Week: Saturday 11th July - Friday 17th July 2026.

A bit of a slow week, no doubt influenced by the hot weather, but there were still a few interesting records.  Quail continue to be reported, but further evidence of some movement of waders was probably the main point of interest.  3 Little Ringed Plover - across 2 sites - and 16 Sanderling were probably the highlight, with a supporting cast of Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit and an increase in the number of Greenshank at estuarine sites.  
There were no new additions for the year, with the cumulative year list remaining at 201 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.  

Wildfowl:

No particular records of note.

Waders:

Little Ringed Plover

1, at Tyn Llan pool, Cemlyn (14th).

2, at Valley Tidal doors (15th).

Curlew

37, at Traeth Dulas (16th).

Black-tailed Godwit

13, at Cemlyn (11th).

14, at Cors Ddyga (14th).

Snipe

7, at Cors Ddyga (14h).

Common Sandpiper

1, at Traeth Dulas (15th).

Redshank

5, at Traeth Dulas (14th).

Greenshank

Up to 6, at Traeth Dulas (6 on 16th, 2 on 14th).

1, at Valley Tidal doors (15th).

2, at the Cefni estuary (16th).

Ruff

2, at Cors Ddyga (14th).

Sanderling

16, at the eastern end of the beach, Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (15th).

Dunlin

5, at Traeth Dulas (14th).

Seabirds and gulls:

No particular records of note.

Grebes & Divers:

No particular records of note.

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Quail

4, at barley fields at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (15th).

1, at barley field near Catellior off A5025 near Llansadwrn (15th).

1, calling from Cae Cors, Tregele (16th).

Great Egret

2, at Cors Ddyga (12th).

1, at Tyn Llan pool, Cemlyn (13th-15th).

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

4, at Cors Ddyga (12th) - male, female and two juveniles.

1, young male at Tyn Llan, Cemlyn (15th).

Red Kite

1, over the A5025 to the SE of Pentraeth (11th).

1, north of Penysarn (12th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (12th).

1, at Valley Tidal doors (15th).

Hobby

1, at Cors Ddyga - photographed (12th).

Passerines & others:

Hooded Crow

1, flew east over Cemlyn (15th).

Garden Warbler

1, at Valley Tidal doors (15th).

Week: Saturday 4th July - Friday 10th July 2026.

It was yet another exceptional week for Quail, with 11 birds across 4 sites.  July has already notched up 14 birds across 5 locations - quite unprecedented.

A Glossy Ibis flew over Talwrn, while a European Storm-petrel was seen but not caught during a night time ringing session at Cemlyn.

Both Glossy Ibis and European Storm-petrel were new for the year and took the cumulative year list up to 201 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.  

Wildfowl:

Nothing of note reported.

Waders:

Redshank

4, at Traeth Dulas (7th).

Ruff

2, heard at Cors Ddyga (6th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Black Guillemot

1, offshore at Wylfa Head (6th).

Roseate Tern

Up to 2, at Cemlyn (2 on 10th, 2 on 5th, 1 on 8th).

European Storm-petrel

1, seen but not caught during a ringing session at Cemlyn (8th).

Manx Shearwater

c. 25, past Wylfa Head over 30 minutes (6th).

Grebes & Divers:

Nothing of note reported.

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Quail

Up to 3, at Cors Ddyga (3 on 7th, 1 on 5th).

1, calling at Talwrn (8th, 10th).

Up to 6, at barley fields between Cemlyn and Hen Borth (6 on 8th, 4 on 9th, 1 on 10th).

1, at Aberffraw (9th).

Glossy Ibis

1, flew west over Talwrn (5th).

Great Egret

1, at Cors Ddyga (6th).

1 at Tyn Llan pool, Cemlyn (10th).

Raptors:

Goshawk

1, at Presaddfed (7th).

Marsh Harrier

1, at Cors Ddyga (7th).

Red Kite

1, at Caergeiliog (7th).

1, at Cors Bodeilio (7th).

1, at Llangristiolus (8th).

1, at Llangaffo (9th).

Merlin

1, at Cemlyn (4th).

Passerines & others:

Cuckoo

1, juvenile at Cemlyn (9th-10th) - report of it being fed by a Meadow Pipit.

Swift

9, in off the sea at Wylfa Head (6th).

