Bosherston Hobby

Two great shots of a very late juvenile Hobby at Bosherston today, close to the Grassy Bridge,  from Jim Bebbington.

Scaup and Merlin

A female Scaup on Penberry pond this morning and a Merlin just out from Croes Goch on the H'west road

Gupton Farm etc..

Two or three Bramblings in a mixed finch flock near the entrance to Gupton Farm this morning, also a Jack Snipe upstream from the bridge at ...

Porth Clais

A Firecrest was showing well at Porth Clais car park this morning, also some Jays and a Chiffchaff. A solitary Whooper Swan flew over, headi...

Ramsey

Black redstart, hen harrier, SEO, bullfinch, grey wagtail, blackcap, 10 long tailed tits and 5 bramblings were the highlights of today. Also...

Goldenenye

2 x goldeneye on small pond at Westfield pill @ 11am today Steve and Julia

Short-eared Owls

2 birds hunting yesterday next to the Green Bridge/Stack Rocks car park at dusk (Drew Buckley).

Dale Airfield and Marloes peninsula yesterday (29th)

Dale Airfield yesterday was full of Jackdaws and Starlings, but relatively little else. Best was a very large flock  (c.200?) of Linnets fee...

Castlemartin Range West

A fine day on Range West (doing a vegetation survey) produced very nice views of a snow bunting near the Wash this morning, and an hour late...

Ramsey

Ring tail hen harrier here today. Also 1 white wagtail, 2 grey wagtails, 1 merlin and a female bullfinch of note. Good skylark movement this...

Strumble Hd am

There was very little moving at sea apart from a few Common Scoter, a single wp Red-throated Diver and a 1st w Med Gull so Adrian R and I de...

Pink-feet -- Skomer

The 4 Pink-footed Geese are on North Pond Skomer this morning, also 1 ring tail Hen Harrier, and 1 Lapland Bunting. (Dave B)

Late Swallows

From Ben Manning - Not sure if its of interest but there is a Swallow with young nesting in the doorway of the Kings Arms pub in Pembroke. D...

Slebech this evening

The Starling roost is deceptively big: they come into the roost in small groups, but the numbers build up over an hour or so until patches o...

Martin's Haven

Fairly quiet here this morning: a pair of Reed Buntings, the now-resident Robins, Gold- and Chaffinches. Highlights were a late male Wheatea...

Marloes Mere

A final evening look, before the dark nights prevent any after work forays. Glossy still there, at the gate feeding with the Wigeon. Starlin...

Gupton Farm - farmland bird survey

On Friday morning, Richard Crossen, Richard Ellis, Bob Haycock and myself carried out a coordinated count of the farmland birds using the fi...

Pink-feet - Skomer &....

4 Pink-feet flying over to the mainland and back, 2 visits now, by 13:30 (Dave B)

Pen Anglas

Hi - a quick note from a chilly visit to Pen Anglas yesterday morning: 1 x great-spotted woodpecker, down near the foghorn 2 x chough 2 x ra...

Rose-coloured Starling

One at Strumble Head today.  Details here: http://strumbleheadseawatching.blogspot.co.uk/

Lapland Bunting - Haverfordwest

Yesterday one at Slade Farm, viewable from Trafalgar Road estate, in a stubble field (Peter Howe).

Newport

76 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 2 Dabchick, 1 dark bellied Brent, 12 Ringed Plover, 1 Kingfisher & a Waterail.

Marloes Mere

Several thousand Starlings, c2-3, with more varying size flocks flying West as I drove home. Wigeon now about 70, 12 Lapwing, 7 Snipe. Haven...

Teifi

After a Woodcock free wander pre-dawn across one of our key study sites above the Gwaun Valley and a male Eider past Mwnt....time for the Te...

Minwear and St Govan's

The Starling roost at Minwear Lookout was rather disappointing this evening. Plenty of birds - probably in excess of 10,0000 - but they came...

Newport Sat pm & a Black Headed Gull.

Highlights were an imm Goosander, 65 Wigeon, 6 Teal, 3 Pale B Brents (2 ads & a juv), 12 Turnstones (a lot for here), 11 Ringed Plovers,...

