Tysties, stormies.....more from North

Fishguard Harbour,(Sunday):- The juvenile Black Guilllemot, looking ready to go, wing patch and face mark looking complete in the gloom of h...

Bosherston Garganey

Pic of the Garganey that David found at Bosherston - it looks like a juv to me too.

Garganey @ Bosherston

Excellent views of a juvenile (I think) Garganey on the eastern arm at its narrowest point, about 100m above the Grassy Bridge. For once I...

Skokholm Melodious Warbler

Past wardens showing how it’s done, Mike B. picking this one up. Seen briefly but clearly in the cottage garden around 8.15 and 8.45, then...

Melodious Warbler -- Skokholm

1 this morning, more from Jerry later.

Today 31st July was the last day for atlas fieldwork - a big thanks to all who have contributed records

We seem never to stop adding dots to maps of bird distribution in Pembrokeshire . Even after 5 years of local breeding bird atlas-bashing (2...

Wheatears in the Presellis: an attempt to estimate the population

I was prompted by my Atlas Conscience (aka Bob Haycock) a few weeks ago, when we bumped into each other on the Deer Park. “Have you done you...

Skomer

Been up to about 20 Willow Warblers most days recently but very surprised to see 2 White Wagtails today

Rosebush/Pantmaenog

The peregrines were putting on a show this evening. A juvenille was having fun chasing anything that came in range including crow, wood pige...

Teifi Ringing Group

A couple of months ago I added the Teifi Ringing Group blog to the Links section on the right hand side of the page you are now looking at. ...

Sprinkle Pill

At high tide this evening 7 Little Egrets roosting in trees at the mouth of the pill. Triple figure Black-headed Gulls, including 10+ juvs,...

Last of the Puffins for this year?

On a Sea Trust pelagic yesterday we stopped in at Skomer and Skokholm on the way back. There were very few Puffins in either location where...

Angle Harbour

Eight Mediterranean Gulls (7 ads + 1 2nd W) in Angle Harbour this morning, also c.100 Black-headed Gulls. There were a handful (<5) of ju...

Strumble

It helps if you can see the sea when seawatching - today it was not easy, with a light NNW pushing in heavy drizzle and mist. Even the ligh...

Red Rumped Swallow - Llangwm Pill

Report received from Graham Brace - A neighbour of mine who lives on the waterside on Llangwm Pill saw a single red-rumped swallow flying ...

Hobby at Bosherston

A hobby was seen again today between the Grassy Bridge and the Eight arch bridge. No other birds of note but some nice butterflies including...

Black Headed Gulls

Having seen only a handful of returning birds, I was surprised to see about 150, feeding (I think) on flying ants above our workshops at Pem...

Plumstone

A late morning walk on Plumstone Mountain turned up a few surprises. On the heath there were Linnets and Skylarks and on the forest edge Whi...

St Brides tonight / Pantmaenog last night

Young male kestrel and young chough. Peregrine on lookout. Single yellowhammer. Moorhen with a youngster on the pond with a fox walking acro...

Bosherston

Two Hobby were hawking high over the woods and eastern arm lake at Bosherston (between Grassy Bridge and Eight-arch Bridge) late yesterday m...

St Camaes, Strumble

From John O'Sullivan - Spent the wekend in my friends new house in St Dogmaels. Walked around Camaes Head sat 7a.m. Very close views of...

Swift safe return?

Whilst not seeing dolphins at Newquay this morning heard the seeee reeee calls of swifts overhead , something thats been a rare occurance  f...

Aberbach (23 July 2011)

While photographing beaches (for a local restaurant / hotel) I came across a nice little Sand Martin colony along the cliffs between Abermaw...

Teifi

Swallows, c1000 going to roost in the reed-bed c930 pm at the moment, often a flock of up to 10 Starlings too. 1 Sparrowhawk the only bird o...

Kete-Mill Bay

Kestrels active - the female chased off a pair of buzzards in Frenchmans Bay before heading back towards St Anns Head, both birds then hunti...

Amroth Terns

From Anne & Rob - Amroth Friday a.m. 0830 - c .30 Sandwich Terns gathered on the beach ( New Inn end ) , calling noisily and feeding ...

