Skomer today

Pretty similar to yesterday - 5 Grey Wagtails flew over, 4 White Wagtails, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Whitethroats, 2 Tree Pipits, 10 Willow Wa...

Pantmaenog

Pair of kestrels (female on telegraph wires beneath Pantmaenog House and a male on top of a conifer nearby). 3 chiffchaff singing. Big hatch...

Strumble (31 Aug 2011)

Time: 0600 - 1500 Weather: Sunny spells Wind: NE (F3) Balearic Shearwater - 3 Pomarine Skua - 1 (J) Arctic Skua - 8 (8D) Great Skua - 1 Med...

Garganey at Bosherston

Imm Garganey still present with the Mallards between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge this morning.

Skomer yesterday

A few migrants around again yesterday - 3 Goldcrests, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Yellow Wagtail flew west, 15 Sedge Warblers, 2 Tree Pipi...

Monday boat trip up Teifi River

Little Egret 21 an amazeing count Black Tailed Godwit 1 Oystercatcher 50 Curlew 50

Up north

A scout around Dinas Mountain for Sunday's Dotterels didn't locate any, but I'd forgotten how amazing the views from the top are...

Strumble (30 Aug 11)

Time: 0600 - 1500 Weather: Cloudy Wind: N (F2) Sooty Shearwater - 1 Balearic Shearwater - 3 Pomarine Skua - 3 (2P, 1J) Arctic Skua - 18 (3P...

Newport Tues pm

Around the bridge 3, possibly 4, Greenshanks, a Common Sand & a summer plumage Little Grebe. Regular Herring Gull Blue BHS. On the mud t...

Little Stint -- Fishguard

I am a visiting birder on holiday with the family. Spent an hour at first light this morning on the small beach at Goodwick/Fishguard and ha...

Garganey at Bosherston

Imm Garganey still present with the Mallards between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge this morning.

Skokholm

No sign of the Hoopoe or Marsh Harrier this morning. Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 8 Sedge Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler 2 Goldc...

Quail - west of Brawdy

Thanks to Byron I had the pleasure of listening to at least 3 Quail singing this morning (c.10.30) in Barley fields 500m west of Paran, SM83...

Osprey -- Teifi

08:30 the Osprey from the River Viewpoint on the Reserve. (John Thomas) Patch;- Whilst studying Rock Pipits (passage ?) this morning, 6+ San...

Martin's Haven

Good numbers of warblers around in the valley, a mixture of Willow and Chiffchaffs, but still a fair number of Whitethroats, but they are mu...

Sooty Shearwaters -- Skokholm

5 past with returning Manx 19:30 -- 20:10 (Mark H.)

Skomer

Maybe a few more birds around today, or maybe just popping up more in the nice weather - about 20 Willow Warblers, 25 Sedge Warblers, 10 Whi...

Hoopoe, Marsh Harrier -- Skokholm

Hoopoe still present, a fem /imm Marsh Harrier, Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Sedge Warblers, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher and ...

Curlew Sandpipers - Newport

3 Juvenile Curlew Sandpipers this evening on the rising tide, may be new birds by their behaviour, favouring the waters edge under the sand ...

One less Magpie in a Newport garden !

By Gareth Hughes....

Strumble (29 Aug 2011)

Time: 0600 - 1600 Weather: Sunny Wind: N (F4-5 early morning then F2-3) Balearic Shearwater - 6 Pomarine Skua - 3 (3J) Arctic Skua - 22 (6P...

Osprey

After dipping on the Newport Osprey a few years ago -----I got back from holiday a day too late!---the opportunity to see one has never aris...

St Ann's Head

Failed to spot the Yellow Wagtails yesterday when we were up at St Ann's Head but found them today - just 3 juvenile/females in amongst ...

Osprey - Teifi Marsh

More from a rather excited Janet later -- Osprey over the reserve at 14:45

Bosherston

Immature Garganey with the Mallards between Eight-arch Bridge and grassy Bridge this morning.

