Wryneck - St Govan's Head

I was visiting your beautiful county on Thursday and saw my first ever Wryneck near St Govans Head (SR971931) at around 10:00hrs. Also of...

Rose-coloured Starling, Wryneck, Buff-breasted Sandpiper & other goodies!

A superb day out with Paul G spent mainly on Skomer. Excellent views of the juvenile Rose-coloured Starling at the farm, also here a brief ...

Newport Fri am

High tide: on the spit 3 Barwits, 20 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin & a Sanderling; on the Parrog rocks 3 Turnstones & 2 Redshanks; on the ...

St Davids Hd am

6+ Whinchats present and 11 Wheatears, 9 Skylarks moving SW and lots of Meadow Pipits in evidence.

Wryneck - nr. St. David's

1 outside John & Marion's caravan this morning. Pied and Spotted Flycatchers - Rhosson Farm this morning Whinchat and 6 Yellow Wagta...

Rose- coloured Starling - Skomer

The juvenile R-c Starling still present this morning (Sarah) Pied and Spotted Flycatchers (Dave B)

Ringing movements and Ringed Plovers

See Teifi Ringing Group or click on the Kingfisher Rich C tells me! For some nice movements and our current wader ringing.

Skomer

We managed the double of not very exciting rare birds today - I was going to say dull rare birds but I actually really like Rosefinches! The...

Buff-breasts & Snow Bunting

The two juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpipers were still in the field at Kete, just north of the NT car park, at 5.30pm this evening. Consideri...

rare!

I gather willow tit is officially "rare" now, so perhaps I should report the one in the garden today. However, as they are residen...

Ramsey

Great spotted woodpecker here today. Previously a real rarity out here it has become annual these past 3 years. Single fly over redpoll too.

Common Rosefinch -- Skomer

1 found in North Valley by Sarah this evening. (Dave B)

Buff-breasted Sandpipers -- Kete

2 still present at 13:00, (Karen)

Buff-breasts

2 in the Kete field at 1020am. (Paul G). Nice one Brian! Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Rose-coloured Starling - Skomer

1 juvenile at the farm this morning, (more later from Dave B)

Kete

No sign of any waders in the fields at Kete early morning, Paul G will take a second look later this morning. Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Andr...

Buff-breasted Sandpipers - Kete

Right on the limit of my binocs but 99% certain 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers in THE field at Kete SM802046. Associating with a Golden Plover, ...

Gloucester Landfill Gull

In the last 4 years Ive seen 15+ Blue ringed Herring Gulls ringed at Gloucester Landfill Site at Newport, some of them on multiple occaision...

Skomer

This was a nice surprise down the bottom of North Valley this morning, and there's still a Wryneck at the Farm. Managed the flycatcher ...

Red-breasted Flycatcher -- Skomer

1 this morning, more later. (Dave B.)

Skomer - another Wryneck

A second Wryneck was seen today over at Bull Hole - I think we've had at least 4 now this autumn

Pembs Bird Group Indoor Meeting 3rd oct 2011

For a number of reasons the above meeting has been cancelled and will now take place on Monday the 9th of January 2012 My apologies for t...

Newport

High tide this eve ~ 4 Bar Tailed Godwits, 4 Sandwich Terns, 2 Redshank, 3 Wigeon.

Ring billed Gull - Cardigan

Still showing well at Cardigan behind the Cattle market – park in Station road. It did however respond better to PaulG and Tuna, olive oil ...

St Davids Hd pm

A Lapland Bunting again, flying around near the Burial Chamber which I think is called Arthur's Seat? and half a dozen Wheatears in the ...

Skokholm Herons

Group of seven Grey Herons around the island today. I think that's an equal record count for here.

Skomer

There's been a Wryneck at the Farm again since Sunday - I think its got to be a new cos you can't walk past the farm without seeing ...

Med Gulls @ Goodwick

This lunchtime, at the "flagpoles" - 10 Ist W, 1 2nd W & 2 adults. A further 2nd W on the Stena side of the breakwater.

