Pen Anglas

I got a good view of a female Merlin before it disappeared round the headland chasing a Rock Pipit at 13:00.

Newport Canadas

The, by now, regular Autumn influx seems to have started. This morning 70, all very excitable.

Curlew Sandpiper

The Gann - Very few waders but nice to find a Curlew Sandpiper. Also 1 Greenshank , 1 Common Sandpiper,4 Ringed Plover and 3 Wheatear . Dee...

Strumble (31 Aug 10)

Time: 0600 - 1400 Weather: Sunny Wind: SSE (F2) Balearic Shearwater - 4 Pomarine Skua - 1 (J) Arctic Skua - 2 (D) Great Skua - 1 Mediterrane...

Skomer

Bit of a party on here last night - Jonathan, Amy & Julia are all leaving on Wednesday so I didn't get up especially early this morn...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison this morning a small group of waders flew off just as I arrived - 1 Black Tailed Godwit, a Knot and c.10 Dunlin/Ringed Plover. ...

Skomer - Icterine Warbler

Dave Boyle is trying to watch a "difficult to see" hippo in the ivy above the boat landing (I think) on Skomer(c9:00). Happy an Ic...

Teifi -- Spotted Redshank

1 was flying around the Mallard /Heron Hide area at 0730 this am.........I guess may have landed at Heron Hide scrape.

Skokholm update

In the last few days the Canada Geese have returned in force with over 200 now roosting overnight - with that Snow Goose which has been hang...

White Wagtail

One at the Deer Park today with a Northern Wheatear for company. Quite a number of Swallows and House Martins too, but feeding rather than m...

Hen Harrier

I saw a different ringtail fly east over Pen Anglas at 16:30 and earlier there were some bottle-nosed dolphins in the bay as well.

Strumble (30 Aug 10)

Time: 0600 - 1400 Weather: Sunny Wind: NNE (F3) Balearic Shearwater - 1 Arctic Skua - 1 (D) Great Skua - 1 Common Scoter - 42 (3F, 39M) Sand...

Pembroke River & West Williamson

Info from Barry Potter - pembroke river 8am-10 30 am - wigeon  up to 100, ringed plover  9, dunlin  6, little egret   2, still plenty of sw...

Skomer

A few more birds around today - the Hen Harrier went through here just before 10, pretty sure it was a juv male, it looked tiny, also about ...

Newport Mon am

On the rising tide 24 Dunlin, 22 Ringed Plover, 3 Redshanks, 2 Knot, 1 Greenshank & an ad Med Gull. c40 Oystercatchers on the roost with...

Marloes Harriers

Over Marloes Mere this morning, 2 Marsh Harriers and a Hen Harrier. (Merv J)

Slow worm

On Saturday 4th September there will be a group of naturalists from Wexford in the North Pembrokeshire area (Fishguard to Cardigan) & t...

Pen Anglas - Leach's Petrel

I saw one fly west past the point just minutes after three dark phase and two pale phase Arctic Skuas at 14:30 to 14:45 with another two pal...

Strumble (29 Aug 10)

Time: 0600 - 1900 Weather: Sunny spells. Wind: W (F6), then late afternoon - N (F7) Great Shearwater - 1 (@ 1159) Sooty Shearwater - 6 Balea...

Privet Hawk Moth?

I assume this caterpillar of small snake proportions is such - any way hard to believe that inside this body there is the remains of a s...

North coast waders......& ....

Newport;- Early morning, 14 Dunlin, 17 Ringed Plover. Fishguard;- Stena end, 6 Med. Gulls (3 juvs & 3 adults) also 5 Turnstone. (Karen) ...

Arctic Skua

I saw a dark phase adult chasing a Kittiwake off Pen Anglas point at 19:00.

Skomer

Very quiet out here, we've not been getting anything like the numbers of migrants that have been turning up on Skokholm - just seen a co...

