On Sunday there were 7 Wheatears and 40 odd Pied/White Wagtails on a ploughed
field at
Llanrhystud, I also had a brief view of a very distant pale phase Skua, which
came down onto the sea around a bit of Kittiwake activity, annoyingly it didn't
get up off the sea for the 20 minutes or so that I waited for it. My bad luck
with Skuas continues...
Monday afternoon at Llanon 41 Manx Shearwaters passed in
around a 15 minute spell. In the evening on Cors Fochno I enjoyed an incredible
Otter encounter. It didn't mind me watching as it hunted around the edges of the
pond popping up frequently . It passed right under my feet at one point, leaving
a trail of bubbles behind it. The whole experience was tarnished slightly with
the sound of a farmer destroying an area of gorse and blackthorn on the
hillside behind me.
There were six Sandwich Terns at Ynyslas in the evening.Edward O'Connor