Pembs Bird Group and Mid Pembs Group

The next outdoor meeting of the Mid pembs section of the Wildlife Trust is as follows When; Sunday 3rd April Meet 10:30 Where : Mason...

Possible "Sinensis" Cormorant at Fishguard Harbour

I had a possible Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis at Fishguard Harbour late this afternoon. Seen initially on the Flagpoles side of the inner b...

Newport

1700 - 9 Shelduck, 6 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 pair Teal and 4 Wigeon (2m 2f).

St Florence

Yes, as Sam says a lovely afternoon after the rain and in St Florence the birds were singing along the Ritec - at least 8 Chiffchaffs and 4 ...

Newport Wed pm

What a lovely afternoon. Highlights were 2 Gloucester landfill Herring Gulls & a (?the) Greenshank.

The First Cuckoo ??

Yesterday I received a report, from a reputable source, of a Cuckoo calling in the Barch/Brandy Brook area on 27th March.

Newport

At least 2 singing blackcaps down by the estuary this a.m. But it was not very warm & I saw no hirundines!

St Dogmaels to Newport

From Mike Jones - Yesterday walking 12.5 miles St Dogmaels to Newport, the highlights were, 140 Atlantic Grey Seals on Traeth Godir-cock (Ce...

More on Stonechats

Evidence from the BTO's Migration Atlas suggests a proportion of UK Stonechats winter as far south as Iberia and North Africa. The March...

Sunday and Monday

On Sunday a couple of Willow warblers singing at Mullock. On Monday a Cetti's singing in the Sea Buckthorn on the beach side of Tenby Go...

stonechat migration

There is apparently only one ringing recovery so far of a stonechat ringed in Pembs (51 years ago!): 86334 Adult Female 23-09-1960 ...

Brambling

This Brambling was feeding with Chaffinches in our St.Davids garden today. It was a striking male just about coming into Summer dress.

Ring Ouzels -- Skokholm

A pair of Ring Ouzels this afternoon, and the island's 1st Swallow this Spring. (Jerry)

Green-winged Teal

From Paul G - Green-winged Teal from the Britton Hide this morning, also ringtail Hen Harrier, Sand Martin, Swallow, Willow Warbler & Ch...

Late news -- Snow Bunting

Newport Dunes;- 1 Snow Bunting on Friday afternoon. (Mary & Bob Radley)

Little Haven to St Brides last Thursday

Interesting post from Richard D last Thursday - lots of passerines on this walk including good numbers (a dozen or so) of Stonechats. I did ...

Ramsey Swallows

First of the year (2 birds heading south) on 26/3 - the earliest date in the past 6 years, but then we haven't had weather like this in ...

Bosherston

A Common Sandpiper and at least 13 Goosanders between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge this evening.

Marloes & Gann

Around 20 Sand Martins over a chilly Mere this evening. 6 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, and 20+ of both Teal & Mallard (I didn't see the GWTe...

Kestrel at Ty Rhyg

The male kestrel was hovering over the northern edge late afternoon with 5 buzzards overhead. Noticed a few voles scurrying in the dry ditch...

Hirundines - Crundale and St Davids

Following a couple of Sand Martins over Crundale yesterday, we had Sand Martins and House Martins in a mixed flock of about 60, plus c6 Swal...

The Gann

Between 4 & 5pm. 41 Bar Tail Godwits, 31Brent, 12 Shelduck, 9 Teal, 3 Greenshank, 1 female Wigeon, c50 Common Gulls. 1 Chiffchaff singin...

Ty Rhyg

No Shrike this morning but the forest was full of the sound of Chiff Chaff & Willow Warbler, all we need now is Paddy to come out of hib...

Strumble (27 Mar 11)

Thanks Steve - good to know. I have not seen Dartfords in this county since 2008 so I will continue my fruitless searching! Meanwhile at St...

Dartfords

Hi Richard Yes they are still present in the north of the county at least some have survived the winter.

Dartford Warblers (or lack of...)

Has anybody seen any Dartfords in the north of the county this year??? I see from Rich C photos that they are still doing ok in the south. ...

