Skomer

Lots of birds on the move this morning, despite the spitting rain - 650 Chaffinches, 20 Siskins, 8 Bramblings & 2 Lapland Buntings More ...

Lapland Buntings - - Strumble

Early afternoon, In the stubble field behind Strumble, 2/3 Lapland Buntings, 1 Yellowhammer, several Reed Buntings, c40 Skylark. On the way ...

Teifi, Ty rhyg, Rosebush

Teifi;- Quiet early this morning, few Skylarks, and a few small parties of Siskins over. Ringing quiet, but retrapping Cetti's, & Sp...

Dale Airfield

A humble addition to Dave Astin's tally - two Snow Buntings (just the Dale side of The Hookses) and two Chough on the airfield at 3-30pm...

Yellow-browed Warbler - Dale

Another excellent October Sunday with Paul G: Martin's Haven - 5 Brambling, 100+ Chaffinch, 14 Siskin, few Skylarks, female Blackcap. A...

Black Redstart

A single Black Redstart still in St Florence this afternoon - briefly on my shed roof!

The Gann

Again fairly quiet around high tide , the highlight being a feeding Water Rail on the far side of the lagoon. 8 Turnstone, 3 Dunlin, 1 Bren...

Angle Bay (30 Oct 10)

No sign of Squacco between 1030 and 1200 but then as tide started to drop it appeared and then showed well for the rest of the day largely b...

Black Redstart -- Milford

First Black Redstart of the autumn seen on rooftops in Skomer Drive, Milford Haven today. I have seen these birds each November for a few we...

A trip round the Presellis

In between pretty heavy rain showers, a drive round the Presellis found large numbers of Fieldfares in almost any tree or hedgerow with berr...

Martin's Haven and Marloes Mere

A very clear, but windy, morning with large numbers of finches, pipits and buntings in the hedgerows, fields and moving across the peninsula...

St Davids Hd etc

An ad male Hen Harrier at Heathfield first thing, Larks and a Reed Bunting were going over too. Arrived a bit late at coast where a trickle ...

Cattle Egret etc

The Cattle Egret was still on Withybush Airfield at midday today, east of the main runway viewable from beyond the Showground buildings. Pl...

Pen Anglas

I saw a female Merlin fly east over the point in between the rain at 15:00.

Brambling

Midway between Treginnis Lodge and Treginnis Beach today on a stubble field was a lrge flock of Chaffinch containing the odd Greenfinch, Lin...

Angle Bay

Mid morning at Angle 26 Ringed Plover and 2 Dunlin on the shingle spit. 9 Redshank and a few Curlew in the harbour. Bosherston midday 3 Goos...

The Gann

Spent an hour or so there this evening - nothing much, cold & windswept. 3 Meds, 1 Brent & about 1,000 Jackdaws feeding on the low t...

More Laps

3 Lapland Buntings flew SW with Skylarks towards St. Govan's Head from Bosherston direction late morning. Mere Valley & the bottom ...

Dale Area

From Mike Jones -  Just off Musselwick today a Great Northern Diver very close to the shore, also 3 Snow Buntings on Dale Airfield behind th...

Angle Bay

At Kilpaison shortly after high tide this morning 50+ Ringed Plover, 60+ Dunlin, 4 Brent Geese. Round at Angle Harbour the Squacco still pre...

St Davids Hd am

A Lapland Bunting and 3 Bramblings. Chaffinches and Starlings moving but very few Skylarks. 2 Merlins present the last few days. Today a Rav...

Black Redstarts

Still 2 in St Florence this morning

Pembrokeshire Bird Group

Pembrokeshire Bird Group a section of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales The next indoor meeting of the Group is on Monday the 1st N...

Skomer

Boats running today

Withybush Egret

Cattle Egret in full view at 1515 hr. It seems to like the SE "corner" but although it has wandered up to the northern end it seem...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly out over the sea and away east at 14:30.

St Davids Hd etc

2 Lapland Buntings over. Lots of Skylarks moving S/SW, 165 in 20 minutes at 10am, fewer later , don't know how many before. A report of ...

Around Dale

On the airfield, 7 Lapland Buntings and 7 Lapwing. The Gann - 4 Med Gulls ( 2 adults and 2 1st w), 1 Water Rail, 1 Greenshank and a Pale-b...

Skomer

No sign of the Bluetail all day Lots of Skylarks going over in the morning (about 250) & 7 Lapland Buntings

Flagpoles 17.30 27th Oct.

