Friday, 6 April 2012

Ynyslas Thursday evening

The dolphins were close off shore again at Ynyslas Turn again Thurs evening. Also the 8-9 comic terns still and 8 Great-crested Grebes, but only a couple of distant Manxies. About 350 Golden Plover at the Point this evening - looking very smart as they moult into summer plumage - with 40 Ringed Plover and 1 Dunlin. As I left the Short-eared Owl flew past me from somewhere at the north end of the dunes, rose high over the visitor centre and disappeared off towards the golf course and bog. Nice sunset too!

On Weds evening the newly sown field behind our house in Bow Street hosted a flock of 70-80 feeding 'alba' wagtails; the majority were Pieds but about 1/3rd were White wags - hard to count as the flock tripped around the field in the wind. A new addition for our window list!