I hadn't been over to the coast for a few weeks nor seen any records from here for a while, I think.
Quite a lot about; 800 BH Gull, 50 Common Gull, 2 Med Gulls. 80 Curlews, 40 Oystercatchers inc the leucistic bird, Turnstones and Redshanks. 19 RT Divers and a GC Grebe. 3 Little Egrets, 40 Skylarks, single Teal.
On the way home; 250 Lapwings at Ty Gwyn pools and perhaps 2000 Starlings around the fields and outbuildings at Rhiwonnen farm, which is between Talsarn and Betws.
A pleasant afternoon for a harrier count at Cors Fochno. First bird was a ringtail Hen Harrier at about 33.45 - possibly too early to be going to roost. Then four marsh harriers arrived at 3.55, 4.38, 4.40 and 5pm. The 4.40 bird came in high from the north so may have crossed the Dyfi. None appeared to be adult males. A water rail called occasionally.
Jerry Moore
There was both Hen Harrier and Marsh Harrier outside the Domen Las hide at Ynys-hir today.
Thomas Simpson
Male Hen Harrier this morning, viewed from open area downhill from where the paths from Cross Inn and the tin church meet.
There were 8 Brent Geese, a Great Crested Grebe and a flock of over c200 Golden Plovers on the rocks at low tide as well as some Shags amongst the Cormorants on the sandbar. Opposite the centre there were 4 Ringed Plovers, c100 Wigeon and at least a dozen Shelduck. In the fields there were c30 Lapwings.
Thomas Simpson
This afternoon from the Clettwr Jill and I watched a male Hen Harrier and a male and female Marsh Harrier. Later, from the Leri rail bridge we saw a female Marsh Harrier.
This morning the first bird Jill and I saw, very briefly, on one of the roof tops just north of the lifeboat station was the male Black Redstart. We then took the little footpath to the shore between the houses and immediately saw it again. We watched it feeding on the shingle by the backs of the houses for several minutes.
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Walking the cliff-top path by Birds' Rock for the first time this year we were rather surprised by the very large number of Guillemots plus a few Razorbills on the sea and cliff ledges. We also watched a passing Gannet, possibly our first ever January one.
There were 110 Stock Doves in a field near the river in Capel Bangor this morning. c40 Lapwing a bit closer to Glanyrafon. A Water Rail in the outflow behind Morrisons. And 7 Purps at Castle Point.