6 redshank 2 Ringed Plover Usual Turnstones , Oycs & Curlews 13 Med. Gulls 2 x 1st W 1 x 2nd W 10 Adults Numbers of Common Gulls picking...

Lapland Buntings

A good morning for Lapland Buntings in the Martin's Haven / Marloes area, with 1 over the Deer Park towards Skomer, then 6+ in the coast...

Black Redstarts - Tenby etc

A female Black Redstart on the roof of Belmont Court near Greenhill School, Tenby this afternoon. And a little later one in nearby St Floren...

Newport -- waders etc

1 Greenshank, 17 Redshank, 40 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 24 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin. (Karen) Nearby;- c100 Lapwing & a few Golden Plovers ...

Food for thought: feed the birds - from the BTO

As autumn draws in and food for birds in the wider countryside is depleted, our feathered companions will start to flock to feeders in our g...

Skomer

09:00 Update;- No sign of bluetail by 09:00, 2 Hen Harriers out of roost, 1 Lapland Bunting over. (Dave B) No boats today. Still looking lik...

Skomer

No sign of the Bluetail at all today - Jerry & me both looked in the morning & afternoon but no sign of it at all. I'll have ano...

Common Rosefinch -- Ramsey

1 In the garden, more later. (Greg)

Skomer -- midday

Not actually raining now, but misty. Still no sign of the Red-flanked Bluetail, Dave and Jerry having spent a couple of hours looking.

Skomer

Its horrible outside at the moment - not looked for the Bluetail yet. There's not going to be any boats today, & looking at the fore...

Gann

At the Gann this evening 1 pale-bellied Brent Goose (looking very lonely...), an adult Med Gull, 23 Redshank & 4 Bar-tailed Godwits. I, ...

Skomer - Red-flanked Bluetail!!

Jerry found this little beauty at about quarter to 3 this afternoon on the track between the farm & North Valley Crossing. It seems to ...

Angle Area - Squacco etc

At Kilpaison this morning as the tide dropped good numbers of waders including a rather late Curlew Sandpiper - also 60+ Dunlin, 50+ Ringed ...

Wood Duck

A very smart male Wood Duck on the water at Kingfisher hide ,Teifi marshes , today at 4.30pm.

Marsh & Hen Harriers

Castlemartin Corse;- A female Marsh Harrier is being seen at the Corse. Rosebush;- 1 ringtail Harrier near the quarries this Wed (20th oct) ...

Snow Bunting -- Newport

A single Snow Bunting this afternoon at Newport, below the iron bridge on the north side of the estuary. (Rob Wilson)

Squacco Heron -- Angle Bay

Still Present today.

Cattle Egret -- Withybush

The Cattle Egret was showing well late morning, and early afternoon at least. (John Davis, Janet)

Great Grey Shrike -- Ty rhyg

Showed well late morning from the gate. Crossbills present too. (Janet) A couple of large Fieldfare flocks c130 birds, and several smaller f...

Purple Heron (?), Ring Ouzels, Short-eared Owls & Lapland Buntings

A great day today in the Dale/Marloes area: Martin's Haven: lots of Chaffinches over, good numbers of Meadow Pipits & a few Skylarks...

Flagpoles 18.00 24th Oct.

8 Pale Bellied Brent Geese ( pictured ) at the Flagpoles. In the gull roost at the Ferry Terminal end , 5 Adult Med. Gulls & 1 1st W. Pr...

Porth Clais

Large numbers of Chaffinches passing through Porth Clais late this morning. Also present a pair of Bullfinches and a Grt Spotted Pecker

St Davids Hd am

Strong vis mig with Larks and Chaffinches dominant. A few Siskins and Reed Buntings too. A 1st W Male Ring Ouzel, 4+ Lapland Buntings and 5+...

Ramsey

These last few days has seen the first 2 black redstarts of the autumn and, today, a nice male ring ouzel in the garden feeding on blackberr...

Skomer

A nice, but brief, surprise was this Shore Lark on South Plateau this morning, it flew past me calling, landed on the ridge above the Wick f...

Ty Rhyg

No sign of the Great Grey Shrike this morning. Saw my first Brambling of the autumn and there were 30 Fieldfare flying over.

Strumble Head 23rd Oct.

Collated records for today: Red throated diver - 5 Manx shear - 7 Fulmar - 5 Sooty Shear - 1 Bonxie - 6 Arctic Skua - 1 Sabines Gull - 1 ( j...

Pen Anglas - Little Gull

I saw a first winter Little Gull fly west past the point with Black-headed Gulls at 14:45, there was a female Merlin floating in the updraug...