Mixed winter flocks

Is a good mix of species in our winter flocks, here in Pembrokeshire, becoming a rarity? This AM, close to Narberth Town Centre, we encounte...

Woodlark

Having finished a morning's shift at St Davids Hd I thought I'd call in at Heathfield GP on my way home. A couple of Goldeneye, 3 Wi...

Ramsey - Dartford Warbler

Lisa found a Dartford warlber this morning. Only the second record for the island (the first being 24/10/07). Also around of note, a female ...

Great Grey Shrike - Pantmaenog

The returning Great Grey shrike at Pantmaenog this morning, either side of the paddock as in previous years. Redwings passing eastwards. W...

St Davids today

Had a really enjoyable day out with Mark Hipkin today even though the weather became windier and colder as the day progressed. There were so...

Black Redstart - Goodwick

News from John Stewart-Smith: 'There is a Black Redstart flitting around the farmhouse at Penrhiw Farm (SM943390) just above Goodwick...

Hoopoe Withybush Airfield

Hoopoe flew over Withybush airfield 1115 this morning, heading towards Agricultural Society offices on east side but not seen to land (Terry...

St David's - Black Redstart

Highlights of a look around St David's with Mike YP - The Scaup was still on Penberi pool to start the day. It soon became apparent that...

Hoopoe

Report of a Hoopoe in a private rear garden this morning in Crundale - (Sally J, photo to follow)

Newport (Parrog)

5 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 34 Wigeon, c10 Meadow Pipits.

Colour-ringed Kestrels

The yellow P26 colour ring identifies it as being born at  Stackpole Head in 2011. Kestrels have been fitted with colour rings as part of a ...

At the risk of being a bore....

With every bird seeming to fly into Pembs, circumstances tied me to Marloes Mere for a couple of hours this afternoon. And, guess what I saw...

Marloes and Dale area

Today there were 3 Lapland Buntings and 2 Bramblings over Martin's Haven with winter thrushes; Woodcock over fields south of the Deer Pk...

Skomer

A pretty amazing morning's birding - loads of thrushes dropping in briefly from the North & heading off east towards the mainland - ...

Lapland buntings - Dale airfield

3 Lapland bunting west of pond with Paul G and Mark H who had a double figure count earlier. A few snipe inc Jack snipe put up from pond are...

St Davids

Vis mig included about 180 Chaffinches; 30 Greenfinches, a few Skylarks, Reed Buntings and Snipe with good numbers of Thrushes, especially B...

Ramsey

70 redwings, 3 fieldfares (first of autumn) and a woodcock today. Felt cold just looking at them! A lone wheatear to remind us of summer. Al...

Yellow-browed Warbler - Martins Haven

Saw a Yellow Browed Warbler today at Martin's Haven, in the bushes in the valley. Also, the Whooper Swan is still at the Gann, and the ...

Skomer

 A very bad photo of one of todays stunning Yellow-browed Warblers  I think this is what Siberian Chiffchaffs are supposed to look like this...

Hen Harrier in the Starling roost - Minwear

5000+ starlings at the roost tonight. Most had settled by 5.20pm. One ringtail repeatedly passed through them sending great clouds into the...

Skomer highlights...

2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 1 (siberian?) Chiffchaff, 1 Tree Pipit (no OBP....yet!), 2 Ring Ouzels, 1 Woodcock, 3 Brambling. (Dave Boyle - hop...

Pen Anglas

Short-eared owl 5 x Risso's dolphin (the third time I've watched them here now in the last four visits) 8 x harbour porpoise

Marloes Glossy

Just to make a change from Derek's info, this from Michaael Bates - Glossy Ibis on Marloes Mere approx 15 yards from barbed wire gate ne...

Out of the blue.......

.....or more appropriately.....the gloom; Woodcock Porthclais. It was dank, dull and gloomy when we arrived at Porthclais early this AM, but...

Yellow-browed Warblers...so far

Skomer;- Probably 2 ybw, (Dave B) Porthmeigan Valley, St David's Head;- 1 ybw in withies, (Mike YP) Skokholm;- Brambling so far, (Wendy ...