Strumble Head (28 Aug 10)

Time: 0600 - 1700 Weather: Sunny Wind: NNW (am), W (pm) - F4-5 Balearic Shearwater - 27 Sooty Shearwater - 2 Arctic Skua - 8 (3P, 5D) Great ...

Skokholm in the last weekor two.

A bit of steady migration in the last couple of weeks with up to 20 sedge warblers on several days, a steady stream of Willow warblers and a...

Teifi -- Lapland Bunting .. & ....S.Terns

Lapland Bunting;-(see post below) Still present late morning, will be looked for again at 530pm, as it's still in demand ! Sandwich Tern...

Sandwich Terns at the Gann

At least 16 Sandwich Terns flying around very noisily at about 9:15 though after about 5 circuits they decided not to land. Then I noticed t...

Lapland Bunting

A Lapland Bunting on the Teifi estuary by the caravans at Patch (Ceredigion), found at 6.30 this morning. Still present by the first rockfal...

Kilpaison and Angle

A few more photos from this mornings birding at Angle bay, as Richard's list + several Med gulls on the Spit at Angle.

Teifi --

Creek Hide, 3 Teal. Jewsons, 6 Common Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank. Patch, nearing HT, 6 Knot, 3 Turnstone, c40 Ringed Plover, c20 Dunlin, at le...

A Fine Accolade.....

to Pembs Birds, my old mucker Gavin has suggested that a proposed new blog for Devon bird news be modelled on this very site. See http://not...

Pembroke river and around

Waders on the rising tide from Pennar - 3 Whimbrel , 4 Greenshank , 9 Black-tailed Godwit , 10 Redshank and a small flock of Dunlin and R...

Gos to be a first? nope second!

Whilst watching seals, overlooking the bay just to the south of the lighthouse at Strumble a raptor shot over our heads and landed on the cl...

Marloes Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier at Marloes Mere this morning from Elwyn Davies.

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison this morning the usual suspects - 5 Ringed Plover (all Juvs), 5 Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling. Also 1 Wheatear and 5 Little...

Teifi -- waders

Yesterday (Thurs) evening;- High Tide roost on Patch, 7 Knot, & 4 Sanderling, 3 Turnstone, 1 a very nice sp adult, 49 Ringed Plover, ...

Strumble today

Spent a day at Strumble today. I don't usually visit in August. We saw a Merlin near 'Bristgarn' farm on the way down to the hea...

Skomer

There was a Dunlin and a Ringed Plover on North Pond today - not very exciting you might think, but I'm pretty sure its the first time I...

Small Fall of Wheatears

Six Wheatears in Sutton today, not only the first time I have seen a Wheatear here, but six at once was a bit of an eyeopener! As far as I a...

Newport Thurs pm

Couldn't find any small waders. Big influx of Herring Gulls; c450 at the bridge & 200 on the mud.Also c100 BHGulls , with, praise be...

Marsh Harrier

A juvenile Marsh harrier again at Marloes Mere this morning. (MervJ)

Angle

Disappointing wader numbers at Kilpaison this morning with just 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Turnstone and a lone Sanderling. Nice to see 3 Wheatears ...

Little Stint -- Newport

1 Juvenile Little Stint with 14 Ringed Plover, & 8 Dunlin early this morning (on the rising very high tide) from the Boat Club. (Karen)

Teifi waders

This morning at high tide Patch - 6 Knot, 5 Sanderling, 30 Dunlin, 22 Ringed Plover Jewsons - 3 Common Sandpipers St Dogmaels Quay - 5 Redsh...

Fishguard Harbour 19.00 25th Aug.

6 Sandwich Terns at Flagpoles end. 11 Med. Gulls , 8 Juv/1st W , 1 1st Sum & 2 Adults. 3 Turnstones.

Dead Sprawk

A dead juv sprawk was picked up in a garden in Llanddewi Velfrey area. The garden owner says that they assume a broken neck, presumably havi...

