Finally connected with the RND at Marloes Mere, in company with 8 Tufted Ducks and the Scaup, viewable from the car park and the Oriole Hide...

Finally connected with the RND at Marloes Mere, in company with 8 Tufted Ducks and the Scaup, viewable from the car park and the Oriole Hide...
From Fishguard Fort - 3 Red-throated Divers and an unidentified small, lone, brown duck too far out to get anything on it. Adrian had earlie...
No problem! It was in with the Scaup & Tufted`s.
Quick run out this afternoon starting at Goultrop with 6 razorbill, c10 RT divers, 1 GN Diver and c50 scoter. Briefest of looks from pull-in...
Having just had a pleasant hour watching porpoises off the Fishguard Harbour outer breakwater yesterday lunchtime, we were driving back alon...
Managed to nail it this afternoon, after a couple of days of running round in circles & lots of emails & phone calls to Dave. While ...
Early afternoon at the Mere and the Tufted Duck count was up to 8 (5 drakes), the Scaup was still present (as Sash reports) and also the Poc...
A windy walk up and around the Mere this afternoon. The Glossy was showing very well, flying around frequently. The Mere appeared devoid of ...
The Marsh has drained a little from yesterday but is still well-flooded. On arriving at around 1300 hrs, all that could be seen were c30 ma...
The Scaup Dave found yesterday, still on the North irrigation pond with 5 male Tufted. There is also another what appears to be, an aythya d...
The water level in the Marsh was high late this afternoon, but there were few birds to be seen apart from c20 curlew, small flocks of starli...
1st W male Scaup at Marloes Mere with 5 Tufties on N irrigation pond viewable from car park. Also drake Pochard and 4 Pink-footed Geese (lat...
A first-winter drake Ring-necked Duck at Marloes Mere today, along with the Glossy Ibis (per Birdguides).
Gann: 27 Brent (26 on foreshore with single bird on pools), c20 wigeon, 11 Little Grebe, female merganser originally in bay but flew onto po...
At least 2 Waxwings today in trees at Allensbank, Narberth (Ed Hunter).
Glossy Ibis, 6 Tufted, 1 pochard were the unusual. Somebody shooting over Trehill put everything to flight, 250-300 ducks mostly Teal & ...
Twenty-two curlew flew in at about 1620 hrs and a couple of snipe got up and flew around before settling again; there was no sign of the lar...
Pantmaenog: Nice morning up in the hills with a few birds about. Seemed to be more goldcrests than usual, party of 10 Long-tailed tit, 2 sto...
Couldn't help being impressed by David's observation yesterday of 300+ snipe at Newgale area. Today (around lunch-time) at Landshipp...
Have just returned from Rudbaxton where 3 Waxwings were feeding on Ash keys behind the Church tower. They were being blown about a bit by th...
Newgale to Goultrop yesterday revealed less than a hundred Scoter...and no sign of Surf nor Velvet (or any Scoter in fact) at Broad Haven. ...
While out walking a regular road circuit in the Martletwy area (working up an appetite for our Christmas meal) we weren't seeing or hear...
2 pretty visitors this morning, as well as good numbers of Blue & Great Tits, Chaffinches and the odd Greenfinch, this Coal tit & a...
Glossy Ibis still here (there)
Hi all, seasons felicitations, out of the kitchen window this morning, with the usual gardeners - chaff, bull, green, goldfinch, siskin (inc...
As a regular reader of the blog I noted the other day a comment about a late fledged Blackbird being seen. I have had one myself in the gard...
How about this for a challenge? http://birdingbyfoot.blogspot.co.uk/?m=0 You might find something you didn't expect within walking dista...
Pickleridge Pools: 10-12 Little Grebe, 7 Goldeneye, few wigeon and teal, Little egret, female Merganser and a greenshank. Airfield: Flock of...
Surf Scoter still present this afternoon at Broad Haven (Mervyn Jones).
Having had my plans to check the western part of Carmarthen Bay for seaducks scuppered due to the grim weather, after some housework, Christ...
2 stunning Firecrests in St Davids this afternoon on the road that runs behind the cathedral.At Newgale Marsh 2 adult Med Gulls,good numbers...
