American Wigeon - Teifi

At high tide (mid morning) the drake American Wigeon feeding by the stream outfall near Swallow Boats.

The " Parc Teifi" Cattle Egret in it's regular field

3-4 Chiffchaff singing on the Teifi Marshes.

Aberaeron

 Aberaeron seafront to the old station cottage this morning. 

Bird species recorded-

Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull,  Canada Goose,  Pied wagtail,  Carrion Crow,  Cormorant,  Starling,  Black-headed Gull,  House Sparrow, Mallard,  Feral Pigeon,  Dunnock,  Blackbird,  Collared Dove,  Wren,  Woodpigeon,  Chaffinch,  Robin,  Great Tit , Mistle Thrush,  Rook, Dipper,  Blue Tit,  Jay,  G S Woodpecker,  Song thrush,  Nuthatch,  Magpie, Red Kite,  Goldfinch, Jackdaw and my first singing Blackcap of the year.

Andy James 

Ynys-hir

 Busy couple of days with a noticeable arrival  of Chiffchaffs  - at least  10.  Also on the reserve 5 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Great White Egrets, 1 Green Sandpiper,  3 Marsh Harriers, 10 Greenland White-fronted Geese  (often viewable from Ynys Feurig out on the saltnarsh), 1 Water Rail,  5 Shoveler and 4 Goldeneye. 

Dave Anning 

GREAT GREY SHRIKE

Around 3.30pm Jill and I were approaching the road-bridge on the Powys side of Llyn Brianne at its most narrow and northerly point, when the shrike flew out of a bushy tree beside the road just infront of us and flew across the water to the Ceredigion side. From there, after a while, it was seen tucked away in a clump of waterside deciduous trees, again only a little down-stream of the bridge. After some minutes it simply disappeared.  Nearby were 18 Teal.       My digi-scoping effort:                                                                                             

                                                                   

Cors Caron

 Yesterday morning at Tregaron I saw  saw two hirundines flying north high over Cors Caron  (probably sand martins), and what appeared to be a stork in the afternoon from the boardwalk.   I also accompanied Gérard Fordham to look for the geese and although it was successful I can confirm it was quite a challenge. 

Jerry Moore 

Llanerchaeron to Aberaeron

 In my dreams a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was going to perch conveniently for me to casually enjoy but of course this never happened. No Marsh Tits either this morning but lots of nice birds;

Goshawk, 2 Sparrowhawks, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, 6 Treecreepers, 5 Stock Doves. Also, in full song, 4 Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap, which was great.

The Teifi estuary

The Cattle Egret with 3 Little Egrets in fields opposite Parc Teifi, Cardigan - this morning.

The drake American Wigeon feeding off Swallow Boats this morning - high tide.

Wheatear in fields beyond Cliff Hotel.

Yesterday evening 23 Sand Martins over the Teifi Marshes.

Geese again

 At my second attempt managed to find a party of 6 White-fronted Geese and 1 tundra Bean Goose among Greylags and Canada Geese  and 90 plus Wigeon by river Teifi south of Pont Einon from road to  Bryn  Deri.  Also 9 Tufted Duck, 3 Gadwall, 6 Coot at Maesllyn pond.

Gérard  Fordham

Shrike

 Still present this morning at the same location. Grid ref 804534. Also a Goshawk overhead.

Hen Harrier

 Male Hen Harrier from Pont Einon this afternoon giving very good views.

Gérard Fordham