No new year ticks, but plenty to keep the interest going. 2023 year list remains on 195.
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Swans,
Geese & Ducks: |
Garganey |
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2 reported at Cors Ddyga (15th) |
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Shoveler |
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10 at Cors Ddyga (15th) |
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Wigeon |
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1 at Cors Ddyga (15th) ·
1 at the Alaw estuary (15th) |
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Tufted Duck |
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5 on the Afon Cefni at the
south end of the Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) |
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Common Scoter |
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Up to 15 past The Range,
Holyhead (15 during 2hr seawatch on 16th, 1 during 3hr seawatch on
15th). |
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Waders: |
Knot |
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2 at the Alaw estuary (14th) |
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Dunlin |
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8 at the Alaw estuary (14th) |
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Grey Plover |
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1 at the Alaw estuary (14th) |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
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Up to 9 at the Alaw estuary
( 9 on 18th, 5 on 14th) |
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Whimbrel |
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1 at the Alaw estuary (15th) ·
1 at The Range, Holyhead (15th) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (16th) |
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Curlew |
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19 at the Alaw estuary (18th) |
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Oystercatcher |
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Up to 114 at the Alaw
estuary (114 on 14th, 109 on 18th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Little Gull |
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1st summer on the
big island, Cemlyn lagoon (17th) |
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Roseate Tern |
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2 at Cemlyn (19th) |
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Puffin |
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3 off The Range during a 2hr
seawatch (19th) |
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Manx Shearwater |
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Up to 1227 past The Range,
Holyhead (1227 during 3hr seawatch on 15th, 463 on 19th
- 2hrs, 120 - 2hrs on 16th). |
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Gannet |
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Up to 46 past The Range,
Holyhead (46 during 2hr seawatch on 16th, 27 on 15th – 3hr,
17 on 19th – 2hr). |
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Fulmar |
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Up to 26 past The Range,
Holyhead (26 during 3hr seawatch on 15th, 11 on 19th -2hrs,
4 on 16th – 2hr). |
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Kittiwake |
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Up to 151 past The Range,
Holyhead (151 during 2hr seawatch on 16th, 111 on 15th –
3hr, 49 on 19th – 2hr). |
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Divers & Grebes: |
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No records of note. |
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Passerines & others: |
Tree Sparrow |
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1 at Cemlyn (17th)
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Spotted Flycatcher |
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1 at South Stack (17th&19th) |
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Grasshopper Warbler |
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3 at the south end of the
Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) |
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Reed Warbler |
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5 at the south end of the
Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) ·
10 along nature trail route
at north end of Cors Ddyga (16th) ·
1 singing on reed bordered
lake to east of Mynydd Parys (14th) |
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Sedge Warbler |
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6 at the south end of the
Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
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3 at the south end of the
Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) ·
1 at Llyn Maelog (16th) ·
10 on a walk from the nature
trail at Cors Ddyga (16th) |
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Whinchat |
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Female at Rhoscolyn (13th) |
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Swift |
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9 over the south end of the
Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) |
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Cuckoo |
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1 at Cestyll gardens near
Cemlyn (13th) ·
1 at Octel, Amlwch Port (14th) ·
1 at Cors Ddyga (15th) |
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Yellow Wagtail |
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1 at Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn
(18th-19th) was considered a flava x thunbergi intergrade
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Stock Dove |
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Pair at Talwrn (15th) |
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Hooded Crow |
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1 at South Stack (13th) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (17th) |
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Raptors: |
Marsh Harrier |
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Up to 2 at Cors Ddyga (2 on
14th, 1 on 15th) |
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Red Kite |
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1 at the Alaw estuary (15th) |
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Osprey |
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1 circling over the sea off
Benllech (14th) ·
1 over Cemlyn (15th) |
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Hobby |
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1 at Cors Ddyga (17th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great Bittern |
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2 males ‘booming’ at the
south end of the Cors Ddyga reserve (14th). ·
Several sightings of birds
in flight at Valley wetlands RSPB (17th-18th) |
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Great Egret |
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1 at the south end of the
Cors Ddyga reserve (14th) |
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