Angle area

A party of 34 Pale-bellied Brent Geese was at Kilpaison this morning, and three adult Mediterranean Gulls were in the fields to the south of...

Harriers - Dowrog

Tuesday afternoon;- 2 male Hen Harriers, also 1 female, and 1 ring-tail .. a likely juvenile. 1 Short-eared Owl. (Jan Morris)

Strumble & Dowrog

Paul G & I undertook a seawatch from 8am to 11.30, joined by Wdigbirder & Rich D from 10am, totals included: Pomarine Skua 3 juvs (1...

The Gann at last light

Following in the heels of Kim, 12 L/B Brent, 3-4 of which looked juvs, 5 Redshank, 5 Ringed Plover, Common Gulls, B/H/Gulls, 1 Bartail.........

Various

A Mute Swan on the mudflats at the Gann was somewhat unusual, a smattering of Brent geese were also in attendance, heading towards Sandy Hav...

Hen Harrier - Watwick

Hen Harrier (female) snatching a skylark/chaffinch from stubble field above Watwick. Flushed about 50 skylarks and 20 chaffinch, managing to...

PembsBirdgroup Conference 26Nov2011

Many thanks to the Valero refinery at Pembroke for again hosting our annual conference and to all those who helped, came to or were involved...

City News

A most unusual sighting this morning by Jonathan B., a group of 7 Choughs feeding in amongst the Canada Geese on the bank side of Penberry P...

Pembrokeshire Avifauna

Congratulations to the Pembrokeshire Avifauna Committee - Graham Rees, Steve Sutcliffe, Bob & Annie Haycock, Jane Hodges - on Pembrokesh...

Pembrokeshire Bird Conference and Avifauna

Thanks to everyone who supported the Pembrokeshire Bird Conference today.  Those who weren't there missed a good day out! The beginnings...

Nordic Jackdaw & fun at the "Court of Crows"

The Nordic Jackdaw paid a brief visit to my garden feeders this morning, no doubt it's around the Dale Road/Furzy Park area somewhere. A...

Preseli Woodlands

Had a good look through Glynaeron and Pantmaenog with a quick check at Ty Rhyg. Very little of note apart from Red Kite over Glynaeron and s...

Ringtail Harrier

1, at Mullock Bridge marsh, 1 Merlin there also.

Newport

I stopped briefly by the Iron Bridge this morning and saw a Red Kite (on the white House side of the river) It's LHS outer tail feather...

Lapwings

Flock of 194 Lapwing and a lone Golden Plover in field just north of Rosepool on B4327 Dale Road, also large flock of Wood Pigeon in valley ...

Colour-ringed Little Egret

The bird I recorded at Sprinkle Pill on Saturday was ringed as a nestling in Bangor on 5th June 2011.

Dale airfield

Very blustery stroll from Kete to airfield. Peregrine ploughing through flock of bh gulls near West Dale. Large flock of Chaffinch (50+) in ...

merlin

A merlin seen in Frenni Fach area Wed lunchtime.

Eider

Not an award winning pic I know but as the Eider were so close inshore today (despite the low tide) I was able to take some digi-scope shots...

A windy 6 hrs watching Ramsey Sound

As part of a weekly input to the Ramsey Sound "tidal energy project", it is always interesting to see what flies through the sound...

Eider at Amroth

2 juvenile Eider still at Amroth first thing this morning, showing very well close inshore viewed from opposite Amroth Castle.  Very few sc...

Newport

10.15 ~ 13 pale belly Brents from the Boat Club. Sam Baxter.

Flagpoles 15.30 22nd Nov

7 Pale Bellied Brent Geese & Fishguards regular visitor Med Gull 3E71 back again.

Llys y Fran

Llys y Fran Peregrine, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk Little Grebe 3, Mallard 12, Teal 8'ish, Goldeneye 1 Ty Rhyg Female kestrel, Red Kite (could...

Strumble -- Pom plus....

