Barolo Shearwater

One reported this afternoon from Strumble Head along with Sabine's Gull.

Osprey and Med Gulls

From Peter Howe, an Osprey on the Cleddau this afternoon, at Minwear. And from Andrew Sims 2 Mediterranean Gulls north of Shag Rock, Broadhaven, one with a green colour-ring on its right leg.

Lesser Whitethroat at the Gann

Couldn`t resist another look this evening with all the waders about, as soon as I got out of the car this bird flew in front of me & landed in a bush a few metres away, haven`t seen one properly for yonks, let alone get a photo.

Wader wise much the same as this morning, very little at first but as the sun set & the tide crept higher, numbers increased, with the addition of two Black Tailed Godwits.

I had to take a pic of these Sanderlings - cracking little birds.

Garganey - Marloes Mere

A juvenile Garganey at Marloes Mere this evening, 60 Mallard and 10 Teal, all very jittery (probably a fox). Earlier at St Ann's, 12 Pied wagtails and a Kestrel at Kete. Gann: 50 small waders mostly Ringed Plover and Dunlin with 2 Sanderling. 8 Turnstones, 2 Knot, 4 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpipers and a Greenshank. Large flock of BH Gulls dip feeding and about 500 large gulls loafing around. 150 Oystercatchers. This morning Dale airfield: 2 Snipe, a Curlew and a Ringed plover. Young Kestrel on runway eating a vole. 12 Wheatear. Flock of 50 Goldfinch on track up.

West Angle

An interesting 30 minutes on the high tide at West Angle this morning with a 2CY Little Gull and 2 Mediterranean Gulls (2CY and Ad) sat on the sea with the Black-headed Gulls and a Black-tailed Godwit on the shore.  Sadly, all of the gulls were disturbed by a young Peregrine chasing a feral pigeon.

The Gann

A mini Wader fest, 4 Knot, 10 Turnstones, 4+ Sanderling (inc a couple of juvs) 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 4 Redshank & a small Dunlin / Ringed Plover flock. Difficult to count sometimes as they were moving to & fro along the shoreline between the sandy beach & the lagoon inlet. A fabulous morning with a big spring tide, bodes well for tomorrow morning.

Teifi

A Green Sandpiper the best on the marsh this evening. A look at Patch in the rain found 1 Sanderling, 6 Dunlin, 1 Turnstone, and 14 Ringed Plover.

 Spotted Flycather, Lesser Whitethroat and Lesser Redpoll were notable birds this morning along with double figures of Blackcap and Chiffchaff, caught during our final Constant Effort Site ringing session of 2015.  See "CES 12 ends with variety" for more ....

Yesterday, due to high tides, I ended up taking one of our trips from St. Dogmael's Quay, a close inspection of the roosting herons found 8 Little Egrets.
(photo Wendy J)

Little Stint - Newport still present

2200 update;-
Newport 0930hrs Sunday 30 August

Juv Little Stint, 2 (poss 4) Sanderling, c.40 Dunlin and 25 Ringed Plover on end of sandspit until first dog walkers appeared and tide receded a little when they moved to sandbanks in middle of estuary.

Two Greenshank below Iron Bridge and two Common Sandpipers flew up the estuary and settled above Iron Bridge approx 1015hrs.

Regards

Dave & Julia Evans

Newport -  The juvenile Little Stint...but a photo from Tommy Evans taken yesterday

Marsh Harrier

Still at Marloes Mere this morning, on the far side as always - sitting on top of a bush waiting for his chance to pounce - c12 Snipe flying around, made restless by it`s presence.

Marloes Mere

The dark juv Marsh Harrier still present, frustratingly over the Trehill side & thinking of frustration, while I was watching the Harrier, 3 Waders flew over & away (Skomer bound?) from me - all I got was a this pic. For what it`s worth, the right hand bird was a tad smaller than the other two!

Little Stint, waders, and Dolphins.