Rosebush/Pantmaenog

Young cuckoo perched beneath the car park and a little further along a young kestrel was sat preening on a stump, it then had a fly around b...

Crossbills

On a visit to the dark side of Trecwn,initially for butterflies, I was distracted by a roosting Barn Owl,and then fledgers---wren,bullfinch,...

Fishguard -- green R44R

Is this the 1st sighting of a Med. Gull in Pembs. that has visiting Spain in it's travels / winter holiday....? R44R Left ...

First love...

Coming in from the offshore leg of our cetacean survey we stopped off alongside the north  west side of  Skokholm where juvenile  peregrines...

Newport Thurs pm

2 Gloucester landfill Herring Gulls & an ad Med.

Mallard Family stop the Traffic

Returning from St Davids this afternoon I noticed something in the middle the A487, at GR SM 818 245, in front of the car in front of me. I...

Fishguard Harbour 17.00 19th July

The expected build up of Oystercatchers at this time of year was even more spectacular than anticipated , 30 yesterday turned into 300 today...

Strumble

A sea-watch from 1130 to 1600hrs with a NNW 6 backing NW and reducing to 3/4 produced: Common Scoter - 35 Curlew - 1 Whimbrel ...

Teifi estuary

Fairly quiet in the wind and rain this morning but 16 Sanderling on Poppit made a welcome change. 1 Black-tailed Godwit at the Webley with i...

Cuckoo -- Skomer

1 Today, -- I think it's the 1st one I've seen for a couple of years" (Dave B)

Green Sandpipers - Gann

2 Green Sandpipers at the Gann this evening, I may be wrong but I cannot recall ever seeing this species here! Also a single Redshank, 28 B...

Skomer -- Sooty

1 Sooty Shearwater with the Manx Shearwaters in St. Brides Bay this evening. (Dave B)

The Lyndon Look

The gular stripe is visible on Lyndon's photograph, something it is difficult to make out in flight in the field. Important? well Cape G...

North Pembs. breeding birds

Late on parade at Strumble for the Cory's........all over by 06:42 ! ....well done Rich S. Meanwhile on way to Strumble a thorough look ...

Strumble (17 July 2011)

Time: 0600 - 1200 Weather: Sunny spells. Wind: NNW (F8) early on then NW (F5) Cory's Shearwater - 4 (0610, 0620, 0635, 0642) Sooty Shea...

From a different perspective

Sometimes what we take for granted can take on a new meaning when viewed from a different perspective

Strumble (16 July 2011)

Time: 1400 - 1730 Weather: Sunny Wind: WSW (F6-7) Common Scoter - 8 (8M) Puffin - 9 Chough - 6 Common Porpoise - 3

North Pembs

Newport;- 20:00, 4 Common Sandpipers from the iron bridge, 40 Black-headed Gulls. Teifi:- 21:00. At the Webley roost, 1 sum plum Black-taile...

Newport Fri am

A Sanderling on the spit, a juv Med Gull & a pale/lime green ringed BH Gull.

Heronries

My annual plea for any information from heronries. I have counts of nests from Upton, Velindre and Cwm Cneifa. The Millin Pill site was occu...

Cleddau Records

From Barry Potter - this afternoon at Slebech Estate good views of Osprey by Oxland Wood and later over Slebech Castle. And from Graham Bra...

Ramsey Rosefinch

Here is a rather sketchy photo of the common rosefinch that was singing in the farmhouse garden this morning. It showed well for about 30 mi...

Common Rosefinch - Ramsey

1st summer male Common Rosefinch on Ramsey this morning. (Greg)

Castle Pond

Sue Lamb spotted this Scaup on Castle Pond, Pembroke on Monday evening. An interesting record for the summer after several birds at the same...

Newport.

Good to see a slight increase in waders this morning ~ 12 Curlew, 4 Redshank, 9 Oystercatchers, 2 sp Black Tailed Godwits, 1 Lapwing, 2 king...

