4 news additions to the year list in the form of a belated report of 3 House Martin at Cemlyn (22nd), 3 Willow Warblers at Wylfa woods (25th), a pair of Garganey at Cors Ddyga RSPB (26th) and 2 Ring Ouzels at South Stack (31st). The year to date list now stands at 167.
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Swans, Geese &
Ducks: |
***Garganey*** |
·
Drake and a duck at Cors
Ddyga (26th) |
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Pale-bellied Brent Goose |
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12 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Scaup |
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1 at the Inland Sea (31st) |
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Eider |
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c. 22 off Moelfre (26th) |
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Pochard |
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3 at the Inland Sea (31st) |
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Pintail |
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Pair at Llyn Llywenan (25th) ·
6+ at Cors Ddyga RSPB (26th) |
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Red-breasted Merganser |
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6 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Goosander |
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Pair at Llyn Llywenan (25th) |
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Waders: |
Sanderling |
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1 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Golden Plover |
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1 at the Range, Holyhead (26th) ·
30+ at Cors Ddyga RSPB (26th) ·
c. 400 at Cemlyn (27th-31st) |
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Grey Plover |
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1 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Ruff |
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4 at Cors Ddyga (27th) |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
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c. 150 at Cors Ddyga (27th)
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1 at Cemlyn (27th) |
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Jack Snipe |
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3 at Cemlyn (26th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Manx Shearwater |
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Several birds off Cemlyn (25th)
& Bull Bay (25th) ·
10 past Point Lynas (26th) ·
2 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Black Guillemot |
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8 off Point Lynas (30th) ·
2 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Sandwich Tern |
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2 at the Inland Sea (25th) ·
Up to 9 at Cemlyn (9 on 31st,
2 on 27th, 1 on 25th) ·
2 at Porth y Mor (31st) ·
c.60 at the Inland Sea (31st) |
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Mediterranean Gull |
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Up to 4 at Cemlyn (4 on 25th&27th,
2 on 26th) ·
2, 1st summer
birds on a ploughed field at Tregele (26th) ·
5 at the Inland Sea (31st) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Slavonian Grebe |
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Summer plumaged bird at
Beddmanarch Bay (25th) |
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Red-throated Diver |
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2 at Porth y Mor (31st) |
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Passerines & others: |
***Ring Ouzel*** |
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2 at South Stack, with a
male until early evening in the garden of Haul y Gwynt (31st) |
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Water Pipit |
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Up to 4 at Cors Ddyga (4 on
30th, 1 on 26th) |
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***Willow Warbler*** |
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3 at Wylfa woods (25th) |
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Blackcap |
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1 singing at Port Eilian (30th) |
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Northern Wheatear |
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8 at Tyn Llan farm, Cemlyn
(25th) ·
3 at Point Lynas (30th) ·
5 at Cemlyn (31st) |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
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1 at Rhydwyn (31st) |
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Swallow |
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1 at Llyn Llywenan (25th
& 30th) |
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***House Martin*** |
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Belated report of 3 past
Cemlyn (22nd) ·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (25th) |
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Sand Martin |
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25 at Llyn Llywenan (30th) |
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White Wagtail (Motacilla alba alba) |
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2 at Cemlyn (27th) |
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Stock Dove |
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2 near Llanfaethlu (29th) · 1 on fields between Menai
Bridge and Pentraeth (29th) |
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Hooded Crow |
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1 in fields at Ynys-y-Fydlyn
(31st) |
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Raptors: |
Osprey |
· 1 over the Cefni estuary
seen from Malltraeth (27th-31st). |
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Hen Harrier |
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‘ring-tailed’ at Cors Goch
(27th) |
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Marsh Harrier |
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Unspecified number at Cors
Ddyga (27th) ·
2 at Llyn Llywenan (30th) |
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Red Kite |
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1 at Llyn Llywenan (30th) ·
1 at Holyhead (31st) |
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Merlin |
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1 at Cors Ddyga (27th) ·
Male at Ynys-y-Fydlyn (31st) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great Bittern |
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1 ‘booming’ at Cors Ddyga
(27th) |
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Great Egret |
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Up to 2 at Cors Ddyga (27th) |
