Haroldston Chins Chough

From Vicky Pearson: 

I’ve been seeing between 3 and 5 chough flying  together over the last few days (rather than just the normal 2), and this morning saw them close and can definitely confirm at least one juvenile.  Pale beak and being fed.  Possibly a second, but it was facing away feeding itself, so can’t confirm. 

Western Reef Heron

From Cheryl Hewitt: I was down the Gann on Tuesday late afternoon with John Whitehurst and bumped into Dave Astins as well . Good to see the Heron on the far bank of the main pool.  Hard to get a good close up but I thought you might like to see the photos enclosed.
We had missed it earlier in the day so great to catch up with it later on . 

Spoonbill - Teifi Marshes

Spoonbill in front of Curlew hide on the Teifi Marshes 1813 - 1836 then flew up river (Jason Medcraft)

Western Reef Heron, the Gann

Good to catch up with the heron at the Gann this evening. At first it was resting on the shingle bank at the mouth of the river, side by side with some oystercatchers, it then moved up river above the submerged crossing point but always on the far side. It fished around getting some grief from a Little egret who pushed it back down stream. A dog walker inevitably flushed it to the saltmarsh side and from there it flew on to Pickleridge Pools where it had a good dash and slash chasing fry. After a while it disappeared behind the large island at Crabhall. 

Following it around on the road to try and reconnect with it, Dominic Davidson and I got really lucky when it flew in to the sycamores just as we were walking by, photos turned out ok for a change as it nodded off barely 10m away.

Reef Heron

Still at Sandy Haven, mobile, round and about the chapel area at lunchtime on Saturday.

Rosemary Royle 

Western Reef Heron, still Sandy Haven

Thanks to Adrian Hickman for passing on the herons latest location I stopped off on the way back from Marloes Mere. I found Adrian and Toby Carter watching the heron at the top end of Sandy Haven near Rickeston (SM 86498 08998) in a narrow creek. Its slate blue plumage was striking in the fading light. It seemed to be catching small flatties (flounders or dabs) as the other day. Nice to see Roger Devonald who popped by as well. 

A bit of a surprise at Strumble...

A strong offshore wind looked like putting the kybosh on our seawatch with little showing to begin with, and a bank of fog about two miles out. However i persevered and it seemed that the clear visibility inside the offshore fog bank was bringing sea birds closer in, despite the offshore wind. I had soon logged Gannets, Kittiwakes, Manxies, Guillemot, Fulmar and Shag when in among a chain of Manxies, a much bigger high arcing shearwater was passing by. It took a few milli-seconds to register, that i was watching a Cory's Shearwater heading east with its smaller cousins!

Lesser Black-backed Gull N:7K4 Carew Castle

 At the castle yesterday morning a colour ringed LBB Gull, N:7K4 with the following life history.

Reef Heron

Here`s a few of the Western Reef Heron, taken earlier today approx 100mtrs downstream from the Church 

John Freeman

Western Roof Heron (did you mean Reef Heron Derek??!!)

 Upstream of Sandy Haven Chapel at spread eagle pill, feeding & moving slowly  towards Rickeston.