0745-0845; 4 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 14 Common Scoter, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 juvenile Pomarine Skua, 2 Med. Gull...

Eiders -- Amroth

1 imm male and a female off the eastern end of Amroth c11:00 this am. (John & Marion)

Outer breakwater snow buntings and BTD.

Hi Rich, its difficult to keep tabs on the snow buntings but so far, I have seen several birds. A minimum of five on Friday in a group that ...

R T Diver, Saundersfoot

From Peter Cadogan visiting from Cheltenham -There was a red throated diver in Saundersfoot this morning (21st).  A dipper on the stream at ...

Teifi

WeBS over the weekend held no surprises. The Canada Goose flock is now up to 1,200 with 2 Bar-headed Geese, 2 Snow Geese and 49 Barnacles. T...

Solva

Merlin put up 38 snipe along St Elvis stretch. 2 chough. Rabbits galore with two buzzards out on the hunt. 1,000s of starlings on the telegr...

Strumble Head 09.45 - 11.45 21st Nov.

Wind : SW , very slight. Brent Goose - 6 ( Dark Bellied ) Common Scoter - 12 ( 10 M , 2 F ) Red Throated Diver - 1 Great Northern Diver - 1 ...

Llys-y-fran Resevoir & bits

Very low numbers of waterfowl at Rosebush & Llys-y-fran resrs....not unexpected. Black-headed Gulls numbers were a surprise though, with...

Skomer

2 Hen Harriers came in to roost tonight - juv male & female, but only saw 5 Short-eared Owls. That's it from Skomer this year, we...

Plumstone mountain roost

A great variety of raptors at Plumstone late this afternoon. 3 Hen Harriers (1 male) came in to roost, 1 Goshawk, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Peregrine...

Dowrog roost

Four Hen Harriers (two male and two female) came into roost at Dowrog between 15:50 and 16:30, waited until 17:00 but no sign of any Short-e...

Common Gulls

Took a late afternoon stroll around the fields between Trewarren farm & the Gann, hoping to find something - what did surprise me somew...

Out & about

Broad Haven: female Velvet Scoter with around 140 Common Scoter (in 2 flocks) also a drake Pochard and a drake Wigeon St. Bride's: 2 Bla...

This morning from Jonathon B

Jonathon had a great morning at St Justinians with a female (type) Black Redstart on the RNLI Station hand rail, a Merlin flying towards Ram...

Richard's Pipit & WeBS

Pleased to find a Richard's Pipit this afternoon at Marloes Mere. It was in the long grass/stubble field behind the Britton Hide, and t...

Mixed Bag

Early this morning a male Ring Ouzel showed briefly on a roadside post near the lay by’s at St Justinians whilst later as the sun was settin...

Skomer

Nice to be able to do a bit of birding again! Highlight of the day was a flock of 19 Short-eared Owls I flushed out of a 50m patch of bracke...

Freshwater West

A Great Black-backed Gull picking clean a Seal pup carcas on the beach at Freshwater West this morning. In the dunes the other side of the r...

Shrike alight

Ty Rhyg 8.20am - Great Grey Shrike (Shrike 1), south side of track. SN054296. Pantmaenog 9.00am - no sign of GGS in usual spot by paddock. 1...

Llanstadwell.

Neither the Scandanavian Rock Pipit,or the Whimbrel could be found this morning,but two Red Breasted Merganser added to this weeks unexpecte...

Marloes Mere

2 Ringtail Harriers this morning - 1 flew off East. Wigeon & Teal in good numbers, but all ducking & diving because of the Harrier. ...

Rare Wheatears & Pembrokeshire Islands

I can sympathise with Mike's frustration at his Northern Wheatear the other day when Dave B trumped him with a Desert Wheatear on Skomer...

MidPembs section of The WildlifeTrust 21 Nov 2011

The next indoor meeting is on Monday the 21st November starting at 7.30pm at The Patch, Furzy Park, Haverfordwest. A presentation ‘The Natu...

