8 Sandwich Terns feeding all day off Porthselau beach with a pair of Whimbrel on the rocks, a pair of Whitethroats on the track and several House Martins in a steady stream of hirundines passing through most of the day.Yesterday 2 Sandwich Terns off Newgale beach and Sunday a Cuckoo by the rugby club with a Lesser Whitethroat near St Davids head 150yds up from Porth Melgan beach.
Although there seems to be a healthy population of Stonechats and Wrens on the peninsula i'm concerned for the Dartford Warbler, having been monitoring the two main breeding sites one for three weeks and one for several hrs last weekend i was disappointed not to find a single bird.It was reassuring to see that birds have survived the winter in the south of the county and the odd one been found in the north.It was noticable to see more pairs of Stonechats on the peninsula last week than there has been all spring so possibly the Dartford Warblers may return to these sites if they moved further south for the winter fingers crossed.