Dinas Dotterels

I have just this minute received an email from Chris Pierpoint - as follows – two dotterels on top of Dinas Mountain yesterday morning. On ...

St Anns-Dale Airfield

Wheatear most visible (25 counted in total) with 6 birds in recently mowed field by Kete with a further 7 in field where the bull was. The a...

Osprey - Teifi Marsh

The Osprey over the marsh at 11:19, flying downstream. (John O'Sullivan)

Late post --(Strumble) but some good records

Thought you might be interested in my sea-watch at Strumble Head on Friday 26th August from 07.35 to 10.35. During this time I was the...

Curlew Sandpipers -- Newport

18:00;- Now 4 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Sanderling , 4 Knot, 1+ Greenshank heard, c25 Dunlin, c25 Ringed Plover. Teifi;- 2 Common Sandpi...

Sooty, Pom & Osprey

Cemaes Head;- This morning, 1 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Pomarine Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 3 Bonxie past. St. Dogmaels;- Osprey flying up river, also p...

Hoopoe -- Skokholm

Hoopoe for it's 3rd day, also 1 Sooty Shearwater with manxie feeding party, 1 Puffin, Tree Pipit, 3 White Wagtails. (Mark Hipkin)

Skomer

Maybe a few more migrants around today - about 20 Willow Warblers, 5 Blackcaps and a Goldcrest

Strumble (28 Aug 2011)

Time: 0600 - 1800 Weather: Sunny spells. Wind: NW (F4) Sooty Shearwater - 2 Balearic Shearwater - 3 Long Tailed Skua - 2 (2J) Great Skua - ...

Dale

No waders on the airfield, but water levels still look good. At the Gann 1 Barwit, 2 Common Sands, 2 Redshank, 2 Turnstone & 5 Ringed Pl...

wet-my-lips

Two Quail definite and possibly a third calling this morning in a corn field just west of the army base at Brawdy. We were close enough to o...

Curlew Sandpipers (Newport)....&....Teifi news

Newport;- 3 Juvenile Curlew Sandpipers at Newport 17:00 just before HT. Nice birds presumably just arrived since Marc H's early wader co...

St Ann's Head Yellow Wagtails

Probably a dozen birds in a loose flock in the field by the lighthouse. Associating with the cows, but flighty, so often scattering before f...

Strumble (27 Aug 2011)

Time: 0600 - 1700 Weather: Sunny spells. Wind: WNW (F5-6) Sooty Shearwater - 3 Balearic Shearwater - 1 Great Skua - 7 Arctic Skua - 12 (5P,...

Skomer

Just a few migrants around today - about a dozen Willow Warblers & 3 Goldcrests. Saw a Speckled Wood yesterday which is only the second ...

Ramsey migrants

Few migrants tickling through today. Female common redstart, up to 15 willow warblers, 1 chiffchaff 1 goldcrest and a whitethroat. Good numb...

Newport...and Med.Gulls.

Newport;- 1st sum Med. Gull, 6 Greenshank, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Knot, 3 Common Sandpipers, 10 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plovers. Also Med. Gu...

Martin's Haven Choughs

Astonishing numbers of Chough here this morning. Not content with the resident family of six from Renny's Slip, a party of as many as 30...

Yellow Wags - Friday

3 still at St. An's Head, in the partially cropped field just north of the cottages. No waders on Dale Airfield but after the overnight...

Fishguard (26 Aug 2011)

Barn Owl just flown over road by Fishguard Fort.

Skomer

There are no migrant birds on Skomer

Osprey

Two good sightings today -Good views of the adult from Picton Point at 5.30pm circling and fishing. Forced up the East Cleddau by boats we o...

Belated Osprey report

Following Dave A's report, saw an Osprey in a dead tree at Millin Pill yesterday at about 2-00pm. It was on the opposite bank to the vie...

Newport Fri pm

A relatively brief visit was quite productive. A Kingfisher, an ad & a juv Sandwich Tern preening with the gulls. A repeatedly flushed f...