Skokholm

As well as our German Reed Warbler yesterday there was a good movement of common migrants – hundreds of Swallows, a few Sand and House Marti...

kingfisher

A kingfisher was by the (as was) flagpoles before high tide late afternoon; also at least 8 sandwich terns, ringed plover, dunlin, turnstone...

Third time lucky - Ring billed Gull

At last good views of the Ring billed Gull at Cardigan. Having arrived at 8am I did not see the bird until about 10.15am Every now and th...

Strumble Head 07.30 - 10.30 26th Sept.

Wind : WSW 2 or poss 3 Wigeon - 2 Common Scoter - 203 ( 142 m , 61 f ) Balearic Shearwater - 1 Knot - 5 Dunlin - 13 Grey Phalarope - 1 Pom ...

Anyone seen any Kingfishers?

I have spent (wasted?) quite a lot of time on the Western Cleddau in the last 4 days, fishing a large amount of the water from Haverfordwest...

Nice bird on Skokholm

Today a decent passage of swallows and a few warblers around along with the now resident robins. Ringing produced a German ringed Reed Warb...

Two more Buff Breasts (Last Wednesday)

Info via email forwarded by Jon Green :- We have just returned from a very windy week in Pembrokeshire, which wasn’t entirely a birding trip...

Ring-billed Gull -- Cardigan

See John Davis narrative and photographs on CereBirds for a good summary of the bird's current behaviour.

Skomer

The only migrants I saw round the valleys today were 2 Chiffchaffs & 2 Goldcrests! A bit of moment overhead early on - 90 Linnets, 6 Cha...

Dale Airfield (25 Sep 11)

No sign of the Buff Breasted Sandpipers this morning (0900 - 1030).  In fact no sign of any waders whatsoever.  Lots of Wheatears, Skylarks ...

Martin's Haven Woodpecker

Yesterday evening a Great Spotted Woodpecker in the valley and on the telegraph poles. Our second of the autumn. Probably half a dozen Goldc...

Dale Airfield & Kete yesterday

Wonderful to see the Buff-breasted Sandpipers: lovely birds, and fascinating to see them feeding actively on the runway in the company of a ...

St Davids Hd am

2 Lapland Buntings, 1 showing well at Arthur's Seat and a fly-over at Carn Llidi. 10 Wheatears and a few Chiffchaffs. SKOKHOLM 15th-23rd...

Skomer

There was a bit of a flurry of Swallows for a couple of hours just after the rain stopped this morning - about 1500 went through as well as ...

Tresinwen & Porthsychan (24 Sep 2011)

A thorough search around Tresinwen and Porthsychan this afternoon showed that there has been a notable increase in the numbers of Goldcrests...

Buff-breasted Sandpipers

3 still on the airfield this morning. Loosely associating with 4 Ringed Plovers and 1 Dunlin. (Rich D and Dawn)

Ring-billed Gull

Pic and info from John Green - Ring-billed Gull present all morning on the slipway between the two bridges in Cardigan, south side of the r...

Buffy Shock...

Dale Airfield ~ I think it was a mixture of shock & surprise while I was sat admiring 2 Greenland Wheatears suddenly 3 Buff~Breasted San...

Wooltack Point: Bonxie

An hour's seawatch this evening (1730-1830) was rewared with a cracking view of a Bonxie heading to Skomer and less than 100m off the po...

Llangloffan Fen: Bullfinches!

A flock of at least 13, and probably 20+ Bullfinches in the sallow and alder in the middle of the Fen this afternoon. I have never seen anyt...

Buff-breasted Sandpiper update

At 6:30 pm the three birds were pottering around feeding on the big wide weedy runway which runs parallel to the tarmac "road". To...

St. Ishmael's -- Little Owl

1 in my garden again last night. (Derek G.)

Strumble

0730-0930 wind slightly West of South 1x probable Pomarine Skua (juvenile, dark phase), 1x Sabine's Gull (winter plumage), 10 Common Sco...

Newport Canadas

A fairly accurate count this morning was 1150 + the 2 Snow, 2 Barheaded, & the 2 overlooked white farmyard geese (remarkably similar to ...

Buff-breasted Sandpipers -- Dale Airfield

3 -- three, at 15:45 at the far end of the broken concrete runway. more later from Karen, -- currently in shock ~!!

