Anglesey Today

This is one of three Curlew Sands at Malltraeth estuary today. There was a Great White Egret yesterday on the Braint estuary. Also yesterday there was a Dipper on Pentraeth Stream by the Sewerage works (first in 11 years here). There was also a PB Brent in Red Warf Bay today and a Kingfisher in Cemaes Bay this afternoon whist I was rockpooling with the kids.

Ring Ouzels and Green Woodpecker

Richard Birch was in Penrhyn Quarry Bethesda yesterday and he had a flock of 5 Ring Ouzels and a Green Woodpecker.

Pec Sand at Morfa Madryn

Reported early pm viewable from bench looking over looking lagoon. Found by Bill Myerscough.  probably the bird MIke D had flying west over the Great Orme on 15th.

Yellow Browed Warbler at Lligwy a week ago

Belated news.

On Sunday the 7th at 2005 pm a visiting birder was talking a walk from Ligwy beach car-park towards Dullus Bay. Along the coastal walk he was near the  the Lookout box on brick columns when he had a Yellow browed Warbler.

Hobby and Malltraeth news

Thanks to Ian Hawkins for today's news!

Hi Steve,

I saw a hobby on my way in to work yesterday (15^th) flying over fields between Llandanniel Fab and Llangaffo at SH 475690. We have also had a report of one at the swallow roost at Malltraeth on 2^nd Sept. So, there is the possibility that it is regularly at the roost.

Also red kite flying over the reserve and along the Berw ridge on 12^th and 13^th (Jim’s records again)

Cheers

Ian

Eddie Urbanski

He had a Redwing and a Spotted Fly in his garden on the Lleyn at the same time on Saturday. Nice one Eddie! So Eddie wins the prize for the first Redwing of the winter in North Wales :-)

Llanlleianna on friday

On Friday evening I did Llanbadrig head then the circulat walk from the church to Llanlleanna back to the road, to the "vinyard" then back to the church. I never found a Wryneck. I had at 1 Wheatear, a Stonechat, 100+ Swallows roosting at the marsh and a Water Rail squeeled in response to me flushing a pheasant (made me jump). I will check there next spring in case they bred there. If so like on Puffin Island this year its a breeding site not picked up in the atlas.