Kite with tag Black/Blue P5

This bird was one of a brood of two from a nest near Llanycefn, Pembs in 2010. This is the first resighting and it is particularly good news...

Scaup - Penberry

 The scaup is still at Penberry pond. ( Leo Reich)

Glossy Ibis

On the Mere at last knockings. 1 Swallow over St Ishmaels.

Merlins today

Two sightings of females in the Marloes area this afternoon. First a dashing female flying fast and low over the B4327 to Marloes road away ...

A Coal Tit

I didn't see Byron's Snow B on the Head this morning but there was a Coal Tit. A close look revealed a dullish olive-green back and ...

Ramsey

Black redstart, ring ouzel, bullfinch, long tailed tit, grey wagtail the highlights of today. Plus 1 wheatear.

Preselis - Sunday

Foel Cwmcerwyn (Preselau): Three plus one golden plover. Carn Menyn (Preselau): One male hen harrier on southern flank near sunset. Possibl...

Kites - tag reading

Report f rom a farm contractor working at Pelcomb (approx GR SM92 18 ) on Friday 19 th October 2012 , 3 buzzards and 4 red kites on the ...

North Pembs - Sunday

Sunday 21st October: 4 Red Kite in flight over Solva Large flocks of Starling over St David's Head Group of ~ 10 Whimbrel in flight near...

St. Davids Head

A rather furtive Snow Bunting on the head this morning, in the area of the hut circles, Keeping it company were two late Wheatears which wer...

A Little Gem

Highlights from this morning's callover:- Firecrest and 1st winter male Ring Ouzel at Porthclais. (the Firecrest was working the south...

Skomer

A really good morning's birding - lots of thrushes dropping in & quickly heading off towards the mainland first thing - 120 Song Thr...

Penally - Red Kite

1 Red Kite at this southern site today. (Allan Morris)

Marloes Mere, early morning / late afternoon

Glossy Ibis, 2 Tufted Duck, 10 Snipe, c40 Skylarks, 2 Lapwing + other stuff flying around, Chaffinches, Starlings, several hundred Jackdaws ...

Ramsey

Today saw 2 red kites plus the first long tailed tit and woodcock of the autumn. Wheatear still trickling through with 2 seen this morning.

It must be winter...

There again,  a couple of swallows off Rosslare yesterday on our Sea Trust Stena Europe Survey, were stragglers from the summer we never had...

Sam's bird

Sam, check out pics of immature Rose-breasted Grosbeak. Bill can look red after munching berries. If you think it looks good please let us k...

Zebra Finch

The mystery bird is a fawn Zebra Finch ,seen yesterday as I was walking the path to Newport Parrog.  

I would suggest that Sam's 'mystery' bird might possibly be a Java Sparrow.

Rose-coloured Starling, Haverfordwest

Info and photo of a Rose-coloured Starling from Krystal Thomas of Shoals Hook Lane, Prendergast, Haverfordwest - It has been hanging around ...

Scaup and Whinchat

On Penberry Pool this lunchtime -  a juvenile female Scaup. Before naming, sexing and ageing this Aythya duck, we spent much time with our n...

An adventurous Med Gull, & an exotic.

A 2nd winter Med Gull at Newport yesterday had been ringed as a pullus in Holland in June 2011. In late Oct/early Nov it was near Lugo in NW...

Ramsey

A decent crop of migrants today. Jay was the bird of the day - not many records out here over the years. Also 1 ring ouzel, 1 lapland buntin...

Bonaparte's / Yellow-browed / Whooper

What a day! A morning walk at the Gann, highlight being the adult Whooper Swan on the lagoon, also a Med Gull (adult) and a Water Rail out ...

The Gann

Whooper swan still present this afternoon, along with four Little Grebes and a nice Red-breasted Merganser.

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis at the gate, Starlings increasing, difficult to guesstimate - 1,000 - 2,000? Usual dabblers, nothing else.