Skomer

Saw a Great spotted Woodpecker today but otherwise very quiet, just 3 Goldcrests, 1 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroats, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Warble...

Black Redstart

One today in St Brides Lane, Saundersfoot. (Ed H)

St Brides to Mill Haven

Fairly quiet - a couple of recently ploughed fields but only gulls and three buzzards including a very pale one in them. c.150 Canada geese ...

Lapland Bunting - Dale airfield

The highlight of a fairly birdless search around the Dale peninsula today was a Lapland Bunting at the far end of the main runway on Dale ai...

Strumble Head 22nd Sept.

06.15 - 12.50 Wind Sw 4/5 Observers: Richard Davies ( Full Term ) , Wdigbirder ( 07.00-08.30 ) Common Scoter - 28 R T Diver - 1 ( SP ) Balea...

Newport.

Similar number of Canada's and small waders as yesterdays posting, but with the addition today of another Greenshank, 1 Barwit & 3 D...

WNFC visit to Stackpole

The WNFC visit to S.Pembs at the w/e was a great success & we have nearly 100% wanting to return next year. So thanks to Stackpole, Bob ...

Carningli Common.

A blustery and damp visit produced numerous Meadow Pipits & Skylarks, 3 Wheatear, 25 Golden Plover.

Wheatears falling & ...............

11:00 between Templeton & Narberth, 1 Wheatear just dropped onto the road amongst the traffic........ A few minutes earlier a Wheatear ...

Sedge Warblers -- Teifi Marshes

4 late Sedge Warblers - all new, were trapped this morning, for more see Teifi Ringing Group (--later when I've updated)

Skomer

Its been pretty steady out here for the last few days, been seeing about 15 Chiffchaffs most days & up to a dozen Goldcrests, a few Blac...

Med Gull

A plain alloy ringed adult, feeding with B/H/G`s on the Tesco roundabout at Milford Haven this evening. The same one that`s been here for th...

Pembroke Dock

56 dunlin, 15 redshank, 2 curlews and a BH gull with a white ring on left leg opposite Front Street lunchtime today. Usually there's jus...

Angle

At Kilpaison late morning - 6 Sanderling, 14 Dunlin, 26 Ringed Plover, 140 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 5 Bar Tailed Godwit, 150 Oystercatcher, 4 Li...

Dotterel @ Kete

Persistence finally paid off, with my 4th visit in 5 days to the fields at Kete rewarded with a nice juvenile Dotterel. It was in the recen...

Ramsey Sound, Newgale

From Bronwen Davies - Last Thursday, we were watching harbour porpoises at the south end of RamseySound at about 15.00 hrs, then 12 choughs ...

Cemaes Head

From John O'Sullivan - Saturday 6:30- 9:00 - 3 Bonxie, 9 Arctic Skua, 1 juv Med Gull, 2 Black Tern, 12 Commic Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern, 2 ...

St Brides to Musselwick

Evening stroll. Very quiet - pair of kestrels hovering side-by-side at Nab Head, one broke away to move a buzzard on. 3 chough. Willow warbl...

Curlew Sandpiper - Newport

A new juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Newport this early afternoon was a nice find on the way home after our visit to Strumble. Teifi;- 1 juven...

Strumble (18 Sep 2011)

Time: 0630 - 1700 Weather: Sunny spells, showers Wind: NW (F7) am then N (F8) pm Balearic Shearwater - 15 Long Tailed Skua - 6 (6J) Pomarin...

Ramsey

Seawatch today (09:30-12:00) - NW 7, squally showers Sabine's gull - 1 (adult) Balearic shearwater - 1 Manx - 52 Arctic skua - 8 DP, 1 L...

Strumble

No doubt a full summary from RS later, but personal highlights today (6.50-14.00) included 11 Sabine's Gulls (2 poor quality pics of juv...

Newport Webs

Despite the weather quite productive. 26 ea Dnlin & Ringed Plover + 1 Sanderling. 3 Greenshanks, 2 Knot & a Redshank. 7 Little Grebe...

