The week’s
headlines again was dominated by ducks, but even these sightings were put into the
shade by the discovery of a drake Baikal Teal just over the Menai Strait at
Foryd Bay (5th-10th).
Velvet Scoter was new for the year and takes to 2023 Anglesey year list up to 149.
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Swans, Geese & Ducks:
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*** Surf Scoter *** |
·
Drake off Benllech seafront
(4th – 10th) |
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*** Ring-necked Duck *** |
·
Female on the eastern basin
at Llyn Cefni (5th &9th-10th) |
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Velvet Scoter |
·
Up to 3 off Benllech
seafront (3 on 4th, 1 on 6th) |
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Whooper Swan |
·
13 at Llyn Llygeirian (4th) ·
4 at Cors Ddyga (5th) · 50 on fields east of Llangefni-Llanerchymedd
road (7th) |
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Black Swan |
·
2 at Cors Ddyga (5th) |
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Barnacle Goose |
·
2 SW of Llyn Coron in
roadside field (7th) |
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Pink-footed Goose |
·
50 at Cors Ddyga (5th) |
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Pale-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla hrota) |
·
29 at Beddmanarch Bay (6th) ·
20 at the Cymyran estuary (7th) |
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Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta
bernicla bernicla) |
·
1 at Beddmanarch Bay (6th) ·
2 at the Alaw estuary (7th) |
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Long-tailed Duck |
· Up to 4 off Benllech
seafront (4 on 6th, 3 on 4th,9th-10th) |
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Scaup |
· Up to 4 at the Inland Sea (4
on 5th&10th, 2 on 9th) |
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Eider |
·
2 off Benllech seafront (4th) ·
15 off Traeth Bychan (7th) |
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Wigeon |
·
10 at Cymyran estuary (7th) |
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Pintail
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· c. 375 just offshore from
the cob pool, Malltraeth (9th) |
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Goosander |
·
33 at Llyn Coron (7th) |
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Waders:
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Green Sandpiper |
· 1 in a ditch running north
from the stone bridge adjacent to the Lon Las cycletrack (5th) |
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Common Sandpiper |
·
1 at Church Island (6th-8th) |
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Purple Sandpiper |
·
7 at Cemlyn (5th) ·
17 at Trearddur Bay (10th) |
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Grey Plover |
·
10 at the Alaw estuary (4th) ·
2 at Cemlyn (5th) |
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Golden Plover |
·
137 at Cemlyn (5th) |
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Lapwing |
·
1800 on the Cefni estuary (9th) |
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Woodcock |
·
1 at Capel Coch (5th) ·
1 at the Alaw estuary (7th) |
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Ruff |
·
Up to 2 at Cors Ddyga (2 on 6th&9th,
1 on 5th) |
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Greenshank |
·
1 at the Alaw estuary (4th) ·
1 at Church island (7th&8th) |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
·
1 at Cemlyn (5th) ·
1 at the Cymyran estuary (7th) |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
·
‘00s at Cors Ddyga (5th) ·
30 at Malltraeth cob pool (9th) |
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Curlew |
·
117 at Cymyran estuary (7th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Black Guillemot |
·
2 off Benllech seafront (4th) |
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Mediterranean Gull |
·
2 at Beddmanarch Bay (6th) ·
3 adults at the Alaw estuary
(7th) ·
1 at Rhosneigr (9th) |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull |
· 1 on the island off
Borthwen, Rhoscolyn (7th) |
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Fulmar |
· 20 on cliffs between South
and North Stack (4th) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
***Black-throated Diver*** |
·
1 off Benllech seafront (4th) |
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Great Northern Diver |
·
3 off Benllech seafront (4th) ·
1 at the Inland Sea (5th&9th) ·
1 at Holyhead harbour (6th) |
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Red-throated Diver |
·
Up to 10 off Benllech
seafront (9th) |
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Slavonian Grebe |
·
Up to 2 at Beddmanarch Bay (2
on 6th, 1 on 4th&9th) ·
2 at the Inland Sea (10th) |
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Great Crested Grebe |
·
85 off Benllech seafront (7th) |
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Little Grebe |
·
6 at Llyn Parc Mawr (9th) |
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Passerines & others:
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Firecrest |
·
2 near Caim (4th) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (7th) ·
2 at Menai Bridge (7th) ·
2 heard at Llyn Coron (7th) |
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Black Redstart |
·
1 on houses at Llanfairyneubwll
(9th) |
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Chiffchaff |
·
Up to 5 at Cors Ddyga (5 on
6th) · 4 at Llyn Coron, 1 of which
might be of the Tristis sub-species ·
1 at South Stack (9th) |
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Blackcap |
·
1 at Menai Bridge (8th) |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
·
1 at Llyn Cerrig Bach (5th) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (6th) |
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Siskin |
·
3 at Llyn Parc Mawr,
Newborough (9th) ·
8 at Penrhos Coastal Park
(10th) |
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Hooded Crow |
·
1 at South Stack (5th-6th) |
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Dipper |
·
1 at Llangefni (10th) |
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Kingfisher |
· 1 at the Valley end of the
Stanley embankment (5th) ·
1 at Cadnant, Menai Bridge
(8th) ·
1 by the sluice gates at
Malltraeth (9th) ·
1 on cob pool, Malltraeth (9th) |
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Raptors:
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Marsh Harrier |
·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (5th) ·
Up to 5 at Cors Ddyga (5 on
9th, 3 on 6th) |
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Red Kite |
·
1 at Talwrn (7th) ·
1 at north end of Llyn Cefni
(7th) |
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Merlin |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (6th) |
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Barn Owl |
· 1 seen flying across the
B5109 south of Trefor (5th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great Egret |
·
2 at Cors Ddyga (5th,
9th) |
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Water Rail |
·
1 at Soldiers Point (6th) |
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