Hooded Crow

1, on fields at the entrance to The Range, South Stack (10th).

Grasshopper Warbler

1, at Cors Bodeilio (7th).

Siskin

Up to 3, male, female and juvenile at a garden feeder at Talwrn (3 on 8th & 10th, 2 on 6th - male and juvenile) - confirmation of local breeding.

Week: Saturday 27th June - Friday 3rd July 2026.

It was a good week for Quail (5 birds), Roseate Tern (4 birds), while the return passage of waders continued to grow.  An apparent over-summering Wigeon at Llyn Cefni was noteworthy, with the same site also producing a good summer count of Tufted Duck.  There were no new additions to the year list, which remains at 199 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.  

Wildfowl:

Mute Swan

53, at the Cefni reservoir (3rd).

Red-breasted Merganser

3, at Traeth Dulas (28th).

Tufted Duck

47, at the Cefni reservoir (3rd).

Pochard

1, at the Cefni reservoir (3rd).

1, at Llyn Llywenan (3rd).

Gadwall

c.6, at the Cefni reservoir (3rd).

Wigeon

1, drake at the Cefni reservoir (3rd).

Teal

7, chicks, at Cors Ddyga (1st).

Waders:

Oystercatcher

25, at Traeth Dulas (28th).

20, at Moel y Don (29th).

Golden Plover

1, at Tyn Llan, Cemlyn (29th).

Ringed Plover

1, at Traeth Dulas (28th).

Whimbrel

1, at Cemlyn (28th).

Curlew

Up to 67, at Traeth Dulas (67 on 1st, 51 on 28th).

11, at Moel y Don (29th).

4, large chicks at Cors Ddyga (1st).

158, at the Alaw estuary (3rd).

Black-tailed Godwit

4, at Cors Ddyga (1st).

6, at Malltraeth cob pool (3rd).

Common Sandpiper

4, at Moel y Don (29th).

1, at Traeth Dulas (1st).

3, at the Alaw estuary (2nd-3rd).

1, at Malltraeth cob pool (3rd).

Green Sandpiper

2, at Cors Ddyga (29th).

2, at the Alaw estuary (3rd).

Redshank

1, on old brickworks pool, Traeth Dulas (1st).

13, at the Alaw estuary (3rd).

2, at Malltraeth cob pool (3rd).

Greenshank

5, at the Alaw estuary (2nd-3rd).

Ruff

1, at Cors Ddyga (29th, 1st).

Seabirds and gulls:

Arctic Skua

1, off North Stack, Holyhead (27th).

Puffin

2, flew west past Cemlyn (28th).

Roseate Tern

Up to 4, at Cemlyn (4 on 2nd, 3 on 1st, 2 on 27th).

Grebes & Divers:

Nothing of note.

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Quail

1, at Cors Ddyga (1st - 3rd).

3, at the Alaw estuary (2nd-3rd).

1, at Talwrn (2nd).

Great Bittern

1, in flight at Cors Ddyga (1st).

Little Egret

11, at Traeth Dulas (1st).

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

First report for the year of newly fledged birds at Cors Ddyga (29th).

Red Kite

1, one mile south of Benllech (28th).

1, over Gadfa (28th).

1, over Aberffraw dunes (30th).

1, over A55 near LlanfairPG (3rd).

1, at Llyn Llywenan (3rd).

Passerines & others:

Kingfisher

1, at the Cefni reservoir (3rd).

Grasshopper Warbler

1, at Newborough warren (3rd).

Lesser Whitethroat

1, at Gadfa (29th).

White Wagtail

1, at Cemlyn (28th).

Siskin

1, male at a garden feeder at Talwrn (2nd).

Week: Saturday 20th June - Friday 26th June 2026.

A week of blistering heat, but it nonetheless offered up four records of singing Quail.  Up to 4 Roseate Terns were a Cemlyn, while there were further signs of a return passage of waders including a Green Sandpiper, 3 Ruff and 10 Redshank - the latter very scarce on Anglesey through mid May - mid June.
There were no new additions to the cumulative year list which remains at 199 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.  

Wildfowl:

Garganey

1, drake at Cors Ddyga (20th).

Teal

4, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Waders:

Curlew

8, at Traeth Dulas (24th).