St Davids Hd

A male Ring Ouzel flew up to Carn Llidi from above the Youth Hostel. A small wader flushed from the tiny reedy pool in Porthmelgan valley (c...

Newport

08.00~ From my kitchen window (looking towards Berry Hill/ Gethsemane direction), the largest flock of Lapwing c250+ that I've seen so f...

Blackcaps

From John Shrouder in Berea near Abereiddy - In my garden this morning were three Blackcaps (2 male and 1 female) together in the same cot...

Lesser spot and crossbills

At Llandilo yesterday a Lesser spotted woodpecker was calling, the first here since August 2010. Also the crossbills which seem to commute a...

Two and one makes three

CB A wander along the outer breakwater (Fishguard Harbour) confirmed there are at least 3 snow buntings present, two which seem insepereable...

Angle area

Three Mediterranean Gulls (2 ads and 1 2nd W) and a Little Egret in Angle Harbour this morning, and a wet and slightly bedraggled looking Wh...

Llanstadwell.

A Scandanavian Rock Pipit,and a Whimbrel present this morning.

Newport

High Tide ~ 10 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 7 Redshank, c50 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret. Janet.

Skomer

This male Desert Wheatear was a nice surprise this morning! First saw it at about 10:50 along the track near Captain Kites. It seemed quite ...

Teifi

From The Webley this morning - a late juvenile Sandwich Tern, 2 Grey Plover,3 Redshank and 7 Dunlin. Further upstream behind the old Jewsons...

Angle Area

At Kilpaison mid morning 16 light Bellied Brents. Quite a few waders (Dunlin & Knot pictured) but they were flying about or stayed off o...

St Davids Hd

Northern Wheatear (gutted!),Black Redstart, Dartford Warbler and continental-type Robin again. Also a dead Adder.

Desert Wheatear -- Skomer

More from Dave Boyle later, photo on Skomer blog........ here

Bittern

Excellent views of two Bitterns at the Stackpole Court end of Bosherston Pools, this afternoon. Record shot by Gerallt Devonald.

Fishguard Fort Monday 14th Nov 16.00ish

Still 1 Great Northern Diver present & a flock of 12 birds which comprised of 11 Dark Bellied Brent Geese & a sgl female Gadwall. St...

Abereiddy

From John Shrouder - Black Redstart and Blackcap in Abereiddy today.

Marloes Peninsular this weekend

A wonderful weekend in the Marloes area, with a very large flock of starlings (many thousands, perhaps 10,000+) doing the rounds of the loca...

Fishguard Fort Sunday 13th Nov 16.00

2 Great Northern Divers ( Ad & 1st W ) but no gull roost to speak of.Earlier on from Flagpoles only 1 G C Grebe & again very few gulls.

Bosherston Great White Egret

A record shot of the GWE in the tree opposite the boathouse at Bosherston this afternoon.

Great White Egret at Bosherston

A Great White Egret, initially found by John and Chris Hayes, was roosting in a tree (with Cormorants and Grey Herons) opposite the boathous...

Bosherston

Black Redstart on the roof of the houses immediately to the north of the church in Bosherston village this morning, also one on buildings in...

Richard's Pipit, Firecrest & Bittern.....?

Skomer;- 1 Richard's Pipit over at 09:30. (Dave B) Kilpaison;- 1 new Firecrest trapped & ringed this evening (Paul W & John H) H...

St Davids Hd

At least one Dartford Warbler, a couple of Redpolls over and a Merlin present. One of two pale Robins seen well showed all the characteristi...

Newport Sat am

A lovely morning & plenty of activity. 20 Curlews with another 50 on the roost. 12 Teal, 4 Herons, 6 Little Grebes, 9 Redshanks, 40 Lapw...

Skomer

The Ring Ouzel was at the farm again today & there were lots of Blackbirds in, saw 65, & a Woodcock - but I'm sure there was mor...

Mid Pembs section of the Trust - Sunday 13th November 2013

The next outdoor meeting of the Mid Pembs section of the Wildlife Trust is as follow A walk to see the wildlife of the Newport estuary. Meet...

