Friday 9 April 2021

A typical Pembrokeshire early spring day!

 A northerly wind and sub ten degrees (C) temperatures had us heading south to the Gann and Marloes peninsular. First stop the Gann, Chiff Chaffs singing around the Lime Kiln with half a dozen Little Egrets in breeding plumage, scattered around the Pickeridge Pool, and  a single Redshank.





Forty odd Oykers with a single Whimbrel just a hundred metres or so to the seawards the footbridge and a couple of wheatears along the way. Whimbrel a bit distant but confirmed by call when disturbed by a passing walker.

Marloes Mere is great for picking up rare (N Pemb's)  but common birds such as Coot and Shoveler's 5-6 pairs, a pair of Tufties, along with teal and moorhens, two Mute Swans and two Canada Geese also, and lots of Swallows and Sand Martins (No House Martins). Bonus birds were a little group of Alba Wagtails that dropped in briefly  for a wash and brush up.