Newport this morning -
The juvenile Little Stint with c80 small waders.
(Karen)

Teifi from Patch but mobile,
One Turnstone, 20 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, 9 Sanderling, and a Redshank calling.

The most amazing sighting was two Bottlenosed Dolphins up river of Patch / Webley Hotel.
Talking to other staff from Bay to Remember and local commercial fishermen (47 years knowledge) this would appear to be the first time  the Bn Dolphins have entered the river past the neck at Patch - hopefully they have got out by now. Grey Seals have been up river as far as Cenarth.
(Rich D and Wendy J)

Little Stint - Newport

An evening look at the high tide at Newport, the juvenile Little Stint was feeding with c25 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling and c20 Ringed Plover on he end of the dunespit. Two Greenshank roosting along the estuary edge, and three Common Sandpipers roosting on wood debris in the river above the iron bridge. Two Greylag amongst the Canada Geese.

Over to the Teifi, and the best we could do, - 1 Turnstone, 9 Ringed Plover, and 6 Dunlin.

(Rich D and Wendy J)

Marsh Harrier and Quail

Andrew Sims saw a dark juvenile Marsh Harrier at Marloes Mere this afternoon as well as a similar selection of birds to Brian at The Gann.  Mark Waldron reports a Quail calling yesterday morning at Nolton Cross Caravan and Camp Site.

Gann, St Ann's and Marloes Mere

Pickleridge Pools (post Derek): 4 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 3 Knot, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Teal and a Little Grebe. 2 Little egret up on flooded marsh. St Ann's/Kete: Pied wagtails up to 25 in the last field, a Wheatear and a Kestrel. Some promising-looking fields but nothing I could see in them. Lots of Gannet activity off the lighthouse so had a sea watch but only Gannets. Airfield will have to wait for another day. Quick look from both hides at Marloes Mere: 80 Mallard, 10 Teal and a Snipe.

Gann

A quick look this afternoon - 4 Turnstones, 1 juv Ringed Plover, 1 juv Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 4 Redshank. Met Brian en-route to Dale Airfield who was off to find some exotica.

Westfield Pill.

A Hobby this afternoon,is our second for the year,following one on 7th May.A Garden Warbler a fortnight ago,was the first I have seen in this location for thirty one years.Med Gulls are being seen regularly,both here,and at Llanstadwell.Spotted Flycatchers have been more numerous,and the Reed Warblers have had a very productive breeding season.

Hobby -- Teifi

A juvenile Hobby was hunting the hirundines in the pre roost over the Teifi Marsh reed-bed yesterday evening,
(Teifi RG)

Newport

Viewed from Boat Club ~ 1 Little Stint, 27 Dunlin & 20 Ringed Plover.

Skokholm

Balearic Shearwater and a bit of tern passage to our south. Another nice variety of waders. Totals on blog.

Newport

1 juv Little Stint, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Knot, c10 Ringed Plover & c10 Dunlin.

Teifi - small waders

Poppit  and Patch ..
6am;-
7 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover
9am;-
6 Sanderling, 6 Dunlin

Looks like an all action day...
Whimbrel and Turnstone on Cardigan Island too

St Anns and the Gann

St Ann's: A good look around the end fields but only a dozen Pied Wags this evening.
The Gann: (from 7pm must have just missed you Derek!) Good scattering of waders. On the pools - 3 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank, a Dunin and a Turnstone. On the river mouth: 50 smallish waders flying around, mostly Dunlin and Ringed plover, but inc 5 Knot, 4 Turnstone and a Ruff. 5 Black-tailed godwits briefly among the Curlews before flying off.

Whimbrels

Up to 40 Whimbrels reported today by Steve Jarvis, flying from Ramsey Sound towards St Davids Golf Course.

Gann - pre bank holiday

Blustery, dogs, kids & kayaks. 3 Greenshank, 4 Redshank, 1Turnstone & 1 juv Dunlin.

Teifi - waders....and Siskins

On Patch and Poppit just after this morning's high tide, 12 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, and 1 Whimbrel.