Strumble (17 Sep 2011)

Time: 0630 - 1800 Weather: Sunny spells Wind: W (F5-7) Sooty Shearwater - 5 Balearic Shearwater - 20 Storm Petrel - 2 Leach's Petrel - ...

Pembrokeshire Bird Group

For details of the Pembrokeshire Bird group meetings this autumn and, for details of the annual conference, being generously hosted by ‘Vale...

Seconds out, round 2

A second visit to the Dale area this afternoon, and the number of waders in the field at Kete had increased again - now 5 Golden Plover, 26 ...

Sandpipers at Llys y Fran

Levels pretty high. Common sandpiper along edge of first field on east side (no fishermen today) - Green sandpiper up passed the hide beside...

Dale & St. Ann's

A quick scoot around early this morning with PG. Gann very quiet, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank & 1 Whimbrel. On to the airfie...

Skomer

A few new migrants in today - the first 2 Reed Warblers of the autumn & 3 Spotted Flycatchers were the highlights.

More on Strumble legends!

Ray I had no idea you had ulterior motives for temporarily giving up your seat the other day! Mind you the next time an inquisitive and attr...

Strumble 16.45 - 18.30 16th sept.

Wind: SW 4-5 Common Scoter - 2m Balearic Shearwater - 2 Arctic Skua - 4 ( 3D , 1P ) Long Tailed Skua - 1 ( Adult , sadly without tail stream...

Rosebush/Pantmaenog

Young kestrel on fencepost beside track, 2 others above quarries at same time. Later Male kestrel hovering on the high path. 4 GS woodpecker...

Sea Trust Pelagic 15 September

Miraculously we managed to get out on a Sea Trust Dolphin Survey yesterday on the Celtic Wildcat after a week of gale force winds and with t...

What makes a legend?

If Ray was not a legend before, he sure is now, talk about Noblesse Oblige ! Sadly Ray does not feature on this snap of Strumblers in the pr...

Strumble, Strumblers and the Hot Seat

Elfyn’s entry of 14 Sep awarding me the status of “Strumble legend “ rather took me by surprise. There are few who are entitled to such an...

Ramsey

Red kite over the island today. Also 5 white wagtails, a tree pipit and a pied flycatcher.

Newport.

Parrog 18.30 ~ 18 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank.

Skomer

A handful of migrants around today, including the first Garden Warbler of the autumn, a couple of Tree Pipits, 10 White Wagtails and a few G...

Ramsey Sound - from St Justinian area

Not a terrific amount of movement through the sound but pleasing to record this morning, a summer plumage black-throated diver heading south...

Kete-Mill Bay

Plenty of white wagtails, one group of 25 flying over lane leading to St Ann's. A few pairs of wheatear. Flock of 30 linnets near Mill B...

Goodwick am

From the Parrog and (ex)Flagpoles: 32 Sandwich Terns, 2 Commic Terns, Winter plumaged ad. Great Northern Diver, Wheatear, 4 Ringed Plovers, ...

Tegryn

The garden goldfinch flock is now well over 60. Knapweed doing it's job!

St Dogmaels

From Howard James - Highlights - 12 Bar tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 1 Greenshank, 2 Red Kite.

Astounding 'Strumble'

I would just like to mirror Cliff's comments on sea-watching at Strumble yesterday (13/9/11). I paid a visit to this iconic location wit...

Blankety Blank

Off to Dale Airfield this morning with high hopes of a yank wader after all these westerlies................nothing, zilch! A few Mipits and...

harriers - Dowrog

A report of Hen and imm male Marsh Harrier at the Dowrog yesterday.

Strumble 06.30 - 12.00 14th Sept

Wind: W 4 then NW 3-4 Common Scoter - 8 (7m , 1f ) Balearic Shearwater - 4 Sooty Shearwater - 3 Leach's Petrel - 7 Cormorant - 62 ( 2 ...

Strumble, best birding in Wales?

In a mere two and a half hours we Strumblers amassed  several Balearic Shearwaters a couple of Sooties, thousands of Manxies (so good to se...

Sabine's, Leach's, Long-tailed, ++ Strumble

Adult Sabine's Gull, 4 Leach's Petrel, and 29 Bonxies by 08:30. 4 species of skua before 07:00... Full species count later.........

