Glossy Ibis

3, from the b/w gate this morning. Also 12 Plover, high & quite distant flying S-N, is it possible they were Golden? That`s all I could ...

Marloes Mere

At least three Glossy Ibis were visible from the usual gate with barbed wire - and from the hide opposite it - at lunchtime today.  Also, a ...

Marloes Mere

I was able - just - to make out 2 Glossies this evening,in the fog. Sounds like an irrigation pump running at Trehill, could be interesting ...

Pencarnan Report

The St Justinian Kestrels are rapidly maturing. Two chicks now advance to the entrance on delivery of food. We have not eliminated the possi...

Glossy Ibis

Only 2 visible from the barbed wire gate this morning, 1 adult, 1 immature.

Red Kite @ Mathry

A Red Kite this morning gliding lazily over the Castlemorris side of the hill (Andrew Tuddenham).

More on Glossies

I have just had Javier Hidalgo as a guest prior to a visit to Skomer.  Javier lives in San Lucar de Barrameda adjacent to the Coto Donana a...

Glossies

3 from the barbed wire gate this morning.

Still moving !

A single Whimbrel was on Goodwick beach this lunchtime. A party of presumably non breeding Common Scoter flew west c10 with one male plumage...

Short-eared owl - Pantmaenog

Beautiful evening and plenty of birds. Pair of Red kites drifting around, appeared to be just the one calling cuckoo above Rosebush quarries...

Shelduck

Just upstream from the Jewson slipway (St.Dogmaels) a pair of shelduck with 4 ducklings, this evening.

Marloes Mere, 3 Glossies today.

Looking at the Glossy Ibis these past couple of days, there seems to be a subtle change in their behaviour - can`t quite put my finger on it...

Gann & Marloes Mere

A mixed party of waders on the Gann this evening contained 10 Sanderling, about the same number of Dunlin, 4 or 5 Ringed Plover and 3 Bar-ta...

Glossies

Same 3 this evening, same place.

Porthlysgi

From the coast path towards Porthlysgi this morning, we could see that the Canada Geese have raised young again this year on one of the off...

Glossy Ibis

3 Still at Marloes Mere this morning, at the barbed wire gate - 2 adults, 1 immature.

Cuckoo, Merlin

From Dave Edwards and Sarah Earl - Whilst walking in Ty canol yesterday afternoon, we heard a cuckoo calling all the time we walked through...

Waders at West Angle

Light wader passage only on the Castlemartin Peninsula this weekend, with just a single Dunlin seen at Kilpaison, and the highlight being a ...

Ty Rhyg

Cuckoo(s) calling at both farside and roadside, female sparrowhawk sparing with buzzard, 3 spotted flycatchers.

Ramsey Trip

Whilst waiting for the boat at St Justinians, at 9am, a Hooded Crow flew past heading south; later we discovered it had been seen on the nor...

Newgale

A sedge warbler was singing in the reeds by the Pebbles car park this morning, oblivious to holidaymakers within a few feet. Good numbers o...

Glossy update.....

3 now at Marloes Mere, the adult & immature bird were present yesterday in Ireland, the other pair haven`t been seen today. Where is the...

Newport.

Whilst in the garden enjoying this glorious sunshine & watching the antics of a Mason Bee and Ruby-tailed Wasp, above me 6 Swifts were d...

Glossy Ibis back at Marloes Mere

2 This morning, 1 adult, 1 immature, will the other two follow I wonder? Also 1 Short eared Owl, 3 Dunlin, 1 Redpoll over. Talking to a part...

Ty Rhyg and Pantmaenog

Ty Rhyg - plenty of linnets, Meadow pipit with food, group of Bullfinch, Red kite over, robins nest with 2 very small chicks. Family of cros...

More on Red Kites

From Dave Edwards and Sarah Earl - Whilst sitting on Port Lisky beach (near Porthclais) we saw 10 Red kites fly over us between 11.25a.m. a...