Boncath Siskins;-
This morning caught our first ever Siskin in August, a very young bird, and follows a large increase in our July birds, 49 this year an increase from 17 birds July 2014.

Teifi - Coot etc...

A Coot seen in front of Creek Hide over the last few days is a ridiculously unusual bird on the Teifi.
 -- Reminds me of the Coot we saw sitting on the end of a raft of Manx Shearwaters, 2 km southwest of Grassholm on the 21st August 2002.

14 Redshank opposite the Quay today was good, and c15 Teal with 50+ Mallard shows the ducks are returning.

Swallow numbers roosting are well down this year, often not reaching more than 100 per night.

This a fat juvenile Sedge Warbler, 17.5g this morning, was 10.8g nine days ago. 

Sedge Warbler passage is poor too, this supports several other reporting sites (eg Mark Grantham in Cornwall) and surely the increased percentage of adults indicates a poor breeding season...

(Rich D and Wendy J)

Green Sandpiper etc

Green Sandpiper on the newly reshaped garden pond today along with Kingfisher. While work was in progress an otter started hunting, 10 metres from a working 13 ton digger. Hardly shy this one!

Newport am

My best ever view of a flying Green Sandpiper looking down from the raised path on the N side. By the boat club c20 ea Dunlin & Ringed Plover, 4 Knot & a Sanderling.

West Williamston NR- white gull

Walking around West Williamston NR yesterday afternoon I was suprised to find a white gull in a large gull flock. It looked very much like an Iceland gull but it was more likely a leucitic Lesser Black or Herring gull. Also present on the river were 4 Whimbrel, 2 Greenshank and a Barwit.

Skokholm

Little Stint, Greenshank, Knot, Arctic Skua, three Sandwich Tern, two Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail and a little fall of warblers.

Quail

A Quail reported by Mark Waldron from Nolton Cross yesterday morning.

Gann, St Anns and Marloes Mere

Gann: From the road. 4 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshank and a Whimbrel.
St Anns: A Yellow Wagtail with the 12 Pieds in the lighthouse field tonight. Female Kestrel.
Marloes Mere: An eclipse Shoveler and first Swift for a while.

Newport Again

As yesterday plus a Sandwich Tern preening with the gulls, 2 Knot & 3 of the local colour ringed Herring Gulls.

Skomer

A wader flew over Skomer heading NE this morning calling 'chu it' but I didn't get a good look at it (bum end of it flying away). Maybe a Spotted Redshank or possibly something rarer. I thought I'd let people know in case anyone was near the Gann or Marloes Mere or something and fancied a look. Also Tree Pipit, a few Spotted Flycatchers and a spattering of warblers.

Angle Bay

During my lunchtime visit to walk the dog, driving down the Roscrowther road just before the turning down to the bay (on top of the hill) there was a flock of 50 - 60 small birds mostly linnets but a few greenfinches and chaffinches on the hedges and in the crop field behind the hedge also on the wires.

Skokholm

Wader fest included a Little Stint and two Wood Sandpiper.

Iceland Gull Newport

A 2CY Iceland Gull with the big flock of large gulls this afternoon. I assume it's the same bird as 2 weeks ago as it has a metal ring on it's R leg, as that one did.
Also the 2 Greenshanks still there & the first Little Egret for c 6 weeks.

Hobby -- Teifi Marshes

A Hobby caught us by surprise this evening as it tore through the amassing pre-roost Swallows.
(Teifi RG)

Gann

Quiet at the Mere so I gravitated down to the Gann, 4 Sandwich Terns, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 3 Redshank, 9 Dunlin, 2 Blacktailed Godwits, 5 Ringed Plover & 5 Knot.

Carew Millpond

The Carew Millpond Med gull is back, in exactly the same spot as last year (SW corner nr the Mill).

