Cleddau Reach - Pembroke Dock

High tide this morning 97 B-H Gulls, 14 redshank, 2 Common sandpipers, 2 curlew and little egret.

Wagtails and Wheatears - St Anns Head

min 25 white/pied wagtails and 17 wheatear this evening. Wheatear were scattered along the coast path from Kete with 8-10 in the ploughed fi...

Glossy Ibis

Still at Marloes Mere this evening, another full month has now passed with it being here. The Birdguide news letter said a Glossy was seen S...

Skomer

Not many migrants numberswise but really good variety this morning - 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Spotted Flycatch...

More Barnacle News

From Jeremy Moore - The barnacle geese referred to over Ramsey were over Porthgain about 8.30 am. I think they came from the south-east. ...

Wryneck

At 10:30am, Teifi Ringing Group caught a Wryneck in the 2nd net while carrying out a C.E.S session. It has now been released on Teifi Marshe...

Angle Area

As I stepped out of the car at Kilpaison this morning there was a small group of waders on the shore line with the tide just starting to dro...

Ramsey - Barnacle Geese

A flock of 55 Barnacle geese just circled the island and headed across towards St Davids head - a good record for out here.

Green Sandpipers -- Teifi

2 or maybe 3 Green Sands flying around the Marsh tonight. Only single figures of Dunlin and Ringed Plover around the estuary with daily coun...

Dale Airfield

News from Peter Howe: at 3pm this afternoon, female Marsh Harrier, Black-tailed Godwit & a Dunlin - 2 airfield ticks for me!!!

Long-tailed Skua, Sabine's Gull...Strumble

Strumble 0600 - 1100;- 5 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Balearic Shearwater, 22 Arctic Skua, 7 Bonxie, 2 juv. Long-tailed Skua, 1 adult Sabine's Gu...

Gann and Airfield

Gann: High tide - Peregrine hunting with intent along the river flushed 30 Curlew and 40 BH Gull. 4 cormorants, 10 oystercatchers and a litt...

Carew Med gull

Adult Med gull floating on the tide just below the tidal barrage at Carew, 1730. First I've seen there.

Glossy Ibis

At last after 3 days, mornings & evenings, it showed itself at Marloes Mere, about an hour ago. I`m sure it`s been somewhere, I checked ...

Melodious Warbler & Common Rosefinch - Skokholm

Report from Lewis of c. Rosefinch and melodious warbler in the mist net on Skokholm this morning. Chris Just seen marsh harrier on skomer

Swift - Narberth

1  flying south between Narberth and Templeton this morning

Skomer

Still absolutely dead out here, the only migrant I saw round the valleys this morning was a Willow Warbler

After the rain

Marsh Harrier at Marloes, 12 Teal, 1 male Kestrel on the cliffs. No Glossy since Saturday.

Wet!

A trip out early afternoon basically resulted in a thorough soaking - nothing Paramo or Brasher could do about it apparently.  At the Gann 5...

Baird's & Spoonbill

According to Birdguides the Baird's Sandpiper was still present at West Angle today, and a Spoonbill flew over there at 10am this mornin...

Ty Rhyg

Group of c20 snipe dropping in behind pool, otherwise quiet.

Gann & Dale Airfield

A beautiful, calm early morning visit revealed 5 Greenshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwit (which departed towards Marloes), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 G...

Baird's Sandpiper & Marsh Harrier

Click here to see some great video of the Baird's Sandpiper taken by Mark Hipkin in the rain and some clear periods yesterday. News tod...

Skomer

There was quite a pale Balearic Shearwater in with the Manxies in St Brides Bay tonight

Back on home ground

The Glossy Ibis at Marloes Mere this afternoon, posing nicely in front of the Britton hide.

Skomer

Not a single migrant in the valleys this morning

North Pembs waders

Newport;- 52 Dunlin, 45 Ringed Plover and 1 Redshank at high tide Teifi;- 5 adult and 1 juvenile Sanderling, 1 Ringed Plover on Patch at hig...

Here and there

Gann - last night - 1 black-tailed godwit heading off towards Marloes and a Peregrine sat ominously on rock, oystercatchers getting jittery....

