Showing well

Bufflehead still present and a great addition to my Welsh List #birdingwales

Managed to connect with the Scops Owl in Dunvant Park last night a great addition to my Welsh list photo by Lukas le Grice #birdingwales

3 Water Pipits Banc-y-Lord this morning, just a heads up wellingtons needed as water under bridge 6" or so deep

Dipped the Eye browed Thrush first thing this morning, then went on a Pelagic Great Shearwater c2000,Sooty Shearwater c200, Bonxie 8, then back on St Mary's and connected with the Eye browed Thrush my 5th on Scilly

Red b Shrike today hip hip oray earlier on people whom I have time for connected with a world ticks

St Mary's again today,windy with showers,pretty much same species as yesterday, weather same tomorrow,but will go off St Mary's and have a bash around Tresco

Started the day on St Mary's, then back over to St Agnes 10.15 -15.00,then back birding St Mary's up to Porthellick photo,Highlights Caspian Gull (Scilly tick),American Pipit,R Ouzel,Woodcock,Firecrest,seems as if the Mourning Dove may have fell foul to a predator

St Warna's Cove, St Agnes the Spotted Sandpiper was here this afternoon, No sign of the Mourning Dove, light rain most of the afternoon will give it another go tomorrow

Off to Scilles for a week

WWT today heard what was very probably a Yellow browed Warbler call twice at distance on walk to Steel Hide Barwit 1,Blackwit c500,Knot 18,Ruff 3,Redshank 163,Dunlin 5,Curlew Sand 4,Green Sand 3,Lapwing 38,Greenshank 22,Spotshank 1,Snipe 2,Wigeon 71 and 6 Brambling flew over while looking for YBW

WWT today Blackwit c500,Barwit 1,Spotshank 1,Redshank 79,Greenshank 21,Curlew Sand 4,Green Sand 3,Knot 12,Ruff 2,Curlew 41,Dunlin 8,Snipe 2,Wigeon 42,Pintail 2,Peregrine and Juv Marsh Harrier #birdingwales

Yesterday 14 Oct WWT Redshank 153,Greenshank 26,Blackwit 684,Barwit 1,Lapwing 45,Dunlin 12,Ruff 2,Curlew c150,Curlew Sand 4,Green Sand 5,Knot 8,Snipe 4,Spotshank 1 and 3 Redwing over Kidwelly Quay Redshank 73,Curlew 21,Lapwing c250,Greenshank 18,Dunlin 64 and a Jack Snipe

A Barred Warbler was at the Shrike site today,didn’t manage to connect with it but the Brown Shrike showed very well on and off #birdingwales

WWT today Blackwit c1000,Barwit 28,Greenshank 35,Redshank 114,Dunlin 2,Knot 1,Curlew 77,Grey Plover 15,Ruff 1,Curlew Sandpiper 1,Green Sandpiper 2,Spoonbill 8 and a Kingfisher #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning Ringed Plover 64,Dunlin 3,Turnstone 7,Knot 1,Common Gull 21,GC Grebe 2,Common Scoter 34,Shelduck 2 and Guillemot 4 #birdingwales

Brown Shrike near St David's,Welsh Tick #birdingwales

Banc-y-Lord early morning Whooper Swan 6,Glossy Ibis 9,GW Egret 4,Lapwing 136,,Redshank 81,Blackwit 2,Green Sand 2,Snipe 6,Curlew 208,Teal 147,Pintail 23,Wigeon 32, Peregrine and juv Marsh Harrier #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay tonight Rock Pipit 1,Curlew Sandpiper 3,Spotted Redshank 1,Redshank 207,Greenshank 14,Dunlin 7,Curlew c50,Lapwing c75,Golden Plover c150 and Kingfisher 1 #birdingwales

WWT Green Sandpiper 2,Curlew Sandpiper 5,Redshank c300,Greenshank 21,Spotshank 1,Knot 9,Barwit 6,Blackwit c1000,Dunlin 1,Lapwing 32,Ruff 1 Snipe 4,Curlew 53,Spoonbill 8,Glossy Ibis 1,Kingfisher 1 and a Peregrine #birdingwales

