Borth and Ynyslas this morning

By Borth coastguards this morning there was a feeding flock of 1000+ Manx Shearwaters just offshore, with a few Gannets amongst them. Here's a snapshot of a small part of the flock, which can't capture the frenzy of the spectacle but perhaps shows how close to the shore they were.

No sign of the dowitcher or wood sandpiper at Glandwr this morning, but 4 Common Sandpipers on the Leri adjacent to the pools, and an Otter feeding in the river (9am) was very nice. 38 Whimbrel at the mouth of the Leri and a further 6 on the ploughed field towards Ynyslas. Two Black-tailed Godwits and a couple of Dunlin on Glandwr pools this evening.