Sunday, 20 August 2017

The Teifi estuary

Waders were on the move all day, the highest totals at any one time were, 40 Ringed Plover, 52 Dunlin, 4 Sanderling, 18 Redshank, 5 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Turnstone, 1 Green Sandpiper, 43 Oystercatcher and 63 Curlew.
A couple of hours from dawn at Mallard pond produced Blackcap, Common Whitethroat and Chiffchaffs, good feeding for migrants in the reedbed and the same species were found moving through Poppit and Patch scrub.
Little Egrets hit a season peak of 13 with 3 arriving of the sea.
Geese were spectacular - if unwanted ! But 2 Bar-headed, 7 Greylag, 13 Barnacle amongst c550 Canada Geese.
(Wendy J, Gary R, Rich D)