Velvet Scoter

The female Velvet Scoter was still off Broad Haven this morning with c200 Scoter and 4 Red-throated Diver.A search of Fishguard for Waxwings...

Marloes Mere

Too late, too dark this evening for anythng, however, yesterday`s entry in the hide notebook read "Glossy Ibis, Ringtail Harrier &...

Sandy Haven and Monk Haven

2 Jack Snipe and 4 Greenshank with the usual suspects at Sandy Haven and a Firecrest in the churchyard at Monk Haven today.

Newgale Marsh Snipe and Solva Harbour

I was at the Marsh at around 1240hrs today and there were very few snipe evident; however a large Kuhne und Nagel truck, which was parked be...

Newport Thurs pm

A lovely afternoon. At the bridge a M Goldeneye, a Kingfisher, 67 Mallards, 12 Teal, 8 Little Grebes & 2 Herons. On the mud c10+ Redshan...

Newgale today

This email received from Mark Cherry today: Following Ray's post, I dropped by, hoping to find Snipe for this year but no luck. In excha...

St Davids Hd

The adult male Merlin still present and, hopefully, wintering; also Woodcock and a few Snipe. The female Scaup still on Penberi Reservoir.

Flagged Black Tailed Godwit

 At last a reply, seen in August at the Gann in a flock of ten. Ringed at Moeze, France (half way down the Bay of Biscay) on the 28/12/08 as...

Pembroke Dock

Quick look around the 'Dock' at lunchtime. Cosheston Pill - Watersports Centre: c40 Mallard, c30 Teal, c25 Redshank, 10 Black-taile...

9 Wells

Hanging around this morning with a mixed Tit flock were two Goldcrests and a Chiffchaff.   Further down the valley lots of Song Thrushes and...

Late Swallows and news from Haverfordwest

Received an email from Chris Brockway reporting 2 Swallows high over Pembroke Castle Mill Pond for about 10 minutes this morning. Also from ...

Red Headed Bunting.

An adult male in the hedge behind Lockley Lodge.Some of my fellow wrinklies may well remember the bird that sang beautifully from the same l...

Jackdaws

At the Gann this morning, two male Goldeneyes. The only other notable feature was a huge (500 or so, maybe more) flock of Jackdaws feeding o...

Daugleddau area

This afternoon: c30 Greylags over Fowborough, settled in field near Black Tar. A group of 4 redheaded Goldeneyes were off Picton Point and a...

Fishguard Harbour

Four Great Northern Divers, several Shags and a winter-plumaged Black Guillemot in  Fishguard Harbour this morning.

Velvet Scoter

Forgotten to mention in previous post, had Paul's female Velvet Scoter at Broad Haven this morning.  It wasn't very close, it was al...

Gulls & Berries

Out for a bit of gull fest this afternoon with Paul G, started well with 2 lovely adult Mediterranean Gulls at Gelliswick.  At the top of th...

Newgale Marsh

The marsh is flooded again and early this afternoon there were 100+ common snipe, active and very visible, with flocks rising from the reeds...

Teifi Marsh

From the viewpoint this morning we seen ~ 3 f Goldeneye, a pair of Goosander & a stunning Firecrest. Karen & Dawn

Pembrokeshire Bird Group Conference

For more please use the link to the Pembrokeshire Bird Group   Lyndon

Marloes Mere

 Before the rain, early this morning. Glossy Ibis, Starlings everywhere! impossible to count. c200 Lapwings, 30 Snipe.

Velvet Scoter,Swans and Owls

The day started well at Broad Haven with a fine female Velvet Scoter offshore, along with 50 Scoter,2 Great Northern Divers,3 Red-throated D...

Glossy Ibis

Still at Marloes Mere. c150 Lapwing, no sign of the Whoopers - there were a couple of 4x4`s in the fields they favour - so they must be else...

Goodwick Moor

Beautiful light on Goodwick Moor this morning.  Seems to be more birds around after the gale, or at least they are more visible now. Best on...

mystery bird

Raven?

Bittern at the Teifi Marshes

These Bittern photos were taken by Tommy Evans from Kingfisher Hide on the Teifi Marshes at about 11:30 today:

Mystery bird

The following email was received from Peter Howe today: Interesting photos having looked as close as possible and flicked through the field ...

Re: Eagle or vulture

I believe there was an escaped Egyptian vulture around SW in October not sure if it has been accounted for recently? Might this be it?