Porthclais and Nine Wells

Two woodcock flushed at Porthclais joined several wasps and a red admiral on the wing. There were 3 redwing with a multitude of blackbirds,...

Skomer

A few nice birds around today - 2 Lapland Buntings & a Snow Bunting flew over this morning, there's a Ring Ouzel at the farm and a B...

Castlemartin Corse

A superb adult male Hen Harrier at Castlemartin Corse this morning. Also 2 Sparrowhawks, a Kestrel, 600+ Lapwing, 18 Curlew, 20 Snipe flying...

St Davids

Snow Bunting on Carn Llidi this am. Also 2Merlins 2 Sparrowhawks and 2 Kestrels

Late Swallow

On the way to Porthclais this afternoon I had a red-throated diver fly west over the A487 at Pen y Cwm towards the sea. Porthclais was thro...

Starlings

As an addition to my piece last night I have been told that there is allegedly shooting of starlings going on in this area & the police ...

starlings

Several thousand starlings were trying to roost around the village area (Tegryn), but someone doesn't like them, so very disturbed by wh...

Pigeons & owl

Yesterday, (Monday) a jay was calling loudly down the valley, & the reason soon became apparent as a tawny owl hooted, obviously disturb...

Ring Ouzel

A male at Point St. John this morning, Pencarnan, St. David's. (John & Marion)

Yellow-legged Gull -- Abermawr

1 adult in roost off Abermawr this evening, also 1 summer plumage Great Northern Diver. (Adrian)

Ramsey

Red kite was the highlight today along with a female type black redstart plus 7 snow buntings moving west. A good raptor day also saw hen ha...

Skomer

Been pretty quiet over here for the last few days, we seem to have missed out on the big thrush movements but we're having a good autumn...

Isabelline Shrike -- Porthclais

The shrike still present but no sign of the Barred Warbler this morning -- 12:00 1 Ring Ouzel, a flock of 31 Long-tailed Tits. Other highlig...

harriers - Dowrog

Saturday... 2 short-eared Owls, male & female Hen Harrier on the the Common. (Chris G.)

Barred Warbler

Hi Guys, My name is Dave Collins, i am a birder from the West Midlands and i was lucky enough to find the barred warbler this afternoon. I w...

Cemaes Head -- a new Dartford site?

3 pale-bellied brents on the estuary Saturday lunchtime, juv Dartford on Cemaes saturday evening and soaring Male Goshawk and Female Pereg...

Firecrest, Short-eared Owls ....Freshwater East &....

Just a quick note on the most note worthy birds seen whilst staying at the chalet park at Freshwater East. We started the day with a Fire...

Wryneck @ St. Govan's

Mervyn Jones found a very late Wryneck at St. Govan's Head this morning, quite mobile but frequenting the valley that runs eastwards awa...

Barred Warbler, Spoonbill, Lapland Bunting

A dawn to dusk epic with Paul G, started with a superb sunrise at the Gann and plenty of birds: a 1st-year Spoonbill high over west at 9am (...

Strumble & Tresinwen (06 Nov 11)

Lapland Bunting flew south over the old coastguard station at 1030.  8 Mistle Thrushes around Tresinwen and a female Blackcap in the garden.

Whoopers?

Just had 4 swans fly fairly high over Haverfordwest heading north which were almost certainly Whoopers.

St David's Hd

Another Dartford Warbler (all 3 migrants of last couple of days each about 1/4 mile apart). Red-breasted Merganser high overhead flying sout...

Bittern and Red Kites

Manorbier;- 6 Red Kites together- a very good count this far south in the county. (Alan Morris) Teifi Marshes:- 1 Bittern, in flight across ...

Porthclais (05 Nov 11)

Another cracking Shrike, another long week..... but it was worth it!  Isabelline Shrike showing well between 0930 and 1330 in usual spot.  A...

