Spoonbill - Sandy Haven

Spoonbill, Sandy Chapel this 10am morning, stopped by on way back from Dale, gone.  Dave Perry

Lapland

At least one still in the St. Ann's Head stubbles today (Peter Howe).  It was blowing a hooley up there!

Glossy or Ortolan?

A mathematical dilemma - the Glossy won out, for two reasons. 1, I know where to look. 2,Its easier to find 3, The weather put me off. As I ...

Pom

Seen from Irish Ferries on Saturday afternoon, out by Grassholm, 1 pomarine skua.

Buntings, buntings...

Whilst putting out signs for tomorrow's Pembrokeshire Half Marathon in Dale this afternoon, an interesting diversion at St. Ann's He...

YBW Fishguard

Did a circuit around the local gardens for approx. 30 minutes this morning. 

House martins

Noticeable passage of house martins over the Carew area today - flying directly in SSE direction.

Turtle Dove

Flew up in front of me as I drove round the bend a few hundred metres West of Mabs Gate. At Marloes Mere, the Glossy`s still there, an adult...

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere this evening - closer to the Oriole hide than usual, 1 female/imm Kestrel.

Kete-St Anns

St Anns - c10 Pied wagtails, flock of 30 goldfinch, 2 chough, stonechat and a wheatear. Valley by Walled Garden - lots of birds inc willow w...

Skomer

The Wryneck was at the farm again today, and a few Chiffchaffs, Goldcrests & Blackcaps round the valley, plus single Pied & Spotted ...

Newport

Carningli Common ~ c400 Golden Plover.

St Govan's

A Whinchat at St Govan's this afternoon. Also 5 stonechats, 2 Wheatears, 4 Chough.

Newport Fri am

The Canadas came in from 11.00 for the next 30 min. Yesterday I counted c1300 but my impression today was of more than this. At the bridge 3...

Richard's Pipit - Penally

One on the coast path above Penally firing range with mixed flock of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks this morning (Colin Gittins).

Skomer

Nice to be out birding with not too much wind! About 25 Goldcrests, 10 Chiffchaffs, 8 Blackcaps & a couple of Spotted Flycatchers round ...

Talbenny-Mill Haven

Female kestrel repeatedly dropping to ground for inverterbrates(?). Young peregrine heading out and settling on Stack Rock. 3 wheatear, 2 st...

St Davids Hd am

A Pied Flycatcher in a sycamore at Whitesands this morning. Quite a few Goldcrests present along with a couple of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps ...

Yellow-browed Warbler / Lapland Buntings

A Yellow-browed Warbler at St Ann's Head, just north of the walled garden (Brian S). 3 Lapland Buntings on Dale Airfield, west of the po...

Yellow-browed warbler - St Anns

A nice bright Yellow-browed warbler at 11am in the scrubby valley just beyond the 'walled garden' SM 80793 03199, viewed from coast ...

Lapland Bunting.

My best ever views of one at Dale Airfield this morning. The Glossy Ibis was feeding in front of the Oriole hide at Marloes Mere.

Cormorants over Crundale

At around 1140 hrs today there were three common buzzard with two red kite very high over Crundale. Shortly afterwards eleven cormorants we...

Airfield & Gann

As Brian reports the airfield runways have plenty of water on them, especially the 'main' east-west runway where the overgrown grass...

Dale

Gann - 15+ Rock pipits, 6 white wagtails, 1 turnstone. Little grebe, little egret and heron on pools. Airfield - lots of pools but nothing m...

Carew

On the Carew River this morning by Carew Mill - 1 Greenshank, 6 Redshank, 3 Curlew, 4 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Little Egret.

Newport

Boat Club ~ 43 Ringed Plover, 17 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Barwit, 8 Wigeon.

Dale airfield

Dale airfield - 2-3 chiffchaffs on road up, airfield pretty quiet - 6 wheatears, single pied wagtail, 2 chough, small flock of starling, a f...

Melodious Warbler - video Skokholm

I took a bit of video of the melodious warbler on Skokholm, while I was there. A very nice bird at a cracking location. It was filmed on the...