Skomer, Honey Buzzard

From Derek Moore - 26 Choughs at Martin's Haven 8.30am. Honey Buzzard in from sea from the west headed east towards mainland being ...

Ramsey

2 red kites today - possibly part of Mike's group from St D Head below. Single spotted flycatchers and 2 swifts. Great tit confirmed as ...

St Davids Hd am

A male Firecrest present still and sometimes singing at the Youth Hostel or along the path above. Two Spotted Flycatchers present, 4 Red Kit...

Marloes Mere & The Gann

An early morning visit to the mere was rewarded by finding a lovely pair of Garganey. 2 Black-Tailed Godwits, 6 Dunlin & 1 Rp flying aro...

Glossies gone....

Three now in Ireland, (as yesterday) I wonder will they return again? 1 pair Garganey at the Mere - I met Trevor P there, does he count as a...

Glossies in Ireland!

Tacumshin to be precise, had a text from Dave, telling me that there were two adults there. The remaining adult & immature bird were see...

Ramsey

9 red kites together over the island this morning. 12 collared doves.

Red Kites

News from Ben & Andre who met a birder who saw 4 red kites going over Ramsey heading towards the mainland. And from Mervyn Jones news o...

St Justinian Kestrels - 2

07:00 today...a short break from hunting. The outlookfor this chap is several weeks of unrelenting toil.

Newport.

An exciting couple of hours spent in the Carninli Lodge area found us a Chaffinch nest bursting at the seams with ready to fly fledglings, t...

St Justinian Kestrels

Looking into the nest cavity with our 'scope revealed two chicks, close to the entrance, jostling for position. If last years success st...

St Davids am

A Firecrest was a surprise in the blackthorn hedge above the Youth Hostel and two male Cuckoos were heard. Yesterday 2 Redpolls flew below m...

Cuckoo

At about 5 o'clock this morning there was a cuckoo in the middle of Tegryn village calling & a second (silent) bird with it, probabl...

Glossies?

Not visible this morning.

Ty Rhyg

Last night: Lots of Redpoll buzzing around. A male kestrel sat on treetop perch surveying the area. Pair of Mistle thrush visiting nest site...

Glossies

Just 2 at 0630am, only managed to get back at 9:30pm for another look, but it was far too optimistic of me to think I could see anything!

Ramsay sound/Treginnis this afternoon.

Whilst walking over from Treginnis Farm towards the copper mine at Ramsay Sound I noticed a large raptor (Honey Buzzard)  coming in off the ...

Still two Glossies

As this morning - 1 adult, 1 immature, the log book in the hide says that there were three(?)today. I tried really hard to see another one b...

Bits and pieces

3 Grasshopper warblers were whirring-away in a hedgerow at Kete a few days ago but two visits since and not a murmur. 5 Mute swans taking a ...

Whooper

Most surprised to see an adult Whooper Swan at Castlemartin Corse this afternoon. Seen from the top road it was in front of the reeds - a wh...

Whinchats and an eider at Brynberian

While surveying breeding whinchats at Brynberian moor yesterday with Tansy Knight we had a bizarre sighting of an fully adult drake common e...

Glossy Ibis

Just two this morning, 1 adult, 1 immature.

Out of County / Country (just)

I do hope the Blogmasters forgive me this one time for veering off the Pembrokeshire path a little, but I couldn't resist showing two pi...

Glossy Ibis Puzzle

Only 2 visible this evening, I had a good look around the Mere & if they were there I would`ve seen them,so it appears that two may have...

St David's

From Ben & Andre, 2 Dutch guys who are surveying the Porpoises in Ramsey Sound - Yesterday at Point St. John we saw a female kestrel si...

St Davids Hd am

A Hooded Crow at Carn Llidi was the ninth sighting at the Head (eight by me) since December 21st. It's tempting to make these a single b...

Glossy Ibis

Caught a glimpse of 1 Glossy early this morning, saw only two this evening, but other birders told me, that other birders had seen four some...