Twitching

I too saw the Sandpiper with Clive this morning, what a little beauty it is. Didn`t look anything like a Glossy Ibis...

Baird's Sandpiper at West Angle

The Baird's Sandpiper was still present on West Angle beach late morning but was actively feeding along the strandline immediately in fr...

Teifi Marshes

The first Wigeon back - Creek Hide

Baird's Sandpiper - West Angle

Still present this morning, (Ed Hunter)

Marloes Mere

Just the Marsh Harrier this morning, appeared to be working it`s way West towards Skomer.

Wryneck - nr. Cilgerran

I contacted the RSPB to tell them of a sighting of a  wryneck  in our garden yesterday and they suggested I contact you.  I attach a photo I...

Baird's Sandpiper at West Angle

At lunchtime today, the Baird's Sandpiper was still in the same general area on the beach at West Angle, along with 12 Ringed Plovers, n...

Pembroke Dock

Front Street mud flat: 37 Ringed plover, 25 Redshank, 20 dunlin, 2 snipe, 2 curlew, 2 turnstone (summer plumage), 2 mallard.

Skomer

The Marsh Harrier was around again this morning, there was a juvenile Turtle Dove at the Farm, a Swift flew over & there was a Common sa...

Pembroke Dock

Watersports Centre - School Bass chasing fry was exciting the c.70 B-H Gulls who were dashing around trying to snatch a fish or two, a grey ...

Glossy Ibis

With DG awol I had better report that "our" Glossy was present this eve, from the old hide, on the scrape in company with a single...

Glossy

At Marloes early this morning, also 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Blackwit.

Kilpaison & a S E Owl

Quiet at Kilpaison this morning with just 12 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 1 Knot and a few Curlew. 14 Redshank was, however, a goo...

Baird's Sandpiper - West Angle

Thanks to all for putting the news out on the Baird's Sandpiper.  I enjoyed a couple of hours with this delightful bird today.  I had no...

Glossy Ibis

Flew over me at the barbed wire gate, I wouldn`t have seen it if it wasn`t for the gutteral "rr rr" voice. it headed out to sea fo...

Water Rail at Westfield Pill

There was a water rail at Westfield Pill this morning.

Skomer

Spent the day on Skomer which seemed strangely quiet with all the seabirds departed. Nevertheless a good day with a couple of sightings of t...

Bairds & Bits

The Bairds was showing very well again today up to 9.15am. (And also reported by Richard Dobbins at 5:30p.m. in it's usual location - Ri...

Baird's Sandpiper - still at West Angle

Showing this morning at 08:00, same area as previous posts, - see below. (Karen M.)

Marloes Mere

Marsh Harrier, hunting around the Mere - as noted by Dave on Skokholm, the trauma in it`s left leg now seems have been sorted. It flew off i...

Baird's Sandpiper

Wow what an amazingly confiding bird and a real stunner too. I had to take off the 1.4 converter to fit him in at one stage when it threaten...

Baird's Sandpiper

A couple of nice wing shots from Elwyn Davies.

Bairds sandpiper

What a delightful little bird – many thanks to Dave Paul and Clive for not only finding and blogging the bird but keeping the more ‘elderly ...

Baird's Sandpiper

Still present 12:30 ish (Stuart D).

Baird's Sandpiper still at West Angle

The Baird's Sandpiper was still on the beach at West Angle this morning, and still feeding along the strandline at the top of the beach ...

Newport

Seen from the riverside path ~ 1 Little Egret, 3 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Greenshank, 9 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin & roughly the same amo...

Glossy

At the Mere this morning.

Skomer

3 Pied Flycatchers round the valleys this morning - they're nornally a good sign that there's some migrants around, but not today! A...

Baird's Sandpiper at West Angle

The Baird's Sandpiper was still being watched on the beach at West Angle at 19:45 this evening.  It was favouring the strandline at the ...

Baird's Sandpiper

Well done to Clive on this excellent find, and very good of him to get the news out so quick so that others can enjoy this bird.  News from ...

Baird's Sandpiper still at West Angle beach at 13:30

Dave Astins reports that the Baird's Sandpiper was still at the southern end of the beach at West Angle at 13:30.  Another pic from earl...