9, on Milford RFC pitch, with a few Black Headed Gulls. 8 were adults, 3 of which were sporting White darvic jewellery, the other 1 was a fi...
c100 Wigeon in 2 flocks - at the bridge & on the Parrog rocks. A flock of c20 Snipe on a shingle bar upstream. A colour ringed Common Gu...
1 Velvet Scoter (f) close inshore, c130 Common Scoter, 6 Red Throated Divers.
Glossy Ibis still present, c300 Lapwings in the fields at Trehill.
Yesterday (18th Dec) managed a day on the Range helping with a general biological survey of the dune area. It was a fairly quiet day for bir...
This Great Northern was on Pembroke Mill Pond this morning, seen and photographed by Maureen Klimaszewski. Perhaps the same bird Paul G saw ...
This Black Redstart showed briefly on the Head this morning. Mike has had no fewer than ten sightings here this year - Just wondering how ...
3 Hen Harriers(1 male),1 Merlin,1 Buzzard and c.50,000 Starlings roosted at dusk.Earlier in the day the female Long-tailed Duck and 1 Scaup ...
Within the last week or so Ian Campbell reports a recently fledged Blackbird in his garden, which had been preceeded by one around 3 weeks p...
I've been walking the dog in the evenings down in the Cwm-yr-Eglwys / Pwllgwaelod, specifically to see the starling-like displays of jac...
Amongst several hundred Black-headed Gulls this morning, 3 adult Med Gulls and a leucistic Herring Gull. At Penberi, the female Scaup showin...
During todays WEBS count carried out between the top of Castlemartin Corse and Freshwater West we recorded 47 spieces. Great views of a qua...
Chris Pierpoint`s comments have jogged my memory - 3 Woodcocks this week on my commute to work & back, 2 at Rickeston yesterday evening ...
Late afternoon at the Gann, 31 Brent Geese (all pale bellied), 30 Wigeon (a good count here), 16 Goldeneye (6 drakes), 1 Great-crested Grebe...
Found a woodcock skulking at the side of the road down to Cwm-Yr-Eglwys last night. Also 12 fieldfares flying in over the coast path and go...
Still at the Mere, first light this morning.
Still at Marloes Mere.
Christmas Party Meeting of the mid Pembs at Furzy Park on Monday 17th December We hope you will come along and make the meeting more enjoyab...
At lunchtime today there were 50 black-tailed godwits in front of the Fort Road Martello Tower, with a single shellduck, 8 redshank and over...
Still 1 Long-tailed Duck,1 Velvet Scoter and 5 Scaup(Ed Hunter).No sign of the Waxwing in Goodwick this afternoon.
24 Greylags flew upstream past Picton Point calling loudly in that distinctive farmyard goose manner. Also present a Little Egret and a Gree...
Pantmaenog - very quiet but more than compensated with sighting of a young goshawk. Rosebush Res : 14 or 15 Tufted, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Little G...
The female Merganser still at a cold and windy Dale this morning and a single Chiffchaff at Monk Haven. Yesterday, the female Scaup still at...
News from Peter Howe, that he has heard of a Waxwing associating with Starlings in a Goodwick garden over the weekend.
Highlights late afternoon-1 Great Northern Diver,3 Great Crested Grebes,4 Knot,4 Blackwit,1 Greenshank,9 Grey Plover,3 Shoveler and c.500 Wi...
On our final day, this year here at Pencarnan, we were pleased to add three species to our annual lists. A Ringtail Hen Harrier flew past th...
Winter thrushes on the rugby field this morning - 10 redwings and 2 mistle thrushes amongst song thrushes, blackbirds, and starlings.
A note from Paul Davies to say that his wife saw a Swallow at the entrance of Newton Hall, just north of Crundale today.
A midday visit produced 15 Red-throated Divers and at least 150 Scoter in seperate flocks,no sign of the female Velvet Scoter though.
Gann : Pickleridge Pools - 16 Goldeneye (7m9f), 6 Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, Heron, 20ish Teal, 11 Cormorant, female merganser, sparrowha...
A walk in the sunshine turned up one each of Willow Tit, Woodcock, Redpoll and Crossbill.
A walk along the coast path from Freshwater West to Angle - currently receiving a haircut from some beef cattle and sheep so heavy going in ...
The Long-tailed Duck was still off Wiseman's Bridge along with 7 Scaup this afternoon(Ed Hunter).
