St. David's Hd.;- Wendy went back to the Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary site & had them again, successfully taking photos. Little i...

St. David's Hd.;- Wendy went back to the Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary site & had them again, successfully taking photos. Little i...
Thanks Kevin for the Dragonfly I.D.
Having spent an hour relaxing in the Foxgloves this afternoon looking at this bird, comparing the guide book & Dave`s comments when I sa...
Maes Y Garn, Crymych. Seen around the house today: Sparrowhawk 1(seen this morning), house martin 3, Swift 1(only the second seen here in 16...
Managed to get a closer look, with better pics, also what are the short fat Dragonflies called, I managed a photo but it was too close!
No sign of House Martins on the usual houses at Kensington (nr St Brides) and on Marloes Post Office. For the first breeding season since we...
Checked the kestrel nest site, it has failed; a week ago female incubating 4 eggs, today female on fence away from nest which was empty. No...
Heard a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker calling this afternoon but could not get visual contact
Not the best of photos, make of it what what you wish!
Yesterday, The Gann;- 7 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Dunlin, Turnstone, 5 Whimbrel & 4 Sandwich Terns. Marloes Mere;- Hairy Dragonfly, Grassh...
Just got back from a short ringing session at Martins Haven where we caught Sedge Warblers and Whitethroats from 2007 and twelve Linnets goi...
2 pairs of Stonechats have 2 young each although no sign of any with a third pair along the coast from Pen Anglas to Carregwastad.
Back to the drizzly Teifi this evening after a rewarding, sunny trip around St Davids. This end of the county has nothing to compare with th...
Wendy & I set out to find Eastern migrants but failed; But we did see; Nr. St. David's Hd.;- 1 Dartford Warbler (m) carrying nestin...
Odd Stonechat still in the area - this morning it was in the field next to the cottage on the track to the beach, this afternoon it was back...
Went down to Blackpool Mill late this afternoon. Watching a spotted flycatcher, Canada geese with two youngsters and two young Grey Wagtails...
Similar numbers of Ringed Plover, Dunlin and Sanderling to this morning. As the rain finally stopped at 8pm they all became restless and wer...
Have a look at Birdguides! There is a major fall on the East Coast. Some of these species must reach our headlands & islands. Go out ...
Dunlin, colour-ringed bird on Teifi, ;- Just received feedback from the ringer. The bird is an adult female, ringed as a breeding bird on th...
A Cuckoo just flew over our house in St Ishmaels, I thought I saw it a week or so ago, but never heard it calling, so may be a female. My fi...
Waders continue their northward migration - including several whimbrels, 12 sanderling 10 bar-tailed godwits, 5 dunlin (all in full summer-p...
Yet another visit to the Teifi this evening - numbers of small waders much the same as this morning (total count around 400) but also 2 Turn...
The odd looking bird a still present at Marloes, on the rough ground beside the footpath between the YHA & the cliff path. It has a sma...
Teifi;- First message from the Teifi today(1130) from Arfon W. read;- 200 Dunlin, 130 Ringed Plover, 55 Sanderling, & 2 Bar-tailed Godwi...
At Kilpaison, Angle Bay, this morning 14 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover and a Knot. At Freshwater West early afternoon 12 Dunlin, 25 Sanderling, 6...
Strumble Hd.;- Work commitments found me at Strumble by 0730 this morning, too wet to look in the bushes, & a seawatch produced the expe...
Sanderlings on the North Coast hit records of 47 --Teifi, 20-- Nevern est., 8-- Fishguard y'day. Other waders nos. peaked mid afternoon...
While fetching the cows in yesterday evening i was watching the swallows swooping down catching insects there was one slightly different it ...
Teifi; Wendy has just given me details of a colour-ringed Sanderling now present, -- not earlier! Could be very interesting!
The Golden Oriole still present on Skomer today, for it's 4th? day.(Birdguides)
Nevern Est. Newport;- A midday-ish visit produced a good number of waders, but not that special one...yet! 20 Sanderling, 62 Ringed Plover, ...
Teifi, 1100;- Another look, this time Sanderling up to 35, mainly together, some new plumages again from this mornings earlier visit. Also 2...
Teifi, from the railings; A visit by Wendy & I at c.0800; An increased count to 22 Sanderling, more in fuller sum.plumage today, showing...
