The first bird I laid eyes on after arriving to llanrhystud this afternoon was a rather nice winter plumage Black-throated Diver heading north offshore, followed then by a summer plumaged Red-throated heading south. 15 White Wagtails, 3 Wheatears, 6 Whitethroats, a Sedge Warbler, 20+ Whimbrels, 13 Curlews and a Common Sandpiper were seen from a walk between the carpark and the lime kilns.
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Tree Pipit in Cross Inn Forest
Tree Pipit |
Had a lovely morning today at Cross Inn Forest. Along with lots of Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs there were three singing Redstarts, a female Wheatear, several parties of Redpolls (5 in one group) that were very vocal in flight and while feeding high in the conifers, a flyover of 3 Crossbills and a fabulous Tree Pipit singing and parachuting from tree to tree just as I remember from 2 years ago.
Heronries enquiry
Do you know of a heronry in Ceredigion?
Castle Point, Aberystwyth
Ynys Lochtyn and Ynyslas brick-house
On Saturday a flock of 29 chough were at Ynys Lochtyn and the pair of eider were still at the brick-house at 0830 and yesterday there were 3 bar-tailed godwit, 12 whimbrel and an arctic skua north (again from the brick-house).
Russell Jones
Monday, 19 April 2021
Llanrhystud this morning
Highlights of a couple of hours before work at Llanrhystud this morning were calling Common Sandpiper, 20 Whimbrel heading north (6, 10 & 6), pair of Shelduck heading south, 3 White Wags and 3 Greenland Wheatears on the ploughed field between the carpark and lime kilns.
Arfon Williams
Cors Caron
Cuckoo
Chris tells me that a friend of his who lives near Llyn Eiddwen heard a Cuckoo there on Saturday.
Sunday, 18 April 2021
More from Llanrhystud
Very pleasant walk from Llanrhystud to Llansantffraed Point dominated by low-flying Sand Martins produce the following. Seven White Wagtails, pair of Wheatears, three Swallows, 27 Whimbrel, two Ringed Plover, two Turnstones, 40 Linnets and the highlight of 50 plus Golden Plover in a whole range of plumages from adult winter to beautifully patterned summer.
Paul and Andrew Bennett
Llanrhystud beach
Went to Llansantfraed beach this morning following Andre's sighting yesterday of a summer plumage Bar-tailed Godwit. Fortunately I found a pair and one was indeed in full summer plumage. Stunning! Thanks again Andre. Initially the birds were very distant but then decided to fly closer to me where they spent five minutes before flying off north towards Llanrhystud. I later bumped into Andre and also Harry, who had seen them off the Lime Kilns.
Martin Creasser