Sanderling

2, At Broad Haven (N) this afternoon, very tame - ignoring the bank holiday throng & their dogs.

Fishguard Med Gulls

This morning 3 juvs at the base of the inner breakwater & another at the flagpoles. No older birds.

North Pembs waders

Newport;-from the Boat Club 1 Sanderling, 5 Knot, 1 Turnstone, 2 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, at least 1 Greenshank calling and 1 1...

Skomer

2 Greenshanks turned up on North Pond this afternoon after the heavy rain - Greenshank is a surprisingly rare bird out here, I don't thi...

Osprey & Yellow Wagtails

A long walk from Picton Point westwards along the shoreline to the mouth of Millin Pill was rewarded with views of an adult Osprey carrying...

Bosherston

Garganey still present at Bosherston, and still with the Mallards and Teal between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge. Otherwise quiet. It ...

Dale & St Anne's

Early morning at the Gann- 3 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sands, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Moorhen--all on the lagoon. No small waders on the shore. 3 Yellow Wa...

Crossbills at Ty Rhyg

Group of crossbills calling along upper path, otherwise very quiet.

Barn Owl jnr

Over the last months I have been watching, from a distance, a pair of Barn Owls nesting in a nearby small barn. They were late to get going ...

Osprey - juvenile bird @ Millin Pill

Decided to stop off on the Cleddau on my way back from Carmarthen this evening for an 'Osprey watch', nothing at a cool Picton Point...

Skomer

Despite the rain in the early hours there were no new migrants in today really, still just about a dozen Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps & ...

Newport Wed am

2 Greenshanks still at the bridge + a Common Sand & a Kingfisher (my 1st since March). Elsewhere little of note except a Little Egret. L...

Ramsey

Grey wagtail and yellow wagtail around the farm building fields yesterday. Purple sandpiper roost has increased to 7 in the last week (only ...

Skomer

About 15 Willow Warblers round the valleys again today, 2 White Wagtails & a Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Common Sandpipers in South Haven ...

Down South

Angle Bay (Kilpaison, The Lodge, Harbour): 18 Knot, 6 Sanderling, 15 Dunlin, 22 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Little Egrets & 15 Med Gull...

Newport.

1 Knot, 2 Greenshank, 1 Little Egret.

Bosherston ducks

Garganey still with the Mallards between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge at Bosherston, but now outnumbered by Teal.

Rosebush/Pantmaenog

Minimum of 8 Spotted flycatchers flitting between the fence and tall conifers beneath paddock. Pair of kestrel above quarries.

Skomer - Missed a Skomer tick!

Found this today in North Valley - it wasn't there yesterday! The last Jays were seen on here in 2005 The other highlight of the day was...

Strumble - Marsh Harrier

A seawatch from 0630 to 1430 (wdigbirder for the first 3 hrs, jointly, and then Ray W for the last 2.5 hrs) wind varied between NNE and NNW,...

City News

A Curlew Sandpiper still in Summer plumage on Porthlysgi beach this morning. A rather 'stretched' shot I'm afraid, taken from th...

Pen Caer -- House Martins

A very large flock this morning, c5-600 House Martins, with c40 Swallows appearing to halt their journey here for the moment. (Rob Johns)

Grappling the Blues

Thank you Lyndon for the interesting picture of Fulmars at sea off our coast. James Fisher divided the variations in Fulmar colour morpholog...

Skomer

A few more Willow Warblers around today (about 20), plus 3 Spotted Flycatchers & a Goldcrest

Strumble 16.00 - 18.45 21st Aug.

1 CORY'S SHEARWATER ( Flew in at 16.40 from a N/E direction to join a feeding flock then departed after a couple of minutes in a N/W dir...

Little Egrets

A quick piece of "Drive-by" birding, 12 Little Egrets at Sandy Haven Chapel, this afternoon.

Ty Rhyg

Green Sandpiper in the cleared area at the far side. Flushed, did a full circuit and landed back in same spot.

