Dovey estuary

Wednesday 6th was quite exciting from the old pill box at high tide. 150 pintail, 500+ o catchers, 150 curlew, a few dunlin and redshank, 50+ shellduck, 4 dark b brents, 300+ wigeon, mallard and sitting near by, a male peregrine. An amazing sight occured while watching the settled flocks, a first for me on the Dovey. The birds became unsettled and suddenly a large dog otter started chasing groups of them, amazing through the scope. A bird new to me here was a suprise when a jack snipe jumped up from my feet on the way down, it flew into the boggy sheep field. Nice to see about 20 skylarks and 4 wheatears feeding on the high tide line around the stone bank. On Thursday 7th, same place but few birds. Best birds were 2 late swallows heading for aberdovey, 1 willow warbler, 1 distant hen harrier, merlin and kestrel. The juv sabines gull on sunday at 12. 15 blogging at half distance, headed out towards Bardsey! a 1st for me in ceredigion, ring billed gull next! Some photos to follow, computer probs. Terry Hobson