Angle and Marloes

Made the most of the glorious weather today starting off at Kilpaison where there was a nice little collection of waders - 120 Dunlin, 2 San...

Cuckoos in north Pembs

Have spent the last few days based in north Pembs, where an encouraging number of Cuckoos were seen and heard, e.g. in the foothills of Pres...

Collred Doves

It is laudable that JB & M are recording migrant Collared Doves and there is a tie up with Ramsey observations. May I draw attention to ...

Marloes Mere

4 Glossy Ibis, looking stunning in the sunshine. Good numbers of Hirundines, 4 Swifts & a Garden Warbler.

Skokholm -- Nightingale

Sat on the cliffs counting gulls, was more than surprised to see a Nightingale perch up right in front of me before heading into the next ba...

Re: Ramsey Collard Doves

Following on from Greg and Lisa's blog, we too observed the same flock. They were very high over Rhossen Farm at 07:30. A little earlier...

St Justinian's Kestrels - Progress Report

The female can now be observed sitting opposite the nesting cavity where she waits for the delivery of food by her mate. His arrival is sign...

Ramsey - Collared Doves

A 'fall' of collared doves this morning - 32 in the willow trees in the farmhouse garden. A record I think!

Stuart........

They out - witted me!

Marloes Mere

 4 Glossies by the Scammel hide this morning. Also this brown Canada goose, which has been around for a couple of weeks or so, talking to Pa...

Marloes Mere & Gann

At 5.45 pm this evening the 4 Glossy Ibis flew into their usual spot in front of the barbed -wired gate at Marloe Mere. (Derek please note)!...

Amrtoth & Canaston Woods

From David Finch - A whimbrel and two peregrine falcons to the west of the beach at Amroth this afternoon. Two spotted flycatchers, two will...

Ty Rhyg

Plenty of birds making the most of the milder conditions and the flies that are on the wing. Firsts here this year inc. 3-4 Spotted flycatch...

Ramsey - Red Kites

Belated news from yesterday - 16 red kites over the island at one point

St Davids Airfield and Beyond

An early visit to St Davids Airfield (very early, ahead of the doggy walkers), produced: 2 Dunlins ,       2 Ringed Plovers , 2 Whimbrels ,...

One that got away?

Late news in from a holidaying birder of a male Woodchat Shrike at Kiln Park on Thursday. At back of the park in a conservation area with po...

Marloes Mere

The 4 Glossy Ibis enjoying the rain, by the barbed wire gate this evening.

Pencarnan Report

While birding around Point St John headland this afternoon we could have been fooled into believing it was mid-winter - there are no trees o...

Skomer

A few birds around today - 2 Red Kites came over for a little while around midday, they tried to grab a couple of Lesser Black-backs, missed...

Kites

From John Medwell - 5 Red Kites at 9-50am this morning 18th May over Manorbier Castle they were drifting the coast line towards Manorbier Ra...

Newport Fri am

c250 small waders dashing around. Mostly Dunlin, but c 30 Ringed Plovers & 10 Sanderlings. Plus a Little Egret - the first I've seen...

Marloes Mere

Several hundred Swallows & Sand Martin feeding on the myriad of flies this evening, + the 4 Glossies at the barbed wire gate, looking sp...

Kite Near Milford Haven.......Take 2

Following Richard's blog from yesterday I too had a Kite just north of Steynton only over the main Haverfordwest to Milford rd this morn...

Ramsey - Red Kites

2 red kites over the island this morning. Also of note today - 1 redpoll, 1 chiffchaff, 1 spotted fly, 250+ swalllows, 3 house martins, 2 sa...

Western Cleddau - Little Milford - H'west

Very quiet on the waterway just a couple of whimbrel and a few shelduck. Highlights were: Yellowhammer singing near Haroldston church, pereg...

Out & About Wed am

The colony of cliff nesting House Martins has arrived en masse at Aberforest - none yesterday, perhaps 30 today. Several singing Cettis on G...