Gann

Gann: Rising tide 80 Oystercatchers, 75 Curlew, 30 Ringed plover, 20 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 2 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Whimbrel, a Redshank and a Greenshank. 2 Little egrets and 80 Carrion crows. St Anns Head: Dozen Pied wagtails, 100 Linnet. Kestrel and a female Sparrowhawk.

Kestrel

From Joseph McKenzie (aged 11) with a great photo. Hello - we're holidaying in Pembrokeshire and saw this Kestrel overlooking the bay just south of St David's Head yesterday evening (19th August 6pm).

Skokholm

Another Tree Pipit in suboptimal conditions.

Angle Harbour

The first two returning Little Egrets, an adult and juv, were roosting in the usual tree near Angle Harbour this morning.  Also, 20+ Mediterranean Gulls there, a Whimbrel, a Black-tailed Godwit and three Ringed Plovers.

Mistle Thrushes

A party of ten yesterday on one of the oil/energy installations near Milford where I`m working.

Gann and Marloes Mere

Gann: Early evening, 3 Ruff at top end of pools, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Redshank. 25 Dunlin. 2 Little egret and a Little grebe. Many more gulls this evening inc a 2CY Med. Mostly Herring gulls but all put up by a dog walker before I could complete my scan! Quick look at the mere: Bumped into Derek like me hoping for a Marsh Harrier, but only c50 Mallard and dozen Teal. 2 Kestrel and female Sparrowhawk.

Skokholm

Didn't have time to post yesterday as we went out ringing Storm Petrels (another 30 or so ringed, five retraps and a control from elsewhere). Yesterday saw the first Tree Pipit and Yellow Wagtail of the autumn (both early dates). Still plenty of waders. Today a bit of a wash out so far but a little fall of Willow Warblers.

Osprey

A report from John Mammutt of an Osprey at Landshipping yesterday, viewed while out kayaking on the water.

Skomer

One of yesterdays 2 juv Ruffs remain today, while a Ringed Plover flew over this morning. A slight hirundine passage included 9 House Martins and 3 Sand Martins, while passerine migrants were represented by 5 Robins, yesterdays lingering Firecrest, 2 Pied Flycatchers and 3 Spotted Flycatchers.

Marsh Harrier

The dark brown juvenile at Marloes Mere this morning, favouring the Trehill fields side.

Skokholm

Kingfisher!

Gann & Marloes Mere

At the Gann this evening: 3 Greenshank, 4 Common Sandpipers, a Little Egret and a Ruff on the lagoon. There was a another Ruff at the river mouth aswell, along with 10 Ringed Plover, a Whimbrel and 20 Dunlin. Marloes Mere was very quite, just a few Mallards, a Little Grebe and 4 Moorhens.

Carew River

6 Greenshank this morning at Carew River as the tide was dropping. Also 3 Redshank, a couple of Curlew and 1 Little Egret.

Gann and Kete

Hightide at the Gann: 20 Dunlin, 10 Ringed plover, 4 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Ruff, a Redshank and a Whimbrel. 50 Curlew up on the flooded marsh. 2cy Med gull. 2 Little grebe and 3 Little egrets. Earlier at Mullock Bridge a Kingfisher (flying up stream) and Common Sandpiper (going opposite way). Kete: 20 Pied wagtails in the last 3 fields near lighthouse and flock of 50 linnet.

Angle Peninsular

At least 30 Mediterranean Gulls on the spit in Angle Harbour this morning, including 11 juveniles. Also a Sandwich Tern, a Whimbrel and eight Dunlin there. Elsewhere, there was a Red Kite circling over the Speculation Inn near Orielton, they're not so common in this part of Pembs yet.

Skokholm

First Whinchat and Water Rail of the autumn. Over 100 Willow Warbler again logged. Totals on blog.

Millin Pill

Two Green Sandpipers and a Kingfisher at midday. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

Skokholm

Wader bonanza included a Grey Plover, four Lapwing, 14 Dunlin, three Ruff, a Snipe, four Black-tailed Godwit, four Whimbrel, two Curlew, a Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper. Over 100 Willow Warbler, six Spotted Flycatcher and two Pied Fly.