Marloes Mere - again

Around 2:30pm - very quiet, 1 Ringtail Hen Harrier, 6 Gadwall, & a few Teal. Sand Martins in large helpings, about 200 again, though dif...

Migrants at Westfield Pill.

The first Willow Warbler this morning.Other arrival dates,Chiffchaff16th.,Sand Martin18th,and Blackcap24th.

Great Grey Shrike at Ty Rhyg

Great Grey Shrike at Ty Rhyg 11.30-12 this morning. Originally it was some distance away but the attention of a couple of pipits drove it th...

Marloes Mere, 0730 this morning

An early morning stroll down the track to the hide, at first it was the usual quiet scenario. 9 Sand Martins feeding, a couple of Teal dabbl...

Pembroke Millpond

A little surprisingly, the two immature male Scaup on the Millpond earlier in the year are still present and have moulted into fine adult ma...

Ring Ousel, Black Redstarts....

Ring Ousel,1 Mynydd Dinas this afternoon. (Bethan C.) Black Redstarts, 4 on Skokholm today. (Jerry ) 1 Jack Snipe, several Swallows in among...

Willow Warbler

There was a Willow Warbler singing at Dinas Cross today the first I know of in Pembrokeshire this spring.

St Justinians and Ramsey

2 swallows and 1 house martin in amongst sand martins moving east over St Justinians this afternoon. A touch of winter still on Ramsey with ...

Marloes Mere

Late afternoon - heaving with Sand Martins, rough guess at some 200, no obvious Swallows or House Martins. Following Dave`s comments, no G...

Green-winged Teal

Drake still present at Marloes Mere at 12.30 today, in the channel just beyond the Britton Hide (per Paul G). No doubt this bird has been h...

Little Haven to St. Brides

Groups of 6-10 razorbills close in, synchronized diving and grunting along Goultrop Roads. A few shags fishing in the shallow bays. In the w...

Teifi Marshes

This evening 120+ Sand Martins feeding over the reedsbeds, 30 Pied Wagtails going to roost in the reeds, on the river a male and 4 redheaded...

Gann

This evening at the Gann: Bar-tailed Godwit 56 (a high count for this locality) Brent Goose 33 (all appeared to be light-bellied)

Marloes Mere

Around 60 hirundines this evening - all seemed to be sand martins although Anna claimed a house Martin! Having not seen a Little Grebe there...

Llangolman

Today in the Llangolman area chiffchaffs were singing everywhere together with a blackcap and the odd sand martin flying over. Quite a lot o...

Ring-necked Duck at Bosherston

The female Ring-necked Duck was on view in the central lake at Bosherston this morning. Other sightings there this week have included up t...

Skokholm -- Black Redstart

To continue the island theme;- This morning has seen, 2 Blackcaps, our first of the season. 1 Black Redstart, 9 Chiffchaff, 13 Wheatear, Mer...

Ramsey Update

update from the past week... Red kite (4 on 23/3 and 1 today) wheatear - daily chiffchaff - singles each day, 3 today. goldcrest - 1 (19/3 -...

Island migrants........

This morning, Skomer;- 1 Black Redstart, 1 Blackcap, 30 Chiffchaff. Skokholm;- 1 Black tailed Godwit. (Chris, Sarah, Jerry)

St Govans

Not much moving about on the coast but a few Dunnocks and Blackbirds singing and a nice Dartford in the scrub too. At Tenby today lots of Sk...

Dinas Head

What a difference 2 days make. Needle Rock now swarming with Guillemots & Razorbills. And a Swallow.

Skokholm, Skomer....&.. Trefeiddan (S-eared Owl)

The closest we could get to an island today....... ..Trefeiddan this evening, 1 Short-eared Owl, 3 Swallows, c6 Sand Martins, 1 Stonechat, ...

St. Brides to Musselwick

Lovely evening stroll to Musselwick and back Like Noah's Ark - two of everything. Two peregrines, two chough, two buzzards, two ravens ...

Spring

In St Florence this morning it was very spring like once the early morning fog had cleared. This Wren gathering nesting material clearly tho...

Whimbrels - Skokholm

20 Whimbrels over whilst unloading materials for re-building the quay.... (Wendy J)

Just a "heads up"....

