A Day Out

At the LlysyFran roost there were 2 ad Yellow-legged Gulls and 2 Med Gulls (ad & 2ndW). Also a strikingly pale (eastern?) abietinus Chif...

Ibis Overload

So far we have had the three Glossy Ibis at Marloes and the two at St Davids. I have also received a report today of a single bird in the Wa...

Carew River

On the upper reaches of the Carew River by Carew Mill late morning 32 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 20 Dunlin and a few Tea...

Skomer and Skokholm - Bird Group -Monday 6th Feb

We are pleased to welcome Chris Taylor, warden Skomer, as our guest speaker next Monday 6thFeb 2012. The presentation will be in ‘The Patch...

The two Glossy Ibis are...

...still in 'their' field by the Dowrog

The Marloes Glossy Ibis

The three birds are still around but now in a field to the west of Marloes Mere which is actually pretty dry so I suspect they are now using...

Ring Ouzel

The wintering male Ring Ouzel was on the lawn of the pink house at St Justinians before flying to the round tower this morning.

Dowrog - and the precision of Ibis roost flights

A couple of late afternoon visits to Dowrog on Friday and Saturday were rewarding, with the two Glossy Ibis, a Barn Owl and Hen Harriers (m+...

Mute Swans

Yep Derek, meant to congratulate Rich Stonier on the Pen Caer owls, stunning, Strangely enough there were two Mute Swans in the inner tider...

Owl Pics...

Stunning photos Rich, now I know what a rat really feels like....!

Plumstone

I have had problems blogging recently so installed Google Chrome as recommended. Its slower than a slow thing in reverse... any ideas?... a...

Black Gullemot

The summer plumage bird was in Fishguard Harbour this morning.

Bird Records 2011

This is just a reminder if anyone has not yet sent in there 2011 bird records could they either send them to Jon or myself within the next c...

Got em!!! (5th Time Lucky!) (28 Jan 12)

Say hello to the camera shy Strumble Shorties!!!  2 Owls showing well late afternoon Saturday.

Ty Rhyg (28 Jan 12)

The Great Grey Shrike showing on and off for most of the morning at Ty Rhyg.  Ranging widely.

The St Davids Ibises

As reported earlier the birds are extremely wary at the fields where they have been feeding on Dowrog (Gobaith). Even from the distance sugg...

iceland

There was an adult Iceland Gull near the mouth of the Haven viewed from the ferry.

Wandering Med Gull

Yesterdays 2nd W Med Gull at Newport had been ringed as a pullus in Holland in June 2010. It spent most of Oct in County Cork, then in Feb 1...

WOW

Details and dates for this year's Wildlife Observer Wales (WOW) courses are now available. The courses are developed and delivered join...

Deer Park, Marloes

A stroll around the Deer Park this morning was enlivened by a ringtail Hen Harrier soaring over Wooltack Point and then flying over the Deer...

Ibis

From Bernie Stevens - Glossy Ibis feed daily in field immediately NW of Drys-gobaith on Dowrog Common. They left last night at 4.40pm and r...

Goodwick

Bumped into Cliff, at the Goodwick end of the Parrog, tending to his octopus with a repast of crab and prawn. After John and I had duly admi...

The other Ibis

After some detective work by Bernie, the two Dowrog Glossy Ibis were tracked down to some fields near the cottages on the moor (Drws Gobai...

Day out

The results of a trip down south today were: 3 Purple Sandpipers at Tenby Lifeboat Station and a female Eider with 300-400 Common Scoter and...

Glossy Ibis/ Marloes Mere

The 3 birds flew in to roost on the Mere, around 16:45, & landed in front of and slightly right, of the Britton hide. (I stopped on the ...

Newport Area

This morning a Chiffchaff at Aberforest. This afternoon at Newport 2 ad Med Gulls & a 2nd W with a readable darvic ring. At the bridge a...

Bosherston & Angle Area

At Bosherston this morning pretty quiet apart from 16 Goosander, many of them adult drakes. At Freshwater West there were 20 grey Plover on ...

