Strumble Head to Goodwick today and Daugleddau area Yesterday

For a change, we walked the coast path between Strumble Head and Goodwick this morning, noting on the way two Chough families (pair + three young near the Lighthouse and another more interesting pair with two young at Penfathach where we don’t know of a breeding territory). Another couple of adult Choughs were seen in flight near Pen Capel Degan; these could have been non-breeders or failed breeders.

There were quite a few juvenile Linnets along the coast path - feeding on various small herb and grass seeds. We presume that they have had a pretty good breeding season along the coast this year.

A lone “nomadic” Hooded Crow flew towards Porthsychan from the Carregwasted area. A few minutes later it flew back again. After about 30 minutes (perhaps unable to settle at any one location) it flew westwards again reappearing near Pwll Bach before turning back east once more in the direction of Carregwasted.

A rather smart male Kestrel was feeding above Pwll Bach. Just to the south quite a large flock of Swifts, numbering at least 50-60 birds was feeding over fields just inland – just local birds, or passage birds already on the move after breeding?

Yesterday we did one of our circuits from home to Landshipping, taking in the Daugleddau shore to Sam’s Wood. There were not many birds of note; two Little Egrets could have been part of a group of three we’ve seen a few times this summer. There were several Curlews feeding along the shore and a single Whimbrel. We wondered if it was an early returning migrant, or perhaps one that has summered on the Cleddau?