Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere this morning.

Glossy Ibis

Still at Marloes Mere,viewed from the car park - hard to find & see. A couple from Essex, trying to see it before they left, drove out ...

Red Kite

1, flew over the Westfield Pill bridge, towards Neyland Marina, around 3:30pm

Glossy Ibis...

Finally emerged this morning from the reeds, at Marloes Mere. Also the lone Curlew is still around. 30 - 40 Starlings, a mix of adult &...

Teifi ..and Ffynone Pied Flycatchers

Shelduck, 4 juveniles at Jewsons doing very well, 9 juv's on the main estuary about a week younger. 30 Black headed Gulls around the est...

Newport

A busy avian view from my kitchen window in my garden are ~ 1 Greenfinch, pr Siskin, 2 Goldfinch, numerous adult & juv Blue/Great Tits, ...

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere this evening. Also 1 Curlew again, flew over from the North, thought about landing, circled & headed off towards Skomer....

Newport Wed pm

2 Summer plumage Black Tailed Godwits should surely still have been in Iceland.

Marloes / Mere

Something out of the norm today, a Cuckoo at Winterton early this morning, this evening at the Mere, a smart Turtle Dove on the track by the...

Storm Petrel ringing at Strumble

5 Storm Petrels caught and ringed during the very short night at Strumble Head, the 1st  early session of the year. The two birds pictured a...

Re Byron's below   Pyrrhocorax leucophrys?

Glossy Ibis

1 at Marloes Mere, still pulling in the birders.

Quail

A Quail was singing on Brynberian Moor this afternoon. SN123347 Also 2 Southern Damsels.

North Pembs

1 Storm Petrel and 2 Bonxies the highlights off Strumble today (Strumble Seawatching Blog) 1 Common Sandpiper on the Teifi at Jewsons. Retur...

Porth Clais

Could this bird, seen near Porth Clais yesterday, be a completely new species ??

Marloes Mere

1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Cormorant on the Mere - can`t recall seeing one here on the water.

Pantmaenog - Friday

Blustery evening - pretty much usual customers but more noticeable for absentees, despite looking in a few regular spots not a sign of any w...

Teifi...gulls

2 returning Common Gulls with 23 Black-headed Gulls were a surprise this evening from The Webley. Not as surprising as Steve Sutcliffe hitti...

Glossy Ibis

1 Still at Marloes Mere today.

Red kite over Pembroke At 1430, a red kite was circling lazily over the Well Hill roundabout end of Pembroke Main Street and the railway lin...

Recent sightings.....

A few days spent in Pembrokeshire 19/20 june some sightings that I thought might be of interest. Kestrel over Fishguard fort 19/06. Also 1 ...

Swifts - a recent record??

Yesterday (Wednesday) high over Tenby Golf Course and rapidly getting MUCH higher was a tight group of c.60 swifts.  A little screaming but ...

Skokholm ponds

Following Chris's post on the Skokholm ponds, today we've had Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit and the first Teal for a month on them. Al...

Brynberian whinchats

The second visit to survey the moor for breeding whinchats took place on Tuesday and again found 15 pairs, nine of which were feeding nestli...

Glossy Ibis

1, Still at Marloes Mere.

Fishguard Ferry

As the ferry was leaving at lunchtime yesterday (Tuesday) there was a yellow legged gull interested in the "stirred up stuff". Als...

Monday 18th redshank. skok

Think it is this start of autumn! Redshank on south pond, skokholm. during day trip. Think those ponds are going to have a cracking time thi...

Storm Petrel -- and a Skokholm visit

1 Storm Petrel flying past us on way to Skokholm at 9am this morning. Above a photo of the main pond on the island, an amazing amount of wat...

Black Guillemot - Ramsey Sound

Black Guillemot in Ramsey Sound for third day running, just off island's east coast. Thanks to Gower Ranger skipper, Mike, for the photo.

greenfinch

Graham (again unscientific), I would say that after the recent couple of poorer years this year has been better for the greenfinches here. I...

Greenfinches

Admiring the song flight of a Greenfinch at Picton Ferry today, led to the thought that I could think of six localities where they bred in r...

Otter

1 female carrying a kitten across the river in the Haverfordwest yesterday evening at 6pm. (Allan Morris)

Stack Rocks

It was much windier at Stack Rocks than I had expected this evening - and colder too! Nevertheless the conditions proved ideal for watching ...

Pied Flycatchers...success

Even some nest box schemes seemed to have produced poor results with this recent weather. A recent record of 4 boxes were occupied by Pied F...

Marloes Mere

10 Bar Tail Godwits in full sumplum, flew in, had a look around & kept on flying West. 1 Pair Teal, a few Starlings around Trehill &...

ramsey

black guillemot in ramsey sound again today close in to island

kestrel

One male kestrel sat on the wire by Frenni Fawr about 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Pembroke Dock

From Dean Maiden - This summer has been the first one in Pembroke Dock that we have regularly had goldfinches on our feeders. Up to five at ...

Pantmaenog

Whinchat male there this morning on top path, first sighting for a while, noticeable how aggressive pipits appear to be to it pushing it fro...