St Davids Hd am

A curate's egg of a morning. The good bits about today were 3 Common (Mealy) Redpolls grovelling about under the Hotel Sycamores at Whit...

St David's Airfield

From Sandrajane Young - 1 kestrel, 1 short-eared owl, several skylarks. I heard a sedge warbler and cuckoo. Earlier today witnessed a sparro...

Glossies

All four this evening, very close - 20m, at the barbed wire gate. 2 visiting birders told me that they saw a summer plumage Curlew Sandpiper...

Pantmaenog

Cuckoo moving and calling along the top path. Kestrels very active - appears to be 2 pairs. Plenty of birds enjoying the sunny weather inclu...

Kite near Milford Haven On my way back from Marloes this morning - a Red Kite low over a field just north of the road between Steynton and S...

Ramsey - Great Egret

15:30 - We were in the middle of the island when we noticed a Great Egret coming up the Sound! It then flew over the island and crossed over...

Hooded Crow

News from Stuart Matthews of a Hooded Crow at St David's Head.

Marloes Mere

Report from Dave Boyle via Dave Astins who is in Ireland (!) - all four Glossy Ibis plus a drake Garganey and a Dunlin at Marloes Mere this ...

Osprey at Westfield Pill.

One this morning at 7.15,being given a hard time by L.B.B.Gulls.

Marloes Mere

4 Glossies, (nice pics Stuart!) lots of Hirundines - a male Sparrowhawk took a Swallow right in front of me, if I`d blinked I would have mis...

Yesterday at The Gann & Martins Haven

A rather restless party of 10 Dunlin were all I could find on the Gann pools mid-morning yesterday, but a nice surprise in the dense bushes ...

Gann and Airfield

Gann - 7 Turnstone, 3 Bar-tailed godwits and 33 Dunlins Airfield - c10 whimbrel, 2 shelduck, 3 wheatear, flock of 15 chough plus a couple of...

Ramsey - Turtle Dove

A turtle dove in the farmhouse valley this morning was the first since 2007 and only the 6th record in the past 10 years. By chance a new in...

The 4 Glossy Ibis were very close to the barbed-wired gate down the YHA lane this evening. They glowed in the evening sun. Huge numbers of H...

Glossy Ibis

 This picture taken by Paul G. this morning, shows the contrast between the immature ibis (fresh back from the Emerald Isle) & the adult...

Goosanders

On an estuary & beach dog walk at Newport this morning the birding highlight was 3 recently hatched Canada Geese. A final look upstream ...

Picton Point

Plenty of mullet topping but no osprey to take advantage.  20 shelduck, 15 whimbrel in scattered groups, a common sandpiper, redshank, and a...

Marloes Mere / Glossy Ibis

Had a good look at the 4 birds this morning, close to the barbed wire gate. There are 3 adults & 1 immature.I spoke to Paul Kelly in Ire...

Glossies

Just to confirm there are 4 Ibises, talking to a visiting birder - he seemed to think that one was an imm bird, which suggests that it could...

Marloes

From Mike Wallen - Having spent the last few days on Skomer I called in at the Mere this morning, about 1030-1100. There are 4 Glossy Ib...

Talbenny area

Cracking walk from Little Haven to Mill Haven this morning - birds galore mostly whitethroat, which seem to have arrived in numbers (similar...

Glossy Ibis

Marloes Mere, 3 partially concealed in the rush, three crimson heads popping up in the sunshine, looking very handsome.

Gann

Pretty much as Dave had earlier today but a few more godwits and dunlin - 6 Bar-tailed Godwits including the summer adult male and 20-2...

Martins Haven: a 4th G

A Grasshopper Warbler reeling on the side of the Deer Park at just after 9pm tonight. Walking back up the valley I caught two snatches of s...

Osprey at Westfield Pill

Mark Woodward rang at around 1845 to tell me he was watching an Osprey fishing at Westfield Pill - click on Osprey for full sequence!

