Teifi Marshes and river this afternoon; Pembroke Millponds a few days ago

A brief afternoon visit to Teifi Marshes, in glorious spring-like sunshine, produced a small trickle passage of sand martins over the river (most seen together was six) but probably more than a dozen passed through in about 10-minutes. There was also an early swallow, which peeled away from the river and possibly flew over/near the Wildlife Centre.

Sand martin, feeding over the river, part of a small passage of birds moving west

A couple of goosanders (male and female) were on the river near the rapids zone and not less than 60+ teal (20+ on  the river and 40 or so at the Kingfisher Pool).  A few chiffchaffs were calling or singing in the scrub and also a blackcap. A couple of colour-ringed reed buntings were noted near the car park, birds being studied byTeifi Ringing Group. 

One of the ringed reed buntings

A few days ago a couple of blackcaps were singing well near Pembroke Castle Pond, below the Castle wall. The male red-breasted merganser and the female goosander were both still present and resting together on the Middle Pond. A single black-tailed godwit was feeding near the Castle Pond outlet.