A belated report from last week of a Turtle Dove at Rhoscolyn (19th). A section of the Cors Ddyga RSPB reserve with no public access had a Quail, Little Stint and a Wood Sandpiper (25th). There was a report of a Balearic Shearwater of Cemlyn (22nd), which is atypical with the majority of Anglesey records coming in the late summer / early autumn following a post-breeding dispersal from the Mediterranean. The month of May is always a good one for Sanderling, but this week numbers were very much above those normally seen with 40+ at Traeth Crigyll (22nd) and Silver Bay (23rd). A record of successful breeding of Eider around Moelfre was noteworthy. The 2023 Anglesey year list to date hits 200.
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Swans,
Geese & Ducks: |
Pintail |
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Pair at Llyn Trafwll (20th) |
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Eider |
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Pair with chicks at Moelfre
(24th) ·
Belated report of 15 at
Penmon (18th) |
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Pochard |
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Drake at Cors Ddyga (24th) |
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Waders: |
Little Stint |
· 1 at Cors Ddyga in an area
without public access (25th) |
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Wood Sandpiper |
· 1 at Cors Ddyga in an area without
public access (25th) |
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Sanderling |
· Up to 42 at Silver Bay,
Rhoscolyn (42 on 23rd, 7 on 22nd, 3 on 24th) ·
47 at Traeth Crigyll (22nd) ·
9 on the Alaw estuary (22nd) · 6 over a 2hr seawatch off
The Range, Holyhead (24th) ·
7 at Newborough beach (25th) |
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Ringed Plover |
· Up to 22 on the Alaw estuary
(22 on 23rd, 9 on 22nd) |
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Dunlin |
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Up to 9 on the Alaw estuary
(9 on 22nd, 3 on 23rd) |
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Turnstone |
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5 summer plumaged birds at
Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (23rd) |
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Greenshank |
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2 at Cadnant (24th) |
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Redshank |
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1 at the river mouth at
Cadnant (24th) |
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Oystercatcher |
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80 at the Alaw estuary (23rd) |
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Whimbrel |
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1 at Cemlyn (21st-22nd) · Belated report of 1 at Red
Wharf Bay (17th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Balearic Shearwater |
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1 reported off Cemlyn (22nd) |
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Little Gull |
· 1st summer on the
lagoon at Cemlyn (20th) |
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Puffin |
· 2 over a 2hr seawatch off
The Range, Holyhead (24th) |
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Manx Shearwater |
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275 over a 2hr seawatch off
The Range, Holyhead (24th) |
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Fulmar |
· 6 over a 2hr seawatch off
The Range, Holyhead (24th) |
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Gannet |
· 15 over a 2hr seawatch off
The Range, Holyhead (24th) |
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Kittiwake |
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32 over a 2hr seawatch off
The Range, Holyhead (24th) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Great Northern Diver |
· Summer plumage bird flew
north past South Stack (20th) |
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Red-throated Diver |
· 1, possibly of this species,
flew past Rhoscolyn (21st) |
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Passerines & others: |
Yellow Wagtail |
· Female Blue-headed ‘flava’
at Cemlyn (20th) · Female Grey-headed ‘thunbergi’
at Cemlyn (21st) |
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Turtle Dove |
·
Belated report of 1 at
Rhoscolyn (19th) |
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Tree Sparrow |
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1 at Tyn Llan scrub, Cemlyn
(21st) |
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Common Redstart |
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1 at Wylfa woods (22nd) |
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Spotted Flycatcher |
· Up to 7 at South Stack (7 on
26th, 2 on 23rd) ·
2 at Soldier’s Point (23rd) ·
4 at Rhoscolyn (25th) · 1 at Breakwater Country
Park, Holyhead (25th) |
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Lesser Whitethroat |
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1 at Rhoscolyn (25th) · 1 near the Mitigation pool,
Inland Sea (25th) |
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Grasshopper Warbler |
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1 at Llanynghenedl (21st) |
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Whinchat |
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1 at Cors Erddreiniog (26th) |
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Cuckoo |
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1 at Cemlyn (21st, 24th) |
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Swift |
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15 at Cors Ddyga (24th) |
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Grey Wagtail |
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1 feeding young at Cadnant
(24th) |
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Hooded Crow |
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1 at Traeth Crigyll,
Rhosneigr (20th) ·
2 at South Stack (20th) ·
1 south of Hen Borth, Cemlyn
(22nd) |
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Raptors: |
Hen Harrier |
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A ring-tailed was at South
Stack (20th) ·
A ring-tailed was at Cemlyn
(20th) · A ring-tailed flew across
the A55 near Bryngwran (20th) |
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Marsh Harrier |
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Female at Llyn Llywenan (21st) |
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Red Kite |
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4 over Cemlyn (20th) ·
13 over Cemaes Bay (26th) |
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Osprey |
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1 over Newborough beach (25th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Quail |
· 1 singing at Cors Ddyga in
an area without public access (25th) |
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Great Bittern |
· Several sightings of birds
in flight at Valley wetlands RSPB (21st ·
1 ‘booming’ at Cors Ddyga
(24th) |
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Great Egret |
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1 at Cors Ddyga reserve (23rd) |