Marloes Mere / Garganey

1 Drake Garganey, visible for just a couple of minutes, a few metres West of the Britton hide. 3 Glossies, still over by the farm. About 150...

3G: Golden Oriole, Glossies & Gann

A female/first summer male Golden Oriole this morning on the Deer Park by the Coastwatch building, flew towards the valley below by Rath Cot...

Glossies

3 at Marloes Mere this morning, over by Trehill farm - difficult to see.

St David's

From Steve Jarvis - A stroll before Golf Thursday 10th May: No sign of the the Oriole in the mist and drizzle! 8 Whitethroat, 2 Grasshopper ...

Kete to Dale Airfield

Not surprisingly very few birds about. Kete to West Dale - 3 pairs of stonechat, a solitary swift being buffeted to a standstill, a wheatea...

Bee-eater ......

...... just reported (18:30) on the road into Dale, where it runs alongside the side of the Gann, just outside the village. I can't go a...

Glossy Ibis

3 at Marloes Mere at 0630 this morning.

They`re Back!!

3 Glossies - all adults feeding by the barbed wire gate at 0630. Bon Jour!

Canaston Wood Warblers

I popped in to Canaston Woods this morning at about 0830 and was nearly deafened by the bird song! It really was stunning: a good mix of tit...

More Gloss

The two Glossy Ibises were still feeding peacefully at Marloes Mere at 1515 hr. No sign of a Garganey but a pair of Teal in addition to a Ga...

Glossie!!

Yes, following Richard`s post, I saw one this evening from the barbed wire gate, an adult. If there are two, where`s number three? Is it the...

Glossies Back?

Just when we thought the Glossies had gone for good! This via e mail from Kevin Shales - 2 Glossy Ibis at Marloes Mere today @14.30

Pengelli

Visited Pengelli this afternoon and had no sooner stepped over the threshold when a redstart made it`s presence known by calling "fooee...

Golden Oriole update

A bright female Golden Oriole was flushed from a gorse bank at 9:2O, it was carrying what looked like a big, hairy caterpillar and dived int...

Golden Oriole St. David's Head

A female this morning in gorse above Porthmelgan beach (Mike Y-P).

Re: Glossies in Ireland

It does not surprise us that the Glossies "hopped" across to Ireland. Under favourable atmospheric conditions we can see the Irish...

Glossies - they are in Ireland!

I have been in contact with Paul Kelly who is a regular birder at Tacumshin in County Wexford.  I put my theory to him, and his initial resp...

Marloes Mere

The 2 drake Garganey still at the mere this evening, but not easy to see.  One was not far from the Britton Hide, but easier to see from the...

They made it back today

Despite some very iffy weather today here in Narberth, "our" House Martins spent much of the morning prospecting last year's n...

Garganeys

There are two drake Garganeys now at Marloes Mere. One showing well from the Car Park at 1:30pm then two from the gate to the west of the Yo...

ex-Glossies

I searched for the Glossies yesterday morning at about 10:00 am and was unable to find them. The car park attendant also had not been able t...

Garganey - Marloes Mere

Drake Garganey this morning from the north hide (Paul G). Wasn't there yesterday evening!

Bon Voyage...

Following Dave`s post yesterday, it does appear that our Glossies have legged it, I searched their usual haunts this morning willing them to...

Strumble to Pwll Deri

From Sandrajane Young - Pwll Deri (walk from Strumble to Pwll Deri) 50+ guillemot and some razorbills (Pwll Deri), At least 2 pairs of fulm...

Marloes Mere - Glossies gone?

A nice walk around Marloes Mere this evening.  Lots of Swallows and Sand Martins, with a couple of House Martins thrown in for good measure....

Ty Rhyg 4 Wheatears in the cleared area at farside, a female kestrel and Whitethroats rasping away this evening. Earlier in the day Red Kit...

Ramsey

After the first since 2008 a few days ago, a second reed warbler appeared today. A summer plumage golden plover was a nice find too. 2 pairs...

