --- Marloes Mere

This cracking drake Garganey seems mobile around the mere. Update 14:00;- Showing very well in front of Britton Hide. 8 Dunlin & 1 Greyl...

Garganey

1 Male, at Marloes mere this morning - West of the Britton hide, where I watched it for a couple of minutes, it then flew off & landed s...

Marsh Harrier -- nr. Tenby

A report this evening of a likely Marsh Harrier flying over "The Nabs"..... this is the marsh /reed-bed area opposite the entrance...

Osprey

Some fantastic views of an Osprey contemplating fishing along the Teifi at the Wildlife centre this evening,watched for ten minutes before g...

Ramsey

2 hooded crows today

Peregrine egg thefts, help and vigilance required...

Hi all, something to watch out for. Peregrines are vulnerable from egg thieves as well as pigeon fanciers. Its worth pointing out that when ...

Garden Blackbirds

Despite 'flocks' of cats in the area it was nice to see a male Blackbird feeding a newly fledged youngster in the garden tonight.

Pen Anglas

I got a good view of a late female Merlin still about over the point at 16:45.

Yesterday at Tenby

Three, probably four Cetti's Warblers singing between Kiln Park and Penally Station and at least seven Lesser Whitethroats in the scrubb...

Wrynecks.........

Richard, I have just spoken with Janet Atkinson who said you might be interested in a sighting of a Wryneck in my garden in Newport last Sep...

negative news

Mr. Buckton phoned again at 6pm to let us know that he hasn't seen the Wryneck today.

Mid Pembs meeting 15 May

The next outdoor meeting of the Mid Pembrokeshire section of the WTSWW is on Saturday 15th May. Spring in the Gwaun Valley. A walk to see ...

Hooded Crow -- Pencarnen ....&....

The Hooded Crow present again early this morning. Yesterday, the bird was not seen again after early morning. (Marion & John) Newport;-...

Mid Pembs -- yesterday.

Nr. Rhos;- 2 Garden Warblers. Canaston wood;- 2 Wood warblers, & Tree Pipit. Minwear;- 3 Wood warbler, Garden Warbler. A Greylag goose o...

Marsh Harrier at Marloes Mere

I bumped into Derek G at the Marloes car park this evening, and we walked towards the Britton hide in the increasingly cold wind. Almost the...

Wryneck -- nr. Llys-y-fran

A request from Greg on Ramsey to follow up a phone call, to have a look at an unidentified garden bird. In a garden, I was looking at a Wryn...

Some recent observations in south Pembs - including yellow wag passage today

Noting the recent wonderful images of wood warblers prompted me to consider them following my recent BBS first (early) visit to a 1km square...

Heronries

I have counts of nests from Upton, Bosherston, Velindre and Westfield Pill. Any other heronries occupied out there? Anyone playing golf at...

Angle and Canaston

Fewer waders at Kilpaison this morning - c.30 Dunlin and 9 Whimbrel. Spurred on by Drew's super Wood Warbler photo I went to Canaston Wo...

marsh harrier -- Skomer

1 At Moorey Mere this morning. (Dave B)

Monk Haven and surrounds

A long early walk produced Red leg partridge on Trewarren fields above the Gann, 2 Wood Warblers singing in Monk Haven valley near the churc...

Hooded Crow -- Pencarnen, St. David's.

The Hooded Crow was seen by John & Marion this am, from their caravan. The bird seems to associate with Rooks.

Canaston

From Drew Buckley - Canaston Woods  some lovely Wood Warblers down there today. Also lots of chaffies, blue/great and long tailed tits as we...

Blackpool Mill (03 May 10)

Lovely day by the river - pair of dippers showing well, pair of Grey Wagtails showing well, pair of Otters showed well but briefly and a sin...

Angle (Again)

At Kilpaison this morning at high tide - 11 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 15 Oystercatcher, 1 Barwit, 52 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot, 2 Turnstone.

Angle Peninsular

From Richard Ellis -  I did the whole Angle Peninsula coast walk early this a.m., clockwise beginning at Fresh West. Grasshopper and sedge w...

Strumble & Canaston Woods (02 May 10)

Wood Warblers showing well in Canaston Woods today and Dipper at Blackpool Mill. 3 Swifts over Canaston. Close encounter with a Fox at Strum...

Swans

These 5 Mute Swans ( + 1 other ) were on quite a small pond near St.Davids this morning , Whitethroat , Sedge Warbler & Gropper all sing...

Purple, black and red!

I took Jack Donovan, his sister Kath and brother in law Ian, out onto the outer breakwater yesterday afternoon. Ian and Kath live in that bi...

Angle Bay to Pointhouse Coast Path

From Drew Buckley -  some sightings from yesterday's dog walk. Plenty of Goldfinches, Linnets, Dunnocks and Whitethroats singing along t...

Strumble Head (01 May 10)

Around the headland today: 4 Grasshopper Warblers 10+ Sedge Warblers 25+ Whitethroats 2 Yellowhammers Lots of hirundines passing through.

Marloes Mere

2 stunning breeding plumaged Black-tailed Godwits this evening, on the wet grassy area below the pink cottage. Also there the first gosling...

Ramsey - Probable Serin

Probable male serin this afternoon near the public toilets. Lisa made the cardinal sin of going out without her bins when she stumbled acros...

Multitudes of Manxies

The shearwaters started to stream into St Bride's Bay at about 1930 last night, and rafts of several hundred birds each could be seen wi...

Lost little soul.

White Rabbits are few and far between hereabouts , even on the first day of the month. None the less there was one surprise in store. Althou...