Saturday 11 December 2010

Ceredigion Birding Group Field Trip


15 of us turned out this morning and enjoyed a few hours birding around Ynyslas. Thanks to John for leading us all.
After the walk most of us re-convened at RSPB Ynys-hir where Caroline kindly supplied mince pies and mulled wine.
As usual Moira kept a note of the different species seen -

Red-throated diver, Common scoter, Herring gull, House sparrow, Great crested grebe, ringed plover, Sanderling, Stonechat, Cormorant, Oystercatcher, Pied wagtail, Black-headed gull, Dunlin (135), Common Gull, Shag, Turnstone, Shoveler, Mute swan, Little egret, Red-breasted merganser, Great black-backed gull, Meadow pipit, Crow, Grey plover, Redshank, Linnet, Red kite, Reed bunting, Buzzard, Magpie, Goldeneye, Wigeon, Pintail, Teal, Curlew, Robin, Song thrush, Kestrel, Jackdaw, Lapwing, Starling, Golden plover, Canada goose, Wren, Mistle thrush, Mallard, Snipe, Skylark, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Rook.