Cuckoos and redstarts

Near Mynachlogddu today, despite the cold blast, a pair of cuckoos surveying meadow pipit nests. The male giving an escort and catching the ...

Angle Area

Quiet at Kilpaison this morning with 5 Whimbrel and 8 Dunlin on the beach together with a couple of Wheatears. In the bushes behind the beac...

St. Davids Airfield

50+ Wheatears still on the airfield this morning, also a smart Yellow Wagtail.

Four Glossy Ibis

Still at Marloes Mere this morning. Looking at them close together in the sunshine, I could see that bird number 4 - the recent arrival - ha...

Skomer

Sarah found this stunning male Nightjar at the Farm this afternoon just after the boats left. Lewis got some really nice in flight shots her...

Ramsey Island

A fantastic day on RSPB Ramsey Island today. Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon taking a pigeon, Blue skies – refreshing wind, alive with w...

Newgale, Strumble

From Hugh James - Friday: Newgale, 70 whimbrel on the shore around midday. 2 sandwich terns. Today: Strumble Head. Wheatears everywhere, mal...

Pied Flycatchers- the good and the bad

 A pair of Pied Flycatchers were in Ffynone woods this afternoon. The sad news is that half of the nest boxes made by the children of Ysgol...

St Govans (cont) I bashed my BTO chat square at 0600 this am - bitterly cold wind, Richard's wheatears (by the sounds of it outside my...

Skomer nightjar

Nightjar spotted at the farm. Sarah harris

Teifi Curlew Sandpiper

From John O'Sullivan - Amongst other waders at the Webley this morning was an almost full summer-plumaged Curlew Sandpiper. Otherwise a...

St Govan's

Pretty quiet in the small valley at St. Govan's this morning apart from several Whitethroats - a couple apparently paired up and two mal...

Glossies / Short Eared Owl

Yes! 4 this morning at Marloes Mere, good views from the barbed wire gate. A fabulous Shorty quartering the fields, East of the YHA. 7 Ringe...

St Brides

This morning a steady movement of Wheatear (mostly Greenlands) going morth along the coast plus many many Swallows and everywhere I have bee...

Martins Haven & Upper Solva

From Mervyn Jones - Martins Haven: Flock of 15 Chough today full of the joys of spring belting around the Deer Park and a Spotted Flycatch...

Newgale

A quick look at Newgale mid afternoon, a nice group of waders on the beach - 14 Sanderling, 10 Whimbrel, 4 Dunlin and a Ringed Plover.  They...

St. David's Hd.

Ravens on their favourite perch out towards St.Davids Head. This year it looks like they have raised four young.

Marloes Mere area

What surprised me this afternoon was 7 Ringed Plover in the field to the West of the YHA - the footpath to the clifftop. As Rosemary said go...

FOUR Glossy Ibises!!!!

Marloes Mere - I kid you not - where there were three there are now four! At the waters edge beyond the gate below the white cottage at 11:...

St Florence

Decidedly cool, dank and damp this morning. I had expected plenty of Willow Warblers after the fall on Skomer on Wednesday but couldn't ...

Newport Thurs pm

c120 Dunlins, 20 Ringed Plovers & a Sanderling.2 Whimbrels overhead. From our conservatory a Sparrowhawk, a Peregrine, a hovering Kestre...

Pen Castellcoch

From Phillip Lees - Group of 42 Whimbrel, 6 Dunlin and a lone Bar-tailed Godwit were feeding in the sheep fields by Pen Castellcoch just we...

Skokholm - Nightingale and April summary

Nightingale at the Well Pond yesterday afternoon, the first here for ten years. April summary here .

Dinas Mountain

Many wheatears, skylarks and meadow pipits on the damp and blackened slopes of Dinas Mountain now.  Twenty-two ravens on the summit boulders...

St Anns - West Dale  2 different male kestrel, 13 wheatear, a solitary whimbrel and a Lesser Whitethroat singing just above West Dale. Earl...

Skomer

I spent a glorious, sunny day on Skomer and as Dave Boyle said in his post below the island was alive with birds. There seemed to be 10 Will...

