Strumble, Fishguard Harbour Flagpoles and Newgale Marsh

A short stay at Strumble this afternoon produced a single Red-throated Diver, several Fulmars and a steady movement to and fro of Auks and Kittiwakes, good numbers of the latter being first winter birds. A Song Thrush was feeding around the car park (it is there regularly), and a couple of Stonechat were also present. There were 3 Great Crested Grebes on the sea by the Flagpoles, and on the beach 7 Turnstone, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 3 Curlew and several Oystercatcher. The gulls were spooked by a dog walker before they could be checked. The Whoopers at Newgale Marsh have beeen joined by 21 Canada Geese.