An absolutely stunning morning at Ynyslas yesterday. From 0630 to 0720 there were thousands of birds between Ynyslas and Borth. Best estimates were in order of numbers:
45000 Manx Shearwater
1200 sandwich terms
850 herring gulls
600 gannets
450 black heated gulls
230 Mediterranean gulls
45 lesser black-backed gulls
34 common gulls
29 great black-backed gulls
16 arctic terms
7 common terms
1 Balearic shearwater (may have been more but trying to find anything different when thousands of manxies are passing per quarter hour is too much).
Also masses of small waders in the estuary but all too far away. Tide is good soon so get up north and enjoy a spectacular bit of birding..
Also ruff reported from RSPB at Marian Mawr hide.
Russell Jones