Teifi

Marshes;- 1 Green Sandpiper still around the marsh. Patch:- 3 adult & 1 juv Turnstone, though 5 summer plumage Turnstone at St . Dogmae...

Amroth (21 Aug 11)

Surprised to find a Dipper on the small stream at the extreme east end of Amroth beach. It was on the beach side of the road-bridge just wh...

Skomer

Got back to Skomer today after being away for about 2 weeks - struggled to find any migrants really, just a handful of Willow Warblers Bigge...

Fulmar - Intermediate blue morph

Thanks to Nick from Celtic Charter (Celtic Wildcat) for sending to us a few pictures of an unusually blue and darker than normal Fulmar seen...

Melodious on Skokholm

Melodious warbler seen briefly around the buildings yesterday was caught in a mist net and ringed this morning. Second for Skokholm this yea...

More from the Celtic Deep

Following on from the Bird Broup/Mid Pembs pelagic on Wednesday Sea Trust was out on a cetacean survey yesterday and despite pretty rough c...

Newport Fri am

A Greenshank at the bridge. 3 Knot, 2 Redshanks,1 Little Egret, a Wheatear at the Boat Club & a Gloucester landfill Herring Gull on it...

Garganey at Bosherston

At the risk of being repetitive, the juvenile Garganey was still present between the Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge at Bosherston this ...

Celtic Deep 17th Aug - a couple of bird images

Yes as Lyndon has posted a really great day - here a couple of images of some birds seen on the trip.

North Pembs waders

Teifi Marshes;- This morning 1 Whimbrel. Yesterday, 1 Green Sandpiper and a couple of Lapwing along the river. Around the estuary in the ev...

You can't beat a good stretch!

Still very quiet on the wader front down south with just 3 Redshank at Kilpaison this morning and at Angle Harbour a lone Ringed Plover . On...

Offshore on Celtic Wildcat - 17 August 2011

A group of members from the Mid Pembs and Bird Group section of the Wildlife trust went ‘Offshore’ on the Celtic Wildcat to watch sea bird...

Bosherston

The juvenile Garganey was still present at Bosherston this morning - with the Mallards between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy Bridge. Also pre...

Teifi

Patch this evening;- 8 Sandwich Terns, 1 Turnstone, 6 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin. Jewsons, 7 Common Sandpipers.

Osprey nesting platform

Following our posting yesterday;- In a conversation with Nathan Walton, the Wildlife Trust Officer for Pembrokeshire , for The South & ...

Garganey at Bosherston

The juvenile Garganey was still present between Eight-arch Bridge and Grassy bridge this morning - a couple of record pics attached. The Gar...

Osprey(s)

Following up yesterday's posting I had a trip up the Cleddau this morning on my neighbours boat (thanks Jeff). We had three sightings of...

swift

I see that odd swifts are still about; be interesting to see when the last one is recorded! Our garden has been "heaving" with w-w...

swallows make a summer!

If I was any good as a photographer I could have had some really good shots but these will have to do, a reminder of what we have before its...

Giltar Point -- skuas

Monday;- 2 Arctic Skuas harassing the Sandwich Tern flock off South Beach, up to 20 terns roosting on the beach. (Philip D.)

Newport

Iron Bridge 18.30 ~ 4 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers.

Cleddau Osprey

Over recent months there have been several reports of one, possibly two, Ospreys on the Cleddau river complex. The photo above was taken by...

Bosherston

Juvenile Garganey showing well between Eight-arch bridge and Grassy Bridge this morning.

Kestrels on Skomer

A pair of Kestrels nested on Skomer this year in Driftwood Bay, the first time they've nested since I've been working there. Their f...

Teifi Terns

12 Sandwich Terns by the Webley Hotel this morning. Waders around the estuary were much the same as yesterdays posting.

Kestrel P27

Thanks Clive for reporting kestrel P27 on the blog. It was ringed as one of a brood of 3 not far from where you saw it on 4th July this year...

