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. 

 

Cuckoos, Sand Martins..

 Two Cuckoos near Llangloffan Fen yesterday (Shirley Matthews)

Sand Martins have returned to the small cliff colony at Nolton (Frank)

Stackpole

The Guillimots and Razorbills were getting down to buisness of trying to create the next generation!  

The Shag is in its usual very easy to see nesting spot, nest made of very green vegatation at the moment. An adult was sitting tight while I passed by. 

Saw my first coastal Swifts of the year and on review of my images one looked to have a bit of grass in its mouth so hopefully thats a good sign they are thinking of nesting along the section somewhere.  

Nice to see the Ravens have fledged (just the one youngster) within the last week.  

Swift with grass - hopefully a good sign

Razorbills getting down to the buisness! 

Guillimots on one of the ledges.

Wheatear 

Juv Raven hanging out on cliff - adult was not far away

Dotterel West Hook 5/5

From Alan Seago:  
Still present at 1.00pm today. Good views of male and female. At least three individuals present probably four. Thanks to Dan for the accurate location. Also a Swift making an appearance. 

Newport yesterday morning

 Newport at high tide yesterday morning : 8 whimbrel, 18 dunlin, 1 ringed plover, 1 greenshank . One adult Med gull in breeding plumage in a small flock of BH gulls . Cuckoo calling on north side of estuary. Sedge warbler near the Parrog. 

Lapwing

Brian, thank you for your wonderful post - I realise the odds are bad but there will be an awful lot of crossed fingers rooting for them!

Rosemary 

Gann HT 5/5

Good morning,

Sadly my last report for a little while before heading home.

HT: 43 Oyc, 9 whimbrel, 7 dunlin, 6 Barwit, 4 ringed plover, singles shelduck and gadwall.

See you again in the autumn!

Dan Watson