Tuesday 7 May 2019

Osprey at Tanybwlch

The Osprey, heading north along the coastline, was the highlight of a very enjoyable couple of hours this morning.  Seven species of warbler singing on Pendinas included Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Sedge Warbler all showing well.
A good passage of hirundines, c80 House Martins, c55 Swallows and five Sand Martins accompanied by just one Swift.
A pair of Wheatears  were at the base of Allt Wen, a nearby Ringed Plover and a lone male Common Scoter in the bay, quite close in.
I had started at Aberystwyth, where c200 Manx Shearwaters and c30 Gannets were mostly well offshore.