Week: Saturday 22nd July - Friday 28th July 2023.

The start of a few interesting seabird records and wader return continues with the first Sanderling and Knot.

 

Swans, Geese & Ducks:	Pintail	·       Up to 2 at Malltraeth cob pool (2 on 27th, 1 on 24th).
	Wigeon	·        Drake at the Alaw estuary (24th&28th).
	Common Scoter	·        50+ (over 4hrs) past Cemlyn in several flocks (24th). ·        10 (over 2hrs) past Point Lynas (25th).
	Black Swan	·   1 on the Inland Sea – seen from the Anchorage (25th).
Waders:	Sanderling	·        5 at Cemlyn (24th). ·        8 at the Alaw estuary (28th).
	Knot	·        1 at the Valley end of the Alaw estuary (27th).
	Common Sandpiper	·        5 at Traeth Dulas (22nd). ·     Up to 7 at the Alaw estuary (7 on 24th, 5 on 28th, 2 on 26th). ·        8 at the Cefni estuary (24th). ·        2 at Cemlyn (24th).
	Dunlin	·        4 at Traeth Dulas (22nd). ·        24 at the Cefni estuary (24th). ·        Up to 17 at the Alaw estuary (17 on 28th, 0 on 27th, 2 on 26th).
	Ringed Plover	·     Up to 9 at the Alaw estuary (9 on 28th, 8 on 27th).
	Greenshank	·       13 at the Alaw estuary (13 on 24th, 12 on 26th, 11 on 28th). ·        1 at Traeth Dulas (24th). ·        Up to 2 at the Cefni estuary (2 on 24th, 1 on 27th).
	Redshank	·      Up to 28 at the Alaw estuary (28 on 24th, 17 on 28th, 13 on 26th). ·        27 at Malltraeth cob pool (27th).
	Bar-tailed Godwit	·        Up to 10 at the Alaw estuary (10 on 27th, 6 on 28th, 2 on 26th).
	Black-tailed Godwit	·       Up to 27 at the Cefni estuary (27 on 24th, 1 on 27th). ·        3 at Traeth Dulas (28th).
	Whimbrel	·        3 flew over Talwrn (24th). ·    Up to 7 at the Alaw estuary (7 on 24th, 3 on 26th, 1 on 28th). ·        2 at Cemlyn (24th).
	Lapwing	·        4 at the Alaw estuary (26th).
	Oystercatcher	·     Up to 319 at the Alaw estuary (319 on 27th, 286 on 24th, 281 on 28th, 212 om 26th).
	Curlew	·     Up to 149 at the Alaw estuary (149 on 26th, 127 on 24th, 80 on 28th, 26 on 27th).
Seabirds & gulls:	Sooty Shearwater	·        1 flew west past Cemlyn (24th).
	Arctic Skua	·      2 (over 2hrs) flew west past Point Lynas (25th).
	Mediterranean Gull	·        4 at the Alaw estuary (24th)
	Common Gull	·        2 at the Alaw estuary (24th)
	Roseate Tern	·        1 at Cemlyn (24th).
	Sandwich Tern	·        71 at Traeth Dulas (28th).
	Manx Shearwater	·        37 (over 4hrs) past Cemlyn (24th). ·        25 (over 2hrs) past Point Lynas (25th).
	Gannet	·        22 (over 4hrs) past Cemlyn (24th). ·        13 (over 2hrs) past Point Lynas (25th).
	Kittiwake	·        6 (over 2hrs) past Point Lynas (25th). ·     1 at Traeth Dulas – scarce to rare at this site (28th).
Divers & Grebes:		Nothing of note.
Passerines & others:	Hooded Crow	·        1 at South Stack near visitors centre (28th).
	Kingfisher	·        1 at the Alaw estuary (28th).
Raptors:	Hobby	·        1 at Cors Ddyga (25th-26th).
	Marsh Harrier	·        1 at the Cefni estuary (24th).
	Red Kite	·        1 over the A5025 near Pen-y-sarn (24th). ·        1 at the Alaw estuary (26th).
Herons, Egrets & allies:	Great Egret	·          1 at Malltraeth cob pool (24th, 27th). ·          2 at Cors Ddyga (27th).