Skokholm -- Sabine's Gull

1 adult summer plumage feeding offshore at 10:30. 06:50 - 08:50- 9 Balearic Shearwaters, 1 Arctic Skua, and 1 Bonxie. (Mark H.) 1 Pied Flyc...

BTO Migration blog

I've been too busy to keep up with everything that's going on, so I've only just discovered the BTO migration blog  which uses b...

Dyfi Ospreys

Today was spent at the Dyfi Osprey project looking at an empty nest !! However, that is excellent news as having fledged three chicks pos...

Strumble 1610 to 1830 hrs

Wind W; dropped to Force 6 then increased to Gale 8 Bonxie - 17 Arctic Skua - 7 (all D) Sandwich Tern - 3 Common Tern - 2 Oystercatcher - 6...

Rosebush/Pantmaenog

Very quiet - apart from a handful of pipits and a pair of raven, just a female kestrel having a look around the lower areas.

Ramsey

2 quick 1 hour seawatches today produced of note: Bonxie - 6 Arctic skua - 8 Common scoter - 6 Sandwich tern - 38 Bar-tailed godwit - 5 Wryn...

Strumble Head 06.30 - 16.10 13th Sept.

Wind : SW 6-8 Common Scoter - 30 ( 27m , 3 F ) Red Throated Diver - 1 ( Summer Plumage ) Balearic Shearwater - 13 Sooty Shearwater - 18 Leac...

Newport Tues am

Still 3 Greenshanks at the bridge. 300+ Canadas came in at 9-30 with a Greylag & a hybrid. 26 Oystercatchers, 43 Curlews & the Barwi...

Skokholm -- Sabine's Gull

06:45 -08:30;- 1 Juvenile Sabine's Gull, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Bonxie, 10 Sandwich Terns, 34 commic Terns. (Mark H.)

Leach's Petrels -- Strumble

7 Leach's Petrels past by 08:00. Species counts later..... from Adrian.

Skomer

Managed to squeeze in a couple of seawatches today, very quiet in the morning but this evening saw 6 Arctic Skuas, about 50 commic terns ...

Flagpoles 17.00 ( Not strictly true , the poles have been sawn off ! )

5 Wigeon Eclipse Drake Pintail ( You can just make him out in the bad pic ) Drake Common Scoter 16 Turnstones Ad. Med Gull 13 Sandwich Terns...

Ramsey

2 x 1.5 hour seawatches today. The early morning one was quiet with only 2 arctic skuas, 2 common scoters and 4 sandwich terns of note. The ...

Strumble 06.30 - 13.00 12th Sept.

Wind: SSW 8-9 Common Scoter - 15 ( 12m, 3f ) Balearic Shearwater - 4 Sooty Shearwater - 2 Barwit - 5 Arctic Skua - 6 ( 1D , 3P , 2 Juv ) Lon...

Solva

Little Egret in Solva harbour this morning, possibly the same bird that wintered here last year.

Strumble (11 Sep 2011)

Time: 0615 - 1630 Weather: Sunny spells Wind: SW (F8) Sooty Shearwater - 3 Balearic Shearwater - 6 Storm Petrel - 2 Long Tailed Skua - 3 (3...

Curlew Sandpipers, Osprey -- Teifi

Patch;- HT c730am, 1 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Sanderling, c40 Ringed Plover, c20 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone. St. Doqmael's Quay;- c half-t...

Common Rosefinch -- Skokholm

Still present around the garden this morning. Sea-watch 06:40 - 08:20;- 1 Balearic Shearwater, 4 Bonxie, 2 Black Tern, 292 commic Terns. (Ma...

Free Birds.

L-R Sarah , Annie and Bob ringing shearwaters prior to release. Just getting over a few hectic days and a great game of rugby (argghh so nea...

Curlew Sandpiper -- Teifi

1 Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was roosting on Patch at HT this evening with c40 Ringed Plover, c20 Dunlin. Slightly earlier, c20 Sanderling on...

Ty Rhyg

Spent best part of an hour sheltering from the rain and watching the clearfelled area on the farside, some new ditches excavated since I was...