A big tides at Pembrey Harbour early morning Curlew 10,Ringed Plover 4,Redshank 2,Sandwich Tern 1,Gannet 1,Common Scoter c300 and a Wheatear about 500 Herring Gull but couldn't see anything in with them #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay late afternoon Redshank 238,Greenshank 14,Spotshank 1,Blackwit 6,Curlew Sandpiper 3,Dunlin 4,Snipe 2,Lapwing 13,Curlew 27,GC Grebe7 and a Hobby Banc-y-Lord this evening Glossy Ibis 6,GW Egret 4,Green Sand 2,Snipe 14,Lapwing 21,Redshank 46,Curlew 78, and Wigeon 18

Steel Hide this morning Curlew Sand 5,Dunlin 1,Barwit 1,Blackwit 38,Ruff 2,Knot 7,Greenshank 1,Green Sand 1,Snipe 2,Wigeon 35,Pintail 12 and Kingfisher 1 #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning Curlew 1,Ringed Plover 6,Barwit 1,Sanderling 15,GC Grebe 1,Herring Gull c550, Yellow legged Gull 2 1st winters,Common Gull 117,Med Gull 1,Sandwich Tern 2 and Swallow 1 #birdingwales

Strumble this morning my highlights Leach's 3,Long tailed Skua 1,Pom 3,Bonxie 8,Arctic c20,Sooty Shearwater 1,Arctic Tern 2,R t Diver 6, Dale Airfield Hooded Crow,The Gann Curlew Sandpiper 2 and Spotshank 1,a very good Out of County Day #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour Sat afternoon 4 Oct,Golden Plover 9 (2 below),Barwit 1,Knot 4,Sanderling 41,Ringed Plover 8,Arctic Tern 1 juv and GC Grebe 1 At Sandy Water Park earlier Arctic Tern 1 juv and a male Pochard #birdingwales

Steel Hide this morning Redshank 34,Greenshank 11,Knot 1,Curlew 5,Lapwing 4,Snipe 3,Curlew Sandpiper 5,,Curlew 1,Blackwit 6,Barwit 1,Dunlin 2,Green Sandpiper 1,Wigeon 32,Pintail 2,Grey Wagtail 1 and a Kingfisher #birdingwales

Kidwelly early morning Greenshank 18,Redshank 48,Spotted Redshank 1,Curlew 7,Curlew Sandpiper 3 and Kingfisher 2 #birdingwales

Steel Hide today Peregrine 1,Spotted Redshank 1, Ruff 4,Redshank c200,Greenshank 29,Dunlin 3,Curlew Sandpiper 9,Knot 6,Blackwit c650,Curlew 7,Green Sand 1,Lapwing 31,Wigeon 28,Pintail 3,Sparrowhawk 1 and Kingfisher 1 #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay this evening, had a look around the hedges,fields, sewage works for migrants,which drew a blank, the Grey Phalarope was still present as the sun went down #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay this morning 28 Sept Grey Phalarope 1,Curlew Sandpiper 6,Redshank c150, Greenshank 14,Curlew 20,Dunlin 81,Grey Plover 2,Snipe 15,Barwit 2,Blackwit 5,Lapwing 2,GC Grebe 6,Kingfisher 1,Peregrine 1,Osprey 1 and a flyover Crossbill

A good selection of waders at WWT today and the nearby Turtle Dove,Barwit 51,Blackwit c900,Redshank c250,Greenshank 19,Spotshank 2 ad and juv,Ruff 4,Green Sand 1,Lapwing 31,Knot 22,Dunlin 15 Peregrine and Marsh Harrier juv #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay this morning Grey Phalarope 1,Curlew Sandpiper 6,Redshank c150,Greenshank 12,Spotted Redshank 1,Snipe 2,Dunlin 58,Lapwing 12 and a Kingfisher #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay tonight Wheatear 1,Grey Phalarope 1,Redshank 217,Greenshank 18,Curlew 16,Common Sand 1,Spotted Redshank 1 and Goosander 5 #birdingwales

