… and we are off and running. 133 species seen already in 2023 to date.
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
*** Cattle Egret *** |
·
1 in cattle field at Llanfwrog (2nd-5th) |
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Great White Egret |
·
Up to 2 at Llyn Llywenan (2 between 1st-
2nd, 1 on 4th) |
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Water
Rail |
·
c. 12 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
1 at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (5th-6th) |
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Swans, Geese & Ducks: |
Whooper
Swan |
· Up to 21 on fields near Rhosgoch (21 on 31st&2nd,
16 on 1st) · Up to 5 at Cors Ddyga (5 on 5th, 3 on 2nd) ·
6 roosting on western basin of Llyn Cefni before
flying off north at 0810hrs |
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Black Swan |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) |
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Pink-footed
Goose |
·
40 on fields between Cors Ddyga and
Llangristiolus (1st), increasing to c. 160 that settled 3 fields west of the river near
the metal bridge at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
54 over Traeth Dulas (2nd) ·
c. 100 over Beddmanarch Bay (2nd) |
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Greylag
Goose |
·
190 at the Alaw estuary (4th) |
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Pale-bellied
Brent Goose |
·
2 at Rhoscolyn (1st) ·
16 at Benllech (2nd) |
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose |
·
1 at Traeth Lleiniog (4th) |
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Long-tailed Duck |
· 3 off Benllech seafront – drake and 2 ducks (1st-2nd) |
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Mandarin |
·
Drake at Cors Ddyga (2nd) |
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Eider |
·
Up to 3 Eider off Benllech seafront (3 on 2nd,
2 on 1st) |
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Pochard |
·
9 at Llyn Alaw (1st) · Up to 30 at Llyn Cefni (28 on 2nd, 30
on 5th) |
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Tufted Duck |
·
12 at Llyn Alaw (1st) ·
Up to c. 130 at Llyn Cefni (c. 130 on 6th,
75 on 5th) |
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Teal |
·
c. 750 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) · c.200 at Llyn Bodgylched, near Beaumaris (4th) ·
c. 50 at Llyn Cefni (6th) · c. 65 on flooded fields north of A55 at Llangefni
(6th) |
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Wigeon |
·
c. 100 at Llyn Cefni (6th) ·
c. 140 at Traeth Dulas (6th) ·
c. 70 on flooded fields north of A55 at Llangefni
(6th) |
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Gadwall |
· c. 35 on flooded fields north of A55 at Llangefni
(6th) · 7 on drainage pool, just north of the Rhosneigr junction off
A55 (3rd) |
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Shoveler |
·
c.35 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
c. 50 at Llyn Cefni (6th) · 95 on flooded fields north of A55 at Llangefni (6th) |
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Shelduck |
·
c. 40 at Traeth Dulas (6th) |
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Goosander |
·
Up to 4 at Llyn Llywenan (4 on 31st, 2
on 4th) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Great Northern Diver |
·
Up to 3 in Beddmanarch bay (3 on 1st,
1 on 2nd, 4th & 6th) ·
2 off Traeth Lligwy (1st) ·
1 off Benllech seafront (2nd) ·
2 on Inland Sea (2nd) |
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Red-throated Diver |
·
7 off Benllech seafront (2nd) |
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Slavonian Grebe |
·
Up to 3 at Beddmanarch Bay (3 on 2nd,
1 on 31st&6th) ·
1 at the Inland Sea (1st) |
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Little Grebe |
·
20 at Llyn Cefni (6th) |
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Great Crested Grebe |
·
61 off Benllech seafront (2nd) |
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Passerines & others: |
Firecrest |
· 1 in woods / scrub behind Benllech beach car park
(1st) · 1 at Llyn Parc Mawr, Newborough forest (1st) ·
1 at Coed Cyrnol, Menai Bridge (2nd) |
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Chiffchaff |
·
up to 3 at Octel, Amlwch Port (3 on 1st,
1 on 31st) ·
2 between Cors Ddyga and Pentre Berw water
treatment plant (2 on 1st, 2nd & 4th) ·
1 at Llyn Coron (1st) |
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Blackcap |
·
Female in woods / scrub behind Benllech beach car
park (2nd) |
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Cetti’s warbler |
·
5 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
At least 1 at Llyn Penrhyn (5th) ·
2 alongside flooded fields north of A55 at
Llangefni (6th) |
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Black Redstart |
·
Male at Octel, Amlwch Port (31st) · Female / juvenile at Octel, Amlwch Port (1st) ·
Male and female / juvenile at South Stack (2nd) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (2nd) |
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Dipper |
· 1 on Afon Cai – a tributary of the Afon Cefni (5th) |
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Water Pipit |
· 2 flew up from the wet marsh to left of path to
river at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