Bonaparte's Gull - Strumble Head

The adult Bonaparte's Gull from the Strumble look-out now ! (Adrian R)

Pencarnan to Porthclais and back

At 08:00 this morning, when we stepped outside here at Pencarnan, it was immediately obvious that today was good for viz mig. Above us, and ...

Blackbirds fledged...today

Three more Blackbirds fledged in a Pembroke garden today, the 19th October. Two pairs have been in the garden all season with the first fled...

Yellow-browed Warbler, Mullock, Dale

1 trapped and ringed  in a private garden this morning. (Paul W and Steve S)

Snow Bunting - St. Govan's Head

Had a male Snow Bunt briefly at 3 30 today which was moving on as I could not find it settled after it flew towards the car park.Could be an...

Dale Lagoon - Grey Seal

A Grey Seal in the lagoon this afternoon - a first ? A further report that the Seal has a youngster with it. Hopefully they will find their ...

Med Gull

A very smart 1st winter Med Gull at Newport yesterday had been ringed as a pullus on an island off Holland in June. This was it's 1st su...

Angle area

At Kilpaison this morning 24 Light-bellied Brents, 3 Mute Swans, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Knot. Round at Angle Harbour 16 Redshank, 23 Turn...

Geese and Gulls

A group of about 50 Greylags flew upriver from Llangwm to alight somewhere out of sight in the Sprinkle Pill area, no doubt part of the larg...

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis still there - flew from the gate, to the middle of the Mere to roost at last light.

Skomer

A really nice dark Balearic Shearwater in St Brides Bay this morning

GP

There were approx 250 golden plover between Frenni Fawr & F-Fach yesterday (15th)

Bonaparte's Gull -- Strumble Head

The Bonaparte's Gull was picked up at approx. 10 a.m. by Red Liford, feeding at about tide race distance with a group of Kittiwakes. Th...

Dale & St Brides

News from yesterday morning at St Brides- The woodland at the castle was alive with Chaffinches, meanwhile around the church Goldcrests ...

Castlemartin Corse

Did my Webs count at Catlemartin Corse a day late today around midday. Highlight was a juv Marsh Harrier quartering the ditches - seen from...

Skomer

A lot quieter round the valleys this morning but 2 Ring Ouzels were new. Only seen 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps & still a Willow Warbler. ...

St David's Head

News from Paul G this morning - a Lapland Bunting & a 1st winter male Ring Ouzel the highlights.

Out to the Islands

A cargo and admin trip out to Skokholm and Skomer yesterday. Skokholm felt pretty empty on the ponds and cliffs, but still Chiffchaffs, Robi...

Ramsey

Highlights of today were 2 female great spotted woodpeckers and a lapland bunting. Good numbers of common migrants this morning including, l...

Ring Ouzel and Whooper Swan

An afternoon out with Paul G at Dale & St. Ann's.  Two very brown looking and dark legged Chiffchaffs in the woodland by the car par...

Skomer

A really nice mornings birding before the rain - highlight was a stunning Yellow-browed Warbler down the bottom of North Valley. More Goldcr...

Firecrest - Pantmaenog

Point-blank view of a Firecrest just down the track from the car park this morning, in the willow scrub just other side of the first pool on...

Teifi warblers

Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff on the Teifi marshes this morning - more on Teifi Ringing (Teifi RG)

Ring Ouzel, Lapland Bunting - Stack Rocks

Ring Ouzel and Lapland Bunting both 100m north of Stack Rocks car- park this morning - Castlemartin (Rob Evans)

Martin's Haven and nearby

The first bird seen this morning in the half light, whilst waiting for Steve and the nets, was a female Merlin flying down the valley. Still...

The Gann

A small black/white Grebe on the lagoons with the Little Grebes, kept swimming away from me. I highjacked a poor defenceless woman with a sc...

In search of migrants

A close look mid to late afternoon at Martin's Haven, Marloes village & St Brides didn't reveal an awful lot, the highlight bein...

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis, Merlin(f) hunting, c22 Wigeon, Teal - same as Sash`s, 1 Snipe & a Badger!

Martin's Haven & the Mere

Wonderfully varied evidence of passage today: a constant stream of Skylarks overhead in the morning, all heading west. And smaller numbers o...

