Saturday, 1 November 2025

Cors Caron

 This evening on the south end of  Cors Caron from Pont Einon produced Merlin, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Fieldfare. Snipe, Stonechat and Kingfisher. 

Will Davies 

Friday, 31 October 2025

Ynys-hir

 Typical range of winter birds on the reserve with 2 marsh harrier, a male Hen Harrier,  2 peregrines,  3 greenshank,  green sandpiper,  water  rail and great egret.

Dave Anning 

Purps and 2nd Black Redstart

 I was delighted enough to see the female Black Redstart on the Old College early yesterday.   What I didn't expect was that there was a male in the harbour.

There were also two Purple Sandpipers in the roost on the sea wall.

Thomas Simpson 

Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Ynyslas

 Birds at Ynyslas were just lot's of the usual. 

Very large flocks of Golden Plover and Lapwing on the fields.  Large numbers of Wigeon and Shelduck witha few Pintail sprinkled in on the estuary. 

Thomas Simpson 

Teifi valley earlier

 A Great Egret was in the first field on the right out of Tregaron heading towards Pont Einon. Eleven Little Grebes were at Pant pool.

BLACK REDSTART

  The Black Redstart showed very well this morning on the Old College at Aberystwyth, favouring the southern end of the building and the guttering above the mosaics. View from the church car park.

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Llanon

, 1 Little Egre5 On a short walk by the sea, there was a flock of about 40 Linnets, a female Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Egret and 2 Oystercatchers including the leucistic one.

There were 8 Lapwimgs by Ty Gwyn pools on the way home.

Martin Perry

Monday, 27 October 2025

Tanybwlch

 There were 8 Curlews on Tanybwlch  fields today.

Thomas Simpson 

Sunday, 26 October 2025

Aberystwyth auks

 A Razorbill on North Beach earlier today later died and there was also a Guillemot on the sea.

Thomas Simpson 

Cors Caron

 Male Hen Harrier, Merlin and Cetti's Warbler at south end of Cors Caron this morning.

Will Davies