Steel Hide until early afternoon Spotted Redshank 1, Curlew Sandpiper 1,Redshank 166, Greenshank 38,Curlew 127,Barwit 9,Blackwit 23,Dunlin 6,Ruff 1,Lapwing 36,Knot 14,Green Sandpiper 1,Glossy Ibis 1,Spoonbill 8 and Wigeon 8 #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning 21 Sept Peregrine 1,Osprey 1,Ringed Plover 81,Dunlin 8,Knot 15,Barwit 2,Sanderling 34,Curlew 2,Sandwich Tern 2 Common Gull 8,Med Gull 1,Wigeon 1,Common Scoter 5,GC Grebe 5,GW Egret 1,Little Egret 4 and a flock of c175 Linnet on the Burrows #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay tonight Grey Phalarope 2,Curlew Sandpiper 1,Spotted Redshank 1,Greenshank 10,Dunlin 1,Redshank 161,Ruff 1,Curlew 43,Whimbrel 2,Common Sandpiper 1,Snipe 7 and Goosander 2 #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning Redshank 13,Blackwit 1,Knot 3,Ringed Plover 65,Dunlin 14,Sanderling c80,Sandwich Tern 31,Med Gull 3 and GC Grebe 2

Pembrey Harbour tonight Sabine's Gull 1 juv,Common Gull 7,Med Gull 12,Sandwich Tern 11,Ringed Plover c175,Dunlin 16,Sanderling c200,Knot 3,Curlew Sandpiper 1 juv,Gannet 14,Common Scoter 18 and Wheatear 6 #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay early afternoon Grey Phalarope 1,Curlew Sandpiper 2,Redshank c300,Greenshank 7,Dunlin 4,Curlew Sandpiper 1 and Common Sand 1 #birdingwales

Steel Hide late morning Glossy Ibis 2,Spotted Redshank 1, Redshank c250,Greenshank 35,Ruff 3,Barwit 2,Blackwit 41,Barnacle Goose 1 ,Kestrel 1 and a Sparrowhawk #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning 21 Sept juv Sabs with drooping right wing,Sandwich Tern 2,Ringed Plover 28,Sanderling c75,Knot 3,Curlew 1,Dunlin 6,Redshank 9,Turnstone 5,Gannet 6,Common Scoter 27 ,Wheatear 1,and unusual in East Carmarthenshire a single Shag #birdingwales

Popped down to Aberavon late afternoon and had great views of 3 juvenile Sabine's Gulls and a Grey Phalarope #birdingwales

Steel Hide morning/early afternoon the usual waders, Spotted Redshank 1,Ruff 4,Marsh Harrier juv,Glossy Ibis 2,Spoonbill 3 but pride of place goes to this Turtle Dove which showed well for a few minutes close to the hide #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning 20 Sept Black Tern 1,Sandwich Tern 1,Grey Phalarope 1,Curlew Sandpiper 15,Dunlin ,,Redshank 2,Ringed Plover c120,Sanderling c100,Turnstone 4,Guillemot 1 and a Kingfisher #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour tonight Sabine's Gull juv,(honest),Arctic Skua 1,Sandwich Tern c100,Med Gull 9,Ringed Plover 17,Sanderling c150,Knot12 and Barwit 1 #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour tonight Grey Phalarope 2,Ringed Plover 24,Sanderling c150,Golden Plover 1,Sandwich Tern 21,Med Gull 15,Gannet 3 and Common Scoter 12 #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay early morning 16 Sept Grey Phalarope 1,Redshank 167,Greenshank 21,Spotted Redshank 1,Curlew 14,Whimbrel 2,Dunlin 1 and Common Sand 1

Steel Hide this morning Glossy Ibis 1,Curlew Sandpiper 1,Blackwit c600,Redshank c200,Greenshank 17,Dunlin 1,Barwit 2,Ruff 3,Grey Phalarope 1,Spoonbill 5,Merlin 1 also a different Grey Phalarope from the Observatory

A very blowy Kidwelly Quay this evening Barwit 3,Grey Phalarope 1,Redshank c150,Greenshank 6,Dunlin 1,Snipe 1,Curlew 18 and Curlew Sand 2 juvs #birdingwales