Where do they go?

Herring Gull Blue 496, at Newport yesterday, was ringed as a youngster at Gloucester landfill in Oct 2006, was seen at Newport (by Richard Dobbins) in Sept 08, back in Gloucs in Jan 09, then disappeared till yesterday - 6 1/2 years.

Marsh Harrier

From Gary Manning - One flew over the car between the bluestone entrance and caneston wood this afternoon at about 2.45. Female/juv bird.

Marloes Mere

Fairly quiet, 10 Snipe buzzing around, 5 Plover high & distant, I could just about hear a faint "peep" - Greys maybe?

Marloes & Gann

From Andrew Sims - The Marsh Harrier was still at Marloes Mere at lunchtime, feeding successfully then sitting on the same bush as in Derek’s photo, finally around 3pm leaving towards the east then south towards Skokholm. There were also some Wood Sandpiper-like calls, but the bird was not seen. An increasing variety of waders was at the Gann lagoon at high tide this evening – ruff, sanderling, 3 ringed plovers with 6 dunlin, a green sandpiper, 5 redshanks and a few curlew passing over.

Skokholm

Every day a belter at the moment. Sooty Shearwater and Marsh Harrier highlights today, but also a nice selection of waders and nearly 100 Willow Warbler.

Skomer

2 Wood Sandpipers briefly on North Pond last night, also a Spotted Flycatcher and at least 15 Willow Warblers. A Sunfish was in North Haven at lunch time. A Dunlin flew over Martin's Haven this morning heading towards Skomer.

Newport

An earlier walk along the river path found 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank,
1 Kingfisher, a juv Peregrine was sitting on the saltmarsh and 2 Greylag Geese flew in from the estuary @ 07.40 but decided they didn't want to join the small Newport Canada flock and carried on flying towards Cardigan.

Marloes Mere

Marsh Harrier - a different bird - much lighter with a cream crown. The elusive Wood Sandpiper, flushed by the Harrier, Water Rail at Winterton farm.

Skokholm

It really feels like autumn now. Over 40 Willow Warbler again logged along with a nice variety of waders and other common migrants (totals on Skok blog). A Basking Shark off the Lighthouse was the first that we have seen here.

Angle

From Chris Wiltshier Yesterday at Angle harbour there were 9 Med gulls on the spit with 1 colour 
ringed ( green RP42). (N.B.Grateful if anyone can track down where this gull is from)
Also seen 1 Whimbrel, 2 juvenile Ringed Plover, 1 Grey heron and 2 
Ravens flying over calling.

Marsh Harrier

Still at Marloes Mere this morning.

Four Green Sandpipers - Teifi

A minimum of four Green Sandpipers around Mallard pond tonight. Swifts still present and c150 Swallows came in to roost. Six Teal at Creek hide yesterday appear to be the first back.
Common Sandpipers are around the estuary in small numbers - from the cliffs under the Cliff Hotel to the river on the reserve. Other waders in very small numbers, Whimbrel, Dunlin, Sanderling, Ringed Plover and Redshank.
500 Canada Geese are off the Railings, with one Bar-headed Goose and 27 moulting Mute Swans. The Cardigan Island Barnacle Goose flock is currently c70 birds. Five Sandwich Terns were feeding in the mouth of the river.
(Rich D and Wendy J)

Ringed Gulls at Newport

Black headed gull 24A2, Ringed as a nestling in Gloucestershire in June 2013 has now been at Newport since June 30 with 5 subsequent sightings. This is the first ringed BH that I know of that's stayed around rather than just passed through.
Herring gull orange W3FT here today was also here on April 18 having been ringed at Pitsea landfill site in Essex in Dec 2013.
An uncanny similarity of dates with the 2CY Iceland, at Newport on April 18 & Aug 7.