Deer Park & St. Brides

A walk round the Deer Park this morning produced a nice Dartford Warbler - the first I have seen at this site. It appeared in a bush near th...

Ty Rhyg

Great Grey Shrike in usual area by the gate at 12.30pm. Numbers of crossbill calling with groups of 22, 17 and 7 flying eastwards. Kestrel h...

Firecrests & Blackcaps - Teifi Marshes today

Click on the photo for more details of recent activity by the Teifi RG (photo Tommy E)

Male Black Redstart at St Bride's

A walk at St. Bride's with my daughter and our dogs was livened up with this stunning male Black Redstart on the church roof. I don'...

Skomer

Lovely day, but pretty birdless except for the Firecrest still in North Haven

Nice Sky, shame about the Starlings

I visited the Starling roost at Minwear this evening expecting a spectacular show after the large numbers there last week. Amazing how thing...

Great Grey Shrikes

I'm now firmly in the two bird camp! 2.50pm Great Grey Shrike at Ty Rhyg north side between gate and pond, moving freely. 3.25pm Great G...

Scarce but not scared

images CB One of the nice privelidges of working with Stena Line is access to the outer breakwater at Fishguard Harbour. These two  Snow Bun...

North Pembs

At Heathfield GP a Cetti's Warbler, probably a site first. At St Davids Hd 2 Dartford Warblers including a showy male at the Burial Cham...

Isabelline Shrike

Still present, usual spot. Also a Lapland Bunting south over Warpool Court, St. David's (Paul G). Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Isabelline Shrike

Still present and showing well by 5 bar gate up hill from car park at 215pm (per Birdguides). Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android

Skomer

This Yellow-browed Warbler was a nice surprise down the bottom of North Valley and the Firecrest is still in North Haven

Ramsey

First woodcock of the autumn today. A single wheatear at the south end of the island was only the second November record in 6 years. Ring ta...

Hen Harrier - nr. Abereiddy

Hi, 12.30 pm today, good view of a female Hen Harrier half a mile inland from Abereiddy bay and flying south. (John Shrouder)

Yellow-browed Warbler -- Skomer

1 this morning, (Dave Boyle)

Northern Wheatear -- Ceibwr

1 on the cliff top this morning. (Peter Byles)

Skomer

The first Firecrest of the year was in the ivy at North Haven but not a lot else

Bosherston, Angle

No sign of the Black Tern at Bosherston this morning and pretty quiet there with 53 Mallard and 4 Wigeon. A loud blast from a Cetti's Wa...

Richard's Pipit

A flyover at Carn Llidi, St Davids at 10:20 this morning. A few Chaffinches and Starlings moving but not a lot happening, only 2 Skylarks. M...

A Peregrine and a Kestrel

I have just received a phone call from a very nice lady who lives in the Hereford/Shropshire borders. She told me that about three weeks a...

Skomer

Pretty quiet out here again, just a few finches and Skylarks going over first thing and Jerry saw a Ring Ouzel again at North Pond I was sat...

North & South

After a few days of poor/wet/dull weather I decided to venture forth and see the excellent birds on offer. Starting in the south at (a drizz...

Shrike Photos

Some great shots of the Isabelline Shrike taken on Sunday, in addition to the one above, by Jeff Slocombe here

Odds & Ends

At Newgale am 3 Med Gulls: an adult, 1stW & 2nd W. Vis mig noted at St Davids but too late to get a handle on numbers. Skylarks and Chaf...

A night not to be missed - Pembs Bird group

Monday the 7th November 2011 At the next indoor meeting, at the Patch, Haverfordwest, there will be a presentation by Derek Moore OBE titled...

Black Tern - Bosherston

Still present this morning, more later. (Rich C)

Spoonbill

Our neighbour saw the Spoonbill at the Gann on Sunday. Not there today but still a late Wheatear on the beach amongst the pipit-fest on the ...

Isabelline Shrike

Still present this morning in usual spot, up hill from car park by 5 bar gate (Mike Y-P). Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android