Well we've finally finished our semester one exams for 2nd year! So to
celebrate - we went birding, of course!
One of the first birds we came across was a stunning male Black
Redstart which was feeding around the Old College rocks - I tried my
best to get some nice shots as he was quite approachable - but since I
only have a 300mm lens, & I was trying to get a photo of a bird that
doesn't stay still for more than 2 seconds at a time, this proved to
be rather difficult!
At castle point we saw the usual array of Purple Sandpipers, Ringed
Plovers and Turnstones.
Out at sea, Ian spotted a few bits and bobs, such as Guillemots and 2
Red-throated divers.
We then proceeded to Tan-y-Bwlch where we saw three Goosanders on the
Ystwyth (1 male, 2 females).
Further along, in the ditch between the fields, there were some Teal
and a Little Egret.
Rachel Davies & Ian Lycett