The Gann 0730-0900

A wonderfully calm High Tide: the reflections made it surprisingly hard to count roosting birds! The highlights were 120 Curlew, 65+ Oysterc...

Terning up!

12 sandwich Terns at Fishguard Harbour this afternoon also Stewart and Mary Devonald. Sadly I missed being able to communicate more than bri...

Skuas

I saw a Bonxie fly west past Pen Anglas point at 18:45 and an Arctic or possible Long-tailed Skua closely followed by another Bonxie chasing...

Strumble Head 16.30 - 18.00 24th Aug.

A short but good Seawatch: Balearic Shearwater - 4 Arctic Skua - 2 ( Both Dark Adults. ) Black Tern - 1 Ocean Sunfish - 1 Thousands of Manxi...

Ramsey shearwaters

6 balearic shearwaters in a 2 hour watch this afternoon off north end. 1 sooty shearwater near Grassholm yesterday.

Kilpaison

Some photos sent in by John McIntosh who braved the winds at Kilpaison this morning - Dunlin (sheltering behind the seaweed!), Turnstone ...

tegryn

A hobby flew over yesterday (Monday), heading south west.

Skomer

In addition to all Sash's Manxies coming out of St Brides Bay this morning there was a stunning summer plumage Great Northern Diver ...

Ty Rhyg

I'm not as good as the Teifi team at keeping the blog up to date, so just thought I'd do a quick summary of the bird ringing at Ty R...

Angle Area

At Kilpaison this morning there was a small group of waders - c.4 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone and a Knot - but I didn't hang around as the stron...

Wooltack Point 0615-0900

Very strong westerlies during the night pushed thousands of Manxies into St Bride's Bay, and they flowed out steadily early in the morni...

Pembroke Upper millpond

good numbers of waders on the pond tonight at 19.30 Redshank 72 Greenshank 20 Black-tailed Godwits 19 Green Sandpiper 3 Dunlin 5 Usual malla...

Newport Mon am

Much better than yesterday. A Green Sand upstream. 18 Ringed Plovers, 15 Dunlin, a Knot. Just 3 Curlew on the estuary but c40 on the roost.

Teifi

Some more Sedge Warblers were caught during a short ringing session on the marsh before the rain. Total for the year now 532. Numbers passi...

Strumble - 0645 to 1245 hrs

NNW 4/5 backing W 6/7. Common Scoter 28 (incl 6 F and 1 Juv) Little Egret 1 heading due N out to sea Bonxie 2 Arctic Skua 1 Dark Phase adult...

Martin's Haven this AM

A lovely fall of Chiffchaffs: 12-15 in the sallows and willow, feeding very actively, but not very vocal. Also, a single Reed Warbler (very ...

Fishguard Med Gulls

In Fishguard Harbour this morning 11 Med Gulls of various ages, mainly adults but including 3 Juveniles, one with a green ring - R27R. As wi...

Porth Melgan

From Leo Reich -  Dartford Warbler seen briefly 3 Stonechat (no males) 3 Raven 2 Chough Peregrine Linnet Fulmar And a buzzard that was hover...

Strumble Head 16.30-19.30 22nd Aug.

Strumble: Heron - 1 Knot - 2 Bonxie - 3 Sandwich Tern - 10 Commic Tern - 2 5 Med. Gulls in Fishguard Harbour 2 Ad , 1 each Juv & 2nd Sum...

Martin's Haven & Deer Park

The Deer Park was alive with passerines this morning: large groups of Swallows (with 4 House Martins and a solitary Sand Martin), two separa...

Med Gulls

Nil of interest at Newport this morning, but at Goodwick this afternoon, despite hordes of people, 2 2nd W & 2 juv Med gulls, including ...

Marsh Harrier

The juvenile Marsh Harrier seen on Skomer was presumably the same bird that Paul G saw at Marloes Mere late morning.

