A visit to Ty Rhyg on Saturday morning produced plenty
of birds, including Crossbills, a Garden Warbler,
Siskins and Lesser Redpolls, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Willow Tit and the first
Redstart that I have seen there.
Monday, 10 July 2023
Plumstone Mountain Nightjars / Ty Rhyg
I returned to Plumstone Mountain last night to see if I could find any sign of
the Nightjar(s) I heard there just over two weeks ago. A surprise for me was a
Hare on the track leading to the gate by the horse paddock near the
bottom of the Mountain - the first I remember seeing during 11 years in
Pembrokeshire. Then just after 10 pm, I heard quiet churring from within the
Forestry area I was in and, as I walked back across the heathland, I heard a
Nightjar churring from the Dudwell Mountain direction and another from
further down within the Forestry area. This would suggest at least 2 churring
males, possibly even 3.