HWR SUMMARY FOR JULY

HIGHLIGHTS: Last month’s King Eider relocated to Ynyslas (4^th onwards) and was initially found there by Harry Pepper. A Black Guillemot reported by Lyndon Lomax was unusual in New Quay harbour (3^rd) as was a Puffin off Cardigan Island (11^th) reported by Richard Dobbins and a Common Rosefinch seen by Dave Cunniffe in Cross Inn Forest (13^th). A Temminck’s Stint was found by Liz Snell at Llanon (16^th) and a Red-rumped Swallow briefly settled on garden furniture in Mervyn Lloyd’s garden at Eglwys Fach (19^th). He must have thought he was back on Lesvos!

YNYSLAS:  Waders included 235 Dunlin, 15 Whimbrel, 40 Sanderling (22^nd), two Greenshank (25^th) and 118 Ringed Plovers (31^st). Also there: a Yellow-legged Gull (18^th), a Yellow Wagtail and a Ring-billed Gull (22^nd), 3000 Manx Shearwaters and 90 Gannets (25^th) and an Arctic Skua (28^th). A Marsh Harrier frequented the Dyfi estuary (from 22^nd). Thanks to Edward O’Connor for many of the Ynyslas sightings.

OTHER SITES: 12 Common Sandpipers and a Little Ringed Plover were at RSPB Ynys-hir (4^th), one Green and five Common Sandpipers were at the Clettwr (8^th), a Little Ringed Plover and two Common Sandpipers at Cors Caron (16^th), 555 Mediterranean Gulls (23^rd) and an Arctic Skua (31^st) were at Llanon.