Bird of the week was an American Golden Plover (9th-12th) at Cemlyn that takes the 2023 year list up to 195. It is the 11th record for Anglesey, albeit that some records may relate to returning birds. Perhaps surprisingly, spring records (7 – 2 in April, 3 in May and 2 in June) outnumber autumn records (4 – 1 in August, 1 in September and 2 in October). Cemlyn – Hen Borth has been the been the most productive area with 7 records, with 3 at the Alaw estuary – Llanfwrog and 1 at Malltraeth cob pool
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Swans,
Geese & Ducks: |
Pale-bellied
Brent Geese |
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5 at the Alaw estuary (9th) |
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Barnacle
Geese |
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2 at Cors Ddyga (6th-8th) |
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Garganey |
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Drake at Cemlyn (7th) |
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Waders: |
***American
Golden Plover*** |
· 1 on wet fields at Tyn Llan Cemlyn and then on rocky islets offshore
(9th-12th) |
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Wood
Sandpiper |
· 1 on flooded field at Tyn Llan, Cemlyn (12th) |
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Dunlin |
· Up to 15 at Cemlyn (15 on 9th, 11 on 7th) |
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Ruff |
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Reeve at Cors Ddyga RSPB (8th, 10th) |
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Bar-tailed
Godwit |
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1 at the Alaw estuary (11th) |
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Greenshank |
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Up to 4 at the Alaw Estuary (4 on 7th, 1 on 12th) |
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Whimbrel |
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20 at Llyn Llywenan (6th) ·
4 off Tyn Llan beach, Cemlyn (9th) ·
7 at Wylfa Head (9th) ·
5 at the Alaw estuary (9th) |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Roseate
Tern |
· 1 at Cemlyn (7th-10th), but photos suggest that
1 of the birds reported as a Roseate may actually be a Roseate x Common
hybrid. |
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Manx
Shearwater |
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Up to 1536 off the Range (1536 on 12th – 2hrs, 95 on 9th
– 1hr) |
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Gannet |
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Up to 7 off the Range (7 on 12th, 4 on 9th) |
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Mediterranean
Gull |
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Up to 6 at Cemlyn (4 adults and 2 1st year (7th),
5 on 8th, 2 on 6th) |
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Kittiwake |
· 57 off the Range during a 1 hr seawatch (9th) |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Red-throated
Diver |
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No records of note. |
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Passerines & others: |
Tree
Sparrow |
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2 flew north at South Stack (12th) |
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Spotted
Flycatcher |
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1 at South Stack (6th) |
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Whinchat |
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1 at Cemlyn (10th) ·
1 at the Range (12th) |
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Cuckoo |
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1 at Cestyll gardens near Cemlyn (6th) ·
1 at Rhoscolyn (9th) |
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Cetti’s
Warbler |
· 1 singing below the dam at Llyn Cefni (7th) |
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Yellow
Wagtail |
· Up to 3 at Cemlyn, including 2 British ‘flavissima’ at Tyn Llan beach,
Cemlyn (6th-7th), 1 in flight over the shingle ridge,
Cemlyn (8th), a female (10th), 3 on ploughed fields (11th)
and 1 in flight (12th). |
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Dipper |
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1 on the Afon Cefni (7th) |
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Lesser
Redpoll |
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c. 30 at Rhoscolyn (11th) |
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Hooded
Crow |
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1 at Cemlyn (10th) ·
1 at South Stack (10th) ·
1 at the Alaw estuary (12th) |
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Raptors: |
Hen
Harrier |
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1 seen at Valley (8th) |
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Red
Kite |
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1 over the A55 near Gwalchmai (9th) ·
1 over Llyn Llywenan (12th) |
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Merlin |
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1 at Cemlyn (10th) |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great
Bittern |
· Seen in flight at Valley wetland RSPB (10th) |
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