Hoopoe in Devon over the weekend, after last spring`s headless chicken syndrome (for one or two of us) they could be here anytime now!...

Treffieddan

As dusk approaced two Short-eared Owls having a good fly around and a superb Sand martin passage.

Pembroke Millpond

Update on the waders on the upper millpond Black-tailed Godwits 197 including the colour ringed bird orange/yellow Redshank 45 Greenshank 18...

Newport

10.00 - 7 Redshank, 2 Water Rails, 1 Kingfisher, the Pink Foot was grazing in the field above the lime kiln, and the whole town seemed to be...

Dinas Head

Lots of Meadow Pipits, a Skylark singing on a fence post (hadn't known they did this). No Stonechats, no Wrens & no Guillemots or Ra...

brambling

Good to hear a skylark singing this morning once the mist had cleared, & a male brambling brightened the feeders with a slightly more wi...

A misty high tide this morning ........

....... at the Gann, one Wheatear, 25 Brent Geese including 2 Dark Bellied - the most Brents I have seen here this year. Also about 60 Bar-t...

Marloes Mere: Sand Martins & Golden Plover

It was good to meet Derek at the Mere early this afternoon. As well as a Chiffchaff that was feeding and calling actively by the Britton Hid...

Green Woodpecker over Crundale

A green woodpecker flew over Crundale yesterday, 19 Mar 11, heading ESE.

Martin's Haven & Deer Park

No migrants obvious given the wind and rain down here, but a ringtail Hen Harrier seen flying over to Skomer being mobbed by gulls. A female...

Puffins -- Skomer

More than 1170 counted in St. Brides today by Sarah Harris the new assisstant warden on Skomer. (Chris)

Pantmaenog Shrike

From Brian Southern - The Great Grey Shrike was still at Pantmaenog this morning - very active moving from conifer to conifer in the clearfe...

Plumstone

A nice male Goshawk at Plumstone this evening, with good numbers of Starlings still putting on a good show, with 3 Buzzards and a Peregrine ...

Newport Sat pm

Initially quiet. Just 2 Ringed Plovers, no Dunlin & 6 Wigeon. 10 Teal, 8 Redshanks & 2 Shelducks were middling. But the Pink Foot ...

Stack Rocks

At Stack Rocks this morning 100's of Guillemots and plenty of Razorbills on the lower levels of the stacks. They were coming and going w...

The Gann, around high water.

Late afternoon - c35 Bartail Godwits, (most I`ve ever seen there) 19 Brent, 1 Gt N Diver - distant, way over towards Dale fort. not much in...

Ramsey

Chough nest building for first time today. Few more wheatears today plus 4 chiffchaffs. Female/juv black redstart and a white wagtail.

Bosherston

At Bosherston late morning the female Ring-necked Duck was on the central arm in company with a lone rh Goldeneye. I wonder if it has been t...

Mid pembs section of the WTSWW

Monday the 21st March2011. Mid Pembrokeshire indoor meeting. The next indoor meeting of the Group is on Monday the 21st March 2011 at The P...

Skomer

16 Puffins in the Haven this morning, 8/9 Chiffchaffs today, 11 yesterday. The ring-tail Hen Harrier still present. (Chris - warden)

Newport (Early am)

25 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 4 Shelduck, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Sand Martins and a Kingfisher

Preseli area

Just as Sash described at the deer park on monday, there has been an arrival of stonechats at several of their usual haunts along the southe...

C-C

I guess the chiff-chaffs are spreading inland fast as one was singing in Bwlch-y-Groes at lunchtime today.

Spring is here ....

...... a Chiffchaff in the copse by the house, its delicate "chiff chaffs" somewhat drowned out by the vocal and vigorous Great Ti...

Blackpool Mill/ Slebech Estate

On the river a female Goosander. On the estate a flock of over 400 Chaffinches with Bramblings and Reed Buntings mixed in.

The Gann this evening

Quite a lot of disturbance from dogs, but lots of Oystercatchers and Curlews on the shore. The gull roost had very high numbers of Common Gu...

Martin's Haven: Stonechats!

It has really been very hard to find any Stonechats round here in the last month or so: the cold weather seemed to hit them particularly har...

