Spent some time yesterday (23rd) beefing up tetrad records on the coast. Quite a large northerly passage of auks going on all morning. In excess of 1,000 (mostly razorbills) including c. 400-500 feeding off Penfatach with around 50 gannets, numerous kittiwakes and up to 18 cormorants. At least six puffins were noted passing north close to the shore, plus two at least feeding with the razorbills. Annie stationed further south at St Justinians also had at least one puffin there. A couple of black-throated divers headed north close to Penfathach and a few red-throated too. Managed to flush a couple of woodcock and snipe along this stretch and then later in inland further south in woodland in SM83F.
Today slogged over the Presellis from west to east, shrouded in thick fog at first but, when it cleared, it was pleasing to find some presumably fog-bound golden plover flocks - at least 300 in three separate groups. All left in a westerly direction towards the coast. Later small flocks of fieldfares were noted in SN23 (in at least 2-3 tetrads) plus 4 goosanders (3 females and a male) resting on boulders in the rapids along the Afon Cych. Then returned home as it got dark in the drizzle and fog again, ending a fairly rewarding if somewhat exhausting day.