Newport Sun am

The Canadas were in fine fettle. I sort of counted 1000, then another 200 flew in. The only followers were a Greylag & 2 ?Greylag/Canada...

Steve`s Turtle Dove....

Just as a point of interest, I saw one too, on the road between Mabs Gate & Mullock farm on the 10th Sept 2011.

Yesterday and the day before!

On Friday a Turtle Dove on the road between Marloes and St Ishmaels - near a place called Mabs gate. Yesterday (Saturday) at Martins Haven -...

Skomer

Got round the valleys first thing this morning before the rain started - very, very quiet just a few Goldcrests & the odd Chiffchaff

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis in frontof the Orielton hide, earlier this morning. 16 Snipe.

Wryneck - Skomer

1 Wryneck still at the farm this morning (Dave B)

Teifi warblers

At the CES site, 4 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Cettis and 3 Goldcrest this morning before a Teifi RG wander to the Dyfi ( see ...

St Davids Hd pm

A Firecrest loosely associating with Goldcrests in the Sycamores at the Youth Hostel this afternoon. A few Chiffchaffs present and Swallows ...

Ramsey - Red Kites

6 Red Kites over the island today. Also of note, 5 White Wagtails. Large Swallow movement with up to 500/hr going through for several hours ...

Glossy Ibis

Still at Marloes Mere.

Mediterranean Gulls @ Newport

For the last 10 years the flock of Black Headed gulls at the bridge has been a good site for Autumn Med gulls. This year is no exception. Ye...

Little Stint - Skokholm

1 Little Stint, (Mike YP and Mark H.)

Firecrest - Skomer

1 Firecrest this morning. (Dave B)

Skokholm news

This morning one Pectoral Sandpiper still, along with a Wryneck and a Whinchat new in today (Mike Y-P and Mark Hipkin).

Marsh Harrier

A single female Marsh Harrier today between Trewellwell and Middle Mill near Solva at 2.30pm – No Camera !!

Welsh Ornithological Conference

The Welsh Ornithological Conference will be held on Saturday 10 November 2012 , at Myddfai Community Hall , Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. The...

Wryneck - Skomer

1 Wryneck present this morning, 2 Red Kites over on Tuesday. (Dave B)

Pectoral Sandpiper - Skokholm

1 Pec. Sand this morning, 2 Balearic Shearwaters past the lighthouse. Mike YP. and Mark H.)

Ramsey and St Justinians

10 purple sandpipers on the Ramsey roost site yesterday (Ffion Rees) 1 red kite over St Justinians (Zeman McCready)

Still there....

This evening. Met a visiting birder/photographer, Mike, who saw a Red Kite yesterday, over the Mere.

Dale & Marloes Area

Just to prove that the Glossy Ibis is not a figment of Derek G's imagination here is photographic evidence. It flew across Marloes Mere ...

Newport Thurs am

Boat Club end. Just 5 ea Dunlin & Ringed Plovers + 1 Redshank. (The?) 2 1st W Meds still there. On the roost c40 Curlews & 30 Oyster...

On the beach

On Monday (17th)there was a dipper on Tenby beach! Also, Tuesday (18th) a wheatear on Frenni fawr.

Leach's Petrel - Strumble

06:45 - 08:30;- 10 Leach's Petrel, 1 2yr Long-tailed Skua, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 3 Bonxie, 43 Common Scoter, 1 Teal, 10 Sandwich Terns....

Marloes Mere

Glossy still there this evenig, I`ve spent the last 3 evenings trying to find, (as Sash says) the right kind of woodpecker at Martins Haven....

Newport Tues pm

Long St - Bridge. 2 1st W Med Gulls, regular Herring Gulls Blue BHS & EUX & upstream a rh Goosander. One of the Bar heads with the C...

Ramsey - Leach's petrels

A quick 1 hour seawatch from 12:30 yielded 2 Leach's petrels - both together. Also of note, 1 Arctic skua, 1 bonxie and 6 sandwich terns

Strumble

To 10:40;- 1 Adult Sabine's Gull, 7 Leach's Petrel, 2 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 3 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Balearic Shearwater, 2 Pomari...

