Teifi - waders

Mobile waders around the estuary as the tide dropped this morning, 53 Ringed Plover, 5 Sanderling, 55 Dunlin, 2 Turnstone, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit and 1 Whimbrel.

Hooded Crow

 Yesterday evening in the fields adjacent to the houses at Kensington Place, at the crossroads en- route from Orlanden to St Brides.

Marloes peninsula

Pleasantly warm out of the breeze. First 2 Spotted flycatcher and a couple of new blackcap. Numerous Painted Lady with around a dozen on my wanders, just a couple of whites the only other butterflies. A few dunlin appearing on the muddy banks 7 tonight, a ringed plover and a couple of whimbrel. The male lapwing still on station. Gadwall 4m, shoveler 2m, teal 1m, 3 shelduck. 15 coot but no sign of young just yet, can't be long.  Presumably a family group of 5 raucous raven tumbling overhead. 21 chough, inc a flock of 12.

Dartford Warbler

From Bethan Mary Evans: This afternoon at Penanglas Goodwick.

Nightjar

 A nightjar sang very briefly at Ty Rhyg yesterday evening before heading off in the direction of Puncheston.

Whimbrel

From Alastair and Gill Proud:  Newport 10th May.

A total of 19 whimbrel feeding on the golf course late afternoon.

Marloes

To add to Brians post on the Dotterel. They were still present between about 1:40 and 2pm. I only spotted 2 today. With Northerly winds set to remain for a couple of days I guess they might hang tight a little longer! 

Marloes update and Brynberian

It appears the lapwing may have failed. The male was there last night (Friday) but showed no intention of chasing off multiple gulls and corvids that in recent weeks would have been driven off, so I'm fearing the worse. There was no sign of the male or any other lapwing in an hour first thing Saturday morning. A pair of Little grebe that had made a nest out from the Britton hide have been evicted by a pair of coot who are in the process of adding an extension. Gadwall and shoveler appear to be breeding (2-3 male shoveler, and up to 5 male gadwall around the mere), teal and shelduck may also be breeding, there's a lone drake teal and up to 3 shelduck. Two of the Dotterel were still in the same field near West Hook.

On a more positive note a first visit to Brynberian moor this afternoon turned up 6 Whinchat including two pairs at likely nest sites.  Also a redpoll, 2 wheatear and a kestrel, despite the chilly breeze and sometime misty conditions. 

Skokholm

A Turtle Dove today

Waldo Stone Presellis

 Cuckoo 2 pair chasing each other around the area 

Lesser whitethroat 1 new bird for my walk with the dog 

Willow warbler 4

Grasshopper warbler 2

Chiff chaff 5

Sedge warbler 2

Stonechat 4 pair 

Kestrel male 

Buzzard 2

Red kite 2

Linnet 5 pairs 

Swallow 6

Starlings - juveniles

Two juvenile Starlings have been around since last week - Milford Haven   (Paul Warren)

Dotterel

Had a quick look after work and the Dottrel (3) were still present on the West Hook Farm fields. Afraid distence and heat haze affected the quality of the images. Hopefully will get to see them again before they move on.