Friday, 18 August 2023

Week: Saturday 12th August - Friday 18th August 2023.

18 species of wader …

 

Swans, Geese & Ducks:

Common Scoter

·        17 flew past Cemlyn (15th).

Waders:

Wood Sandpiper

·    1 at Tyn Llan fields and wider Cemlyn area (16th-18th).

Ruff

·        Up to 3 at Cemlyn (3 on 18th, 2 on 13th&16th).

·        2 at the Alaw estuary (16th)

Knot

·        Juvenile off Hen Borth beach, Cemlyn (15th).

·      Up to 6 at the Alaw estuary (6 on 18th, 3 on 15th).

Dunlin

·      Up to 29 at Traeth Dulas (29 on 17th, 21 on 16th, 9 on 15th).

·        22 on the Alaw estuary (18th).

Green Sandpiper

·        1 at the Alaw estuary (16th).

Common Sandpiper

·        1 at Cemlyn (18th).

Grey Plover

·        1 at the Alaw estuary (18th).

Eurasian Golden Plover

·       Up to 31 at Cemlyn (31 on 18th, 22 on 17th, 12 on 15th).

Ringed Plover

·      Up to 58 at Traeth Dulas (58 on 16th, 17 on 15th).

·        Up to 35 at the Alaw estuary (35 on 18th, 9 on 15th).

Turnstone

·        53 at Cemlyn (18th).

Lapwing

·        20+ at the Llyn Trafwll (15th).

Greenshank

·    Up to 4 at Traeth Dulas (4 on 14th, 1 on 15th&16th).

·        14 at the Alaw estuary (16th).

·        Up to 3 at Cemlyn (3 on 17th, 1 on 18th)

Redshank

·        5 at the Alaw estuary (15th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

·        Up to 14 at the Alaw estuary (14 on 18th, 3 on 15th).

Black-tailed Godwit

·        Up to 2 at Traeth Dulas (2 on 12 &14th, 1 on 15th & 16th).

·        1 at the Alaw estuary (16th).

·        8 at Cemlyn (17th).

Whimbrel

·        Up to 4 at Cemlyn (4 on 17th, 1 on 15th&18th).

·        4 at Cemlyn (17th).

·        4 over Gadfa (17th).

·        1 at Borthwen, Rhoscolyn (17th).

Curlew

·       Up to 101 at the Alaw estuary (101 on 18th, 78 on 15th).

Oystercatcher

·      Up to 415 at the Alaw estuary (415 on 18th, 248 on 15th).

Seabirds & gulls:

Balearic Shearwater

·        1 off Point Lynas (12th).

·        1 off Cemlyn (15th).

European Storm-Petrel

·        1 flew west past Cemlyn (14th).

·        2 flew west past Cemlyn (15th).

Arctic Skua

·        1 off Cemlyn (12th).

Little Tern

·        1 off Cemlyn (12th).

Puffin

·        1 off Cemlyn (12th).

Mediterranean Gull

·        14 on the Gorad flood, Valley (15th).

Divers & Grebes:

 

·        Nothing of note.

Passerines & others:

Sedge Warbler

·        1 at Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn (15th).

Willow Warbler

·        1 singing at Cors Ddyga (16th).

Northern Wheatear

·        1 at Cemlyn (18th).

Hooded Crow

·        1 at Carmel Head (17th).

Common Kingfisher

·        1 at the Alaw estuary (16th).

·        1 at the old brickworks pool, Traeth Dulas (17th).

Raptors:

Hobby

·        1 at Llyn Trafwll (15th).

Merlin

·    Female flew over Cemaes football field and headed towards the town (12th).

·      Female at Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn (16th&18th).

Goshawk

·        1 over Talwrn (18th).

Marsh Harrier

·        1 at Cemlyn (16th)

·        1 at Carmel Head (17th).

·        1 over Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (17th).

Red Kite

·        1 over B5110 1 km NE of Llangefni (14th).

·        1 over Bodorgan headland (17th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Egret

·         1 at Llyn Trafwll (18th).

Little Egret

·          31+ at Cemlyn (18th).

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