It seems that we are very much into the winter birding scene with the widespread arrival of winter thrushes, waders, wildfowl and a scattering of divers. 3 Hawfinch and a Yellowhammer highlighted that there is still some migration ongoing. The forthcoming cold snap might move a few birds about so it will be interesting to see if Anglesey benefits courtesy of its relatively mild maritime environment. There was just a lingering reminder of summer days with up to 4 Barn Swallows still around Trearddur Bay. A late Yellow-browed Warbler at Wylfa woods offers some hope of a wintering bird or two if we are lucky.
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Swans, Geese &
Ducks: |
Whooper Swan |
·
4 flew
south over Llyn Llywenan (10th). ·
3 flew
east over Moel y Don and on over Port Dinorwic (11th). ·
2 on
the lagoon at Cemlyn – 1 with a collar bearing a radio transmitter (14th). |
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White-fronted Geese |
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1 - of
the Greenland sub-species - at Cors Ddyga (11th). |
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Pink-footed Goose |
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75 at
the eastern end of Llyn Alaw (11th). |
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Pale-bellied Brent Goose |
·
c. 100
at Beddmanarch Bay (9th). ·
Up to
54 at Moel y Don (40 on 10th, 54 on 11th). |
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Long-tailed Duck |
·
Female type off Benllech
seafront (9th). ·
Drake off Benllech seafront
(13th). |
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Eider |
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1 in
Holyhead harbour (9th & 13th). ·
Drake and 2 ducks at
Beddmanarch Bay (13th). |
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Shelduck |
·
c 450
on intertidal area at Cefni estuary (12th). |
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Pintail |
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2 at
Cemlyn (11th & 13th). ·
c 330
on intertidal area at Cefni estuary (12th). ·
3 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Gadwall |
·
38 at Llyn Parc Mawr (13th). |
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Eurasian Teal |
·
48 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Wigeon |
·
202 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Goldeneye |
·
Male and female Cemlyn (11th). ·
7 at
Llyn Maelog (14th). |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
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4 at Beddmanarch Bay (9th). |
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Goosander |
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1 at
Cemlyn (11th & 13th). ·
2 at
Malltraeth cob pool (12th). ·
1 at
Llyn Maelog (14th). |
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Waders: |
Green Sandpiper |
·
1 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Purple Sandpiper |
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2 at
Cemlyn (11th). |
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Grey Plover |
·
2 at Cemlyn
(11th). ·
3 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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European Golden Plover |
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7 at
Cemlyn (13th). ·
Up to 526 at Cors Ddyga (526
on 15th, 125 on 13th). |
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Common Ringed Plover |
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Up to 25
at Moel y Don (4 on 10th, 25 on 11th). ·
116 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Knot |
·
Unspecified number at
Beddmanarch Bay (9th). |
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Lapwing |
·
3 at
Moel y Don (10th). ·
147 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Dunlin |
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34 at
Moel y Don (10th). ·
31 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). ·
9 at
Traeth Dulas (14th). |
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Turnstone |
·
25 off
Moelfre (9th). |
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Jack Snipe |
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6 at a marsh north of Talwrn
(9th). ·
1 at Garreglwyd (12th). ·
2 at The Range, Holyhead (13th). |
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Common Snipe |
·
8 at a marsh north of Talwrn
(9th). ·
c 80 at
Cors Ddyga (13th). ·
4 at The Range, Holyhead (13th). |
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Woodcock |
·
6 from South Stack to
Soldier’s Point (13th). ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (13th). |
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Ruff |
·
3 at Cors Ddyga (11th). ·
1 at Cemlyn (13th). |
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Greenshank |
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2 at
Moel y Don (10th). ·
1 at
Cemlyn (11th). ·
8th
at the Alaw estuary (11th). ·
2 at
Malltraeth cob pool (12th). ·
3 at
Traeth Dulas (14th). |
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Redshank |
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Up to
60 at Moel y Don (60 on 10th, 25 on 11th). ·
78 at
Traeth Dulas (14th). |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
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22 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). ·
1 at
Traeth Dulas (14th). |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
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1 at
Cors Ddyga (13th). |
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Oystercatcher |
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38 at
Moel y Don (11th). |
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Curlew |
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27 at
Moel y Don (11th). ·
187 at
Traeth Dulas (14th). |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Mediterranean Gull |
·
4 at Four-mile
bridge (10th). |
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Shag |
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c.55
off Moelfre (9th). |
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Cormorant |
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38 off
Moelfre (9th). |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Black-throated Diver |
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1 off Benllech seafront (9th). |
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Great Northern Diver |
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1 at Holyhead harbour (9th
&13th). |
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Red-throated Diver |
·
Up to 11 off Benllech
seafront (11 on 9th, 8 on 10th). ·
3 off Moelfre (9th). |
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Slavonian Grebe |
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1 off Benllech seafront (9th). ·
1 at Beddmanarch Bay (9th). ·
1 at the Inland Sea (11th). |
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Little Grebe |
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7 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Passerines & others: |
Black Redstart |
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1 on the roof of buildings
in Newborough village (12th). |
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Snow Bunting |
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1 at Red Wharf Bay – as
accessed from Pentraeth (14th). ·
3 reported on the beach at
Llanddona (15th). |
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Yellow-browed Warbler |
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1 at Wylfa woods (11th). |
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Chiffchaff |
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10 between Breakwater
Country Park and Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (9th). ·
2 at Wylfa woods (11th). ·
3 at Holyhead (13th). |
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Siberian Chiffchaff |
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1, considered to be of the
subspecies tristis – at Cors Ddyga (11th). |
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Blackcap |
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7 between Breakwater Country
Park and Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (9th). |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
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1 at
Llyn Llywenan (10th). ·
3 at
Cors Ddyga (13th). |
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Goldcrest |
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5 at Llyn Parc Mawr (12th). |
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Long-tailed Tit |
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c 30 at Llyn Parc Mawr (12th). |
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Water Pipit |
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3 at Cors Ddyga (11th). |
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Siskin |
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c 30 at Llyn Parc Mawr (13th). |
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Hawfinch |
·
3 flew north over South
Stack (13th). |
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Yellowhammer |
·
1 flew north over South
Stack (13th). |
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Brambling |
·
7 at South Stack (13th). |
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Crossbill |
·
c.7 flew over Wylfa woods
(11th). |
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Kingfisher |
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1 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Barn Swallow |
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4 at
Trearddur Bay (4 on 10th, 3 from 12th-13th). |
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Hooded Crow |
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1 at Trearddur Bay (9th). ·
2 at Newborough beach car
park (9th). |
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Raptors: |
Marsh Harrier |
· Female at Tyn Llan, Cemlyn (11th). ·
Male and female / or juvenile
at Cors Ddyga (13th). ·
Female at Valley Wetlands
RSPB (15th). |
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Red Kite |
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1 over A55 near Gwalchmai (9th). ·
1 over Maenaddwyn (15th). |
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Merlin |
·
Female flew over the Cemaes
bypass (11th). |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Cattle Egret |
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5 at
the Alaw estuary (11th). |
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Great Egret |
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1 at the
eastern end of Llyn Alaw (11th). ·
1 flew
over Trearddur Bay (13th). ·
1 at
Cors Ddyga (15th). |
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Water Rail |
·
1 at a marsh north of Talwrn
(9th). ·
3 at
Cors Ddyga (13th). |