Baird's Sandpiper on beach at West Angle

A juvenile Baird's Sandpiper was on the beach at West Angle at 09:00 this morning some pics attached.  The bird was  feeding on the beac...

Glossy/ Marsh Harrier

At Marloes Mere, this morning, + 2 Blackwits, 5 Snipe.

Dale Airfield & Marloes Mere

My first visit to DA in a number of months, main runway looked superb for waders and produced a Snipe and a confiding Dunlin.  Let's hop...

Martins Haven / Wooltack

A Pied Flycatcher in the willows at Martins Haven, appeared to be a 1st winter bird,in Jack Sound 9 Common Scoter.

Teifi

From John O'Sullivan - Quiet again this morning. A Sandwich tern came in from the bay and a Different Med gull in front of the Webley. ...

Green sandpiper - Ramsey

2 here too!

Green sandpiper, skomer

2 on green pong then Moorey mere. Dave b

Angle Bay

A very wet Kilpaison still held good numbers of waders this morning although less than yesterday - 80 Ringed Plover, 100 Dunlin, 30 Sanderli...

Marloes Mere

Glossy Ibis at the barbed wire gate, 2 Redshank on the Mere in front the white cottage, 3/4 Ringed Plover over, 11 Snipe, 2 Blackwits, 12 Te...

Teifi

From John O'Sullivan - This morning at the Webley 10 (a pair and 8) Blackwits, 4 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sands, an adult Med and a teal. At t...

Newport Sat pm

Sunny, not windy, A nice, near, flock of small waders; c70 Dunlin, 45 Ringed plovers, 22 Sanderling, 7 Redshanks, 5 Turnstones, & a Litt...

Angle Peninsula

A clockwise walk around the Angle Peninsula this morning - thick mist, starting to lift around West Angle Bay. 0730, high tide at Freshwater...

Angle Harbour Med Gulls

Apologies for the late post, but worth noting that on Thursday there were 23 Mediterranean Gulls on the spit near Angle Harbour, mostly adul...

Angle Bay

At last a decent number of waders at Kilpaison after all the excitement further north in Ceredigion. This morning as the tide started to dro...

Glossy Ibis / Marsh Harrier

Watched the Harrier for 5 mins, close, at the barbed wire gate hunting, seemed to have full control over it`s left leg. It flew off towards...

Bittern at Marloes Mere.....

Reported in the hide log book for Wed 15th, flying left to right in front of the Britton hide. In what looked the same hand, Glossy Ibis + 4...

Newport 830am

830am update - see post below for earlier visit;- No terns now, just 20 small waders on dunes. (Karen)

Fishguard Harbour - 830am

Flagpoles;- 30 Common Terns, a few Arctic Terns, juvenile Med. Gull, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 8 Turnstone, 5 Redshank, 2 Sanderling, Dunlin. ...

Black Terns and more terns !! - Newport

A 5am visit to Newport was rewarded -- 541 terns on the dunes as it became light, by 6am of these, - 39 Black Terns both adults and juvenil...

Wood Sandpiper - Goodwick

From Jeremy Moore - A Wood Sandpiper at the Flagpoles (Goodwick) today about lunchtime. Also a Cetti’s warbler heard in the valley between...

Newport Thurs pm

Highlights were regular Herring Gull Blue ELW & 6 Common Sandpipers at the bridge. The flock of small waders from 2 days ago at the Boat...

Green Sandpiper

Still at Marloes Mere around 0645 this morning, same place as yesterday - 50 metres or so from the barbed wire gate, where the track is clos...

Pied flycatcher skomer

Present again today, near to farm. Movement of willow warblers yesterday with c.30 in north valley. Chris

Waders, Carew Millpond

2 ringed plover and 2 dunlin on N side of Carew Millpond at 1700. Lots of b-h gulls.

Teifi estuary

High tide roost this evening at the Webley;- 1 Whimbrel, 1 adult Kittiwake, 1 presumed hybrid Med /Black-headed Gull, c200 Black-headed Gull...

Marsh Harrier -- Skomer

1 still present today, (Chris - Warden)

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere, being buffeted by the Southerly gale as it flew a circuit this evening, about 1815. 1 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher over, callin...