Plumstone Mountain

An hour with Mervyn late afternoon was pretty good with a male and a ringtail Hen Harrier,Kestrel and a Merlin dashed through.I was also abl...

Pembs Bird Conference

If you are unaware, there has been a change of venue. See Lyndon's post yesterday for details.

Castlemartin Corse

A lovely morning on the Corse. In addition to species seen on Sunday by Morris and John, 15 greylags on the water upstream of the pine trees...

Eider.

A juv/fem Eider in the bay at Dale.A Red Breasted Merganser in Dale pools.An adult male Black Redstart at Renny Slip.

Mystery bird photos

Some distant photos. The sighting was on Sunday morning but as yet the place has been witheld.

Vagrant or Escaped Eagle?

The following email was received today. Sounds interesting. There are some photographs but they are proving difficult to download at the mom...

Goodwick Moor

In all that rain yesterday, at Goodwick Moor: One water rail and one Cetti's warbler heard.  The Cetti's gave a rambling series of q...

Dowrog Common

Rob Davies had 2 adult males and 2 ringtail Hen Harriers on his BTO count on Sunday 18th November.

Fishguard Harbout Outer Breakwater.

Two snow buntings today after a few days with none...

Pembs Bird Conference – URGENT

Unfortunately circumstances have resulted in a change of venue for this event on Saturday. The conference will NOW be at the ‘Cleddau Bri...

Solva Ysterday

A report of Peregrine and 2 Choughs at Solva yesterday. From Sandra Young

Plumstone Mountain

5 Hen Harriers put on a fantastic show late afternoon on my BTO roost count,including 3 adult males.Also 2 Goshawks and 4 Buzzards hunted a ...

Marloes Mere, Afternoon edition.

 8 Whoopers close to the road atTrehill, 1 male Kestrel, 1 large female Peregrine, 1 male Sparrow Hawk. No sign of the Glossy today, nor any...

Castlemartin Corse

A good day on the Corse today, good number of Birds as follows:- Black tailed Godwits x 14,  Golden Plover 320+, Curlew 160+, Snipe 150+, Ma...

Pantmaenog

Pantmaenog: No sign of the GGS today or yesterday, must have gone walkabout! Lots of thrushes around with ever present calls from passing F...

Ring Tail Harrier

At Marles Mere, 8 Whoopers at Trehill, 13 Snipe, usual Teal, Wigeon, big Jackdaw flock West.

Marloes Mere

Had a look for the errant Ring Neck Duck - to no avail. 8 Whoopers, as previous post.

Marloes Mere

Failed to find the Glossy Ibis and the Canada Geese had left by mid day (except for one which can't fly) but well over 200 Teal and arou...

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis, c40 Lapwing, 2,500 Starlings (& increasing by the minute) in the field behind the Britton hide, where there is now a cattle...

Graham`s Marloes mystery....

In a word, Decoys. Canada Geese are problematical at MM, which may explain why the Whoopers apear to have relocated to Newgale. I had a lo...

St Davids Hd am

Rather quiet today but a couple of interesting sightings: 2 Stock Doves west were the first migrants of this species I've seen here. A s...

Newgale Whoopers

There were seven whooper swans at Newgale Marsh this afternoon; two adults and five juvenile birds. A water rail was squealing from the reeds.

Nine Wells

A pale Chiffchaff at Nine Wells with blackish legs got me excited,but unfortunately i never managed to get any further views of it.Like Skom...

Marloes mystery

At 3-oopm the 8 Whooper Swans were feeding in the stubble field below Trehill Farm. At the bottom of that field, near the Mere, a man set ou...

Dowrog Common

7 Whooper Swans flew west towards dusk,an adult male and a ringtail Hen Harrier roosted,with a Barn Owl hunting when the light had almost gone.

Skomer

Loads of birds, mainly thrushes, around first thing this morning - 160 Blackbirds, 75 Redwings, 65 Song Thrushes, 7 Fieldfares & a Mistl...

Bosherston

The Long-tailed Duck and the presumed Scaup x Tufted Duck were the only ducks on the eastern arm of the lakes this morning, but always in cl...

Lapland Bunting - Newgale

One flew over Newgale Marsh this morning (Paul G).

Skomer

The Ring-necked Duck is still on North Pond & a Snow Bunting flew over

St Davids etc

A promising start was a Green Sandpiper calling somewhere over the house as I left this morning and then the juv/1st winter Scaup was back a...