The Gann

2 Meds, 1 green ringed adult, 1 1st winter, 14 Redshank, 10 Turnstone, 12 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin, 3 Barwits, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Common Gulls ...

Ty Rhyg

Found a Great Grey Shrike about noon today. Watched it for a minute then it moved behind the tree and failed to locate it again.

Ringed Gulls

2 colour ringed gulls at Goodwick flagpoles yesterday. Herring Gull Blue BDE was ringed at a Gloucester landfill site in Jan 07, seen there ...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin over the cliffs at 14:15 and it came back across the headland at 14:45.

Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron still present in the creeks upstream of the bridge at Angle Harbour late afternoon.

More geese

On wednesday evening just after dusk Anna saw 12 geese high over Marloes Mere and heading for Skokholm along with a couple of hundred Canada...

Fieldfare Flock

midday at the base of the Presseli mountains a flock of 80-100 fieldfares with a few Redwing feeding on berry bushes

Dale area

30 or so skylarks feeding on the airfield this morning, also two Choughs. A quick scan of the low tide waterline by the Gann revealed 16 Tur...

Defensive

Driving along the Broad Haven road towards H'west last night (18:30) I saw ahead of me what looked like a fairly large Starling flock pe...

A right and left

A weeks a long time in birding....

Last week waiting at St Justinians to go over to Ramsey, half a dozen Swallows were hawking overhead though it didn't seem worth the men...

Bittern - Teifi Marshes

From Tommy Evans -  Thought I’d let you know that there is a bittern back at the Teifi Marshes Reserve. This photograph was taken at the Kin...

Whitefronted Geese

7 Greenland Whitefronted geese 2 adults 5 juvs in a stubble field as you approach Rhodiad village from St Davids early evening.

Skomer

16 Lapland Buntings went over this morning, mainly scattered in small Skylark flocks, & there were a few Blackcaps around. Yesterday a f...

Cattle Egret

Still present at Withybush 5:30pm, far out beyond the Trading Estate.

Newport Thurs pm

Highlights single Greenshank & Curlew Sandpiper by the boat club & an adult Med Gull at the bridge. All have been around for several...

Squacco Heron still at Angle

I bumped into a birder this morning who had seen the Squacco Heron at Angle shortly beforehand. Although still giving excellent views when o...

Squacco Heron -- Angle Bay

Still present in his usual stream this morning, also 2 Kingfishers. (Mark Williams) See previous postings for photos and directions.

European White-fronts at Newgale

2 Adult European White-fronted Geese, in the sunset at 6pm this evening, A Cetti's singing to add to my amazement at the sight of "...

Marloes

Spectacular Starling defensive formations again at Marloes Mere this afternoon. Photo show a Merlin attacking from the left (honest!) - I th...

White-fronted Geese -- Newgale

2 White-fronted Geese, on the Marsh this afternoon, (c15:00 Clive J)

Strumble Head 08.30-13.30 & Flagpoles 14.00

Strumble: Common Scoter - 49 R T Diver - 1 Great Crested Grebe - 1 ( Strumble MEGA ) Arctic Skua - 1 Med. Gull - 6 ( 3 Ad & 3 1st W ) Li...

Cattle Egret -- Withybush

By showground field fence at 12:40. (Karen)

Squacco Heron -- Angle Bay

Still present this morning -- 10:51, between the bridge and boats. (Trystan Parry)

Llys-y-fran Resr -- gulls

A roost time look at the resevoir last night, found nothing of note, but some gull numbers, c6000 Lesser Bb Gulls, c200 Herring Gulls, c50 B...

Lost and Found

I have been kindly contacted by a gentleman who wishes to return some items to their rightful owner. So if you have lost a 'bird book...

Cattle Egret

The Cattle Egret was still on Withybush airfield late afternoon, very close to the showground fence. The only other birds of note found on a...

Newport

08:30 this morning:- 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, 44 Curlew, 24 Wigeon. (Karen) c16:00 yesterday 44 Wigeon, 11 Dunlin, 36+ Curlew, 1 Greensh...

Heathfield GP

A leucistic Herring Gull pm

Golden Plover

400+ gp flying west over Frenni Fach about lunchtime today.

Marloes

A Ring-tailed Hen Harrier quartering the Marsh at Marloes Mere early this afternoon putting in several appearances over an hour or so. Also ...

Cattle Egret -- Withybush & ...more.....?

1 Still present this morning near the showground fence. (Wendy J) 1 Found this morning at Penclacwydd(Carms) -- has another influx started? ...