Teifi, all from the Railings;- 1430-1600, 10 Sanderling, 65 Ringed Plover, 85 Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit. Also 2 Sandwich Terns. A visit at...
Skomer;- A "green " Golden Oriole was found on the island a couple of days ago, still present y'day. Not looked for yet today...
This morning at The Gann HT produced, 25 Ringed Plover, 15 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, 9 Curlew. Nevern Est;- A v. quick look from the bridge showe...
Saturday pm - the S.P Grey Plover was opposite St Dogmaels quay mid afternoon but mobile - it had gone by the evening. Also 54 Dunlin, 20 Ri...
Sighting via e mail from Robert Wilson - I watched a Red Kite diving on a rookery this afternoon, intent on trying to pick off a chick. Need...
Last night (Fri) a stroll around the area produced; 8 Canada geese on the sea, 1 Gannet, 1 Fulmar, 3 Chough, 1 Kestrel (male) 1 Swift, c50 L...
Wader movement;- A small summary of a "few " hours at Kilpaisson; Fri. evening, 30 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Gt. Crested Grebes. ...
A fine summer plumaged Grey Plover otherwise just 2 Bar-tailed Godwits.
Last Monday the 19th May, a pair of Great Crested Grebes on the Cresswell River, east of Lawrenny. Seen from the foreshore of West Williamst...
Well actually its Shoe Surf Shops Narberth , home of a nesting colony of House Martins. A check for busy bodies on May 10 th revealed 9...
Hadn't seen it for a while, but early this morning, upon lobbing some stale bread into the garden, 15 or so Jackdaws quickly appeared an...
Inspired by talk of Curlew Sands (see Richard's post below) I nipped down to Kilpaison, Angle Bay this morning.............................
Nevern Est. last night 2000;- 5 Sanderling with 2 Dunlin on the dune-spit. I see that in Devon last night a Curlew Sand. with Dunlin, so per...
2 grey lag geese feeding in a field near Gelly and a small weather movement of 10 swifts and about 50 swallows and house martins over at 5pm...
No sign of the Rose -Coloured Starling since c.0800 Is it likely to appear in St. David's?. Locals are looking.
This morning 4 Wheatears,3 Redpolls and a Cuckoo fairly quite.
Porthselau; Marion, not John this am has found a Rose - Coloured Starling in fields nr. the white bungalow at the start of the track to Port...
Quiet on the Teifi as well. Just 12 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover and 1 Sanderling on the spit this evening.
Not a great deal different in the North from Rich. C's posting below! Nevern Est;- This pm, 11 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover on the dune-spit....
High tide at Kilpaison, Angle Bay last night no waders, in fact zero birds in the bay! Canaston Woods this morning plenty of bird song, part...
I saw a Common Sandpiper fly east round the headland right under the rocks at 18:00.
Skomer;- Had a text from Jo; no sign of the Subalpine Warbler today. Also 1 Firecrest on the island y'day.
Yesterday;- A Subalpine Warbler was found near the accommodation yesterday late pm. A lovely photo taken by Dave out of his toilet window!...
The Bar-tailed Godwit in summer plumage was opposite St Dogmaels quay this evening, roosting with 3 Whimbrel and 9 Curlew. They were totall...
2 greylag geese flew west over Gelly this morning and there was 2 Juvenile ravens flying around this afternoon.
The 2007 Pembs Bird Report is now complete and will be at the printers by the end of the week. Hopefully it will be available on sale during...
08:30 this morning at Kilpaison there were c.100 Dunlin, 42 Oystercatchers, 1 Barwit and 3 Curlew. Mid morning at Freshwater West 4 Dunlin a...
Black Duck;- The female showing at Marloes Mere this am, from the green hide.(Lyndon L.) Teifi, 0700;- 2 Sanderling, 16 Dunlin on Poppit San...
I saw a Whimbrel from the iron bridge at 16:00 and 20 Dunlin behind the dunes at 16:30 on the way back from Moylegrove.
With the estuary getting busier, the waders were elusive at high tide this evening. It turned out to be well worth eventually locating them ...
I still have all my bird records in notebooks going back 25+ years and want to transfer them onto my computer. Does anyone use or can recomm...
Hoopoe;- The Hoopoe was seen & photo'd again this mid. afternoon on a track between Moylegrove & St. Dogmael's. I will try s...