Yellow Browed Warbler.

One in the willows to the left of the Britton hide this morning.

Skomer

Ring-necked Duck still on North Pond. Apart from the odd thrush, that is all!

Aythya Ducks

It's been an interesting couple of days regarding Aythya ducks, I spent some time with Steve Berry watching (actually mostly looking for...

Bosherston Aythya....

As Paul suggests, the mix of features makes it difficult to name this bird with any certainty as either a Scaup or Tufted Duck, and I certai...

Aythya

I saw this bird yesterday through my telescope and i came to the conclusion it was a Scaup-faced Tufted Duck,due to its small size,small whi...

Scaup/Tufted Duck at Bosherston

Assuming that Paul and I are referring to the same duck at Bosherston, and I suspect that we are, I'm not sure that 'Scaup-faced Tuf...

Bosherston

The female Long-tailed Duck still today, and a Scaup-faced Tufted Duck (Paul G).

Skomer

The Ring-necked Duck is still - it did wander down as far as Green Pond but went back to North Pond - it will probably end up on Marloes Mer...

Bosherston

The female Long-tailed Duck was still present in the same place and with the same companions as yesterday, i.e. in the eastern arm between E...

Marloes Mere, am/pm.

Early ths morning, 8 Whoopers in the fields, Glossy Ibis. This evening, the 4 Pink Feet flew in from Skomer with some c150 Canada Geese, lan...

St Davids Hd am

The Black Redstart was present again at the Burial Chamber and there was a Short-eared Owl and a Woodcock in Porthmelgan Valley as well as a...

Marloes Mere

 Whoopers, Pink Feet & White Fronts all still there,  Starlings impressive, didn`t see the Glossy.

Dawn flight of Fieldfaresand Snow Buntings increase.

I awoke on Thursday morning to see thousands of winter thrushes, Chaffinches and Starlings passing through the ruddy dawn light, a thrilling...

Skomer

The Ring-necked Duck is still on North Pond today, its not the most exciting bird I've ever seen!

Long-tailed Duck at Bosherston

A small group of northern ducks comprised a female Long-tailed Duck, three Goldeneye and at least one Scaup on the eastern arm of Bosherston...

Marloes Mere, last light.

Whoopers still in Trehill fields, Glossy Ibis also still there,the 4 P/Feet & W/Front Geese seen by others today.

Brambling

Nice to see the first Brambling of the winter in our St Davids garden today.  Not so nice to see - a sick Greenfinch on the same feeder.

Castlemartin Corse and Kilpaison

Numbers building up on Castlemartin Corse - Curlew 46, Black-tailed Godwit 4, Lapwing 450+, Mallard 25, Teal 20, Gadwall 2. As reported by C...

St Davids Hd am

A Black Redstart present at the Burial Chamber and a flyover Snow Bunting. Not a great pic of the bird but ok of the Bests' caravan.

Ring-necked Duck - Skomer

A first-year male Ring-necked Duck on Skomer North Pond today (Dave B).

Dale & Marloes

News from the two Pauls (G & M): Marloes Mere - 4 Pinkfeet, 4 Greenland Whitefronts, 8 Whoopers, Glossy Ibis Gann - Yellow-legged Gull (...

Osprey Nest Site

Info and photo from Tommy Evans -  I attach an image of the osprey nest that was put up yesterday at the Teifi Marshes Reserve. The Wildlife...

Twite

One heading west over the neck on Skomer this morning (Dave B).

Thrushes

There has also been a noticable influx Fieldfares in the St Florence area over the last few days with birds stripping berries from the Hawth...

Gupton Farm/Angle area

A Snow Bunting flew up from the side of the B4320 this morning, c.100m west of the turning for Freshwater West. Also, at least four Bramblin...

Black Redstart - Dale

Male goldeneye 11.40 today also male black restart in hol cottage garden between marloes and dale since Sunday Malcolm & Teresa Jones Wo...

Dale & Marloes

News from Paul G and Mervyn J this morning: 16 Lapland Buntings on Dale Airfield (around and west of the pond) 2 Great Northern Divers at th...

Skomer

Loads of birds around again first thing - 110 Blackbirds, 50 Song Thrushes, 40 Fieldfares, 50 Redwings, 1 Woodcock & 10 Mistle Thrushes ...

Rain bunting?

