Monday 18 March 2024

More Chiffchaffs

 Chiffchaffs singing in Talybont and at Glandyfi lay-by this morning..

Dave Thomas 

Deja vu

 In the Teifi valley this morning between Llandysul and Capel Dewi were a pair of Marsh Tits and a Goshawk, both being in exactly the same locations that I saw them in February and March last year. The Marsh Tits were at Coed y Foel NR at 427426, calling loudly, not too far from the car park.

Sunday 17 March 2024

Armchair Goshawk

Enjoying a quiet day at home today when I spotted a nice Goshawk flying past the house and up the valley. A nice 2024 armchair tick.



Bits and bobs

 Yesterday, single Crossbill on the edge of Lampeter, in Upper Forest.

This morning; 2 L Egrets and single GW Egret at Ystrad Caron, 6 Tufted Ducks and singing Willow Tit at Maes Llyn pool/boardwalk, 7 Little Egrets, Kingfisher and 130 Wigeon at Pont Gogoyan.


Friday 15 March 2024

Divers and Med Gulls

 Out and about again.

At the brick house near Ynyslas there were eight red-throated divers very distant and a very close black-throated diver fishing in the surf just off-shore (interestingly it had a small neck collar and no white thigh patch but in the surf I could not pin anything else to confirm any suspicions I had). You win some and lose some 
Later at the Marian Mawr hide at RSPB Ynys-hir it was interesting to see many small flocks of gulls bathing in the river before circling high and heading inland. Amongst them were nine Mediterranean gulls in cracking summer plumage, most obviously paired up already and presumably on their way to a breeding site elsewhere. All flew up river. Cracking birds are adult Med's though so far Heermann's gull is my favourite in breeding plumage. No chance of that in Wales though!

Russell Jones

Purple Sandpipers

 Any advance on nine.....

Purple sands below the castle, that is.......

Jerry Moore

Thursday 14 March 2024

Comings and goings

 On the old railway at Rhydyfelin this morning: a singing Chiffchaff then a few yards further along , a Redwing.

Monday 11 March 2024

Henllan Bridge

 Singing Chiffchaff this morning.

Sunday 10 March 2024

Wheatear, Llanrhystud

 A Wheatear, briefly, on the fence just south of the beach car park this morning.

Clywedog plantation, Llanfair Clydogau

 Two Crossbills present this morning.