2 came into roost at Cors Ddyga (2nd) |
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Yellowhammer |
· 2 in a field of kale, north of Mynydd Bodafon (2nd) |
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Skylark |
·
c. 120 on fields south of Aberffraw (2nd) · c. 40 on fields at Braint car park, Newbough (2nd) ·
40 at Llanfwrog (4th) |
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Starling |
· c. 250,000 at Llyn Bodgylched, near Beaumaris (4th) |
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Hooded Crow |
·
1 at Traeth Dulas (1st) ·
1 at the Inland Sea (1st) |
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Magpie |
· 20 went to roost in willows by sewage works at
Llangefni (6th) |
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Kingfisher |
·
1 at the old brickworks pool, Traeth Dulas (2nd) ·
1 at Malltraeth cob (4th) · 1 at Llyn Bodgylched, near Beaumaris (4th) |
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Waders: |
Grey Phalarope |
· 1 seen and photographed at Trearddur Bay (1st) |
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Ruff |
·
1 at Malltraeth (1st) |
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Green Sandpiper |
·
1 on a wet field north of the Dulas estate (2nd) · 1 on wet field at Llanfachraeth end of Alaw
estuary (4th) |
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Purple Sandpiper |
·
Up to 5 at Trearddur Bay (5 on 4th, 3
on 1st, 1 on 6th) ·
2 at Cemlyn (5th) |
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Knot |
·
3 on rocky islets off Beach Road, Valley (6th) |
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Jack Snipe |
·
3 at Traeth Dulas (1st, 6th) ·
2 at Red Wharf Bay (2nd) |
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Snipe |
·
22 at Rhoscolyn (1st) ·
10 at Traeth Dulas (6th) |
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Woodcock |
·
3 at Mynydd Bodafon (1st) ·
1 at City Dulas (1st) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (1st) ·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (2nd) ·
1 at Llyn Cefni (6th) |
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Golden Plover |
·
c. 2500 on fields south of Aberffaw (4th) |
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Grey Plover |
·
8 at Cemlyn (5th) |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
·
1 at the Gorad flood, Valley (1st) ·
23 on rocky islets off Beach Road, Valley (6th) |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
· c. 240 at Malltraeth on flooded field opposite
cob pool (31st) ·
Up to 55 at the Gorad flood, Valley (55 on 31st,
20 on 3rd) |
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Greenshank |
·
1 at Cymyran (31st) · 1 on old brickworks pool, Traeth Dulas (2nd&6th) ·
1 at the Alaw estuary (4th) |
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Redshank |
·
c. 250 on Gorad flood, Valley (3rd) |
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Lapwing |
·
310 at Cymyran (31st) ·
c. 2000 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
c. 750 on fields south of Aberffaw (4th) |
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Curlew |
· 4 colour-ringed birds at Malltraeth (31st
-1st) – all ringed there in past 2 years. ·
217 at Traeth Dulas (6th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Black Guillemot |
·
1 at Beddmanarch Bay (1st&6th) ·
4 at Traeth Lligwy (1st) ·
Up to 2 at Holyhead harbour (2 on 3rd,
1 on 1st) ·
2 off Benllech seafront (2nd) |
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Razorbill |
·
1 on the Inland Sea (31st) ·
1 off Benllech (2nd) ·
1 at Holyhead Harbour (3rd) ·
1 near the old jetty at Point Lynas (5th) |
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Guillemot |
·
c. 200 on ledges at South Stack (5th) |
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Gannet |
·
78 feeding off Point Lynas (5th) ·
2 were offshore from Aberffraw (4th) ·
2 flew south past South Stack (5th) |
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Mediterranean
Gull |
·
1 at Inland Sea (31st, 2nd) ·
1 at Beddmanarch Bay (1st) ·
Adult off Penrhos beach car park (6th) ·
Adult winter at Traeth Dulas (2nd) |
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Lesser
Black-backed Gull |
·
1 at Traeth Dulas (2nd) |
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Raptors: |
Hen Harrier |
·
2 ‘ring-tailed’ at Cefni estuary (2nd) · 1 ‘ring-tailed’ over fields north of Mynydd
Bodafon (2nd) |
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Marsh Harrier |
·
2 at Llyn Llywenan (1st, 2nd &
4th) ·
4+ at Cors Ddyga (2nd) |
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Red Kite |
·
1 at Dolmeinir (31st) ·
2 over Llyn Llywenan (2 on 1st, 1 on 2nd) ·
1 at Talwrn (4th - 5th) ·
1 at Presaddfed (6th) ·
2 at Bethel Trefeilir woods (6th) |
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Merlin |
·
1 at the Trwyn, Cemlyn (1st) ·
1 near old chimney at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
1 at the south end of Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
1 at Traeth Dulas (6th) |
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Peregrine |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (2nd) ·
1 at Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (4th) |
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