Still two Swallows feeding around St David's church in Hundleton this morning.
The very efficient Med Gull ringers were able to translate my misread on Sat to an actual bird. Green AATL had been ringed as a pullus near ...
For several days a flock of around 300 Golden Plover and at least 100 Lapwing have been feeding in a stubble field at Croeswdig farm near ...
Glossy Ibis present all W/E. c150 Lapwing, besides the usual ducks, pair of Gadwall, pair of Tufted. male Kestrel, 5 Fieldfares, Jackdaws se...
Red kite, 4 Great Crested grebe, 1 Little grebe, a few redwings, 3 goosanders (2m1f), 3 Goldeneye, 20 mallard, 15 teal and kingfisher. 2000i...
Between 09:00 - 10:00 this morning: one Black-throated Diver, one Red-throated Diver, 12 Common Scoters, and small numbers of Gannets, Fulma...
Highlights were 2 M Goosanders quite close upstream, 3 ad Med Gulls including 1 with a green ring which I think I've misread, c50 Curlew...
A Chiffchaff and a Firecrest feeding on the warm, sunnny ivy covered wall in the Dale Community Garden next to the church. I saw them twice...
A beautiful morning on the Preselis today. Had a walk around Pantmaenog in the hope of seeing the "strikingly white" Redpoll seen...
Ed Hunter has seen the Long-tailed Duck and the 4 Scaup this morning off Wiseman's Bridge.
Clive Jones had the Velvet Scoters and the Scaup yesterday at Wiseman's Bridge.
Late news from yesterday, at least one Swallow still feeding in the fields near St David's church in Hundleton.
A cold and blustery Gann late afternoon, highlights included 14 Goldeneye on the lagoon (4 adult drakes), 4 Mediterranean Gulls (all adults)...
Still at Marloes Mere.
A lone Purple Sandpiper picked its way over wrack covered rocks on St Margaret's Island Tenby at high tide.At Amroth c.40 Red-throated D...
There was a Black Redstart at St Davids Hd (the 10th of the year) and the female Scaup still at Penberi. At Heathfield GP 5 Pochard seemed q...
There were two Swallows feeding in the fields opposite, and next to, the church in Hundleton this morning, presumably these are the same two...
Lunchtime today - 18 shelduck, c12 Black-tailed godwit, Little egret, 3 Greenshank, 50+ Teal, 20+ Mallard and a few wigeon. Highlights: A ki...
We saw these two Leucistic Blackbirds within ten minutes and 1/2 mile of each other - the first at Morrisons at about 2pm, the second at Cru...
Feeding on the piles of dead leaves brought up by the tide at Aberforest this morning were 2 Rock Pipits, a Pied Wagtail, a Robin &........
7 Waxwings were behind Argo B&B in St Dogmaels briefly this morning before flying up river, also Dipper there (H O'Sullivan).
A farmland bird survey at Gupton Farm on Friday found more than 5700 birds using the fields, with 38 species recorded and notable counts o...
Glossy Ibis, in the field with the cattle , flew onto the Mere, a nice male Kesrel at the YHA. Big (ish) Jackdaw flock, Starlings, usual duc...
The 2 Swallows were still present yesterday afternoon at Pembroke Castle Xmas Fair (Mark and Wanda Woodward). There were Red Kites at The Ol...
A full complement of Guillemots was back at Stack Rocks today, c.98% in summer plumage. Also, Choughs and Ravens in the area. Still plenty...
16 Greylags flew upstream past Picton Ferry at noon. Two Jays were busy ashore collecting acorns. In this a year of a poor acorn crop they ...
Pantmaenog - GGS still awol. 2 red kites and 5 ravens. Small flock of redpoll with a strikingly whiter bird amongst them. (Red Kite with win...
At Marloes Mere, 12 months now. Couldn`t find any unusual Ducks, most of them sheltering out of the stiff North breeze.
This email received yesterday: At W.Williamston today,a Spotted Redshank flew in and preened for a few minutes on the SW side of the river C...
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...
Too late, too dark this evening for anythng, however, yesterday`s entry in the hide notebook read "Glossy Ibis, Ringtail Harrier &...
2 Jack Snipe and 4 Greenshank with the usual suspects at Sandy Haven and a Firecrest in the churchyard at Monk Haven today.
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...
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...
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...