Dale Airfield

From Derek Moore -  Today at Dale Airfield - Eventually 5 Lapland Buntings in flight, 4 Snow Buntings, female Merlin and 10 Choughs. ( Also ...

Cattle Egret

The Cattle Egret was still at Withybush airfield at 14.05. It seemed unaffected by planes landing and taking off. Also 2 Med gulls, a 1st ...

Pen Anglas - GGS & Snow Bunting

I saw the Great Grey Shrike and the Snow Bunting with a good view of the latter around 17:30.

Choughing in the Canaries

Recently in La Palma for a week attending the 3rd International Chough workshop (we have now moved to Teneriffe) produced some impressive n...

Shrike still at Pen Anglas Great Grey Shrike showing well at noon at same location. Thanks Adrian. Also, good views of a female Merlin. Dave...

Spotted Redshank -- Pembroke River

This morning on and around Pembroke River. HIGHLIGHT, Spotted Redshank over 2000 Wigeon 6 Great Crested Grebe 13 Mallard 9 Little Egret 26 M...

Yellow - brows & .........Squacco

13:00 News;- Yellow-browed Warblers..1 in a lone Sycamore nr St. David's G C but mobile (Mike YP) Y-b Warbler with Firecrest today at Th...

Cetti's and late warblers

Kilpaison today;- Only the 5th Cetti's to be trapped at the site.......and potentially a bird from outside the county? T147893......... ...

Yellow-brow

Yellow-browed Warbler at Porth Clais late afternoon in a Sycamore above the lime kilns.

Flagpoles -- Goldeneye

After the non- show of the Shrike this evening, a look at the Flagpoles;- 2 Goldeneye were a surprise -- specially as we were shown them !! ...

Long- tailed Tits

Pen Caer;- Rob Johns rang me earlier to tell me that he had a flock of c40 Long-tailed Tits pass through his farmland today. An exceptional ...

Pen Anglas

I was on my way up there anyway when the GGS appeared and almost immediately had a reasonable view of it before it became harder to relocate...

Skomer

Very quiet today, this Barn Owl at the farm was the highlight. I could hear Siskins & Skylarks going over almost constantly this mornin...

Ramsey today

G S Woodpecker, hen harrier, merlin and mistle thrush the highlights. Also 5 wheatears still around and 12 swallows heading south. 10 goldcr...

St Davids Hd am

5 Lapland Buntings together and showing well.

Around Dale

On the airfield this morning, around 20 Lapland Buntings, probably a county record. Also 2 Wheatear . At Point House, 3 Blackcaps and 2 Chi...

Shrike !

A record shot.

Great Grey Shrike Pen Anglas

Still present at 13.30 , but doesn't allow close viewing. The same can't be said for the Snow Bunting by the rocks above Pen Anglas ...

Angle Harbour

Squacco Heron still present in the channel at Angle Harbour this lunchtime. Otherwise generally fairly quiet with a Water Rail at Boshersto...

Lapwing

About 80 in the fields around Bicton this morning. Winter`s coming!

Great Grey Shrike, Pen Anglas, Goodwick

Wdig Birder is currently on to a Great Grey Shrike up on his favourite stamping grounds above Fishguard Harbour (park at the viewpoint at Ha...

Cattle Egret -- Withybush

17:30 This evening, showing on the Northern side of the airfield from the Rudbaxton road. (Peter & Debbie H)

Cattle Egret

Still present to at least 4.30pm, best viewed from the County Showground entrance side - you can drive right up to the fence. A couple of h...

Skomer

Presumably the same Yellow-browed Warbler reappeared down the bottom of North Valley and our first Jack Snipe of the autumn was on Moorey M...

Scoter - Carmarthen Bay

This smudgy pic' might look a bit out of place amongst the photographic brilliance that usually graces this blog, but for those of us wh...

Cattle Egret -- Withybush

15:21;- The Cattle Egret was walking along the runway edge in front of the Control Tower 15:35, it had moved, and was in amongst the mainly ...

Cattle Egret - update

Back on the airfield at 14:45, on the east side near the Show Office (access from Withybush Industrial estate road).

Cattle Egret

A second rare heron in the County today! A Cattle Egret close to the control tower at Withybush Airfield at around 1pm today, viewable from...

Squacco Heron -- Angle Bay

Present at it's usual haunt at midday today, see post & photos below for more. (Janet A). And at c.15:00 (Rich C & Morris N)

Yellow-browed Warbler -- Skomer

Early morning, the bird below Green Pond again (Dave B)

Squacco Heron -- Angle Bay

+ The juvenile still present at 12:00 today. Also c.15:00 in channel close to the red yacht. An amazingly confiding bird - more concerned wi...

