A male Common Crossbill seen singing from atop of a
Corsican pine at Newborough forest (19th) was the only new species
for the week. It takes the cumulative
year to date total to 148.
A Black-throated Diver close in at Holyhead harbour
allowed for all the diagnostic features to be noted. Initially reported on the 15th,
the bird was relocated on the 19th and was still present on the 23rd. Whilst Holyhead harbour has held up to 6
birds in the ‘70s (per @angleseybirdman), numbers have dwindled such that this
is the 1st since 1 in 2019, with the 1 in 2018 and 1 in 2012.
A count of 10 Great Egrets at Cors Ddyga (19th
& 23rd) was impressive and can only lead to speculation as to
whether they will breed in the not-too-distant future.
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Swans, Geese &
Ducks: |
Whooper Swan |
·
1 at Cemlyn (19th). ·
30+ between Rhosgoch and
Carreglefn (23rd). |
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Greenland White-fronted Geese |
·
20 on fields south of Cors
Ddyga (20 on 18th, 19 on 22nd). |
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Pink-footed Goose |
·
c. 550 flew over Cors Ddyga
(c. 550 on 17th -19th). |
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Pale-bellied Brent Goose |
·
20+ at Penrhos Coastal park
(18th). ·
20 at the Cymyran strait (19th). ·
25 at Newborough beach (19th). ·
104 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Long-tailed Duck |
·
2 off Benllech seafront (19th). |
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Eider |
·
8 off Benllech seafront (19th). ·
3 at Penmon (19th). |
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Common Scoter |
·
c. 300 off Benllech seafront
(19th). |
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Wigeon |
·
just 3 left at the Cymyran
strait (19th). ·
390 at Cemlyn (19th). ·
48 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Pintail |
·
35 at Cors Ddyga (17th). ·
7 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Waders: |
Green Sandpiper |
·
1 at
Llanfachraeth (17th). |
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Purple Sandpiper |
·
5 at Cemlyn (19th). ·
10 at Trearddur Bay (23rd). |
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Knot |
·
148 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Dunlin |
·
20 at Cemlyn (19th). ·
403 at the Alaw estuary (19th). ·
26 at Cors Ddyga (22nd). |
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Turnstone |
·
30 at Cemlyn (19th). |
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Golden Plover |
·
‘000s still on coastal
fields between Aberffraw and Bodorgan (18th). |
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Grey Plover |
·
7 at Cemlyn (19th). ·
42 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Greenshank |
·
9 at
Llanfachraeth (17th). ·
2 at the Cymyran strait (19th). ·
2 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Redshank |
·
35 at the Cymyran strait (19th). |
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Snipe |
·
20+ at Llyn Llywenan (18th). |
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Woodcock |
·
1 on the approach to the
southern end of Cors Ddyga (18th). |
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Ruff |
·
2 at Cors Ddyga (22nd). |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
·
40 at Traeth y Gribin (18th). ·
1 at the Cymyran strait (19th). ·
32 at the Alaw estuary (19th). |
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Black-tailed Godwit |
·
3 at the Gorad flood, Valley
(17th). ·
Up to 24 at Cors Ddyga (24
on 22nd, 18 on 17th). |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Mediterranean Gull |
·
1, adult, at Cemlyn (19th). |
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Black Guillemot |
·
2 at Holyhead fish quay (20th). ·
Up to 6 at Holyhead harbour
(6 on 23rd, 2 on 21st). |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Black-throated Diver |
·
1 at Holyhead harbour (19th-23rd),
following an earlier report of one on the 15th. |
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Great Northern Diver |
·
1 at Holyhead harbour (18th-23rd). |
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Red-throated Diver |
·
7 off Benllech seafront (19th). |
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Slavonian Grebe |
·
Up to 3 at Beddmanarch Bay
(3 on 18th & 23rd, 1 on 20th). |
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Great-crested Grebe |
·
35 off Benllech seafront (19th). |
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Passerines & others: |
Firecrest |
·
1 at Bodffordd water
treatment plant (17th). |
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Black Redstart |
·
2 in the Amlwch Port area –
male & female (18th). |
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Water Pipit |
·
Up to 2 at Cors Ddyga (2 on
17th-18th, 1 on 19th). |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
·
Up to 5+ at Cors Ddyga (5+
on 18th, 2 o 23rd). |
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Chiffchaff |
·
3 at Amlwch Port water treatment
plant – including 1, possibly of the tristis sub-species (18th). |
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Blackcap |
·
Up to 2 at Soldier’s Point,
Holyhead – male & female (23rd), female (19th). |
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Common Crossbill |
·
1 singing from atop of a
Corsican pine at Newborough forest (19th). |
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Common Starling |
·
c. 100,000 in a murmuration
over Llangefni marshes between A55 and Llangefni water treatment plant (23rd). |
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Dipper |
·
1 at Llangefni (17th). |
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Chough |
·
10 at Aberffraw dunes (18th). |
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Hooded Crow |
·
1 at The Range, Holyhead (18th). ·
1 at South Stack (23rd). |
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Raven |
·
12 at Aberffraw (18th). |
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Raptors: |
Marsh Harrier |
·
Up to 3 at Cors Ddyga – male
& 2 females (3 on 18th – 1m, 2f, 2 on 17th, 1 on 23rd). ·
1 over Pwll Preban,
Rhoscolyn (18th). |
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Red Kite |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (18th
& 23rd). ·
1 at the Alaw estuary (18th). ·
1 at Bodorgan (18th). ·
1 at Pentraeth (18th). ·
1 over fields near Bryngwran
(19th). ·
1 at Tralwrn (22nd). ·
1 at Cors y Bol (23rd). |
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Merlin |
·
1 at Cors Ddyga (18th). ·
1 at Aberffraw (18th). |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Cattle Egret |
·
Up to 2 at Cors Ddyga (2 on
18th, 19th, 22nd, 1 on 17th). ·
1 at Llanfachraeth (17th
& 18th). |
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Great Egret |
·
Up to 10 at Cors Ddyga (10
on 19th & 23rd, 3 on 17th 2 on 18th
& 22nd). ·
1 at Llyn Llywenan (18th). ·
1 at Llyn Hafodol (23rd). |
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Little Egret |
·
20 came into roost at Cors
Ddyga (23rd). |
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Great Bittern |
·
Up to 2 booming at Cors
Ddyga (2 on 18th, 1 on 22nd & 23rd). |
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Water Rail |
·
2 at Cemlyn (19th). ·
2 at Cors Ddyga (23rd). |