Marloes Mere;- The drake Garganey showing this am from the new hide. Also Reed warbler singing & showing. (Paul G.) Angle Bay;- Just af...
Hoopoe, no sign of it up to 09.15 this morning. Red Kite, three seen circling above Crugiau Dwy near the television mast and one seen over F...
A fairly good passage of House Martins at Strumble Head 60+ moving north within an hour,a very exhausted looking Spotted Flycatcher by the l...
Hoopoe;- The presumed same Hoopoe was seen at midday today nr. the Cemetery on the road between Moylgrove & St. Dogmaels.(SN130460) ish....
St. David's Hd.;- This am Mike Y.P. had 3 Cuckoos, 2 Spotted Flycatchers. No sign of the Night Heron y'day am. or pm. or this early ...
Just a brief line before going for the Teifi high tide, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel on the Nevern Est. The Ruff & Dunlin from the iron ...
Nevern Est;- 16 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Common Gulls, 1 Whimbrel. Also Sedge Warbler singing. Teifi Est;- 2 Sandwich Terns, 7 Black-headed Gul...
Today at Stackpole a small passage of yellow wagtails noted this morning, at least 12 individuals flew over during a 2 hr period. One seen ...
As mentioned below, Peter's Hoopoe at Ceibwr y'day. Could not be re-located today. Peter also trapped a Cosmopolitan moth. A scarce ...
Usual Friday after work stroll at Marloes, I saw a dark, almost black Stonechat (male) in the "rough" field behind the YHA on the ...
Lyndon's monthly round-up for April is now on line. Please see link to right.
Yesterday;- A Hoopoe photographed near the house, to the North of Ceibwr Bay.(per Melvin Grey) Hasn't been looked for today....yet! Upda...
No sign of Subalpine Warbler in First hour of looking.(Greg) Weather is poor here, so presumably not much better on the island.
Richard - thanks for your update on the above, it now appears the last month`s total is a very respectable 50, (give or take a few) but with...
This site will have news from Greg on Ramsey as soon as the bird is located in the morning. Greg will have a look for it first thing. Firs...
Mike-Young Powell & Mollie(his dog) found an adult Night Heron this evening on a pond at their property. If the bird is still present a...
News just now of a Subalpine warbler on Ramsey Island If anyone intends to visit the Island bookings and landing info can be organised/obta...
A report via Clive Hurford , of a Hobby and an Osprey over Freshwater West a few days ago (no doubt Clive will send in the records and the...
A real treat, no replies regarding Purple Sand's on the islands; So a new count today of 11!! They obviously are moving through the harb...
Heathfield GP, this early pm;- Derek some birds for you,.... As the light rain eased , 35 House Martins, 4 Swifts, c10 Swallows, 6 Sand Mart...
Many thanks to David Ramsey for finding and passing on details of this significant sighting to our County Bird recorder - I hope he reads th...
No sign of Woodchat Shrike this am, Lyndon & I looked for the bird & spoke with the key landowners, everything fine. Fishguard harbo...
1 pr Tufted duck 52 Canada geese on the mere & adjacent field
This evening from the railings, a Greylag goose for a change, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 1 Ringed Plover and 17 Dunlin. From the spit, 3 Whimbr...
Woodchat Shrike;- See below for access/ parking. The bird was last seen at 1100 this am. It has been looked for since & when Adrian, Pau...
Treginnis Farm, St.David's;- The Woodchat Shrike was watched from 0700 until 0900 this am. When observers left. The bird will be looked ...
Maes Y Garn, Crymych Red Kite 2 flying around the fields, a pair of bullfinches, single goldcrest and a male kestrel
A male Woodchat Shrike was seen today near St David's,it has been seen again this evening by a local St David's birder and will be l...
From the railings - 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Sandwich Tern. On the sea side of the spit - 4 Whimbrel and 4 more Bar-...
Fishguard Harbour this pm;- c1430 1 Black Guillemot, Stena Side, feeding off the end of the Inner Breakwater. 4 Sandwich Terns feeding &...
Teifi;- 2 Black-tailed Godwits from the Railings, 4 Whimbrel & 1 Curlew on Poppit Sands, 6 Ringed Plover & 1 Dunlin on the patch, t...
No sign of any Black Guillemots this early pm. Outer Breakwater;- 5 Purple Sandpipers , 1 appeared almost full sum.plum.! Looked different.!...