'Chasing Blackwits'

Thinking of the Godwit Derek photographed at the Gann - The latest Dee Estuary newsletter has a short piece about Black-tailed godwits. http...

Terns - Cleddau Reach

Lunchtime - 2 Commic terns hunkered down amongst the BH Gulls in the squally rain.

Green Sandpiper

At Marloes Mere this morning, 13 Snipe, 2 Ringed Plover.

Manx shearwaters - Kete

1,000s of Shearwaters fairly close-in streaming towards Skomer for over an hour early this evening, with a few gannets going against the flo...

Pembrokeshire Bird Conference

Many thanks to Valero for once again kindly hosting the Bird Conference, and, to all those working so hard to make it happen – Saturday 24th...

Glossy Ibis, Marsh Harrier...

Both entered in the hide log book today at Marloes Mere.

Castlemartin Corse & Angle Bay

A femaile Marsh Harrier was over the reedbed at Castlemartin Corse this afternoon. Also a young Peregrine. Yesterday afternoon a brief visit...

Teifi Marshes - Hobby

A Hobby at 9pm  flying amongst the pre-roost gathering of  c400 Swallows  last night. (Wendy J.) These 2 Greenshank at Creek Hide yesterday ...

Newport Tues am

In the creek by the Boat Club, 42 Ringed Plovers, 22 Dunlin, 4 Sanderling & a summer plumaged Turnstone.

Pied Flycatcher -- Skomer

1 on Skomer yesterday / today. (Chris - Warden)

Skok warden position, please help to spread the word.

Looking for a full time warden for skok.. Warden Skokholm Island | The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Please forward this to anyone ...

Glossy Ibis / Marsh Harrier

At Marloes Mere this evening, Ibis showing well close to the barbed wire gate - the Harrier flew in from the area behind the Scammel hide, f...

Ramsey - Purple Sandpipers

The first 2 purple sandpipers of the autumn were back at the usual roost site today (info from Ffion Rees of Voyages of Discovery)

Cosheston Pill

Lunchtime - 1 Little egret, 1 Grey heron, 26 Curlew, flock of 32 Redshank

Newport

On the tidal mud/sand later today ~ 25 Ringed Plover & 12 Dunlin.

Little Owl -- Porthgain

A Little Owl showed today in the old quarry, it's regular site - also 3 Whimbrel over. (Jon B)

Waders at the Gann

Ringed Plover, 25, Dunlin, 3 - increasing from Brian`s numbers last night, also 1 juv Knot. Of the Blackwits no sign.

Marsh Harrier - St. David's Airfield

The female reported recently, seen again this morning heading towards the Dowrog (Jon B)

Newgale

At Newgale yesterday evening there were 4 sanderling, two in near breeding plumage and two in winter garb; a couple of sandwich terns in the...

Waders at Marloes Mere

12 Snipe, 6 Dunlin, 4 Grey/Golden type, distant, heading West. Several hundred gulls, (300) mostly Lesser Blacks, using the "facilities...

Amroth to Manorbier

From John Ramm - Completed another section of the Coastal Path walk - Amroth to Manorbier today. At Amroth at 10.00 a.m. there were many co...

Gann and St Anns

Quiet up at St Anns - 3 chough, pair Pied wagtails, few groups of linnet, pair stonechat with a youngster and flock of 5 goldfinch. At Gann ...

Teifi Marshes.......Hobby.

Yesterday 21:00 A Hobby entered  the pre-roost gathering of hirundines (350+) and took one of them. (Karen) Today 08:00 a Goshawk over causi...

Marloes / Gann

Again, quiet at Marloes Mere this morning, only a large female Peregrine. The Glossy Ibis was seen yesterday, along with 10 Snipe. (hide log...

Another Sea Trust Pelagic yesterday proved similar birdwise to that a couple of weeks ago on 26 July. We went far out into the Celtic Deep o...

Grassholm

Couple of days with Plymouth Uni on Grassholm GPS tagging gannets yielded the following other birds: 8/8 - willow warbler (20), sedge warble...

The Gann, a very hot Gann...

 Only 4 Blackwits visible, including the flagmarked bird. Suspect the others were upstream, beyond the footbridge.