Strumble

A sea watch from 1000hrs to 1415hrs, partly in company with wdigbirder's brother, Glyn. Wind WSW 2 to 3 backing SSW 1 to 2 with drizzle...

Newport Mon am

2 Dunlin, a Sanderling & an ad Med Gull on the mud. 3 Common Sands, a Greenshank & a Redshank at the bridge. Just 1 Curlew & no ...

Teifi -- Spotted Redshank

More from the North through the day......... An early start at Mallard to ring acros, also produced, 1 juvenile Green Sandpiper aged in the ...

Bosherston

Juvenile Garganey still present at Bosherston on Sunday morning, also a family of Kestrels on cliffs near Broadhaven beach - including a bir...

Melodious & LRP

News from Paul G - Melodious Warbler showing well early afternoon (but not so well later - gorse fires with attendant fire engines made it m...

Teifi

Over the weekend a Maximum of 6 little egrets at roost opposite the Ferry Inn, St Dogmaels. Also two bar tailed godwits Sat and Sunday ( ...

Newgale

A flock of several hundred manx shearwaters was seen moving north, well offshore, around 1300 hrs; and a single ringed plover in summer plum...

Angle Area

Quiet again down south. At Kilpaison this morning plenty of Curlew and Oystercatchers but no small waders. At Angle Harbour a grand total of...

Chough

TWENTY-TWO feeding in a field above PWLLDERI, Pencaer this afternoon. (Bethan Evans)

Hobby at Cilgerran

A Hobby flew over the reed bed near Kingfisher hide on the Teifi marsh this evening. It was heading towards the river. Hopefully it will put...

Llys y Fran

Green sandpiper at the top end, initially in the inflow stream and then picking at insects drifting into bay. 4 Little grebes, 5 Great crest...

Water Rail... Hobby...

A juvenile water rail at Pentood in Cardigan today at 11.10 a.m. Excellent view from the first river hide reached from the Cardigan side o...

Little Egrets

5, at Sandy Haven chapel approx 4:00pm this afternoon.

Gann

5 Little Egrets (at least 3 juvs) & 2 Green Sandpipers on the lagoon at high tide this evening.

St Ann's Head

Despite heavy drizzle quite a few passerines in the sheltered spots with best being a spotted flycatcher beside the walled garden. A female ...

Birding by ear, an ear list?

I awoke early this morning 06.00 to the noisy twittering of about forty swallows whizzing around our house like some airobatic maelstrom. Ve...

Strumble Head and Melodious Warbler

Strumble Head Sooty Shearwater 2 Bonnxie 3, all close in shore Martins Haven Melodious Warbler showed well in the showers late afternoon Cho...

Newport Thurs am

On a less curmudgeonly note. A Greenshank, Redshank & a Summer plumage Black T Godwit together 10m away at the bridge. & a Glouceste...

Gloucester landfill gulls

Since the Autumn of 08 I've been seeing Gulls, mostly Herring, but 1 Lesser BB, at Newport which have been ringed at Gloucester landfill...

Melodious Warbler

Stunning views at 10:00 am today - it was sitting low in a sallow out of the wind and near the fence. It hardly moved from its favourite twi...

Melodious Warbler

Seen by myself & Stuart around 6:15pm. Good brief views - nice looking bird.

Melodious Warbler -- Martins Haven

Still showing this afternoon, (BirdGuides)

Melodious

Arriving at Martin's Haven shortly before 2 p.m. I found the sun right against me and thought I would struggle to get any decent photos ...

Angle

From John Ramm - Drove from Cardigan to Angle on 9 August. Two red kites circling close to Llandisilio and two Mediterranean gulls in Angle ...

Melodious Warbler -- Martins Haven

Still showing well at 11:00. (Wendy James)

Melodious Warbler -- Martins Haven

Still present at 0635 Tuesday. (Peter Howe)

Melodious

Showed well from when I arrived at c.6.30 to when I left at c.7.20, in view for c.50% of the time, as Richard said, at times giving stunning...

