Monday 1 August 2016

Ynyslas and Aberystwyth

I must have only just missed Bob this morning, having left soon after the tide began to ebb. We obviously saw the same birds: I counted 190 Dunlin, 13 Ringed Plover, three Sanderling and the Knot.  I also heard a Whimbrel somewhere over by Aberleri.
My Sandwich Tern count was 105, but some of them were flying off as I was leaving.
Later, at Aberystwyth, a Fulmar flew by close in, and there were eight Turnstones on College rocks, joined by two Ringed Plover.
At about 9.20 I was at Castle Point when I noticed Med Gulls flying in over the Old College and settling on the rocks. A quick count gave 63.  Before leaving at 10.15 another count revealed 125.
A poor photo of this morning's Knot

The Turnstone with the most summery plumage