Red Necked Grebe

From Mike Jones -  Red Necked Grebe, 1 mile north of Cwm-yr Eglwys, also quite a few kittiwake, guilimots,and razor bills at Dinas Island. 

Black-necked Grebe -- Llys-y-fran

A small flock c10 Meadow Pipits near the dam, migrants I guess as the mobile party of 6 of various aged Grey Herons? The Black-necked Grebe,...

Newport

Y Cwm - female Wheatear.

Deer Park

I managed to catch up with some Wheatears this morning with 3 - 2 male and a female - 100 yards or so east of the Deer Park. The male in par...

Martin's Haven & Deer Park

2 male Wheatear yesterday (1 at the top of the steps up to the Deer Park, 1 further along the Rath). A lovely sight (and sound) has been a m...

Skokholm today

Wonderful weather, but Skokholm felt a few days away from spring yet, with a single male Wheatear and the freshly-eaten remains of a Manxie ...

Manxies back on land............

Last night the first Manx Shearwater back on the island. Chiffchaff today, and Wheatears have been seen daily since first reported. (Chris, ...

St Davids Hd am

8 Wheatears, 2 Merlins and a single Siskin.

Wheatears,etc....& Snow Bunting !

Interesting part of The WeBs on the outer breakwater in Fishguard;- 2 summer plumage Black Guillemots off the berth wall, and, by it's v...

Marsh Tit vs Willow Tit

A very interesting article in this month's Birdwatch that sheds new light (well, new if you haven't read the 2009 British Birds arti...

Gann & WeBS

The Red-necked Grebe still at the Gann this evening (in the bay, not too far out) and on the beach an impressive 34 Knot. Also 10 Bar-tailed...

Shrike at Pantmaenog

From Brian Southern - At last managed to catch-up with the Great Grey Shrike  at Pantmaenog, 200m west of Pantmaenog House  sat at the top o...

Ramsey and Trefeiddan

First Wheatears (2) of the year today. First Sand Martins (3) yesterday with another 4 today. Lapwings displaying again today (5 birds in to...

Strumble &Teifi

A male wheatear at Strumble Head on Saturday morning, & a chiff-chaff at the Bass lagoon today (Sunday). The c-c was too busy feeding in...

Castlemartin Corse

Last Webs count of the season and it was, as expected, pretty quiet at Castlemartin Corse this morning. The big numbers of Wildfowl and wade...

Ty Rhyg

They have started logging in the main forest. Two Red Kites displaying overhead, a male Kestrel, a female Goshawk and a pair of Willow Tits ...

Saturday 12th march Cilgerran

A dozen or so of us from The Mid Pembs Section of the Wildlife Trust spent ‘a day out’ at Cilgerran Wildlife Centre. Many thanks to Nathan...

Newport an addition

An ad Med Gull with a green ring, unreadable in the gloaming.

Black Redstart

I saw a female Black Redstart on Pen Anglas point at 12:45 and the first couple of Sand Martins went over at 14:00.

Low Tide

Nevern estuary waiting for the action ----the Pink footed goose, a goosander, two Blackwits colouring up, one lapwing and seven redshank. A ...

Lapland Bunting

One over St Davids Hd am, Great Northern Diver Whitesands.

Less obvious migration

OK not brilliant pictures but just to give some idea of what was going on at Strumble this morning. I arrived early (about eight o clock lef...

Marloes & Deerpark.

The Mere was very quiet only a Teal, Shoveler and 12 Canada's; Even a female Merlin flying through didn't disturb anything. Onto the...

Gann

Red necked Grebe in bay otherwise quiet. St Anne`s Head two male Wheatears.

large bird of prey

That's good to hear Dave; well worth checking & eliminating the possibility.

Eagle (or whatever it is)

Spoke to Richard, the farmer at Clerkenhill, this morning. They have NOT had falconers flying large birds of prey there in the past few mon...

Spring springing!

Warm winds , a quick look at Strumble at lunchtime and my first wheatear of the year!

Pen Anglas

I saw a female Merlin fly west past the point at 15:30.

north pembs

Some small flocks of golden plover still about, 150 a couple of days ago & 50 yesterday. But the real star today was a wren; the first o...