Marloes

Nothing of note on the Mere, c45 Lapwings over Winterton/Dale. 2 Juv Swalows still sitting on the edge of the nest in the car park, seem rel...

Marsh harrier, Castlemartin Corse

1530, marsh harrier being mobbed by 2 crows.

Whooper swan

At the Gann at 4-45pm, in company with two Mute swans. Sorry about the rubbish photo, but I only had a point and shoot with me.

Newport Friday pm

At the bridge 3 Med Gulls with the Black Headeds - 1 ea 1stW, 2ndW & adult. At the Boat Club a Little Egret & inbetween 20+ Wigeon. ...

Yellow-browed Warbler - St. Bride's

A walk at St Bride's this evening with the family and dogs ultimately proved a good move, despite two soakings!  A lovely Yellow-browed ...

Skokholm

A Red Breasted Flycatcher spent some time in the courtyard alongside a couple of Spotted Flycatchers. Lewis Yates

9 Wells

Between 40 and 50  House Martins feeding in Nine Wells valley early this morning on an abundance of flies, but by 10.30 they had all left.

Ramsey

Lapland bunting, pale bellied brent goose and med gull the highlights of today (S Votier) Also at least 12 wheatears, 1 redpoll, 200+ BH gul...

Osprey - Cleddau

Thought you may like to know we have just seen a Osprey on the River opposite  the Pembrokeshire Adventure Centre, visited on three...

Dale

Airfield - 2-3 Lapland buntings creeping in and out of the nettles at the sw intersection of the runways SM 79164 06449. 6-8 wheatear. 2 lap...

Not earth-shattering, but...

...2 goldeneye on Carew Millpond this evening an unusual sight.

Laps & Greylags

2 Lapland Buntings still on Dale Airfield today, west of the pond (Paul G). Following on from Bob & Annie's post, I contacted a frie...

Skomer

A Treecreeper down the bottom of North Valley found by James Roden this morning - the first one on here for 5 or 6 years Otherwise its prett...

Dale airfield

Only a single snipe along the main runway. Starlings up to 200+. Merlin putting them up. Flock of 50 linnets in stubble field. Plenty of pip...

Glossy Ibis/ Marloes Mere

Still there, At the barbed wire gate, close to the track.

Greylags at Sprinkle Pill

Yesterday evening at dusk we looked across at Sprinkle Pill from Landshipping with a telescope and counted not less than 174 greylags roosti...

9 Wells

A Red Kite flying down Nine Wells valley this morning was not made welcome by a mob of Jackdaws. We have just started feeding our garden bir...

Marloes Mere

Very quiet this evening, Coots & Morehens in shedloads, 2 Teal. 1 Curlew over, 1 Male Kestrel. No other ducks visible. Glossy not seen s...

Med Gulls

At least 20 Med Gulls feeding between Skomer & Skokholm this afternoon - nearly all adults, a few 2nd winters & 1 1st winter. They s...

Newport & Dinas Head

This morning at Newport 7 Little Grebes, 33 Curlews & a Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, 9 Wigeon & a 1stW & a 2nd W Med Gull, the latter with...

Skomer

Been round the vaslleys this morning - a Firecrest again in North Valley, 21 Goldcrests, 10 Chiffchaffs & 1 Blackcap. Flushed 3 Jack Sni...

Turtle Dove / Lapland Buntings

Turtle Dove at Lower Moor St. David's, on 5 bar gate at Glanavon with 2 Collared Doves (Jon B). 2 Lapland Buntings at Pen Anglas, Goodwi...

Hooded Crow

Highlight of a day out with Paul G was a fine Hooded Crow at Kete this afternoon, in the grassy field next to the NT car park, showing well....

How many Greylags are there in Pembs?

Before dusk this evening between c. 1730 and 1745, we watched to separate skeins of grey geese (c. 50 in the first and c. 70-80 in the secon...

Ramsey

Further signs of movement here today. 1 red kite, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 redwing (first of autumn), another large arrival of goldfinch (175 main...

Skomer

Another good mornings birding - highlight was a Yellow-browed Warbler at North Stream Crossing. Also round the valleys there was 1 Willow Wa...

