The scrub around Ynyslas has been producing decent numbers of returning
Willow Warblers recently as well as 2 Blackcaps and a juvenile Redstart. A Great
Spotted Woodpecker flying north over the dunes at Ynyslas the other day was an
odd occurrence.
The
ploughed field at Ynys Tachwedd has been producing good numbers of birds,
highlights including: 4 Common
Gulls, regular Med
Gulls, a juv. Wheatear, a
juv. Whinchat and a Stock Dove.
Yesterday evening a juvenile
Yellow-legged Gull was hanging around a sandbank in the estuary with a mixture
of other large gulls.
This
morning a large cumbersome Common Snipe
that flushed
from around the small tidal pool near the Ynyslas boatyard had
the heart racing for a split second before the bird banked and showed a
nice white
belly and paleish underwings...panic over,
probably just a tired migrant.
Edward O'Connor