Marloes and Gann

As Derek reports the Marsh Harrier (juv) was mostly keeping distant and preferred flicking up and down the hedgerows and surrounding fields. It dropped onto the mere and struggled trying to lift a prey item up before eventually letting go? From time to time it sat in among the vegetation, just its orange crown visible. At one stage it flew from the barb-wire gate directly up and over the Oriole Hide I was in! Didn't notice many ducks tonight, but it did put up 7 Snipe and a Dunlin(?).

Gann: Last light. 2 GBB gulls with Skokholm rings (Rich and Giselle, light was poor but possibly W:031 and W:072). Also a Whimbrel with rings (Yellow above Green). 20 Ringed plover, 20 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Whimbrel and a Kingfisher by Crabhall.

Radford Pill to Carew Mill

A group of 5 greenshank today, plus 2 each redshank, curlew and little egret.

A late surge of young birds in the garden recently - chaffinch, greenfinch, house sparrow, bullfinch, blue and great tit, nuthatch, and (nearby) something which the Birdtrack software considered unusual, 4 spotted flycatchchers together - presumably a family group, flycatching and chasing about from branches and wires..

Marloes Mere

2 Kestrels hovering over the cliff edge, looked like two females - 1 adult & 1 juvenile?
Marsh Harrier still present, with the most vivid yellow head & throat. I sat in the hide watching it for an hour as it patrolled the hedges close to the Martins Haven road, eventually I decided to drive over & get a closer look at this fine specimen but it saw me first & flew straight down towards the hide.
Hope you had some excellent views Brian......

Hot on Dereks heels...

... I heard the plover going over but couldn't get on it 6.15. The Marsh Harrier continued to cover the mere until 7.45, putting up a surprising number of duck c80 I could just pick out the male Tuftie and half a dozen Teal otherwise all Mallard, some of the duck dropped into the field by Trehill Farm, no snipe or any other waders as far as I could see tonight.

Marloes Mere.... getting better!

Marsh Harrier (f/j) carrying a tiny rabbit & a Grey Plover flew over the YHA towards the Mere as I left, looking really smart in the sunshine with it`s contrasting black belly & silver /white wings.

Marloes and Gann (last night)

Marloes: Green Sandpiper repeatedly tried to settle out from Britton Hide but bathing gulls appeared to spook it. A probable Wood Sandpiper chiff-iff-iffing towards eastern end at 7.30pm but not seen. 4 Snipe.
Gann: 50 Curlew, 6 Whimbrel, 10 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, Greenshank and a Common Sandpiper. 4 Little egret and a Little grebe. c100 Oystercatchers.

Marloes Mere

Lovely morning, just 7 Snipe, 1 Mistle Thrush & Ringed Plover calling but unable to locate.

Skokholm

A cracking day (totals on the Blog). Wood Sandpiper and Marsh Harrier the highlights.

Red Kite - Marloes

One early afternoon between Marloes & Martin's Haven.

Iceland Gull - Newport

What I assume (being no expert) is a 2CY Iceland Gull with the loafing Herring Gulls by the bridge this morning. It has a metal ring on it's R leg.

Marloes and Gann last night

Marloes: 54 Mallard, the pair of Tufties and 8 Snipe. Spent a while watching a female Sparrowhawk 'boomerang' around the seeded field towards Martins Haven where there's been quite a flock of finches, buntings and pipits, each time returning to its lookout post. Willow warblers out from Britton Hide.

Gann: 70 BH Gulls, 7+ Common Sandpipers (had 7 in view in a little group with others calling behind me), 20 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Dunlin and a Greenshank.

Green Sandpipers

2 at Marloes Mere this morning. Also 10 Cormorants over, in single file, heading West.

Common Scoter flock - Teifi

Wader, hirundine and warbler visible migration around the Teifi appears slow, but small numbers of Common Scoter are passing the estuary every morning.
10:35 this morning, a flock in usual line formation came over the Poppit dunes along the estuary and out west past Cemaes Head. The flock of c45 birds presumably had migrated overland and followed the Teifi Valley to the sea, rather than a river going south into Carmarthen Bay ie The River Towy?
This seems more likely than a large flock heading up river and u-turning on seeing Cardigan Town ?