City News

A record shot of the Ibis settling down at their Airfield roost at sunset. And for something a little less exotic a Long-tailed Tit at Po...

Ty Rhyg Dale and Marloes

Ty Rhyg Great Grey Shrike showed on right of gate Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Dale Little Egret 2 Bar Tailed Godwit 5 Marloes Mere Merlin mal...

St Davids Ibises

The Two Glossy Ibises arrived at the pool at St David's Airfield this afternoon at 4:57; Byron Davies and I watched them as they preened...

Black Redstart

Appeared today at Pembroke Dock, was there also last Saturday too.

St Davids Glossies

From Bernie Stevens - Two Glossy Ibis flew across Dowrog common at 4.30 this afternoon in their usual S.E direction. I then managed to catc...

That St Justinian Ring Ouzel

John Best emailed us after seeing our posting to say that he and Marion had noted what they thought was a ring ouzel at St Justinian on Thur...

Marloes (Sunday 22 Jan 12)

Pics from last Sunday:

Ring Ouzel deja vu

Speculation that the Ring Ouzel seen by Bob and Annie at St Justinians on the 23 January could be overwintering, brings to mind the occurren...

Marloes area: raptors and others

Better news was a wonderful day for raptors yesterday: a ringtail and male Hen Harrier between Marloes Mere and Martin's Haven, and wond...

Another oiled seabird

I was a bit distressed to read Bob & Annie's report of several oil-stained Kittiwakes up at Ramsey Sound. We found a relatively ligh...

St Davids Ibises

This evening at 4:42pm the 2 Glossy Ibises again flew South East over Dowrog Common. They appeared to come from somewhere north of Penberi a...

Iceland Gull at Freshwater West

A fine adult Iceland gull was with a small group of other large gulls on the shoreline at Freshwater West this lunchtime.  Also, an adult Me...

Dowrog

From Alan Hill - A good hour or so produced hen harrier 1m-1f, wonderful views of the short eared owl flying over head,stonechat 2,song thr...

Black-headed Gull with ring in Pembroke Dock

The Black-headed Gull in the above pic was in the vicinity of the ferry berth in Pembroke Dock on 15th January.  It has a metal ring on its ...

Ramsey Sound - Ring Ouzel - an early spring migrant or what?

This morning, as we headed to our Sound watch-point, we flushed a very handsome adult male ring ouzel from the coast path just to the north ...

Golden Plover at berea

Spent some time today looking for GlossyIbis around St David’s. I failed on that but between Crug Glass and Berea was the most amazing floc...

Camera Found

A Digital SLR has been found at the Pembroke Watersports Centre (Cosheston Pill) and it contains a lot of bird pictures. If you think thi...

Marloes and Teifi

From Dave and Sharon Brittain - Just to confirm Derek’s sighting of the Ibis,we were at the Britton hide at that time and saw them come dow...

Blackcap in Crundale

A female blackcap was present in our garden this morning, feeding on crab apples; possibly the same female that was here on 11 Jan with a ma...

Blustery Brownslade Burrows

There was quite an impressive gathering of corvids in the dunes and at the Bluckspool area this morning - including not less than 82 ravens ...

More Glossies!

Message from Nigel Allen who saw 2 Glossy Ibis fly over the Dowrog heading S/SE towards St. David's Airfield at 4.48pm and appeared to d...

Ibises/ Marloes Mere.

Walking back from the clifftop fields with my dogs, I was about halfway between the YMCA & the car park, when the 3 Ibises flew over hea...

Marloes & Tresinwen (22 Jan 12)

The 3 Glossy Ibis showing extremely well at Marloes today on both sides of the road (between 10am and 3pm).  At 3pm they flew off South and ...

The Gann & Clarebeston Road

Seen at The Gann today by Gary Jenkins - Good number of Curlew. Approx 30 Teal 20-30 Small flock of Brent Geese 10-12 3 Little Egrets. 4-...

Wintering Warblers

At Monk Haven today, three Chiffchaffs at least, two were seen well (1 abietinus & 1 collybita). In the last week or so there have been ...