Little Gull - Fishguard

16:00;- A 1st summer Little Gull at The Flagpoles. (Adrian)

Freshwater West

7 sanderling at the water's edge on Freshwater West at 0930, before the crowds.Small party of dunlin flew upstream on the Corse.

Marsh Harrier

At Marloes Mere, still has a faulty left leg.

Manxie Magic

A Sea Trust Cetacean survey on the Fishguard/Rosslare ferry over the last couple of days provided some birding treats. Conditions were calm ...

Colour ringed birds

To find the contact for a colour ringed bird cr-birding.org should have the details.

The Gann in Summer!

 10 Black Tail Godwits, on the lagoon, including this colour flagged individual. 1 Greenshank, 3 Redshanks. Can anyone find the details of t...

Glossy Ibis

In front of the white cottage at Marloes Mere early this morning, in the open, preening in the sunshine.

Marloes Mere

Very quiet on an unusually warm evening. The Marsh Harrier & Glossy was recorded in the notebook for yesterday (Tues)

Kete-Dale airfield

Gulls and rooks getting stuck into ants with flock of 8-9 chough also having a look. A Peregrine on its lookout. A few whitethroat, groups o...

Newport Wed am

65 Dunlin, 29 Ringed Plovers, 1 ea Redshank, Knot, Blackwit & Curlew.

Porthgain Peregrine

From Mike and Cilla Watson - This young Peregrine was flying about above Porthgain on Sunday, giving the tourists a lot of enjoyment.

Cleddau Osprey

From Graham Stephens - Had an osprey sighting yesterday morning (6/08/12 ) on Eastern Cleddau below Slebech House. This was an hour or so a...

Newport

HT at the Boat Club only found ~ 18 Ringed Plover, 11 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling & 2 Redshank.

Marsh Harrier,

The juv, at Marloes Mere this evening, it`s left leg hanging vertically - looking as though it was injured - didn`t stop it hunting however....

Newport

Boat Club ~ 24 Dunlin, 37 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank & 1 juv Knot.

Cetti's Warbler movements

See Cetti's recoveries on Pembs Ringing  for 4 movements of Kilpaison ringed or controlled Cetti's to or from middle England all in ...

Ramsey

2 green sandpipers and a juv yellow wagtail today

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere this morning, along with 5 Dunlin & 1 Black Tailed Godwit.

Teifi

After a visit to our neighbour -- the larger Dyfi estuary at Ynyslas to see the Gull-billed Tern and several hundreds of waders, time to che...

Glossy Ibis

At Marloes Mere this morning, on the edge of the reeds midway between the white cottage & the Scammel hide.

Dowrog Common

A female Marsh Harrier was at Dowrog Common at lunchtime today.

Report of Corncrake calling - nr. Glanrhyd, N. Pembs.

Grid ref SN125417. near the Trig Point close to the Pembs. Coast NP Viewpoint;- 6am on 1 Aug a visitor reports hearing a Corncrake call twic...

On Caerfarchell moor this morning I came across a couple of Lesser Whitethroats feeding in the Crab apple trees near the car park, and on t...

Marsh Harrier

At Marloes Mere this morning.

Thankyou, I stand corrected!

Rose chafer

Derek - that's a Rose Chafer, I've noticed a few in recent days on Meadowsweet.

2 More piccies....

 In my garden this evening,am I right in thinking this is a  Green Tortoise Beetle? About 15mm long, Thanks Richard for the flower ( Woundwo...

Stock Doves

Two pairs of Stock Doves have bred near Rudbaxton Church for the past three years. One pair nested in an old farm building, the other in a h...

Newport

Boat Club ~ 17 Ringed Plover (12 ad, 5 juv) and 4 Dunlin (3 ad 1 juv). Iron Bridge ~ 3 Common Sandpipers amd 39 Oystercatchers.

St David's Airfield

From Phil Lees - Good views of a juv. Cuckoo yesterday afternoon. It was perched on one of the Gorsedd Circle stones and then a signpost fo...

Marloes Mere plants How about Marsh woundwort Stachys palustris for the top one? The other indeed looks like Purple loosestrife.