Recent sightings

From Sean Murphy Plas Dwbl, Mynachlogddu Pair of Quail flushed whilst mowing one of his fields last Thursday.

I followed up Richards info about the colour-ringed whimbrel project. Great to see a picture of Whimbrel C51 with its newly fitted 'bling' that was at the Gann a couple of weeks back. http://pembsringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/whimbrel-migration.html

Castlemartin Corse

Marsh harrier patrolling the reedbed and Kilpaison Burrows this morning, in blustery conditions. Female, with quite extensive white on "shoulders".

Whimbrel - D99 at The Gann

Brian, thanks for the sighting and details posted below;-
This Whimbrel was ringed at The Gann in the Spring, on 22nd May 2015. (Paul W/Pembs RG)
Nice to prove the site faithfulness of individual birds on migration, to complement our knowledge of breeding and wintering locations.

Marloes and Gann

Marloes: 2 Snipe, a Shoveler calling and about 30 Mallard. A few Sand Martins this evening. Gann: Another Whimbrel with colour rings - D99 black on yellow right, green ring on left. Richard, might this be connected to the same scheme as the previous bird? Also 20 Dunlin, 12 Ringed plover, a Sanderling, a Turnstone, a Redshank and a Common Sandpiper. c30 Curlews headed up towards Dale airfield as tide increased.

Teifi - waders

From the Webley this lunchtime, 3 Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Sanderling and 1 Dunlin.
(Wendy J and Rich D)

The Gann

From Francis Daunt - Nice diversity of waders in beautiful evening light an hour before high: 106 oyc, c30 dunlin, c20 ringed plover, 9 curlew, 3 whimbrel, 3 common sand, 2 redshank, also 1 little egret, 3 shelduck. Dozens of swallows feeding over the Pill.

Marloes Mere

A  brief  view (all of three seconds) of a small to medium wader - uniform light brown above, whitish undersides, small white rump, flew / blown in the strong breeze into the Mere, in the Britton hide area. What came instantly came to mind was Wood Sandpiper....mmm. I alerted Brian who sometimes lurks in the vegetation there to have a "butchers" but the windy conditions won`t help much.

Teifi Marshes

Green Sandpiper around the marsh during the last two days, may prefer the mud at Otter hide at the moment with these high tides. One calling Whimbrel over Mallard pond today was a surprise, though some Curlew are roosting on the marsh.
Early morning ringing during the last four days has produced 44 Sedge and 62 Reed Warblers, though through ageing, fat scores and retraps this suggests acro migration is not yet underway.

Hobby

From Ian Sefton - I was fishing at Carew Mill early this morning & saw a Hobby hunting, it flew low over the water using the mill wall as cover, sending the Swallows, House Martins & Swifts into a frenzy.

Angle

Kilpaison deserted this morning but round at Angle Harbour 13 Med Gulls (9 Ad. 2 2nd Summer, 2 Juvs) in with 55 or so Black-headed Gulls. Both species now well on the way to losing their black/brown heads. Also 1 Whimbrel and 1 Little Egret.

Cwmwdig Farm, Berea

From Dafydd and Heather Richards - Green sandpiper at pool at Cwmwdig farm on 1st August. Also, Sedge Warbler still feeding nestlings.

Newport

From John Ramm - At 4.00 p.m. today there were two greenshanks clearly visible from Newport bridge as were a pair of kingfishers. For birders who love to see kingfishers there will rarely be a better opportunity to see them so easily. Early evening on Poppit Sands there were 4 dunlins probing close to the samphire banks at high tide.

Marloes Mere

Note of a Glossy Ibis today in the hide log book...

Aber Mawr

From Francis Daunt - I was at Aber Mawr yesterday (31st) and saw hobby overhead and two great crested grebes in the bay