Llys-y-fran

In the roost this afternoon: adult Ring-billed Gull (as usual, tucked in with the Lesser Blacks, at the back of the flock), adult Yellow-leg...

Glossy Ibis this afternoon

The three Glossy Ibis were still present this afternoon, but had relocated to a small flush on the opposite side of the road (see image).  T...

Ty Rhyg and Rosebush Res.

Ty Rhyg A Goshawk making crows and jackdaws very jittery. Crossbill calling. Kestrel hunting, making a couple of drops to ground - at least ...

If you wondered what they were feeding on .......

......... then have a look at this video. (Sorry about the quality - you should see it in the original HD!)

Ibises/ Golden Plover

Still there at 16.00, but had flown by the time I returned at 1630. 32 GP`s over St Ishmaels.

Glossy Ibis

The 3 birds still present and showing well this afternoon - they generally fly off to roost (somewhere to the south) around 4.30pm. Apologi...

Ramsey

3 red-throated divers past the seawatch hide between 08:45-09:45. Also of note was 1 common gull and 5 gannets.

Frenni Fawr

150 lapwing on the Frenni today

Glossy Ibis

The three Glossy Ibis still showing well this morning at Marloes. The sun even came out to really show the gloss! Click photo for a few more...

Ibis & Brents

Glossy Ibis quite near the road late morning at Marloes. At the Gann, Brent Geese (13) & a pair of Goldeneye.

Glossy and Lesser

Thanks for the text D! I have not made a post for ages, The three Glossy Ibis were a real treat, and today for only the second time in 5 yea...

A few more pics

Couldn't resist joining in.

Glossy Ibis

Finally caught up with them, they flew over me as I was walking down the lane at 1630 & appeared to be heading south. (Skokholm?) I had ...

Ibis pm today

Thanks to those who have kept the blog up to date and giving many of us not only the chance for ‘list ticks’ but to see such delightful bird...

Pantyblaidd

Just on Pembrokeshire side - 500+ golden Plover, & 2 kites with talons entwined in a short tumble.

Glossy Photos

Two nice photos of the Glossy Ibis' taken by Elwyn Davies at 11 a.m. this morning.

Black Guillemots

The 2 Black Guillemots are still present 11:15am Fishguard Ferry Terminal.

Glossy Ibises are still there .......

....... thank goodness! For some reason I had not checked the blog since Monday - when I looked at it this morning - AAAAAAARGH! Glossy Ibis...

Glossy Ibis @ Marloes

Surprised no-one else has posted an update, but there were 3 Glossy Ibis at Marloes this afternoon (Mike YP, Paul G, Kim G & others?), ...

Black Redstart

At Pembroke Dock yesterday. (Tuesday)

Fishguard

15.20 ~ 2 Black Guillimots (1sp 1wp) Karen, Mary & Terry (visitors from Wilts).

Glossy Ibis relocated

We have had an email from Mike Howe saying that the glossy ibises are now in the marsh behind his house near Marloes.  They are viewable fro...

Ramsey Sound

Another six hours spent watching the bird activity in the general location of the proposed tidal power turbine. There were notably fewer gul...

More Whoopers?

Looked very much like 2 Whooper Swans flying west over Pope Hill, Johnston 8am Monday morning.

Whooper Swan

This Whooper Swan was circling round Porthclais early this morning. Could this be the fourth St. Nicholas Swan ??

Llys-y-fran

From Paul G: adult Ring-billed Gull, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls and a 1stW Med Gull in the roost this evening.

Whoopers

Message from Robert Johns - now 4 Whooper Swans at St. Nicholas.

Ty-Rhyg (15 Jan 12)

Late post for yesterday.  The Great Grey Shrike still at Ty-Rhyg.  No sign from 0930 to 1100.  It then suddenly appeared.  I grabbed the fol...

St.Davids Head

4 Choughs near the car park, also a group of ten, possibly more Song Thrushes in the next field along. No sign of the Snow Bu...