Newport

1 Bar Tailed Godwit, 6 Wigeon, 13 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin.

Osprey - Cleddau Reach

Lunchtime - Osprey over entrance to Cosheston Pill at Cleddau Reach.

Angle

At Kilpaison this morning 12 Bar-tailed Godwits and 4 Pale-bellied Brents. Rather more going on round at Angle Harbour with 8 Med Gulls (all...

Wryneck - Skomer

1 still present today. (Dave B)

Martin's Haven: right sort of woodpecker

A Wryneck (my first ever!) on the Deer Park wall just south of the gates at 0830. It then flew into the gorse just opposite the gates. Also ...

Melodious Warbler and.... Skokholm

08:30;- Melodious Warbler relocated this morning, and the 2 Pectoral Sandpipers still. (Mark H & Mike YP)

2 Pectoral Sandpipers - Skokholm

By this evening, 2 Pec Sands and the Firecrest. No sign of the melodious today. 1 Sooty Shearwater past, (Mike YP & Mark H)

N. Pembs and WeBs

Newport;- 1 1st W Med. Gull, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 13 Dunlin,and 13 Ringed Plover. Llys-y-fran and Rosebush reservoirs;- No surprise for Sept...

Martin's Haven: wrong sort of woodpecker

The wind calmed down a lot after 6pm this evening and, as it did, a number of Willow Warblers emerged in the valley, as well as Stonechats a...

Marloes Mere

Glossy still present this afternoon. I had a look at Martinshaven as well as DA,PG et al & again this afternoon - nothing, cold & wi...

A wonderful garden tick

I have just had a message from Barbara Priest that last Tuesday she was treated to an Osprey flying over her garden in Templeton towards Kil...

Pectoral Sandpiper - Skokholm

1  This morning. (Mike YP & Mark Hipkin)

Barred Warbler

One at Martin's Haven around 5pm, in the willows in Sash's garden, as viewed from the turning circle by the hole in the wall below L...

Ramsey - Wryneck

1 in the Waterings Valley this evening (Nia Stephens)

Brent Geese

4 L/B, at the Gann this afternoon.

An interesting(ish) Herring Gull

Black T4XJ, at Newport on Aug 30th was ringed as a chick in the Isle of Man on 23 June 2011.It is their 1st to be seen on the UK mainland, t...

Melodious and more.............

Wryneck;- Martins Haven, showing well on wall south of the access gate to the Deer park at  08:30. (Steve Hinton) Melodious Warbler and Fire...

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis at the gate this morning, quite obliging as I walked slowly past, some 10 metres away. 5 Snipe.

Skomer

The Wryneck popped out of the bracken again at the farm this afternoon

Glossy Ibis

Good views at Marloes Mere, from the barbed wire gate. Had a look at Dale Airfield, nothing but Corvids. (1,000?)

White Wags

A minimum of 26 White Wagtails in a freshly ploughed field this afternoon between Manorbier and Jameston.

Leach's Petrels - Strumble

This morning to 08:15, so far.... 4 Leach's Petrel, 4 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 5 Bonxie - the highlights

Skomer

No sign of the Greenish Warbler or the Wryneck today Another contender for worst photo of the year - this Lapland Bunting flew west over The...

St Davids Hd am

Not much happening so a Long-eared Owl roosting and preening in the withies in Porthmelgan Valley (southern block) was a real bonus. My entr...

Skomer - boats

The Greenish Warbler will not be looked for until later, but boats are running. Lapland Bunting over. (Dave B.)

Glossy

At the Mere, at sunset this evening

Ospreys

Two Ospreys were fishing over the Cresswell River at West Williamston Reserve early this afternoon. One flew over to Lawrenny and out of sig...

Long-tailed Skuas, Balearic Shearwater.....

2 Juvenile Long-tailed Skuas and 1 Balearic Shearwater past by 1100 today, see Strumble blog for more

Greenish Warbler - Skomer

13:50 update,  Greenish Warbler still showing at North Stream crossing. (Dave B) Greenish Warbler has been seen again this morning at North ...

