Week: Saturday 17th June - Friday 23rd June 2023

A quiet time in the birding year, but still a few birds to keep interest ticking over.

 

Swans, Geese & Ducks:		·     Nothing of note.
Waders:	Green Sandpiper	·        1 at Cors Ddyga (22nd).
	Bar-tailed Godwit	·        3 at the Alaw estuary (19th).
	Oystercatcher	·        Up to 249 at the Alaw estuary (249 on 19th, 43 on 21st).
	Curlew	·   5 at Cors Ddyga – including colour-ringed offspring (18th). ·     Up to 74 at the Alaw estuary (74 on 21st, 5 on 19th). ·        11 at Traeth Dulas (22nd).
Seabirds & gulls:	Roseate Tern	·        2 at Cemlyn (17th).
Divers & Grebes:		·        Nothing of note.
Passerines & others:	Spotted Flycatcher	·        1 at Rhoscolyn (20th).
	Kingfisher	·        1 at Pont Bulkeley, Afon Cefni (18th).
	Cuckoo	·        1 at Mynydd Parys (17th). ·        1 at Holyhead mountain (18th).
	Hooded Crow	·   1 on fields between The Range and South Stack (17th). ·        1 at Bull Bay (22nd).
Raptors:	Marsh Harrier	·        Female at Rhoscolyn (21st). ·        Up to 4 at Cors Ddyga (4 on 18th, 2 on 22nd).
Herons, Egrets & allies:	Quail	·        1 singing at Gadfa (17th, 18th & 20th).
	Great White Egret	·        1 at Cors Ddyga RSPB (22nd).
	Little Egret	·        9 at the Alaw estuary (22nd). ·        15 at Traeth Dulas (23rd).