Marloes Mere & Fields

24 Whimbrel in the field to the left of Sandy lane, a glimpse of a Redstarts tail as it dived into the bushes at the YHA, I didn`t see anymo...

Hobby

A Hobby flew downstream over the bridge at Lancych this morning. A look for Pied Flycatchers or a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker which have histo...

Ramsey

Jumping with migrants here again today. An unusual record for us was reed warbler (first since 2008). Also our first spotted flycatchers of ...

Skomer

Stacked out with birds today, not sure I've ever seen so many warblers in the valleys - 160 Willow Warblers, 60 Blackcaps, 20 Whitethroa...

Angle Peninsula Great 10 mile walk round the peninsula early this morning, clockwise from war memorial above Fresh West. A scattering of whi...

Llangloffan

Alive with birds today ~ Sedge, Willow & Grasshopper warblers, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Reed Bunting, Swallows overhead, a con...

Caerbwdi

From Gill Lewis - I saw a party of 6 Swifts  sweeping low over Caerbwdi yesterday morning, 1 May, about 10.30am . I was down by the bridge...

Skokholm

Coincidentally, first Collared Dove of the year this morning. In 2011 had 12 records between April 4th and September 1st. Three Ring Ouzel, ...

St Davids Hd am

Wheatears were everywhere today and lots of Willow Warblers too. Whitethroats and Sedge Warblers were present in numbers for the first time ...

Collard Doves

On May 3rd last year we found 40 Collard Doves near the top of Portlisky Valley: newly arrived on a strong southerly wind. Today, flying hig...

Another good start here at....

.....Pencarnan and Trefeiddan Marsh. 07:00 nil wind, nil cloud and 3.5c. Willow Warblers in the bush  plus a Whitethroat   -  all the encour...

Cuckoo at Marloes

There was a cuckoo singing around Marloes yesterday for most of the day - this is quite unusual - if we see them at all it is usually just o...

Osprey

From Andy Hatton & Helon McDermott- single Osprey sighted at 19.10 hrs flying low following the Pembroke river from the power station t...

Marloes Mere

A fabulous evening, warm, with the sunshine sparkling on the Mere. Willow Warblers seemed to be everywhere, Swallow numbers down on the past...

Ramsey this afternoon

As other places once the rain stopped the birds came out! Never seen so many wheatears here. Our 3 lambing fields alone had 300 in them so t...

Excellent conditions for Viz Mig

Our day began bashing the area inland of Whitesands Bay. Nearby Treswny Moor, in a field occupied by horses, were 40 or more Wheatear , and ...

Skokholm after the rain

Finally got a Ring Ouzel on the year list. Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, lots of Swallows and around 100 Wheater.

Skomer - after the sun came out

A couple of Pied Flycatchers & Garden Warblers appeared this afternoon, & loads of Wheatears - into the 100s

Black Kite Update

The Black Kite was seen again briefly at 4.15 this afternoon. It was viewed from the Priskilly crossroads SM914306 looking north towards Hea...

Manorbier

Quite a few Wheatears around Manorbier this afternoon too with 12 in one recently ploughed field. A Goshawk soaring over between Jameston an...

Little Bittern

Having been in communication with Richard Millington regarding the recent Teifi Marshes Little Bittern, he gave his view that the bird was a...

St. Davids Airfield

It looks like the pair of Whitefronts may have finally left. They were first seen on the airfield on the 5th. of April. The 'wow' fa...

Skomer

Got round the valleys this morning, plenty of birds about - about 80 Willow Warblers, 30 Blackcaps, 10 Sedge Warblers, the stunning male Whi...

St Davids Hd am

A really enjoyable Spring day, even the weather better than forecast. A Hobby started  things, giving excellent close, low views as it flew ...

Newport

Boat Club ~ c12 sp Dunlin, 5 Whimbrel, 1 f Wheatear, plus a good passage of Swifts and Swallows.