Pendam lakes

 Yesterday Chris B had nine Tufted Ducks and two Wigeon on Llyn Blaenmelindwr and a pair of Tufted Ducks on Llyn Pendam.

North Ceredigion

 North Ceredigion highlights with Mark Norris. Very high tide on the Dyfi this morning. 16 Redshank and a Common Sandpiper roosting on the rocky bank just east of the Leri. Also a female Reed Bunting. Later there were 25 Common Scoter off Ynys-las brick house. The Glandyfi lay-by held some good birds. 3 Little Grebe. A pair of Goldeneye. Another 3 Common Sandpiper. 5 Redshank. The Avocet was roosting with a small flock of Oystercatchers. A female Marsh Harrier was hawking over the marsh. Also 30 Turnstone under Aberystwyth pier. 

Andy James

RSPB Ynys-hir

 

The avocet was again on the estuary out from Ynys Feurig and two great egrets and a marsh harrier were seen from various locations. Two green sandpipers yesterday on the Dyfi from Glandyfi.

Dave Anning

That Willow Tit

 Just an update on the "willow tit" I thought I heard back in January. A few days after reporting it I had a very helpful and interesting email from Keith Burdett, relating how he believed he had heard a willow tit near Llanrhstud in 2023. He had played back the willow tit song from a bird song app which attracted a pair of nuthatches. This carried on throughout the breeding season. 

Several times over recent weeks I've visited the area at Salem where i heard the call but had no further "sightings".

This morning Ian Morris came up , had a look around and confirmed that the habitat just wasn't right for willow tit anyway, so that, I suspect, is that!

Jerry Moore

Possible Glossy Ibis Ian

 Hi Ian re your post, there was report about one in north wales last month, so it could possibly be one around and on the move with this good weather.

Purp Sands in Aber.

A lovely sunny day and 4 Purple Sandpipers by the wooden jetty on Friday; a Turnstone seemed to be having an identity crisis as he joined them! Then over to the stone pier and a large red unidentified bird hovered over us for some time; finally 8 Turnstones gathered close to the bridge and one of them caught a creature looking vaguely like a sand eel, tho I don't think it was. A Rock Pipit joined in too.

 

Cors Caron Firecrest

 Pont Einon, bog Boardwalk and railway walk, Saturday

Highlight of the day was a Firecrest on the railway walk, along with Chiffchaff, Willow Tits, Blackcaps, Stonechats, 1 GWE, 1 LE, 6 Gadwall (3m, 3f), 6 Tufties, 3 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 50ish Wigeon, 1 Common Sandpiper, Great Spotted Woody, 6 Goosanders (4m, 2f) and 3 Adders.

Will Davies

Glossy Ibis? (Penrhiwllan)

 At work earlier I had a convincing report from a customer of a possible Glossy Ibis yesterday morning along the stream that runs out of the east of the village. His description could hardly have been of anything else, flushed at close quarters I think. Keen sea fisherman familiar with Curlews and Grey Herons for comparison. Will try to get written description from him next week. Just wondered if anyone is aware of any Ibis sightings recently in south or west Wales?

GLANDYFI

 A Common Sandpiper and a Green Sandpiper on the Ceredigion side this morning when the tide was still very high.

Harriers at Cors Fochno

 I went with Dave Purdon down to Cors Fochno on Saturday evening to visit the harrier roost. We had counts of probably two ringtail hen harriers and one male, plus probably two female/imm marsh harriers. It was a pity they were all so far away!

A merlin dashed through at one point and the same again or possibly a different bird (a female) appeared in the dusk.

Jerry Moore