This evening from the railings - 14 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Sandwich Tern, 5 Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover. On the sea side of the spit - another...
A look at both the Teifi & Nevern estuaries this am produced little other than 3 Whimbrel at the later. A walk up to Foel Drygarn & ...
Along the cliffs from St Govan's to Stack rocks, c20 Wheatear well spread out so presumably on territory. None seemed to have Greenland ...
In Fishguard Harbour early this morning 2 Little Egrets on the shoreline,a few miles away at a coastal location a male Dartford Warbler car...
A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was drumming in the grounds of Picton Castle today. Also a pair of Greylags on a pond there and several Spotted ...
Waders on passage on Frainslake and Bluckspool beaches included 19 Dunlin , 7 sanderling (in summer plumage), 9 curlew, several whimbrel ...
Yes, still searching, everything white & gull sized gets double checked - sometimes the thought of a Red rumped swallow can be a distrac...
Goodwick Moor; Nr. the reserve, a Kingfisher twice observed carrying fish. Reed Warbler singing on the Reserve. (Adrian R.) Farmland Nr. Goo...
Crymych 10.45, 7 swifts over the village. Maes y Garn, a single Red Kite seen again today, a single sparrowhawk and a spotted flycatcher se...
Right, enough is enough. There is now a Cattle Egret in Carmarthenshire at Penclacwydd WWT, as well as one still in Ceredigion. And a floc...
Nevern Est, 1830;- c30 Dunlin,(inc. the large, unmoulted bird), & 13 Ringed Plover. Teifi Est,1930;- Fewer waders than Wendy had at midd...
Garganey drake still present this evening. 20 Choughs above Gateholm - guiding a Buzzard out of their area.
Interesting looking Dunlin - very scabby worn winter plumage! I'm sure everyone is, but scan the small wader flocks very carefully as w...
Nevern Est;- This high-tide, 1100, on the dune spit, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Curlew, 50 Dunlin, 20 Ringed Plover, & 5 Sanderling. At c1800 last ni...
This morning from the railings, 43 Dunlin and an immature Turnstone unlike those that spent the winter here. Also 3 Barwits. Later on the h...
Firstly, my thanks to Lyndon for breaking JB&Ms six-in-a-row sequence!!!! Seriously, had a short walk at Westfield Pill and was pleased ...
Not to be out done this year I also have been out of Pembrokeshire, I have been to Cardiganshire
Waundwrgi Farm is an area of 98 acres. It has been our "patch" for the past five years. Of note today..... Willow Warblers appear...
Not unexpectedly, spring migration as observed from The Deck is rapidly dropping off. In fact , it might be more accurate to say that follow...
St Davids Head, Bocca Valley, 7 th May. A Cuckoo called frequently and loudly from within some withies , close to us. A split second late...
On Bank Holiday Monday a Ringtail soared high above Pencarnan Caravan Park. We couldn't quite get enough on it. It's hand was narr...
On Sunday 4 th we looked in on Dick's Field (you will recall it was the scene of last month's appearance of The Bunting, The Lark) ...
There's one outside of our caravan, in and above the hedgerow (sometimes several metres). Its got a mate and when she appears the mousta...
Teifi;- No real change to the species Wendy saw last night, 1 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits 6+ whimbrel, 4+Cur...
Sightings via e mail from Kevin Johns:- Maes y Garn, Crymych - Red Kite 2, both without tags. 6 swallows exploring our barns (bred here last...
A decent number of House Martins at St. Ann's around the first row of houses before the lighthouse, Swallows too but not a sniff of any ...
Over the Bank Holiday, noticeable increases in whitethroats and sedge warblers in several places. Good numbers of spotted flycs noted - at...
Looking at the postings over the last few days / weeks, there has to be more than a dozen House martins in the county. I`ve only seen 2 in t...
The Gann;- 14 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Sandwich Tern, this evening. Around the Mullock area 3 Lesser Whitethroats singing. (Pa...
Nevern est.;- A look through the few waders, 2 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, &1 Whimbrel. The Barnacle Goose that was seen to fly in this am ...
Marloes Mere;- Garganey still present. Other migrants seen in area, Garden Warbler nr. Trehill Fm., Marloes. & Spotted Flycatcher at Ma...