The adult male Merlin still present and, hopefully, wintering; also Woodcock and a few Snipe. The female Scaup still on Penberi Reservoir.
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...
Quick look around the 'Dock' at lunchtime. Cosheston Pill - Watersports Centre: c40 Mallard, c30 Teal, c25 Redshank, 10 Black-taile...
Hanging around this morning with a mixed Tit flock were two Goldcrests and a Chiffchaff. Further down the valley lots of Song Thrushes and...
Received an email from Chris Brockway reporting 2 Swallows high over Pembroke Castle Mill Pond for about 10 minutes this morning. Also from ...
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...
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...
This afternoon: c30 Greylags over Fowborough, settled in field near Black Tar. A group of 4 redheaded Goldeneyes were off Picton Point and a...
Four Great Northern Divers, several Shags and a winter-plumaged Black Guillemot in Fishguard Harbour this morning.
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...
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...
The marsh is flooded again and early this afternoon there were 100+ common snipe, active and very visible, with flocks rising from the reeds...
From the viewpoint this morning we seen ~ 3 f Goldeneye, a pair of Goosander & a stunning Firecrest. Karen & Dawn
For more please use the link to the Pembrokeshire Bird Group Lyndon
Before the rain, early this morning. Glossy Ibis, Starlings everywhere! impossible to count. c200 Lapwings, 30 Snipe.
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...
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...
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...
Raven?
These Bittern photos were taken by Tommy Evans from Kingfisher Hide on the Teifi Marshes at about 11:30 today:
The following email was received from Peter Howe today: Interesting photos having looked as close as possible and flicked through the field ...
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?
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...
If you are unaware, there has been a change of venue. See Lyndon's post yesterday for details.
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...
A juv/fem Eider in the bay at Dale.A Red Breasted Merganser in Dale pools.An adult male Black Redstart at Renny Slip.
Some distant photos. The sighting was on Sunday morning but as yet the place has been witheld.
The following email was received today. Sounds interesting. There are some photographs but they are proving difficult to download at the mom...
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...
Rob Davies had 2 adult males and 2 ringtail Hen Harriers on his BTO count on Sunday 18th November.
Two snow buntings today after a few days with none...
Unfortunately circumstances have resulted in a change of venue for this event on Saturday. The conference will NOW be at the ‘Cleddau Bri...
A report of Peregrine and 2 Choughs at Solva yesterday. From Sandra Young
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 ...
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...
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: No sign of the GGS today or yesterday, must have gone walkabout! Lots of thrushes around with ever present calls from passing F...
At Marles Mere, 8 Whoopers at Trehill, 13 Snipe, usual Teal, Wigeon, big Jackdaw flock West.
Had a look for the errant Ring Neck Duck - to no avail. 8 Whoopers, as previous post.
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...
Glossy Ibis, c40 Lapwing, 2,500 Starlings (& increasing by the minute) in the field behind the Britton hide, where there is now a cattle...
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...
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...
There were seven whooper swans at Newgale Marsh this afternoon; two adults and five juvenile birds. A water rail was squealing from the ree...
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...
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...
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 go...
Loads of birds, mainly thrushes, around first thing this morning - 160 Blackbirds, 75 Redwings, 65 Song Thrushes, 7 Fieldfares & a Mistl...
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...
One flew over Newgale Marsh this morning (Paul G).
The Ring-necked Duck is still on North Pond & a Snow Bunting flew over
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...
One in the willows to the left of the Britton hide this morning.
Ring-necked Duck still on North Pond. Apart from the odd thrush, that is all!
It's been an interesting couple of days regarding Aythya ducks, I spent some time with Steve Berry watching (actually mostly looking for...
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...
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...
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...
The female Long-tailed Duck still today, and a Scaup-faced Tufted Duck (Paul G).
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...
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...
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...
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...
Whoopers, Pink Feet & White Fronts all still there, Starlings impressive, didn`t see the Glossy.
I awoke on Thursday morning to see thousands of winter thrushes, Chaffinches and Starlings passing through the ruddy dawn light, a thrilling...
The Ring-necked Duck is still on North Pond today, its not the most exciting bird I've ever seen!
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...
Whoopers still in Trehill fields, Glossy Ibis also still there,the 4 P/Feet & W/Front Geese seen by others today.
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.