A week that included both the spectacle of large numbers of some of our commoner species and a sprinkle of rare and scarce ones. In respect of the former, there were 10’s of ‘000s of Golden Plover and Lapwing on flooded fields inland of Malltraeth cob, c. 5300 Guillemots were back on cliff ledges at South Stack and c.600 Black-tailed Godwits roosted at Cors Ddyga. A female Ring-necked Duck topped the rare and scarce list, with other additions to the 2023 year list including Sanderling, Common Sandpiper, Great Bittern, Short-eared Owl, Green Woodpecker and Lesser Redpoll which collectively took the list up to 142.
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Swans, Geese & Ducks: |
*** Ring-necked Duck *** |
· Female on eastern basin of
Llyn Cefni (20th) |
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Whooper Swan |
· Up to 7 on flooded fields
inland of Malltraeth cob (7 on 14th, 3 on 15th, 4 on 16th) |
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Mute Swan |
·
18 at the Alaw estuary (18th) |
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Black Swan |
·
1 at Llyn Dinam (20th) |
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Pink-footed Goose |
· Up to 100 at Cors Ddyga (100
on 15th&20th, 60 on 16th) |
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Greylag Goose |
·
190 at the Alaw estuary (18th) |
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Pale-bellied Brent Goose |
·
95 at the Alaw estuary (14th)
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose |
·
1 at the Alaw estuary (14th&18th) |
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Long-tailed Duck |
·
1 off Benllech seafront (15th) |
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Scaup |
·
Up to 3 on the Inland Sea (3
on 17th, 2 on 14th) · Female on eastern basin of
Llyn Cefni (20th) |
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Eider |
·
1 off Benllech seafront (15th) |
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Common Scoter |
·
200+ off Benllech seafront
(14th) |
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Pintail |
·
77 at the Alaw estuary (18th) |
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Pochard |
·
14 at Llyn Penrhyn (17th) |
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Goldeneye |
·
4 at the Alaw estuary (18th) ·
5 at Llyn Maelog (19th) |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
·
3 at the Alaw estuary (18th) |
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Goosander |
·
Drake at Llyn Llywenan (14th) ·
9 at Llyn Coron (16th) ·
Up to 3 at Valley wetlands (3
on 17th, 1 on 20th) ·
2 at the Alaw estuary (18th) ·
2 at Llyn Maelog (19th) |
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Waders: |
Sanderling |
·
3 on Cymyran beach (19th) |
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Green Sandpiper |
·
1 at the Alaw estuary (18th) |
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Common Sandpiper |
· 1 at Church Island, Menai
Bridge (17th) |
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Purple Sandpiper |
·
8 at Trearddur Bay (15th) |
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Golden Plover |
· Several ‘000 on fields
inland of Malltraeth cob (14th) |
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Lapwing |
· Several ‘000 on fields
inland of Malltraeth cob (14th) ·
253 at Llyn Maelog (19th) |
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Jack Snipe |
·
1 at Traeth Dulas (14th) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (18th) ·
1 at Cefni estuary (19th) |
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Woodcock |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (18th) ·
2 at Cefni estuary (19th) |
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Greenshank |
· Up to 5 at the Alaw estuary
(5 on 18th, 3 on 14th) ·
1 at Traeth Dulas (19th) |
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Redshank |
·
63 at the Alaw estuary (14th) |
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Bar-tailed
Godwit |
·
4 at Beddmanarch Bay (14th) ·
35 at the Alaw estuary (14th) |
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Black-tailed
Godwit |
·
c. 600 roosting at Cors
Ddyga (18th-19th) |
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Curlew |
·
145 at the Alaw estuary (18th) ·
358 at Traeth Dulas (19th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Black Guillemot |
·
1 off Benllech seafront (15th) ·
1 at Holyhead Fish quay (15th) · Up to 4 at Holyhead harbour (4 on 19th, 3 on 18th) |
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Guillemot |
· 5300 back on cliff ledges at South Stack (17th) |
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Razorbill |
· 5 back on cliff ledges at South Stack (17th) |
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Mediterranean Gull |
· 2nd winter on
fields south of Mona (14th) · Adult winter off Penrhos
beach car park (15th & 19th) ·
Adult winter at Llyn Coron
(16th) |
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Common Gull |
·
c. 600 at Traeth Dulas (19th) |
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Kittiwake |
·
1 in Holyhead harbour ( |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Great Northern Diver |
· Up to 3 at Beddmanarch bay (3
on 19th, 2 on 14th) · Up to 2 in Holyhead harbour
(2 on 19th, 1 on 15th &18th) |
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Red-throated Diver |
·
1 off Benllech seafront (15th)
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Slavonian Grebe |
·
2 at Beddmanarch Bay (14th) |
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Great Crested Grebe |
·
60+ off Benllech seafront
(14th) ·
3 at Holyhead harbour (18th) |
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Passerines & others: |
Firecrest |
·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (17th) |
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Chiffchaff |
· 4 at Octel / Amlwch Port
water treatment plant (15th) · 2 between Cors Ddyga and
Pentre Berw water treatment plant (16th & 19th) |
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Blackcap |
· Male on garden feeders at
Amlwch Port (13th - 15th) · Male on garden feeders at
Holyhead (15th) |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (19th) ·
1 at Valley wetlands (20th) |
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Black Redstart |
·
Male at Octel, Amlwch Port
(15th) ·
Male at South Stack (15th&19th) · Female / immature at South
Stack (16th, 19th &20th) |
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Water Pipit |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (18th
& 20th) |
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Green Woodpecker |
· 2 separate reports of a bird
heard calling from near Tyn-y-Gongl (9th & 15th) |
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Lesser Redpoll |
· At least 4 in woods behind
Llangoed village hall (17th) |
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Hooded Crow |
· 1 at Traeth Dulas – on
exposed mud towards the mouth of the estuary (19th) |
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Kingfisher |
· 1 at the Afon Cadnant near
Menai Bridge (17th) ·
1 at Cemlyn (20th) · 1 on seaward side of bridge
at Malltraeth (20th) |
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Raptors: |
Hen
Harrier |
·
1 ‘ring-tailed’ at Cors
Ddyga (16th) ·
1 ‘ring-tailed’ at Cefni
estuary (19th) |
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Marsh Harrier |
·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (14th) · 5 at Cors Ddyga (18th)
– 2m, 1f, 3 juv. |
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Red
Kite |
·
1 near Pentre Berw (16th) |
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Merlin |
·
1 at Llyn Coron (16th) ·
1 at the Braint estuary (17th) ·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (17th) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (19th) |
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Peregrine |
·
3 at the Cefni estuary (19th) |
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Short-eared Owl |
· 1 at Llyn Penrhyn, Valley
Lakes RSPB (20th) |
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Barn Owl |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (15th&19th) ·
1 at Tregele (19th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great Bittern |
· 2 heard ‘booming’ at Valley
Lakes RSPB (20th) |
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Great Egret |
·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (14th) ·
2 at Cors Ddyga (19th) |
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