It's maybe raining Snow Buntings as i see RD had a couple previously at Strumble. It was definately raining  at Strumble on Sunday after...

Black Redstart - Pembroke Dock

Black Redstart feeding in my garden at Pembroke dock for the last week.  (Michael Davey)

Waxwing?

One reported by the car park at Porth Clais - anyone know anything about it?  Reported on Birdguides. Black Redstarts - one on Puffin Way in...

Lapland Bunting and Skylarks in the Angle area

Skylarks have been pretty thin on the ground at the usual sites around Gupton Farm and in the Broomhill Burrows area this autumn, but the la...

Skomer

Loads of birds here too in the morning - lots of thrushes around, 40 Fieldfares, 40 Song Thrushes, 85 Redwings, 60 Blackbirds & our firs...

Strumble Snow Bunts

 I thought you might like to see photos I took of two very trusting snow buntings at Strumble Head yesterday.  They just hopped along the pa...

St Davids

Plenty of birds this morning; thrushes everywhere, Fieldfares in particular along the back roads. 600 Woodpigeons and 200 Chaffinches flew w...

Ex-Long-tailed Tit

Somewhat surprised during a stroll along the shopfront on Milford Docks to find this completely unmarked, but sadly dead, Long-tailed tit o...

Back out again....

To the Gann, the Whooper was back, with 7 Mutes, 3 Little Egrets, 7 Little Grebes, 8 - 9 Teal, 1 shoveler & a single Common Gull. No God...

A lovely surprise this morning

After seeing thousands of starlings, huge flocks of woodpigeons as happens at this time of year around St Davids it was lovely to find thes...

Marloes Mere

 8 Whoopers on the Mere, 4 Whitefronts appeared & flew off West, picking up the 4 Pinkfeet that Dave & Paul found yesterday. They fl...

Wild Goose Chase

Out this afternoon trying (not always successfully) to dodge the heavy showers with Paul G.  Around 50 Common Scoter at Broad Haven, along w...

Marloes Mere and Mullock

Yesterday (Saturday)  ;- Ringed a couple of bramblings at Mullock amongst Chaffinch flocks and several heard overhead. Still good numbers of...

Little Egret - Trefeiddan

News from Derek Rees of a little egret on Trefeiddan common this morning. A party of long tailed tits on Ramsey was the only thing of note o...

Teifi - Barnacle Geese

Just before a wander across the border to Mwnt- a count of the Teifi Barnacle Geese flock. 52 birds in the Teifi at the moment - almost cert...

Newport Sun am

The BBC online weather forecast predicted it would be sunny at 9am, & so it was. On the rising tide 66 Wigeon with the DB Brent which ha...

Marloes Mere

1 Ringtail Harrier - first one this Autumn, flying off towards Skomer, Whoopers & Whitefronts feeding together in the stubble at Trehill...

More from south Pembs

A few more winter visitors around over the last couple of days, including 30+ Fieldfares in the hawthorns near the entrance to Stack Rocks,...

Teifi

A few records from wanderings today;- 1 ad Med Gull at the Webley HT roost with  5 Common Gulls amongst the commoner gull sp. c100 Wigeon at...

Marloes Mere - 12 noon

The 8 Whooper Swans were in the field adjacent to Trehill Farm. 4 Greenland White-fronted Geese on the Mere. Glossy Ibis seen in flight. All...

St Davids Hd am

Few birds overall but some good quality in the shape of a Short-eared Owl near the Burial Chamber, presumably freshly arrived. There was a W...

Great Grey shrike - Pantmaenog

The shrike was on the telegraph wires above the paddock - repeatedly dropping to the ground before returning back to the wire yo-yo fashion....

Gann this morning

Good totals of 10 Redshanks and 12 Dabchicks plus one Greenshank. 8 Mute Swans - one pair looking quite territorial - and no Whooper. One lo...

South Pembs

Kilpaison - 42 Pale-bellied Brents, loads of Wigeon and Mallard. 15 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit. 2 Sparrowhawks. Angle Harbour - 18 Redshank...

Newport

16 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 10 Turnstone & 4 Brent (3pb 1db).

Marloes Mere

As per Dave, Swans / Geese in the fieds, between the Mere & Trehill farm, barely visible above the hedgeline, but can be seen - though d...

Laps / Whoops / White-fronts

Another great day out with Paul G.  As Kim says the adult Whooper still at the Gann, showing really well, and 6 Mediterranean Gulls on the s...