Dolphin & Bird walk at New Quay

Hi Everyone- The Dolphin & bird walk that ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) and The Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre organised over the weekend went off well despite the few hitches that you would normally encounter when you organise these things! During the weekend we had about 34 participants some local but the majority were holiday makers and it gave me so much pleasure to see a number of children managing to walk the whole route along the coastal path from New Quay to the glorious little cove at Cwm Tydu. We endeavoured to enthrall everybody with the delights of our beautiful bay and its wildlife and they were not disappointed. Obviously a walk in spring or early summer would have been better from the point of view of the seabird cliff nesting colonies which were now deserted apart from a few shags. But as Liz said we had great views of those dashing denizens of the skies the adult and juv peregrines and the kestrel mentioned by Liz of course. It was quiet bird wise really and I was disappointed not have seen (or heard) any choughs. But of course the seals below bird rock got everyone excited when folk got over their bout of vertigo! There were seals at Cwm Tydu too where we were joined by Bert and Beryl Moore for the weekend who do a cracking job trying to ensure the well being of the seal pups born on that beach each autumn. And talking of autumn what a great time to be out and about with all this 'movement' taking place. I hope I can now find the time to get a few hours of 'local' birding in.