Whilst there will be plenty by late spring and summer, a Manx Shearwater during the month of January is a quite exceptional record.
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Seabirds & gulls: |
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Manx Shearwater *** |
· 1 flew west past North Stack at 1050hrs (13th) |
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Mediterranean
Gull |
· Adult winter off Penrhos beach car park (8th) · Adult winter off Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (8th) ·
1 at Gorad flood, Valley (11th) ·
Adult winter at Traeth Dulas (12th) |
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Swans, Geese & Ducks: |
Whooper
Swan |
· 7 in fields beyond Afon Crigyll, near Trewan Common (8th) · Up to 3 at Cors Ddyga (3 on 12th, 2 on 9th&11th) ·
2 at Malltraeth (9th) · 29 in wet fields, 1 mile SW of Maenaddwyn (13th) |
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Black
Swan |
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1 at Cors Ddyga (11th) · 1 in wet fields, 1 mile SW of Maenaddwyn (13th) |
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Pink-footed
Goose |
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120 at Cors Ddyga (9th) ·
6 in wet fields, 1 mile SW of Maenaddwyn (13th) |
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Pale-bellied
Brent Goose |
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49 at Penmon pool (11th) ·
106 at Beddmanarch Bay (12th) |
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Long-tailed
Duck |
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1 off Benllech seafront (7th, 9th & 11th) |
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Scaup |
· 3 on the Inland Sea (7th) - 2 present on 2nd |
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Eider |
· Up to 7 off Benllech seafront (7 on 7th, 1 on 11th) |
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Teal |
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71 at Llyn Frogwy (12th) |
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Pintail |
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6 at Llyn Alaw (8th) |
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Goosander |
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4 at Llyn Llywenan (13th) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Great
Northern Diver |
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2 off Benllech seafront (7th&9th) ·
1 on the Inland Sea (7th) · Up to 4 at Beddmanarch bay (4 on 8th, 1 on 12th) ·
1 at Holyhead harbour (13th) |
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Red-throated
Diver |
· Up to 8 off Benllech seafront (8 on 8th, 5 on 9th,
1 on 7th & 11th) ·
1 flew past North Stack (13th) |
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Slavonian
Grebe |
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1 at the Inland Sea (7th) · Up to 3 at Beddmanarch Bay (3 on 12th, 2 on 8th) |
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Passerines & others:
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Firecrest |
· 1 in woods behind Llangoed village hall (11th) |
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Chiffchaff |
· 3 between Cors Ddyga and Pentre Berw water treatment plant (11th) |
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Black
Redstart |
· Belated news that the female / immature was still around Llanbadrig
church (6th) · Male (8th, 9th & 12th) and female
/ juvenile (8th & 9th) at Octel, Amlwch Port |
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Water
Pipit |
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2 at Cors Ddyga (11th) |
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Hooded
Crow |
· 1 at Mynydd Eilian (7th), with a report also from Llys
Dulas (6th) |
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Kingfisher |
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1 at Holyhead harbour (8th) |
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Waders:
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Purple
Sandpiper |
·
12 at Trearddur Bay (8th) ·
3 at Cemlyn (12th) |
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Grey
Plover |
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2 at Cemlyn (12th) |
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Golden
Plover |
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300+ at Cemlyn (8th & 12th) |
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Jack
Snipe |
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1 at Amlwch (12th) |
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Snipe |
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6 at Amlwch (7th) |
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Woodcock |
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1 at Bodffordd (12th) ·
6 at Newborough forest (12th) |
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Bar-tailed
Godwit |
· 12 at the mouth of the Alaw estuary (8th) |
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Raptors:
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Hen
Harrier |
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1 ‘ring-tailed’ at Cors Ddyga (11th) ·
2 ‘ring-tailed’ at Cefni saltmarsh (12th) – 1 1st
year, 1 possibly an adult female |
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Marsh
Harrier |
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2 at Afon Crigyll (11th) |
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Red
Kite |
· 1 over A55 near Cors Ddyga (13th) |
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Merlin |
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1 at Malltraeth (12th) |
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Barn
Owl |
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1 at Cors Ddyga (12th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great
Egret |
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1 at Llyn Llywenan (13th) |
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2023 Year List |
Just 2
new additions to the 2023 year list in the form of the 1st sighting
of a Barn Owl and Manx Shearwater (plus couple of belated updated from
previous week) that takes the 2023 year-to-date list up to 135. There are still a few species that might
have been expected – notwithstanding the poor and windy weather we have had –
Lesser Redpoll and Common Sandpiper being 2 such examples. If you have seen these or any other species
not yet added to the list, then please share news of your sightings.
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