Fishguard area

2 Black Guillemots in the Harbour this afternoon,A summer plumaged Golden Plover at Pen Anlas this morning.

Teifi -1st Little Egret back.

From St. Dogmael's Quay this evening the 1st Little Egret has returned -- an adult. Also 3 Black-headed Gulls...the 1st Med Gulls back d...

Strumble Head 16.45 - 18.45

Storm Petrel - 19 Puffin - 14

Whinchats...

A successful visit to The Carn Ingli site this afternoon for Whinchats, a couple of birds seen. Several Lesser Redpolls flying around too.  ...

Newport Sun am

3 Sandwich Terns off the main beach.

Marloes Mere, in the summer time

A beautiful morning at last - 1 Glossy Ibis, looks like it`s starting to moult now. c10 Starlings flew across, 8 Collared Doves, West, the t...

Storm Petrels - Strumble

3 Stormies past too. (per Strumble Head Sea-watching & other Stuff)

Marloes Mere

1 Glossy Ibis, on a cold windswept Mere today.

Sanderling and Dunlin

There were c6 dunlin and c8 sanderling at the Gann this afternoon, all in summer plumage, feeding in the wrack on the high tide line.

Storm Petrels

2 Storm Petrels feeding over the top of 4 adult and a calf Bottle-nosed Dolphin at Pen Anglas this afternoon

Marloes Mere

The 1 remaining Glossy still hanging in, in a December like gale.

Teifi

10 Dunlin feeding in the estuary this evening, 4 Black-headed Gulls, and 13 very young juvenile Shelduck. also 30 adult Shelduck from the Qu...

Glossy Ibis

The immature bird was still at the Mere this morning, seems to be moving into a different area lately, towards the Britton hide. Just musing...

Ringing in Pembrokeshire

With spring migration pretty well over we are entering a quieter time of year in the birding world - at least in terms of postings on the bl...

St Davids Hd

The Redpoll passage continues. First recorded here on 26th March, there have been birds moving in the last few days including today. The pea...

Newport

Little Egret, pair of Shelduck with 3 young, 8 House Martins (collecting mud/sand for nest building!!).

Grey Gaggle

This morning at about 7.30 i noticed a string of large birds heading towards my house (nr Goodwick)  from the direction of Scleddau.Grabbing...

Glossy Ibis

1 at Marloes Mere today.

Sanderlings

Yesterday at Newport beach a flock of 15 Sanderlings (including 1 apparently still in Winter plumage) & 3 Dunlin. Donovan & Rees'...

Hobby - Pantmaenog

Hobby dashing across ridge just west of Foel Cwmcerwyn heading Brynberian way, as Grahams sighting with swallows showing their disdain. 2 cu...

Marloes Mere

1 Glossy Ibis, 9 Swifts.

starlings

A flock of 90 including many juveniles at Old Castle Head, Manorbier today.

St. David's area..

Cetti's Warbler(Porthliski) Reed bunting (Treginnis)   (Roger Cooke)

Hobby

A Hobby being mobbed by Swallows passed through Rudbaxton this afternoon just after the rain stopped.

Marloes Mere Mid morning - the solitary ibis feeding at the waters edge below the white cottage. Six dunlin in bright summer plumage flying ...

From Mike & Cilla Watson - Came across this Little Owl at Porthgain quarry on Sunday.

Glossy Ibis

1 imm still at the Mere this evening, while I was there, I had a text from Dave saying that 2 birds were seen at Steart (Bridgewater) Saturd...

Ramsey - Black Guillemot

Black guillemot close in to the island today in the Sound - seen while doing boat based seabird counts.

Cuckoos etc

Still one male cuckoo at Whitesands this morning, they've been present around St Davids virtually daily for weeks, up to 3 males and I&#...

Glossy Ibis

Still the one immature bird at Marloes Mere this morning.

Common Sandpiper -- Teifi

1 adult at Jewson's this evening....the first returning bird ? If so, the earliest that I have recorded on the Teifi estuary.....Our fir...

Ty Rhyg

2 Red Kites dropping onto carrion with 3 buzzards, LBB gull and crows nearby. Pantmaenog yesterday - male kestrel catching and eating vole, ...

Marloes Mere

Only 1 imm Glossy Ibis visible today

Manxies

From Ben & Andre - Went out on a survey today, finally after 10 days of bad weather.  Saw loads of porpoise off Penllechwen,  and while ...

Shelducks.....

15 juveniles on the Teifi, 3 juveniles at Newport

Cuckoo - St. David's Airfield

Saturday 7.30pm - St Davids Airfield Cuckoo heard and seen called from the top of a tree near the Solva entrance over the first stile. Fox s...

Woodpecker

This is where our local woodpecker chose to breed this year. In fact, there are no electricity wires attached to this pole thought the man w...

North coast breeders...

A morning visit to several North Pembs sites to see how birds are faring today. Pengelli ;- As Mike Snow's visit last Wednesday, adult P...