Tystie in Fishguard Harbour

Not the best, but a record shot taken this afternoon at some distance within the Outer Breakwater!

Whoopers

Still present in the field at St. Nicholas late this afternoon.

Castlemartin Corse

The Marsh Harrier again over the reed bed at Castlemartin Corse this morning and a Merlin also seen. Very few Lapwing on the Corse and just ...

Snow Buntings at Freshwater West

Two Snow Buntings were feeding on the shingle/pebble ridge at Freshwater West this morning, just to the seaward side of the road bridge betw...

WEBS at the Gann

At a very windy Gann yesterday there were surprisingly more Grey Plovers than usual - 5. Also 67 Teal which I think is a record for me. Inte...

Water Pipit @ Hook

A cold & windy WeBS this morning, the highlight being a Water Pipit on the southern shore of the Western Cleddau, opposite Millin Pill a...

Marsh Harrier

The imm. Marsh Harrier was over Castlemartin Corse at midday.

Carew/Cresswell WeBs

Echoing Richard's comments, noted similar species whilst doing the monthly WeBs counts. There were more dunlin around today, compared wi...

Cresswell River

As the tide dropped at the Cresswell River there were plenty of birds dropping in - 450 Dunlin, 300 Golden Plover, 5 Barwits, 17 Oystercatch...

Glossy Ibis

This photo sent in by Mike from Sageston where the bird spent much of the day feeding in marshy ground at the rear of his house! I have aske...

Tresinwen (14 Jan 12)

No sign of the camera shy Short Eared Owls at Strumble this afternoon. 2 Golden Plovers came in off the sea this evening and 2 Yellowhammers...

Great Grey Shrike at Ty Rhug

Just a short note to add that the Great Grey Shrike was also showing well at Ty Rhug at 10:00 this morning, feeding exclusively on the left ...

North and mid Pembs

Today we went off to some remoter areas looking for missing "common" winter birds as a final mop up for the Winter Atlas. On route...

Ramsey Sound

Managed to locate a feeding flock of small gulls at the north end from Point St. John. Flock included a 1st winter Little Gull, 3 Med Gulls...

Fortunes Frolic - Haverfordwest

Redshanks, Greenshank, numbers of Teal, 2 Little Egret and a female Goldeneye. Plenty of gulls beneath the outflow.

Recent sightings in the Nolton/Newgale Area

Better late than never...... a few sightings from Nolton Haven-Newgale area from the last few days. A pair of Peregrines on Black Cliff A pa...

Great Grey Shrike

Good views of the Great Grey Shrike at Ty Rhig this afternoon about 20 meters from the gate very little else there. Rosebush Reservoir 4 Tuf...

Marsh Harrier

The Marsh Harrier was again quartering the reed bed at Castlemartin Corse this morning. Seen first distantly from the top road between Fresh...

Firecrest

From Tessa Pearson - On a walk in Moreton Lane Saundersfoot I saw what looked like a very small wren.  It seemed quite happy to show itself...

Plumstone Mountain

Info on the Plumstone Starling spectacle from Roger Mathias, Furzy Mount Farm, Camrose - This is the first time that I have contacted you, b...

Nordic Jackdaw

Again visited my garden this morning. Anyone interested to see this bird would be best advised to look around the area of the Belle Vue pub...

Mid Pembs meetings ~ Monday and Tuesday 15th and 16th Jan

The next two meetings of the section are ~ Sunday 15th January ~ Outdoor ~ 10.30am The Birds of Angle Bay. Monday 16th January ~ 7.30pm `T...

Travels in the sun.

Thornton ~ 1 Stock Dove. Sandyhaven Pill (view from road) ~ 2 Little Egrets, 2 Black Tailed Godwits, c100 Lapwing. The Gann ~ 5 Dabchick, 4 ...

Ramsey Sound - mainly gulls including a possible Bonaparte's Gull?

Today in glorious sunshine we spent 6-7 hours watching the sea off St Justinian. The usual flock of about 400 small gulls was feeding at the...