Melodious Warbler - Martin's Haven

Showed well from 16:40 until we left c18:00. Found by Owen Leyshon Doing a circuit of the Sallows in Sash's Valley taking about c15 mins...

Strumble

Seawatch from 0615 to 1345 hrs; watchers Richard Davies, Adrian Rogers and Ray Wilkinson. Wind NNW backing W through the morning; Force 4 t...

Melodious Warbler -- Martins Haven

1pm Monday. In bushes on left halfway between car park and boats at Martins Haven. Owen Leyshon (What we know as Sash's Garden) Sash ha...

Tenby & Angle

On Tenby South Beach this morning there were 17 Sandwich Terns resting on the sand together with a similar number of Black Headed Gulls. At ...

Coming past Strumble soon

They still call a shout at Strumble... ....even at a sea-watching distance! This Ocean Sunfish from Tony's phone on the Bay Explorer out...

Brent Goose - Teifi

From the Railings this evening;- An extreme surprise! 1 juvenile Brent Goose, appeared to be a lone individual. Jewsons;- 13 Common Sandpipe...

North coast sightings

Hi, Thought you'd be interested in a a sighting today - about 5.35 p.m. - of a solitary ring ouzel just outside Lower Fishgaurd on th...

Butterflies and a Hummingbird in Crundale

Thanks to Bob and Annie for their timely tip that the Butterfly Count was still on, in 15 minutes this afternoon we had a Comma, a Painted L...

butterflies

How interesting to hear of someone with lots of butterflies; our garden which is large, & full of flowers is having the worst year I hav...

Big Butterfly Count extended

The big butterfly count has been extended until August 7th, due to bad weather making counts difficult in some areas.  So, Ray, you haven...

Garden Wildlife

We have a small garden in Crundale, put mainly to plants which attract wildlife. In the days of the Butterfly Count we had next to nothing ...

Where do Puffins go in winter?

Interesting article here http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=2824 on the work done on this question on Skomer complete with nic...

W-W & C-C

I see on Ceredigion blog someone commenting on willow warbler in full song. We have certainly, in the last few days had willow warbler in so...

Late news - from N.Pembs

Near Heathfield Gravel Pit;- 1 Hobby seen at noon,(Ed Hunter) Wednesday, Fishguard Harbour;- The yellow colour-ringed Med. Gull 2E55 was pre...

Newport Thurs pm

2 Gloucester landfill Herring Gulls + an ad Med Gull with a Yellow ring (new to me) 2E55, which had been at Goodwick this morning. 2 juv Med...

Crossbills at Ty Rhyg

3 crossbills (juveniles) along the upper path and with the number of cones that were showering down there must have been others out of sight...

Sheawaters today

There is a flock of at least 500 Manx shearwaters in Carmarthen Bay this morning. 'Message reseived from Peter Cadogan'

Bosh /Bosh

At eight arch bridge@ 12:45 , Hobby flew past, caught a dragonfly, perched up for 5 minutes, and then did a repeat performance back the othe...

Ringing demonstration

There are still some places left for the bird ringing workshop being organised by the Welsh Wildlife Centre - Saturday 6 August, 8am "...

Melodious on Skokholm

Amongst loads of Willow Warblers it was difficult to pick out, but still around yesterday evening. Unconfirmed sighting this morning. More W...

North Pembs

30 -31st July:- Watched the High tide come in at the moorings Sat am and Sat pm. Amongst others 2 SP Black tailed godwits, up to 11 Dunlin,...

Garganey

Still at Bosherston today (per Steve Hinton).

Leaving already?

Just had a late evening stroll across St Ishmaels football pitch, 6 Swallows flew past me, in that "on a mission" mode. Quite fas...

Garden 08.45 1st Aug.

A bit of activity early on this morning with 12+ Juv Blue Tits & House Sparrows , 3 Juv Blackcaps & 1 each juv Willow Warbler & ...