Dale airfield and Gann

Airfield: 3 ringed plover scurrying along, 10 wheatear, 3 chough, 1 white wagtail, skylark and flock of 50 starlings. Gann: 3 grey herons, l...

Hobby over Crundale

A hobby flew north-west over Crundale at 1020hrs today.

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis.

Skomer

The Wryneck was at the farm again this afternoon

Ramsey Seawatch

A 2 hour seawatch this morning produced of note: Leach's petrel - 1 (09:55) Grey Phalarope - 2 Balearic shearwater - 1 Arctic Skua - 10 ...

Osprey

Early this afternoon an Osprey was fishing in the creeks on the Cresswell River side of theWest Williamson reserve. After several attempts i...

Strumble - Leach's Petrel .....

Numbers to 08:30 1 Leach's Petrel, 1 juvenile Long-tailed Skua, 21 Arctic Skua, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Bonxie the highlights. (Adrian R ...

Hook/Sprinkle Pill

My second visit of the autumn, not ideal at low tide, but some success with 20 Ringed Plover, 12 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshan...

Skomer

The Wryneck was at the farm again this afternoon

Glossy....

Still there.

Skokholm Firecrest

A lone bird around the buildings this morning: Lewis

Wigeon to warblers...(Teifi)

Four Wigeon seen at Creek hide yesterday were perhaps the first back, an additional 15 in the estuary this afternoon. 4 Goosanders on the ri...

A day out on the Dale peninsula

The day started with a bang with a crisp juvenile Red-backed Shrike on the Deer Park, found at 8.20 this morning.  Also a Spotted Flycatcher...

Dotterel - Dale airfield

Juv Dotterel west end of airfield main runway. (Dave A and Paul G)

Red-backed shrike

Still there at 10.30am but elusive - moving between SM 758091 and SM 759091 south of lookout seemed to be keeping low. Mervyn on stake-out a...

Red-backed Shrike

A juvenile Red-backed Shrike this morning (08.20) at the Deer Park, Martin's Haven by the main path to Wooltack Point, 150m beyond the c...

Marloes Mere

Glossy at the same place as yesterday morning, close to the track, just beyond the barbed wire gate. Also, 1 female/imm Yellow Wagtail.

Newport

Beach ~ 128 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag, 2 Black Tailed Godwits (all had flown in the Dinas direction by 07.20), also 11 Gannets fishing in the ...

Newport

In amongst the boats later this afternoon 1 White Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 13 Ringed Plover & 14 Dunlin.

St Davids Hd am

The Pied Fly still present at the Youth Hostel, a few more Chiffchaffs in evidence, 6 Wheatears and a similar number of White Wagtails. 2+ G...

Glossy

Still at the same area of the Mere, though now moved more towards the white cottage. Maybe "old hat" now, with these Sandpipers ...

Pectoral Sandpiper pics

Courtesy of Charlie Sargent - some stunning pics of the Skokholm bird.  It may have been around since 20th August as I saw a very similar b...

Skomer

Stunning Greenish Warbler at North Valley Crossing today, first saw it at 10:45 & it was still in the same bushes until I left at 12:15....

Skomer & St Justinians

News phoned in by Richard Dobbins:- Skomer - Greenish Warbler (Dave Boyle)                 Wryneck (Richard Kipling) Near St Justinians - Or...

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes, where the track is closest to the marsh. 23 Snipe, 4 Wheatears.

Skomer

Very quiet out here still, been a few Spotted Flycatchers & Goldcrests in the last few days

Pectoral Sandpiper

A single Pectoral Sandpiper found by Steve Sutcliffe today on Skokholm, seen on North Pond.

? Hybrid Gull

At Newport today what I guess was an adult Med/BH Gull hybrid.White wingtips, a thick red beak with a black spot, but BH shape with a small ...

St Davids Hd am

Dead as a doornail apart from a Pied Flycatcher at the Youth Hostel and a few White Wagtails.

St Davds Hd am

Second day of Grey Wagtail passage, 5 yesterday and 3+ today flying w/nw. A small number of Swallows and a Green Sandpiper south. 6 White Wa...

