LLANSANTFFRAED and LLANRHYSTUD

  This morning on the rocky/pebbly foreshore towards Llansantffraed, to the south of the lime kilns, I counted 670 Golden Plovers (+/- five or six or so) and spent ages scanning through the flock searching for an American. Here is a small part of that flock:

  While watching them the 'white' Oystercatcher flew across and settled near them:

  A noisy Snipe flew up from the foreshore. Then this little chap perched close to me:

  Returning towards the beach car park at Llanrhystud I came across  a Wheatear:

 Behind it a Great Spotted Woodpecker was on one of the posts by the pebble embankment:

  I then met Andre Morgan who had just seen a Snow Bunting on the embankment nearby and it was so close  to him that his binoculars were not required. "You can't miss it" he said, but I did.

  Finally, near the car park and just as Andre rejoined me this Kestrel perched, quite unconcerned at our presence, on a post beside the embankment. Digi-scoping was a challenge with the bright sun behind it:

 A great morning!