2 Great Grey Shrikes

A mission to knock the one bird theory on the head today was successful. One Shrike was well settled in the clear fell c200m south of Pantma...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly west low over the point at 17:00.

Marloes Mere

Female Merlin otherwise very quiet.

Bosherston and Pembroke Millpond

Two Bitterns visible at Bosherston this morning, in the usual reedbed near Broadhaven Beach, with five Goldeneye (imm male and four females)...

Wheatears - Portland, Bardsey ...........and Pembrokeshire

4 at The Bill this morning,..............Spring progress....... Bardsey by the afternoon... And 2 on Skomer at 4 p.m.reported from Chris the...

Llys-y-fran

Sightings as post from Richard D plus 4 Goosanders, 1m & 3f and 3 Goldeneye, 1m & 2f. It was also good to hear quite a few Greenfinc...

Mid pembs Section of the Wildlife trust

The next outdoor meeting of the Mid pembs section of the Wildlife Trust is as follows Visit to Welsh Wildlife Centre - Pembrokeshire WhenSat...

Black-necked Grebe -- Llys-y-fran Resr.

The Black-necked Grebe just beyond the fish cages this morning, the Snow Goose with c100 Cananda Geese grazing in fields on the western side...

A day out

A nice day out with Wendy J & Paul G, started at Amroth/Wiseman's Bridge with just a handful of scoter, a couple of distant divers a...

Angle & Bosherston

At Kilpaison this morning c.100 Dunlin and 20 Ringed Plover. Very few Wigeon now left. At Angle Harbour 18 Brents and a few Turnstones but o...

Newport Mon am

The Pink footed Goose & the Greenshank still there with a Black T Godwit moulting into Summer plumage. Lots of gulls. Nothing out of the...

Newport Area.

Carningli Common - 50 Golden Plover, otherwise seem to be empty of birds today. Penlan - f Kestrel, pair of Stonechat and a Fox lazing in th...

Annual Trusts Dinner

The Pembrokeshire Trusts local groups annual dinner will be held this year on 9 April. Peter Tithecott is once again kindly organising. Clic...

Swans at St Annes

The Swans are still there last night - near to dusk and at some distance but there were six birds of which 2 appeared to be Bewicks and the...

Bittern --Teifi Marshes

Today some preparation of our rides, for the year ahead. This evening over the Mallard hide / run area of the reed-bed, Peregrine, a Barn O...

Hen Harrier..nr. Scolton

Just back after popping up to see if I could make contact with the Shrikes - no luck at either sight, I'm beginning to wonder if my bino...

A nice afternoon out

A great 5 hours out with Paul G, highlights being Great Grey Shrike (2pm, Pantmaenog), Pink-footed Goose (Nevern), 2 Black Guillemots (Fishg...

Tresinwen Alarm Clock(!)

Rudely woken up this morning by two Great Spotted Woodpeckers drumming in the garden. They seemed to be in competition trying out various n...

2 Great Grey Shrikes ?

See posts directly below..............!! An overlap in observation times, and not 1 widely wandering bird.........? John M has suggested tha...

Ty Rhyg

The Great Grey Shrike was by the gate on top of the 1st fir tree in the hedgerow on the right, this was at 11.20am. Watched it for over 20 m...

Great Grey Shrike

The Great Grey Shrike is currently showing well in Pantmaenog c200m below Pantmaenog house (inhabited) in the centre of the clear fell at ...

Strange explosions of birds...

Whilst damageing my brain trying to contact BT, I looked out of the window and saw starlings and corvids semi-exploding. It seemed not with...

Newport

10.00 - 7 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 8 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 32 Curlew, 1 Pink Footed Goose.

North Pembs.........

Newport;- 1 Pink-footed Goose, c20 Teal, c15 Wigeon still. Teifi ;- 1 Sanderling , 2 Dunlin , 7 Ringed Plover. Also 4 Goldeneye still on th...

Owls

I got to Plumstone Mountain too late this evening for the starlings and, as it turned out, any harriers, but I was treated to 2 fly-pasts fr...

Great Grey Shrike -- Pantmaenog..