Yellow-browed Warbler -- St. David's Mill

1 This morning (11:30) In St. David's, from Nun St. to Quick Well car park. Follow the road down to the mill. (Trevor P)

Yellow-browed Warbler -- nr Strumble

1 Yellow-browed Warbler still at Harmony Chapel this morning. (Wendy J)

Snow Buntings -- St. David's Head

3 Snow Buntings at the Head, also 2 Redpolls over. (Trevor P)

Pembrokeshire Bird group

Annual Pembrokeshire Bird Conference 20th November 2010 Chevron Refinery are again kindly hosting this years Bird Conference at their site m...

Mid Pembrokeshire meetings

Mid Pembrokeshire section of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales The next indoor meeting of the Group is on Monday the 18th October 2...

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin fly out over the cliffs and away east at 14:45.

Grassholm Today

We made our annual visit to Grassholm to cut free tangled juveniles today. Perfect weather for it. 56 juvs cut free in total, plus 3 adults....

Skokholm today

Loads of Robins around, a few Blackbirds and an odd Song Thrush. A few Chaffinches over and probably three Chiffchaff. Four Snipe, at leas...

More Yellow-browed warblers

Today, two Yellow-browed Warblers at Harmony Churchyard, near Trefasser. (Ed Hunter).

Skomer --

No sign of the Bobolink this morning- Again this morning quieter still, but some records as Chris & Dave are joining Greg (RSPB) on a wo...

winter

Having had ice on the vehicle windscreen yesterday I rather assume winter really is upon us, & that was confirmed this morning when we h...

Skomer, North Stream valley

A wonderful opportunity to see this hidden part of Skomer today. Thanks to Chris, the Skomer warden for allowing access for birders into t...

Ramsey Raptors

For some reason I have only visited Ramsay a couple of times in the past few years but thanks to Greg and Lisa's kind invite I popped ov...

Bits & bobs

Yellow-browed Warbler: one at Harmony Church, near Trefasser today (Ed Hunter). Lapland Bunting: 2 at St. David's Airfield, near the Eas...

Skomer

No sign of the Bobolink at all today. We'll have another look in the morning but I'd have thought if it was still around it would ha...

Squacco Heron

Still showing well in the harbour at Angle this afternoon.

Pembrokeshire Bird Group

Annual Pembrokeshire Bird Conference 20th November 2010 Chevron Refinery are again kindly hosting this years Bird Conference at their site ...

Skomer ---- Bobolink

Dear all, Although the Bobolink has not be seen throughout the day, it might well be hiding somewhere. Looking good for day boats tomorrow, ...

Starling Roost

Late afternoon at Minwear wood fron viewing area over estuary over 100K starlings roosting in the reed beds

Squacco Heron

Still there after 6pm this evening, last I saw it was out of sight in the small creek above the bridge, close to the back of the church yard...

Pen Anglas - Snow Bunting

I saw most likely the same one in the same area, the open area toward the far end, as the sun went down at 18:00.

Skomer

How does everybody manage to get their pictures where they want them? The Bobolink popped up at about 08:30 down the bottom of North Valley ...

Barred Warbler -- Strumble

A few chats were hanging about above /around the lighthouse car park after I had been watching seals with some Sea Trust volunteers. I had a...

Squacco Heron at Angle

A very obliging bird indeed!!

Bobolink -- Skomer

Not seen again........since earlier sighting. A boat could be put on at 13;00 and off at 16:00. (Chris -Skomer Warden) If enough interest, a...

Squacco Heron -- Angle

09:00;- Still showing well this morning. See posts below.

Bobolink -- Skomer

BOBOLINK Just been seen again, 08:40 this morning. (Dave B) NO BOATS TODAY

Little Stint -- Newport

1 Juvenile Little Stint still, from the tennis courts at 08:40. Also Knot. (Karen)

and bobs

2 poss 3 Lapland Buntings over Heathfield am. 3 Whinchats and 10 Wheatears St Davids Hd area.

Other bits

Yellow-browed Warbler - Porthclais (Dominic Davidson & Ed Hunter). Yellow-browed Warbler - Whitesands Bay Hotel (Mike YP et al). Lapland...

Squacco Heron

Early morning WeBS at Hook/Sprinkle, highlights were 24 Greenshank, 1 Blackwit, 2 Barwits, 4 Grey Plover & 6 Knot. Then down to Dale, fi...