Gann & Dale

A single Whooper was at the Gann at 8.00hrs. Also single Grey Plover here and Water Rail heard. Later in Dale car park in with several Chiff...

Birds on Skok

Yesterday- Good for raptors as one of the Red Kites made it out to circle over N Pond a while with 4 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel and 3 Peregrine show...

Kites

Similar to Kim's observations below, 2 Red Kites soaring with 4 Buzzards over Martins Haven on Saturday at lunchtime, then one Red Kite ...

Osprey and a Kite flock

Deer Park Saturday late afternoon (4:30 ish) 9 Red Kites fly over heading east, lots of Swallows with a few House Martins among them, and as...

Ramsey

Yellow browed warbler and firecrest in the same bush and 5 whooper swans heading west were the highlights of today. Also 30+ goldfinch, 100+...

Doing the rounds

A pleasant start to a lovely day, the Glossy at Marloes going about it`s ablutions in the morning sunshine, none of last night`s birds there...

Skomer

Just when you start moaning about the lack of birds a few come in! This Barred Warbler was near the Well in the morning A Red Kite came over...

Strumble this week

I spent a few hours at Strumble this week whilst holidaying in the area and it was nice to see some of you 'regulars' again. Here fo...

Wryneck - Skomer

The Wryneck still around the farm. (Chris)

Yellow-browed Warbler - Ramsey

1 Yellow-browed Warbler  this morning. (Greg)

Dale Airfield

Quite a few good looking pools just 3 snipe in amongst them. Dead sheep with 15 ravens and a fox feeding side-by-side. 2 goldcrest on the la...

Skomer news

News from Dave Boyle - Barred Warbler, Ring Ouzel and Lapland Bunting this morning.  Things are picking up - yesterday an Eastern Kingbird (...

St Davids Hd

Just to echo Dave Boyle's comments re Skomer. There were a few Chaffinches and Meadow Pipits with a couple of Reed Buntings and a single...

Skomer

Apart from the Firecrest & Great Spotted Woodpecker, and a handful of Chiffchaffs & Goldcrests its incredibly quiet out here - Meado...

Marloes Mere, late afternoon.

A female Merlin - which I assume was last winter`s resident - making three sustained attacks on Meadow Pipits, all spectacular, all unsuccce...

Firecrest - Skomer

Firecrest and Great Spotted Woodpecker in North Valley this morning. (Dave B)

Radford Pill, Thursday pm

1 green sandpiper and 3 black-tailed godwits, plus a few redshank, 3 curlew, 1 lapwing, teal....

Glossy Ibis - Marloes Mere

Showing very well from the gate at 1430 this afternoon........

End of an era

Jack Donovan died at his home last Saturday evening following a prolonged illness. Jack was a gifted naturalist who directed much of his lif...

Jack Donovan MBE

As many of you will know Jack sadly passed away last Saturday. His funeral will be next Tuesday the 9th of October at Rudbaxton Church and ...

Seems a bit late...

Our swallows were late nesting this year. The male seemingly having difficulties in attracting a female to help him build a nest in our shed...

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere, this evening.

Newport Wed pm

At the bridge end the highlight was an archetypal adult michahellis Yellow Legged Gull - yellow legs, minimal head streaking, crimson eye ri...

Skokholm 22-27th Sept & bits and pieces since

We were part of a small volunteer party during a memorably wet and windy week on Skokholm (memorable for the weather less so for birds). The...

Angle

Just after high tide at Kilpaison - 11 Brents, 140 Black-headed Gulls, 2 ad Med Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, 1 Knot. Also, unusually, 3 Mute Swans...

Newport

A late afternoon stroll only found 13 Wigeon, 1 Grey Plover and a Redshank.

Skomer

Not much out here at the moment except a handful of Goldcrests. A Great Spotted Woodpecker today was nice & there was a Firecrest on Sat...

Marloes

Glosy still there. 10 Months now since the original three turned up, 5 months for this one. 4 fledgling Swallows in the car park hut, they s...

The Gann

2 mergansers this morning.