I saw the 2CY Glaucous Gull from Crabhall around 17:20 today, having not been aware of the earlier sightings. It lifted off and headed northwest before I could summon Lisa from her work at the laptop...oops! It is a small bird, so not the most obvious, but the 'dipped in ink' chunky bill, tertial 'step' and short primary projection all confirm it.
The limosa Black-tailed Godwit was still present today (for its 10th day) along with 2 islandica birds. Yesterday I received the ringing details back: it was ringed as a chick at Sanfirden, Sanfurderhoek, in the Netherlands (click here for map) on 20th June 2019. It was seen there up to 24th June, but not recorded again until June 2020 when it was recorded at 4 different locations all close to its natal site between 5th and 24th - and then it appeared at the Gann last week!
Thanks to Jon Green for confirming that this is the first proven limosa for Pembrokeshire, and only the 2nd for Wales, following a similarly ringed bird at Penclacwydd WWT, Llanelli, between April and August 2011. I would never have identified this to limosa had it not been for the leg flag (and ring), the photographs, and expert input from Mark Golley in Norfolk. Having watched and photographed it over the past 10 days, it really is quite a distinctive bird. A write up beckons.
This evening the Oystercatcher roost reached 123 birds, accompanied by 6 Bar-tailed Godwit, a Dunlin and a Knot. Still haven't seen a Sandwich Tern! A total of 11 Mediterranean Gull in the small roost in the bay, 1 adult amongst 10 2CY birds. The long-staying sinensis Cormorant remained in the lagoon with 2 carbo birds.