Strumble (22 Aug 10)

Time: 0600 - 1600 Weather: Sunny. Wind: SW (F2) Balearic Shearwater - 22 Sooty Shearwater - 2 Arctic Skua - 7 (4D, 3P) Great Skua - 3 Comic ...

Skomer

A juvenile Marsh Harrier had a quick tour of the island this morning before heading back to the mainland about 9am, also 2 Spotted Flycatche...

Teifi

Yesterday;- Common Sandpipers, 8 Jewsons. Greenshank, 2 Creek Hide. Poppit, 6 Sanderling, c20 Ringed Plover, c10 Dunlin. Around the estuary ...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison this morning soon after 7 a.m. as the tide fell a nice selection of waders. A group of 1 Knot, 4 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling and 4 ...

Skomer

Still struggling to find any migrants, just 6 Willow Warblers today and a Whimbrel flew over.

Strumble (21 Aug 10)

Time: 0600 - 1800 Weather: Cloudy, occasional heavy showers. Wind: SSW (F4-2) Balearic Shearwater - 14 Sooty Shearwater - 1 Long Tailed Skua...

St. Nicholas 21st Aug.

The Churchyard & the surrounding area was teeming with birds earlier on , probably due to weather conditions. I counted at least 15 Spo...

Newgale Otter

There seem to be increasing sightings of Otters from the coast - here is a nice photo of an Otter at Newgale on 15 August sent in by Hilary ...

Gannet feeding frenzy of Newgale!

Last Saturday morning, about 8am a large gannet flock was diving repeatedly into shallow water just of Newgale Beach. There must have been 5...

Chough flock, Pwll Deri

A flock of 20 chough feeding on the coastal fields near Pwll deri, Strumble head yesterday (19th August)

Teifi........to Skokholm

Patch;- 1 juvenile Knot, c32 Ringed Plover, 8 Sanderling, c7 Dunlin, & 3 Wheatear. 1+ Sandwich Terns roosting near The Webley. c20+ Star...

Gann

Early afternoon 3 Dunlin on the pool and a Black-tailed Godwit flew over calling.

Fishguard Harbour 16.30 20th Aug.

6 Turnstones , 2 Dunlin & 2 Sandwich Terns ( Ad & 1st Sum ) at Flagpoles. 5 Med. Gulls ( 3 Ad. & 2 1st sum. ) at Ferry Terminal ...

Newport

07:45 this morning;- A nice collection, From the Boat Club, 3 Sandwich Terns, and a probable Little Tern, feeding off the beach. 5 Curlew, 1...

Not birds but flowers ........

We went for a walk yesteday from the Sychpant car park up to Carn Igli - not much in the way of birds (one stonechat, one kestrel, one pereg...

Skomer

Got back to Skomer yesterday after being off on holiday for a couple of weeks - not many migrants around, saw a Spotted Flycatcher yesterday...

Deer Park Seals

Not birds but interesting anyway, from Andy Davies -  First pup is now on the northern cove of the Deer Park with two cows and a bull presen...

Strumble Head 08.00-17.00 18th Aug.

Common Scoter - 8 ( 7 F ) Dunlin - 6 Turnstone - 9 Redshank - 23 ( 1 Flock ) Whimbrel - 12 Curlew - 2 Arctic Skua - 1 ( Dark imm. ) Bonxie -...

Teifi..., Aquatic, Yellow Wagtail.....&..

The second juvenile Aquatic Warbler (this week) was caught early this am, again released at Creek Hide c7am. -- see BirdGuides for photos o...

Strumble mid morning to mid afternoon

Mass feeding activity as described by Ray W yesterday, including certainly 3 and possibly 7 Balearic Shearwaters and 2 Sooty Shearwaters. Po...

Bees, butterflies and birds - a very pleasant Sunday on Castlemartin Range

Annie and I led our annual "bees, butterflies, beetles and birds" guided-walk for the National Park on 15th Aug. During the day, t...