Turtle Dove

On the road between St Ishmaels & Mullock farm this afternoon, it flew up as I drove past & landed behind my car. I pulled into a ga...

Strumble (10 Sep 2011)

Time: 0615 - 1400 Weather: Heavy squally showers Wind: SSW (F7-8) Sooty Shearwater - 1 Balearic Shearwater - 3 Arctic Skua - 26 (9P, 11D, 6...

slow worm - toad - birds etc.

The WNFC (Wexford Naturalist's Field Club) will be in Pembrokeshire for their annual visit next week-end; 16/17/18th Sept. This year the...

Ramsey - Wryneck

Wryneck still present around farmhouse today. Probably the same bird that has been here all week.

Freshwater West

On a stroll along the beach to blow away the cobwebs at Freshwater West the sun came out briefly and 14 Sanderling racing along the tide edg...

Common Rosefinch -- Skokholm

Still present this morning. Also 1 juvenile Little Gull and 1 Bonxie past. (Mark H.)

From the middle of the Irish Sea . . . .

We have successfully released 60 Manx shearwaters into the western side of the Irish Sea this evening.  They all flew off happily down to th...

Newport Fri am

At the bridge 4 Little Grebes, 2 Common Sands & 2 Greenshank. The small wader flock in the Boat Club creek - 33 Dunlin, 15 Ringed Plover...

Common Rosefinch -- Skokholm

1 Still around the garden this morning. (Mark H.)

manx shearwaters

Can I, as someone not personally involved, just say a big thankyou to the people who are working so hard to get so many stranded shearwaters...

Skokholm -- Sooty Shearwater

1 Sooty, 1 Arctic Skua(PP), and 6+ Common Dolphins this morning before 08:00. (Mark H.)

Teifi -- Osprey

The presumed 1 individual, Osprey ventured down to the mouth of the Teifi at 07:15 this for 5 mins before flying back upstream. Present now ...

Shearwater update...

Hi all, Pembrokeshires birding communities finest are working flat out together to ring, box and deliver Manxies so we can release them wit...

Strumble 1520 to 1840 hrs

Wind WSW to SW 3 occasionally 4. Black Tern 1 Sandwich Tern 11 Common Tern 10 Dunlin 6 Balearic Shearwater 6 Arctic Skua 1 (P) Pom...

Dale

On the airfield a tame Bar-tailed Godwit on the flooded runway that not only had the good grace to allow close approach but also stood quite...

Strumble -- Sabine's Gull

06:30 - 08:30;- 1 Juvenile Sabine's Gull, 4 Balearic Shearwaters, 3 Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Bonxie, 6 Arctic skuas. (Adrian R. et al)

Skokholm -- Sabine's Gull

1 Juvenile Sabine's Gull past the lighthouse at 07:45 today. 1 Balearic & 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 2 Arctic skuas(DP & juv) 2 Bonxi...

Wednesday Flagpoles

After an amazing morning at Strumble had a quick look at the flagpoles Ad winter Med Gull Sandwich Tern 4 Ringed Plover 10 Oystercatcher 20 ...

Manxies continued...

Captain Bob Wheel  about to release a Manx Shearwater from the bridge wing of the "Stena Europe" Bob Haycock and Steve Sutcliffe a...

Evening Shift Strumble 17.45 - 19.00

Wind WSW F 5 - 6 Sooty Shearwater - 5 Balearic Shearwater - 4 Arctic Skua - 2 ( Juvs ) Bonxie - 1 ( Heading East then later seen doing it...

Strumble -- Wednesday totals

06:00- 16:00, wind generally W f3-6 4 Great Shearwaters, 82 Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Balearic Shearwaters, 2 Long-tailed Skuas, 29 Bonxie, 17 A...

Newgale - this morning

I visited Newgale earlier following reports on TV last night. At the Rickets Head end of Newgale beach there were hundreds (yes) of Manx sh...

Ramsey

Highlights from Lisa, Nia and Dewi's seawatching this morning between 08:50 and 12:00 were: Sooty Shearwater 7 Balearic Shearwater 3 Bon...

Angle Area

At Kilpaison early afternoon the windy and gloomy conditions made counting the waders something of a challenge and photography even more so....