23, at the Alaw estuary (25th).

Black-tailed Godwit

1, at Valley tidal doors (20th).

Common Sandpiper

Up to 2, at the Alaw estuary (2 on 26th, 1 on 20th).

Green Sandpiper

1, flew north over Cors Ddyga (23rd).

Redshank

1, at Valley tidal doors (20th).

9, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Greenshank

1, at Alaw estuary (26th).

Ruff

1, at Cemlyn (22nd).

Up to 2, males at Cors Ddyga (2 on 24th, 1 on 23rd).

Seabirds and gulls:

Roseate Tern

Up to 4, at Cemlyn (4 on 24th, 2 on 21st-23rd, 1 on 26th).

Grebes & Divers:

Nothing of note. 

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Quail

1, reported as singing near Brynteg (21st).

1, heard singing to the South East of Mynydd Bodafon (21st, 23rd-24th).

1, heard singing from fields near Llyn Llygeirian (22nd).

1, heard singing at Llandegfan (25th).

Spoonbill

1, at Cors Ddyga (21st).

Little Egret

12, at Traeth Dulas (24th).

Raptors:

Osprey

1, fishing at the Inland Sea before moving off to the North (21st).

Hobby

1, from A55 near the junction for Llangefni (23rd).

Passerines & others:

Grasshopper Warbler

1, at Llyn Llygeirian (22nd).

1, at Cors Bodeilio (24th-25th).

Lesser Whitethroat

1, at Valley tidal doors (20th).

1, at Gadfa (20th-26th).

1, at Rhoscolyn (20th-24th).

1, on approach to Cwm reservoir, Holyhead (23rd).

Crossbill

2, at Carmel Head (20th).

Week: Saturday 13th May - Friday 19th June 2026.

While there were no new species for the year, there were nonetheless still a few scarce species to see including Garganey, Little Ringed Plover, Roseate Tern, Quail, Spoonbill and Hobby.
There were the first signs of the return passage of waders, with the first Greenshank and Common Sandpiper for a few weeks.  Added to which, there was an unseasonal record of a Pale-bellied Brent Goose on the Inland Sea - the bird was noted to fly strongly and it remains unclear why it should be with us in the middle of June.
The cumulative year list remains at 199 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.  

Wildfowl:

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

1, at the Inland Sea (14th-15th, 18th). 

Red-breasted Merganser

7, at Traeth Dulas (15th).

Goosander

1, flew over the Afon Cefni adjacent to Cors Ddyga (15th).

Garganey

1, drake at Cors Ddyga (18th).

Shoveler

1, duck at Cors Ddyga (16th).

Waders:

Little Ringed Plover

2, viewed from cycle track - on first scrape north of the A55, Cors Ddyga (16th).

Whimbrel

Up to 2, at the Alaw estuary (2 on 14th, 1 on 18th).

1, at Traeth Dulas (15th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

1, at Alaw estuary (18th).

Common Sandpiper

1, at the Alaw estuary (14th).

Greenshank

1, at Alaw estuary (18th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Black Guillemot

1, offshore at Cemlyn (14th).

Roseate Tern

1, at Cemlyn (15th-16th).

Mediterranean Gull

6, at the Inland Sea (15th).

Grebes & Divers:

Nothing of note.

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Quail

1, calling at Cors Ddyga (18th).

Spoonbill

2, at the Braint estuary (13th).

1, on a pool viewed from the cycle track c1km south of Cors Ddyga and also at times on the main scrapes off the path from the car park to the Afon Cefni (15th-19th).

Great Bittern

1, in flight at Cors Ddyga (18th).

Little Egret

7, at Traeth Dulas (17th).

Great Egret

2, in flight at Cors Ddyga (15th).

Raptors:

Osprey

1, over Cemlyn then flew west (15th).

Marsh Harrier

1, male in flight at Cors Ddyga (15th-16th).

Red Kite

1, over Talwrn (15th).

1, over B5111 near Dolmeinir meats (17th).

Hobby

1, at Cors Ddyga (15th).

Passerines & others:

Stock Dove

2, on recently seeded turf fields at Gadfa (13th, 15th).

Cetti’s Warbler

3, at Cors Ddyga (16th).

Siskin

1, male at a garden feeder at Talwrn (15th - 18th).