Been out doing a bit of early birding Saturday morning. Some excellent spring
migration underway off at Yns-las and the Dyfi estuary area.
Yns-Las Turn Car park: 20+Sandwich Tern close in offshore and 15 on
the beach, 1 summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1
Long-tailed Duck(Male), 6 Common Scoter, 1 Red-thraoted Diver all present
offshore.
Also on golf course, singing Skylark and 10 Wheatear, good passage of aprox
70+ Swallow and Sand Martin flying North.
Dyfi estuary: 1 Osprey out on estuary, 5 Greenland White-fronted
Geese, several Shelduck and Ringed Plover.
Had possible 3 Shore Lark on golf course at Turn Car park 8.50am but
unfortunately flushed by some walkers. I had brief views as birds flew from inf
ront of me and headed towards Borth town. Main ID features seen, showed
yellowish head, brown body with striking black eye stipe,dark throat like
patch and tufts on head and overall very pale underside as birds flew
overhead.
Sent to me yesterday by Brendan Sheils.