Teifi...........

This evening;- 9+ Common Sandpipers at Jewsons & Kingfisher from St. Dogmaels Quay. This morning;- The ringing was only planned to be a ...

Sooty Shearwater

I saw an adult pale phase Arctic Skua fly west past Pen Anglas point close inshore at 14:00 and a bit further out a Sooty Shearwater in the ...

Strumble - 0645 to 1200 hrs

Balearic Shearwater 2 Sooty Shearwater 1 (going east, then 2 hours later going west: same bird? Who knows!) Arctic Skua 1 (Dark Phase) Merl...

Newport Mon am

A Greenshank flying around & calling. 2 Sandwich Terns, an ad & a juv, with the BH Gulls on the mud. Yesterday, 10 Ringed Plovers ...

Aquatic Warbler

A juvenile Aquatic Warbler was trapped and ringed on the Teifi marshes this morning. (Teifi RG)

Teifi ...

Waders around today, 10+ Common Sandpipers & 1 Redshank at Jewsons, 1 Greenshank flying around the river early morning, & 2 Green Sa...

Pen Anglas

3 Whimbrel flew west past the point at 14:00.

Strumble 16.30-18.40 / Fishguard Harbour 19.00

Strumble: Common Scoter 22 Arctic Skua 1 ( Pale Adult ) Med. Gull 5 ( 3 juv,2 Ad. ) Sandwich Tern 11 Common Tern 45 Arctic Tern 3 Black Tern...

Angle Area

On a wonderful sunny morning at Kilpaison 9 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plovers and a Bar Tailed Godwit. At Freshwater West 5 Sanderling on the beach a...

Hobby

A Hobby was catching dragonflies over Marloes Mere late morning. Also a Greenshank and 2 Snipe. (Paul G)

Strumble Head 07.30-11.30 / Fishguard Harbour

Strumble Head: Cormorant 19 ( A single flock heading N) Common Scoter 98 ( 10f ) Balearic Shear 1 Med. Gull 3 (All Ad.) Arctic Skua 2 4 Riss...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison this morning a couple of hours before high tide a juvenile Peregrine was tearing around creating havoc. Perhaps not surprisingl...

Thr Throughout July a steady stream of Phylossc's have been "su-eeting" and "swilluwing" in my garden, feasting on t...

Orielton

A Green Sandpiper standing around on lily pads on the pond this morning was unexpected.

Pen Anglas

4 Whimbrel flew high over west at 13:30.

British Wildlife magazine

I am having a clear out - would anyone like Volumes 1 - 20 of British Wildlife?? It is an excellent magazine but I don't think I am real...

Med. Gull R27R

Thanks for the info Derek , bird present again at low tide today at approx 4p.m. with 5 other Juvs an Adult & the 1st year bird. A coupl...

Juv Med Gull R27R

At Fishguard yesterday, was ringed at Pas de Calais on the 11/06/10. It`s very first sighting away from "home"

Balearic shearwaters

2 recent sightings - both near Grassholm. 1 on 7/8, 1 on 10/8

Angle

From Angle village - 6 Med gulls ( 4 adults, one with a green ring, 1 2nd cy and 1 1st cy), 2 Sandwich Terns, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Wh...

Strumble - 0815-1515

Large feeding gatherings offshore throughout watch, involving Gannets, Kittiwakes, Manx Shearwaters, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls, G...

Flagpoles 18.00

10 Med. Gulls at the Harbour , 5 Juvs , 2 1st Sum , 1 2nd Sum & 2 Adults inc. PHY1. Colour ringed Juv R27R allowed me to read ring this ...

Strumble 17.00-18.00 / Fishguard Harbour

Strumble quiet again , just 4 Common Scoter all males. Fishguard Harbour , at least 11 Med. Gulls 6 Juvs , 1 1st sum , 1 2nd sum & 3 Adu...

garden birds

We now know we have had at least 7 different Gt-sp woodies in the garden visiting the nuts. Three different males, 3 different juvs, & o...