Marloes Mere

3 Glossy Ibis 0715 this morning, on the edge of the reeds midway between the white cottage & the scammel hide.

Glossies

3 Seen today at 1030 (hide record book) by some brave & no doubt moist person!

Stackpole/Bosherston A very stormy Stackpole Warren this a.m. - and something of a rarity these days, a cuckoo flying about, low, in the sc...

Strumble and Plovers

A couple of hours at Strumble this morning produced the usual suspects, lots of Manxies, Fulmars and large Auks but not the Stormie I'd ...

Great Grey Shrike

Late news of a great Grey Shrike see on Tuesday (5th) by Richard Wilson at Pontyglasier - turning right off the Crosswell to Pontyglasier ro...

Martins Haven & Marloes Mere

I had a thoroughly enjoyable walk around the Mere this morning with Richard Ellis. Highlights were a flock of 26 Chough, the three Glossy Ib...

St David's

From Sandrajane Young - St. Davids Airfield (7.30 Wed evening). Short-eared owl still present -wonderful displays over field to the right of...

Manxies galore

We went for a short trip outside Milford Haven this evening at about 2000 and were amazed by the numbers of Manx Shearwaters. A stream that ...

Newport - waders

High tide this evening;- 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover. (Paul Leafe)

Glossy Ibis

3 This evening. Not sure about having a look tomorrow, seems a winter storm is imminent.

Cuckoo

Cuckoo on Skokholm, being mobbed by Swallows and Meadow Pipits. Shelduck with 7 very young ducklings yesterday, today attempting to take 5 d...

Ramsey

First chough fledglings on 4/6. Few waders passing through over the last couple of days. Bar-tailed godwit at north end and dunlin on one of...

Freshwater West

The wader passage seems to have pretty much by-passed Kilpaison this spring with few birds despite several visits. This morning was no excep...

Glossy Ibis

2 visible this morning at the Mere.

Teifi..

A 17:00 wander to see if any wader overspill from the Dyfi...c1500 there !! 7 Sanderling my reward, though a Greylag Goose flying in from th...

Birdguides: an apology

I walked around the Deer Park for a good hour this evening grumbling about uncorroborated reports on Birdguides. No self-respecting Starling...

Newport Tues am

In the rain,at high tide, a flock of c15 Sanderling,12 Dunlin & 5 Ringed Plovers.

Rose-coloured Starling -- Deer Park

Report on Bird Guides 13:46  An adult on the headland west of Martins Haven.

Rose-coloured Starling

An adult on the Deer Park today according to Birdguides.  No further details.

Greenshank

Greenshank and two Whimbrel off the moorings teifi Monday pm, John O'Sullivan The same.. or 2 more Whimbrel  flying North over Patch  at...

Glossy Ibis

A brief look before work this morning, just 1 immature bird visible, at the b/w gate.

Carew & a Red Kite

From Dean Maiden - Monday morning paddling up to Carew Mill on the high tide, what beautiful views. Some shellduck, herons and lots of marti...

Pantmaenog

Early start at Pantmaenog. Tree pipits seem to be displaying with vigour. Lesser whitethroat singing. A family of goldcrest. Cuckoos calling...

Glossy Ibis

3 This morning at 0730, 1 very close at the barbed wire gate.

Coed Glynaeron

There is a good variety of woodland species to be seen at Coed Glynaeron  at the moment. As well the usual crossbills, redpolls, siskins, a ...

Teifi waders....still coming

Around the estuary mouth at high tide this evening, location depending on disturbance -- 26 Sanderling, 18 Dunlin, 1 Sandwich Tern Howard, S...

3 Glossies

I came upon Sash, as we squeezed our cars past each other on the lane at Marloes. He said he couldn`t see the Ibis at the Mere. When I arriv...

Glossy Ibis

3,This morning at Marloes Mere. 1 Red Legged Partridge, close to Marloes farm.

Teifi -- waders

Late afternoon, before the expected rain and high tide.... c18 Dunlin, c35 Ringed Plover, c20+ Sanderling from the Railings. Most flew off h...

Glossies back !

Did they go anywhere at all? Maybe just had a quick flight to stretch their wings, I don`t know. What I do know is, I have to make an abject...

Dartford Success

After such a wet, cold April I was pleased to see a juvenile Dartford Warbler together with one adult at a regular site in the south of the ...

Pantmaenog

Cuckoos active and vocal; one seems to favour the Rosebush village area, another was calling distantly towards Coed Glynaeron, a female was ...

And still they come.

At Newport, yesterday lunchtime, in the mist, a flock of c20 Ringed Plovers, 25 Dunlin & a Sanderling.

Glossies gone - again?

The 3 Ibises took off & circled the Mere a couple of times, flew right over me at the hide & headed South towards Skokholm. With a S...

Dowrog

Two pairs of very vocal Cuckoos were flying round Dowrog Moor this afternoon, the females especially were warbling loudly. After a while I ...

Marloes Mere

3 Glossy Ibis, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Swift, 5 Chough, 3 possible Dunlin.

St Justinian Kestrels

This morning Paddy, with the assistance of Tansy, repeated his  derring-do  of last year by descending the cliffs north of St J.  3 chicks, ...