Cuckoo

Out in the Garden yesterday I saw what at first looked like a female Sparrowhawk fly from the Birch tree, but as it came round to fly past m...

Swallows -- Skokholm

c400 Swallows moving this morning.........otherwise a quiet day. (Steve S)

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis still here. c80 Canada Geese flying out from Skomer, heading East,3 of them landing on the Mere. The quest for dominating the ar...

Glossy

At Marloes Mere, looking new & shiny in the evening sunshine. Also 15 Snipe buzzing around.

Wheatears on the move

Several wheatears dotted about Lydstep Headland. Instead of being on the ground like they usually are, they were all perched or flying betwe...

Ramsey

Red kite and white wagtail today plus a small swallow movement this morning

Fishguard

08.45 Lower Town ~ 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Dipper. Flagpoles ~ 8 Turnstone. Middle Breakwater ~ 3 Turnstones, 2 Meadow Pipits.

Wryneck - Strumble

Wryneck on telegraph pole by Trenoweth - Strumble Head - 08:15 (Adrian R)

Melodious Warbler - Skokholm (late news)

Skokholm;- Monday and Tuesday, 1 Melodious Warbler. c200 Swallows through this morning so far. (Steve S.) Skomer;- Yesterday, of note Pied F...

Teifi

Teifi Marshes this evening;- Two red head Goosanders and 1 juvenile Black-tailed Godwit from Curlew Hide. 1 Coot and 1 Tufted Duck on Mallar...

Seven Whistlers over Abereiddi

Checking on preparations for the Red Bull diving competition later in the week, I watched a skein of  7 whimbrel flying down the valley then...

Wagtails - St Anns

c.30 White wagtails this evening, majority in field near lighthouse and going to roost on the row of cottages. 6 wheatear. 100+ linnet with ...

Marloes Mere

Arrived rather late this evening - didn`t see the Glossy, however, 3 Herons heading West in line astern, c80 Starlings

Newport Tues pm

At the bridge c300 Canadas, 75 Mallard with 2 Teal & a Wigeon. Also 3 Herons & a Kingfisher. At the Boat Club 6 Redshanks, 5 Dunlin,...

Pied Flycatcher - Site fidelity ?

See T eifi Ringing for  the movement of a Pengelli bred female to North Lancs....

Great White Egret -- Fishguard

c08:55 this morning, 1 flew over Fishguard Fort and continued up the Gwaun Valley. Steve Berry

Roosting Wagtails - refinery jetty

c300 wagtails roosting on the Valero jetty last night. (Paul Warren)

Sprinkle Pill & yesterday at Dale

Haven't visited this site for a while (has anyone? not according to Blog posts!) so a nice walk this evening in flat calm conditions was...

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere, this evening.

Skomer

Still pretty quiet for early September - 3 Willow Warblers, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Grey Wagtails, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 7 White Wagtails & at ...

Newport Beach

Viewed from Parrog ~ 3 Knot, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 White Wagtails, House Martins landing briefly on the strandline &  a commotion behind me...

St Ann's Head

Kete: Pair stonechat, few linnet, 2 wheatear, 2 chough St Ann's: 3 Rock dove-type pigeons in cereal field, I'm assuming these are pr...

Light-bellied Brent Geese -- Teifi

Two at the estuary mouth early this morning. Also 1 Kingfisher, c5 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin & c6 Rock Pipits. (Teifi RG)

Glossy

At Marloes Mere this morning. Marsh Harrier there yesterday, according to the hide notebook.

Skomer - 2 Marsh Harriers

2 marsh harriers having a bit of scrap with interlocking talons at Moorey Mere! Both juvenile/female. (spotted by Annette, PhD student) Chri...

Arctic skua in Jack Sound

A bracing walk round the Deer Park - an all-dark Arctic skua powering up Jack Sound.

Marloes Mere

Glossy still here this morning, along with 28 Chough in the field in front of the white cottage. 3 Ringed Plover, a Willow Warbler in front ...

Dale airfield - raven heaven

More like the Serengeti - 51 raven tucking into a dead sheep, with 2 foxes and 4GBB gulls - not surprisingly the ravens seemed to be calling...