Sunday, 4 January 2026

Gann

A low tide wander at the Gann produced 21 Brent Geese, all adult birds and 2 of them were dark-bellied. Another bird may have been a hybrid as it showed mixed characters, the rest obvious pale-bellied.

Spring low tides tend to attract a lot of gulls, accessing tasty morcels that are usually not accessible.  Most notable was a lot of Common Gulls - I decided to try a count and got to 401!  Less than 5% were young birds (2025 juveniles). (Dave & Lisa).

On 2nd a Hen Harrier flew south over the Dale/Milford road at Mabesgate, near St Ishmaels, and yesterday (3rd) the 11 Whooper Swans were still at the top end of Sandy Pill, in the field on the west side near Rickeston.