Friday 4th March -- yesterday;- Bumped into a nice couple and got talking about boats (always working) and birds etc. They were very excited...

Bosherston and Ty Rhyg

From Andrew Grant -  Just to let you know I spent Saturday afternoon (March 5th) photographing 4 Bittern in the reedbed at Bosherton where ...

The Gann

General Observations rather than trying really hard but 27 Light bellied Brents present in two groups. Perhaps 50 Curlew but rather few oth...

Pembs Bird Group Monday 7th march 2011

Monday the 7th March 2011 Pembs Bird Group Indoor meeting. The next indoor meeting of the Group is on Monday the 7th March 2011 at The Patc...

Skomer.........

A couple of early season ! observations;- 1 ringtail Hen Harrier, 3 Short-eared Owls, & 2 Redwing present today. (Chris)

Whimbrel ...&...Tysties..

Whilst on Patch( Teifi ) this evening at dusk, 1 calling Whimbrel flying out of the estuary.....Ireland next stop by the direction? ( Teifi...

Swans & Geese

At Kete, 6 Swans still present, 4 Whoopers + 2 Bewicks. High tide & a glassy sea at the Gann produced 15 L/B Brent, otherwise very quiet...

Ty Rhyg

Very quiet, could hear crossbills calling in the distance but no visual contact and saw a pair of Willow tits

Bosherston - yesterdays dip - AGAIN

We all know that one in the hand is worth two in the bush but, are two ON the hand worth two in the REEDBED ?

Clerkenhill 'eagle'

My sister is friendly with the family that own Clerkenhill so I am awaiting feedback on the possibility that the 3 recent sightings in that ...

Apex Predator!

Coming back from Strumble yesterday (8 Scoter ) just along the straight bit leading from the sea, an explosion of birds, corvids and starlin...

Teifi

3 Goldeneye from St Dogmaels Quay. The Wigeon flock now down to just 80. Good to see 4 Yellowhammers at the farm where they were also feedin...

Bosherston Bitterns

Excellent views of the 2 Bitterns in the reed bed nr Broadhaven South today. On the Pembroke river from Pennar - 2 Scaup, 80 Knot, 7 Grey Pl...

Blackpool Mill

At Blackpool Mill this afternoon 3 Dippers seen, one carrying nesting material. Grey Wagtails also much in evidence and a Kingfisher flew up...

Dartfords

Another wonderful bright, crisp morning. Perfect to look for Dartford Warblers, I thought. And so it proved to be! At a regular spot on the ...

The big Eagle question

Hope someone has the contacts to follow up Mark W's suggestion about the "eagle". It reminds me of a day, some years ago, when...

Newport

08.30- 9 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Shelduck, 1 Pink-Footed Goose (with 4 Canada,s in the field behind the limekiln).

Pembroke River

From Barry Potter - Two hours on the river at low tide today gave 35 species including,179 SHELDUCK, 19 BLACK TAILED GODWIT, c.40 TEAL, smal...

clerkenwell

I gather that falconers sometimes fly birds at Clerkenwell, so although an "eagle" is possible, it might be worth checking for jes...

Tenby - St David's Day

Info from Owen Leyshon for yesterday - 1 Purple Sandpiper on the New Lifeboat Slipway   1 fem/imm Black Redstart in the sandy cove on South ...

Forty plus years on - changing breeding bird populations at Stackpole

I recently unearthed a 1968 report of a breeding birds survey undertaken on the Stackpole Estate by Peter Stuttard , then at the Orielton ...

Two Tysties were together seen off the Stena Europe yesterday afternoon and again this afternoon in Fishyguard Harbour. At l...

Angle Bay (01 Mar 11)

11 Pale Bellied Brents, c.50 Wigeon, 30+ Bar Tailed Godwit, 10 Knot and c.200 Dunlin on the beach at low tide. A hedge-cutting tractor flush...

Red-necked Grebe etc

Highlights of a few sites visited today: Newgale marsh - a ringtail Hen Harrier and c100 Teal. In the bay from Newgale to Broadhaven North -...

Westfield Pill

A Water Rail again showing extremely well at Westfield Pill this morning. Totally oblivious to myself and another photographer within a few ...