Teifi

Yesterday;- An evening look along the Pembs. side, mainly from St. Dogmael's Quay, 3 Common Sandpipers,1 Stock Dove, 70 Curlew, 110 Bla...

Newport.

11 Curlew, 1 Redshank & 2 Kingfishers.

Lost Bins

From Dan Jenkins Jones - Lost: A pair of Leica 8x32BA (with a harness strap attached). Last seen at the St Justinians (pay and display car ...

Hook

(Glad you got the shrike Richard - cracking pics! No sign of the bird today according to Birdguides). A nice walk along the Cleddau at Hook...

South Pembs chough breeding summary

Breeding pairs of chough in South Pembs (Angle to Penally) have all fledged their young now. The last couple of broods fledged quite late at...

Lesser Grey Shrike (Sat 09 Jul 11)

The pics from late afternoon:

Lesser Grey Shrike (Sat 09 Jul 11)

On site from 0630 to 1800 Boy what a long week at work! (Dave - with regards to your post last Monday where you were praying for the bird ...

The Shrike

Is still present this morning according to Birdguides. Go see it!

Beetle

Looks like a Great Diving Beetle to me. Rosemary

Beetle

Can someone kindly I.D. this beetle for me? It was a large beetle ( Shrike food ), which was running round our garden this morning, before f...

Shrike

Some nice footage of the shrike here: http://youtu.be/Qj_nZ54Xwao

Lesser Grey Shrike

Day 5 - and the shrike is still there - per Alan Davies at Birdline Wales. If you haven't seen it, do! The first long stayer ever in t...

Shrike

The Lesser Grey Shrike showing very well at St Justinian's this morning up to 12:30 when I left as the rain set in. Near the coast path ...

Llangwm Redshanks

From Graham Brace - Redshanks made an early return to Llangwm Pill this year with 7 being present on 21st June and numbers growing steadil...

Shrike

Is still present this morning (news from Alan Davies at Birdline Wales).

You little beauty

If it continues to show as well as it did late afternoon, there will be better shots than this, so I'd better post them quick!

City news

The Lesser Grey Shrike found by Marion this morning. A stroke of genius--she marked the spot for us, by tying a tissue to a fence post. Than...

Lesser Grey Shrike

Still present late morning (Paul G, Wendy & Dyfed J). Please stay until this evening....!

Lesser Grey Shrike -- St. David's

Found by Marion B. early this am. Walk from St Justinian's car park North along the coast path towards Pencarnan. Byron & Marion ta...

Crepuscular Birds

A bit late reporting due to being away at a Welsh Bat-workers conference. At Slebech on 29th June (late in the evening, just before midnight...

Newport Sun am

A nice summer plumage Black Tailed Godwit.

Skokholm today

A piece of tricky identification spotted by John Hayes !! on Skokholm today.... A seabird ringing visit today, see Teifi Ringing Group , but...

Irish Sea

Just back form a great trip on the Stena Europe, Fishguard to Rosslare ferry. See the Whales in Wales blog for details of the cetacean sigh...

Teifi

Much the same as Newport;- This evening, 3 Redshank -new for season, Curlew up to 77, 80 Black-headed Gulls, 10 being juveniles. 1 juvenile ...

Carn-ingli a.m

A surprise at the car parking area above Cilgwyn were 4 whinchats along with 2 redstarts and further along the road 3 different pairs of red...

Newport Fri pm

2 Gloucester landfill Herring Gulls & my 1st juv Black Headed. A Little Egret - the first for months. 2 Redshanks & with them a larg...

MID Pembs - Sunday 3 July

The Flowers and Insects of the Dowrog Common - a walk The next outdoor meeting of the Mid Pembs section of the Wildlife Trust is as follows ...

silage

I know there are plenty of negatives to silage, but the fields after cutting are a magnet to large flock of gulls etc., not to mention the k...

Lockley's Letters

The volume of letters written from Skokholm in the late 1930s by Ronald Lockley to his friend and brother in law, John Buxton, first publish...

A rather unexpected garden first

Having put the world to rights last night with Ian Rowlands of "Planet Whales ( http://www.planetwhale.com/ ) a good strong mug of tea ...