N o sign of the hoopoe this morning. Wheatear on and alongside the runway. Skylarks aplenty. Male pintail, wigeon and shoveller on the open ...

 From Gethin Jenkins.  Hoopoe spotted on St Davids airfield on the Fachelich end.

 1st 'hirundine day' at Llys y Fran - c.30 Sand Martin refuelling low over the water this afternoon, on the sheltered sides. Three...

A Hoopoe , three Black Redstart , three Willow Warbler and a few other early migrants today.

A few common migrants around this morning in the strong northerlies. Trefloyne Pools held a nice flock of hirundines consisting of 2 House M...

  We visited the Castlemartin peninsula this morning. Choughs were present at most expected sites with nest-building noted at three location...

This afternoon, two House Martin and a Sand Martin along the river below the Bristol Trader. Also two pairs of Teal , and a Grey Wagtail ....

 Two at the Deer park, around  5pm, circling in the lee of the cliffs below Renny slip.

Still no Sand martin for me but a first swallow earlier on the drive through Tiers Cross.

 Two Willow Warblers amongst a small arrival today

Lydstep was quiet blown out in the strong easterly early morning. Little of note there except a steady trickle of Meadow Pipits moving east ...

Following in Toby's footsteps somewhat, I had a lovely walk from Marloes Mere to Martin's Haven along the road and back via the coas...

We like to go out for my birthday and this year, I thought it might be a good idea to visit a few sites and see as much as possible in one m...

A couple of White Wagtails in ploughed fields around Manorbier this morning and a Firecrest in the valley behind the beach.  Hoopoe still...

 The first Ring Ouzel of the year, two Black Redstart , a trickle of other migrants and a record Puffin count - details on the Skokholm Blo...

A quick catch up of sightings around various places on the south coast from a week or so if settling back in Pembrokeshire.  Starting on 12t...

Went for a quiet potter after work at the Deer Park.  Saw my first Wheatear (male) of the year just off Renney Slip.  Could see large number...

 3 wheatear (2 male 1 female ) feeding by Needle Rock near Fishguard . Plenty of chiffchaffs singing. One peacock butterfly . 

  Black Redstart at Deer Park this morning. Alan Merrett

Images from Michael Bates

This evening at Llys-y-Fran, at least two Goldeneye , six Great Crested Grebe , three Chiffchaff , and a hooting  Tawny Owl . The only gull ...