Teifi; Patch, last nights Sanderling still present, but 6 flew off with Dunlin high at 0626. Waders left 1 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Pl...
A lovely Short-eared Owl quartering the Mere this evening, and a male Gadwall with at least 5 young. Sash had seen the male Garganey earlie...
Teifi;- This evenings additions, 7 Sanderling with 11 Dunlin on Poppit beach. 5 Dunlin & 4 Ringed Plover on The Patch. 1 Common Sand. ...
At Kilpaison 08:00 15 Whimbrel, 11 Dunlin, c. 40 Oystercatchers. Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and a Sedge Warbler singing in the ...
Sightings via e mail from Sash Tusa:- Marloes Mere 4-5 May 2 sedge warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 m. Chaffinch, 6 Swifts, 3 House ...
Nevern Est, 1030;- A pair of Egyptian Geese - unringed, originally seen from below the tennis courts, but swimming about the estuary. 4 Whim...
I saw a Merlin which was the first for a while fly west along the cliff after the mist finally cleared at 20:30 as well as the Peregrines an...
Newport-- 8pm;- Following Paul's waders a final try before work, 8 Whimbrel on the dune spit & 1 Common Tern flying around The Boat ...
Marloes Mere;- A pair of Gargeney still, but elusive from the green hide. The Gann;- 1 Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 5 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin, 4 Ringe...
Intriguing sighting via e mail from Brian S :- Whilst at Orielton last night I saw a Sparrowhawk take a Noctule(?) bat. Bat didn't appe...
Kilpaisson this am;- Our first Constant Effort Site ringing session of the 2008 season this am. What a start!! The above Portugese ring on a...
This may seem (probably is!) a cheeky request, but I'm off to Italy next Thursday (15th) for 6 days and wondered if anyone had a lightis...
Spent 8 hours birding the area today (OK, half an hour was having a pint outside the Griffin!), a foggy start followed by glorious sunshine....
The 2nd year Iceland gull showing well on the main sandbank. 3 Bar-tailed Godwits opposite St Dogmaels quay with 7 Whimbrel and 12 more at J...
Kenfig;- A hurriedly arranged trip to Kenfig mid-am, on news that a Whiskered Tern had joined the Black-winged Stilt! The Fishguard Bird Gro...
A count of 23 Sand Martins, birds investigating nest holes in the cliffs.A singing Lesser Whitethroat,2 Wheatears and 5 summer plumaged Blac...
Teifi est;---Sat. The 2nd yr. Iceland Gull, 3 Sandwich Terns & 4 Bar-tail Godwits from the Webley Hotel c. 1200 (Arfon W.) Milos, Greece...
Its looking good: breeding confirmed when we saw the male Kestrel enter the cliff hole to feed his mate. She kee kee kee'ed her than...
I saw two Whimbrel fly east past the headland at Carregwastad at 18:15 and at one point the Peregrines were mobbing a passing Buzzard.
Sighting via e mail from Martyn Fair:- First swifts of the year (about 10) whirring above my garden in Portfield, Haverfordwest
Near Abercyh - a Green Woodpecker heard while doing my BBS transect this morning. Teifi - 6 House Martins on the mud at Jewsons. Carnedd Mei...
There two places left on the Pelagic Cruise on Monday 25th August 2008 being run by the Mid Pembrokeshire Branch of the Wildlife Trust of So...
Last night (Fri) several hundred Puffins feeding in Jack sound, further out there was also a large flock of Manx`s - with the "Dale Pr...
2 more Whimbrel landed down on the rocks at 15:00 and really good views of the Peregrines today over the headland.
Going through a flock of gulls following a plough opposite The Webley this evening I unexpectedly found an Iceland gull. It then flew down o...
A group of five Redpolls at Dinas Cross today
Sightings via e amil from John Morgan:- First garden warbler of the year beyond Blackpool Mill 10 yards past first field on right after bend...
12 Choughs on the cliff top fields. On & around the Mere, 1 Grasshopper warbler, several Chiffs/ Willows, 2 Sedge warblers, 1 "dark...
Back at H'west GC again, singing (well, rattling at least!) today.
Quieter than a week ago but big flocks of Linnets (c100) and Goldfinch (38). Swallows everywhere and 30 House Martins. 5 Common Whitethroat ...
12 Common Scoter flying west and a good passage of Swallows flying out towards Ireland,little else.