8 new additions across the week - Arctic Tern (22nd), Whinchat (22nd), Swift (23rd), Dotterel (25th), Lesser Whitethroat (25th), Garden Warbler (27th), Cuckoo (24th) and a belated report of a Tree Sparrow at a private garden north of Llyn Trafwll (4th-16th). Collectively, they take the 2023 year list up to 190.
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Swans,
Geese & Ducks: |
Eider |
·
Pair at Cemlyn (22nd) ·
2 at Porth y Mor (22nd) · 13 flew past Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn
(27th) |
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Pintail & Wigeon |
· an unspecified small number
still at Cors Ddyga RSPB (26th) |
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Waders: |
***Dotterel*** |
· Female seen on The Range,
Holyhead (25th-26th) |
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Purple Sandpiper |
·
1 at Cemlyn (25th)
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Common Sandpiper |
·
1 at South Stack (22nd) ·
Up to 7 at Church Island,
Menai Bridge (7 on 23rd, 2 on 22nd & 26th). ·
1 at Red Wharf Bay (23rd) ·
2 at Cemlyn (25th) ·
3 at Llyn Alaw (26th) ·
2 at Valley doors (27th) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (28th) |
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Little Ringed Plover |
·
2 at Cors Ddyga RSPB (22nd
– 28th) ·
1 at Cemlyn (22nd-24th) |
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Common Ringed Plover |
·
19 at Cemlyn (25th) ·
7 at the Alaw estuary (26th) |
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Golden Plover |
· Up to 52 at Cors Ddyga RSPB
(52 on 24th, 9 on 27th) |
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Dunlin |
·
39 at the Alaw estuary (26th) |
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Ruff |
· Up to 2 at Cors Ddyga (2 on
24th, 1 on 22nd-23rd) |
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Greenshank |
·
1 at Traeth Dulas (22nd) ·
2 at the Alaw Estuary (26th) |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
·
3 at Cemlyn (3 on 23rd,
1 on 25th) ·
1 at Red Wharf Bay (23rd) ·
8 at the Alaw estuary (26th) ·
2 at Rhoscolyn (28th) |
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Whimbrel |
·
83 at the Alaw estuary (83
on 22nd, 3 on 26th) ·
Up to 2 at Church Island,
Menai Bridge (2 on 22nd, 1 on 23rd) · Up to 5 at Cors Ddyga (1 on
25th, 5 on 26th) ·
4 at South Stack (25th) ·
5 at Cemlyn (25th)
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Up to 17 at Rhoscolyn (17 on
27th, 5 on 28th) |
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Snipe |
·
8 at Cemlyn (22nd) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (27th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Arctic Skua |
· 1 flew past The Range during
a 1hr seawatch (23rd) |
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Arctic Tern |
·
3 at Cemlyn (22nd) |
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Common Tern |
·
7 at Cemlyn (22nd) |
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Puffin |
·
Up to 8 at South Stack (8 on
26th, 5 on 24th) |
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Black Guillemot |
·
5 at Holyhead fish quay (25th) |
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Mediterranean Gull |
·
2 at the Alaw estuary (26th) |
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Manx Shearwater |
· 37 off South Stack during a
1hr seawatch (23rd) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Red-throated Diver |
·
1 off Porth-y-Mor (22nd) ·
1 flew past The Range (23rd) |
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Passerines & others: |
***Whinchat*** |
·
2 at Cors Erddreiniog (22nd) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (23rd,
26th) ·
1 at South Stack (25th) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (27th) ·
1 at Cemlyn (27th) |
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***Swift*** |
· Up to 3 over Cors Ddyga (1
on 23rd, 3 on 28th) |
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***Lesser Whitethroat*** |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (25th) ·
1 at Gwynfryn, Rhoscolyn (25th) ·
1 at Llyn Alaw (26th) ·
1 at Octel, Amlwch (27th) ·
1 at Cestyll gardens (28th) |
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***Garden Warbler*** |
·
1 at Llyn Cefni (27th-28th) ·
1 at Cestyll gardens (28th) |
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***Cuckoo*** |
·
1 heard at Red Wharf Bay (24th) ·
1 heard at Llyn Llywenan (27th) |
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***Tree Sparrow*** |
· 1 at a private garden north
of Llyn Trafwll – 4th to 16th. |
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Common Redstart |
·
Male at South Stack (22nd) ·
Female at Cors Ddyga (25th) |
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Ring Ouzel |
·
4 at South Stack (22nd) |
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Fieldfare |
·
5 near Pentraeth (22nd) ·
1 at South Stack (27th) |
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Common Whitethroat |
·
1 at South Stack (22nd) ·
1 at The Range (24th) ·
8 at Rhoscolyn (27th) |
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Reed Warbler & Sedge Warblers |
· Multiple reports of Ian
increasing number of birds at suitable habitats across the week. |
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Grasshopper Warbler |
· 1 at Tyn Llan scrub, Cemlyn
(22nd & 23rd) · Up to 3 at Rhoscolyn (3 on
27th, 1 on 25th) |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
·
Up to 4 at the reedbed at
Rhoscolyn (4 on 27th, 2 on 25th) |
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Northern Wheatear |
· 34 at Rhoscolyn (34 on 22nd,
22 on 25th) ·
14 at The Range (24th) |
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Yellow Wagtail |
· 1 heard calling over Cemlyn
(22nd & 23rd) · ‘blue-headed’ photographed
at Cemlyn (23rd) · 1 seen and heard in flight
at Cors Ddyga (24th), then a ‘blue-headed’ seen and photographed. ·
1 over South Stack (25th) |
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Tree Pipit |
·
2 at Cemlyn (22nd) · Up to 4 over South Stack (4
on 27th, 1 on 25th) |
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Linnet |
·
190 at South Stack (22nd) |
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Lesser Redpoll |
·
1 at South Stack (25th) |
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Hooded Crow |
·
1 at The Range (24th) · Up to 2 at South Stack (2 on
27th, 1 on 25th) ·
1 at Gadfa (26th) ·
1 at Bwrdd Arthur, Llanddona
(27th) |
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Raptors: |
Osprey |
· over Cors Ddyga before
heading south (22nd) ·
1 sat on rocks eating a fish
at the Inland Sea (24th), then seen in flight (25th)
before heading south. Bird noted as
having a ring. |
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Marsh Harrier |
· 1 at Cors Ddyga RSPB (28th) |
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Red Kite |
· 1 over road by Cable Bay (23rd) · 2 at Cors Ddyga (23rd) ·
1 at South Stack (25th) ·
1 at Llyn Alaw (26th) |
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Merlin |
·
1 at South Stack (25th) |
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Short-eared Owl |
· 1 flew from the Trwyn
towards Bryn Aber (22nd) · 1 seen and photographed at
Mynachdy (25th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great Bittern |
· 1 seen in flight at Valley
lakes RSPB and another booming (26th) ·
1 booming at Cors Ddyga (28th) |
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Great Egret |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga RSPB (23rd) |
