I walked today from home on N Q head to Cwm Tudu on an
inland route and back along the coast. There was plenty to see with the summer
migrants showing well. Highlights included male wheatears on Banc y Penrhyn.
At
Ty Rhos pond there was a mixture of chiffs and willows hunting midges as well as
a female blackcap. There were 2 male blackcaps at Cwmsilio. At Nanternis Mill
there was a pair of grey wagtails being quite vocal on the roofs.
Approaching
Cwm Tudu there was a pair of kites and a peregrine sharing the same thermal with
the kites seeming to have a lift advantage. Some Peacock butterflies were out in
the hollow above Coybal beach.
Back at home this redstart appeared in the garden
presumably on passage.
Viv Evans