CLETTWR

   This afternoon from the Clettwr Jill and I watched a male Hen Harrier and a male and female Marsh Harrier. Later, from the Leri rail bridge we saw a female Marsh Harrier. 

BORTH'S BLACK REDSTART

   This morning the first bird Jill and I saw, very briefly, on one of the roof tops just north of the lifeboat station was the male Black Redstart. We then took the little footpath to the shore between the houses and immediately saw it again. We watched it feeding on the shingle by the backs of the houses for several minutes.

 My little pocket camera took this far from perfect shot.

Mute Swans

 30 Mute Swans along Teifi between Lampeter and Cellan today.

Gérard Fordham 

NEW QUAY

  Walking the cliff-top path by Birds' Rock for the first time this year we were rather surprised by the very large number of Guillemots plus a few Razorbills on the sea and cliff ledges. We also watched a passing Gannet, possibly our first ever January one.

Cwm Rheidol

There were 110 Stock Doves in a field near the river in Capel Bangor this morning. c40 Lapwing a bit closer to Glanyrafon. A Water Rail in the outflow behind Morrisons. And 7 Purps at Castle Point.

Ynys-hir

 Yesterday there was a Green Sandpiper and five Goldeneye  outside the Domen Las hide..

Thomas Simpson 

Ynyslas

 Despite the awful weather I had a great first of the year trip to Ynyslas.   There was a young Red-breasted Merganser outside the boatyard and an Utter slightly further upstream.   There was also a lovely male Hen Harrier flying over the fields where the cows are.  

Other things of interest were all at the point at high tide.   A small flock of a dozen or so Golden Plover with a pair of Sanderlings mixed in.  Three Great Black-backed Gulls, a couple of Cormorants and a Great Crested Grebe as well. 

Thomas Simpson 

Ynys-hir

 Birds seen over the past few days incude 5 marsh harriers, a male hen Harrier,  4 green sandpipers,  common sandpiper 9 goldeneye, 3 water rails, 2 great egrets, gadwall,  and a water pipi (Breakwater).

Dave Anning 

Great and Little Egrets on Cors Caron Wed 7th Jan

Around Pont Einon

 Whooper Swans, 2 showing well, Canada Geese  5, Greylag 6, Goosander 6, Lapwing 90 plus in nearby fields.

At Pont Gogoyan 60 Wigeon,  1 Little Egret and 2 Goosander.  Pant Pool was iced over,  so no birds there.

Gérard Fordham