Butterflies

Whilst waiting for some interesting waders to turn up at the Gann I have been enjoying what seems to be an exceptional butterfly year. The g...

Teifi waders

At high tide this morning on Patch - 22 Dunlin, 19 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling and a Turnstone. 10 Little Egrets around the estuary.

Teifi & Ty rhyg

Teifi above Priory Bridge this evening 2 Coot , adult & a mature juvenile were unusual? Teifi Marshes;- A focus on the reed bed for acro...

Minwear Viewpoint to Canastan Bridge

From Barry Potter Minwear Viewpoint to Canastan Bridge  10am to 4 pm Went looking for OSPREY today with no joy but made up for it with the f...

Strumble 17.00-19.00 / Fishguard Harbour

Strumble : Just 5 Common Scoter in the 2 hours. Harbour: 5 Juv Med. Gulls ( One pictured )

Teifi...

11 Little Egrets, most off St. Dogmael's Quay is getting near the peak count for the Teifi, also 6 Black-tailed Godwits roosting amongst...

Fishguard Harbour

From Leo Reich 6 Med. Gulls, 5 adults, 1 juv. > c.30 Oystercatchers > Linnet > Curlew > Rock Pipit > c.100 Black-Headed Gulls

Strumble 07.00-10.00 / Fishguard Harbour

Strumble: Common Scoter 12 Bonxie 3 Med.Gull 1 juv Puffin 6 Arctic Skua 1 ( Dark Imm. ) Common Tern 2 Harbour 10.30 ish Med. Gulls - 3 Juv ,...

North Pembs ...waders

Newport this am;- 1 Turnstone, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew. (Karen) Teifi, last night;- 8 Common Sandpipers at Jewsons, 7 Little Egrets from t...

Fishguard.. Med. Gull

Only 1 juvenile present when Derek Moore looked today.

Feathers...........more..

As a certain Mr McCanch has had the temerity to make several comments I was just about to in exactly the same way as he tried to break my an...

Preseli moorlands

Very little in the way of birds around the moorlands today. Lesser Redpolls at Brynberian moor, a Willow Tit at Ty Rhyg and a large flock of...

Tree Sparrow.

A single bird on the side of the road by Llangloffan Cemetery on my way home earlier. This morning a large flock of finches in the hedgerows...

Feathers..............!!

Hi, I have been following the comments about these feathers and finally decided to pitch in to the discussion, as I have quite a bit of cont...

North Pembs. -- yesterday

Fishguard Harbour:- c8pm, 9 Med. Gulls in the harbour, including, 1 with a green ring, if anyone is in the area and can try to read today? (...

Strumble Head 09.00-13.30 4th Aug.

Slightly disappointing return this morning considering the conditions : 29 Common Scoter (inc 9 females) 1 Arctic Skua (Dark Ad.) 1 Med. Gul...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison this morning shortly before high tide a small selection of waders busy feeding up on their way south - 18 Dunlin (a third juvs)...

Llanstadwell

3 Meds on the water around high tide today, 2 adults & one that appeared to be somewhere between 1st winter/2nd summer. c30 B/H/Gulls ...

Derek's feathers (2)

Looking at Derek's photo, the feathers look both too small and too dark for Pheasant, even juveniles. The average length of Pheasant pri...

Skomer

2 stunning juvenile Med Gulls flew north over North Haven this evening and saw a group of about 30 Common Dolphins (including several calves...

Teifi -- waders .. & ..CES

Sunday afternoon /evening;- At Jewsons, Common Sandpipers peaked? at c16+ in the late afternoon, Whimbrel count had increased to 3 later in ...

Er a bit late but...

I redescovered my mobile whilst sorting rubbish in my car this morning. On it was a message from Graham Tierney, a reliable birder who says ...