Brians ringed legs

 These are racing pigeons, IHU stands for Irish Homing Union.

Broad Haven

Some ringed bird remains from Broad Haven beach. Sylvia Meanwell

Further note from Steve J. There may be a mobile phone number on one of the rings, he recently found a deceased racing pigeon and managed to contact the owner. Goes without saying best not to mess around with any bird corpses.

Suspect Racing pigeon

Skokholm

Turtle Dove here too, sadly with closed rings showing it to be part of a ridiculous attempt to create a resident UK population. Quail and Arctic Tern birds of the day

Turtle Dove

 Still present earlier this morning- though flew off towards Sandy haven (chicken sheds?)

Turtle Dove @ St Ishmaels

Still at the south end of Winsle Lane, opposite the turn to Bicton Farm, St Ishmaels, yesterday (Krystal King). https://maps.app.goo.gl/rPwWqm8irnEv1eeX8

Pembroke Bird Group Event

 

Skokholm

Quail and Little Ringed Plover the highlights today

Turtle dove still St Ismaels

Just to say I was travelling home today and saw the turtle dove in Winsle Lane! Fantastic sight! From Leo FitzWalter

A few sightings from last week

Good to see a few more Whinchat out on Brynberian Moor and bump into Paddy and Carys, who had more positive news. Thankfully it looks like the Whinchat are doing ok after the depressing scenes following the burn earlier in the season. A first Grasshopper warbler as well. And the first keeled skimmers and a solitary Southern damselfly. After the heavy rain the streams were belting through and some of the flushes were more like ponds. No cuckoos here for the last couple of visits. By contrast 2-3 cuckoos including a female being chased by pipits up on Carnedd Meibion Owen and an unexpected Tree pipit. A few young Willow tits appearing in Ty Rhyg now among mixed flocks of Long-tailed tits and Coal tits. Spotted flycatchers and a distant cuckoo here likely Morvil way. Lots of young Willow warblers and Chiffchaff. Redstarts have been hard to come by there this year. A quick look on Puncheston Common last week turned up a handful of Marsh fritillary and a cuckoo calling here as well.

 

Ty Rigg

 Nightjar 3-4 calling from 1015 pm

Willow tit 2

Tawny owl 1 calling 

Buzzard 2 

Turtle Dove

A surprise to see a European Turtle Dove on the road at the southern end of Winsle Lane, St Ishmaels around 9pm this evening.  It flew up on to the wires by the road, then went back down onto the road, and then soon went off again, this time flying west across the fields.  Had a little scout around but couldn't find it again. (Dave & Lisa)

More Mediterranean Gulls

I had 2 adult summer Med' Gulls fly into Fishguard Harbour yesterday (14th).  Also in the harbour a single Black Guillemot.

Elsewhere, a total of 4 Spotted Flycatchers (1 at Blackpool Mill, 2 at Ty Rhyg, and 1 in the Gwaun Valley). White-throated Dippers are nesting under the mill, busy taking food into the nest last Saturday and again yesterday.  Nice to see both Whinchat and Redpoll near Rosebush, and this smart male Reed Bunting was also making his presence known.

It seems the Gwaun Valley Pied Flycatchers have been and gone: at least 2 active nest boxes now silent.  Redstarts also conspicuous by their absence, and I've given up looking for Wood Warbler....

Mediterranean Gulls

 Three imm Med Gulls in with 20 odd B-h Gulls on the Nevern estuary this morning (Den Vaughan)