Monday, 25 January 2010

South Pembs birding

Highlights of a tour around the south today
Garron Pill - 1 Jack Snipe and 1 Greenshank
Between Amroth and Wiseman's bridge - around 120 Red-throated divers, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great-crested Grebes and at least 40 Common Scoter.
Tenby, on St Catherines island - 3 Purple Sandpipers.
Castlemartin Corse - 1 drake Pintail, 8 Shoveler and more Teal and Wigeon than recently. Despite watching until dusk there was no sign of yesterday's Marsh Harrier.
Angle bay - 26 Light-bellied Brents.
(Paul G and Wendy J)