Week: Saturday 8th June 2024 – Friday 14th June 2024.

A quiet week – which might have been expected given the time of year, but at the same time a few bits and pieces to keep the interest going.

 

Swans, Geese & Ducks:	Mute Swan	·       24 on the east basin of Cefni reservoir (13th).
	Gadwall	·       c. 40 on the east basin of Cefni reservoir (13th).
	Eurasian Teal	·       3 at Cors Ddyga (9th).
	Common Scoter	·       11 flew past The Range (10th). ·       28 off Benllech (13th).
	Eider	·       Adult, with 3 chicks off Traeth Bychan (11th).
Waders:	Grey Plover	·       2 at Red Wharf Bay (12th).
	Common Ringed Plover	·       21 at the Alaw estuary (11th).
	Sanderling	·       A number among a mixed flock of Dunlin and Ringed Plover at Cemlyn (10th). ·       Several among a mixed flock – 11 – of Sanderling and Dunlin at Rhoscolyn (11th).
	Dunlin	·       44 at the Alaw estuary (11th).
	Whimbrel	·       5 flew past The Range (10th).
	Bar-tailed Godwit	·       7 at Red Wharf Bay (12th).
	Black-tailed Godwit	·       5 at Red-Wharf Bay (8th). ·       1 at Cemlyn (10th).
	Oystercatcher	·       174 at the Alaw estuary (11th).
Seabirds & gulls:	Arctic Skua	·       Dark morph off Traeth Bychan (11th).
	Common Gull	·       2nd calendar year at the Alaw estuary (11th).
	Mediterranean Gull	·       1 at Cemlyn (10th). ·       1 at Red Wharf Bay (12th).
	Black Guillemot	·       1 at Point Lynas (8th). ·       1+ off Traeth Bychan (11th). ·       2 off Benllech (13th).
Divers & Grebes:	No sightings of note
Passerines & others:	Yellow Wagtail	·       1 over Tyn Llan, Cemlyn then at Hen Borth – photographed (12th).
	Northern Wheatear	·       1 at Point Lynas (8th). ·       1 at the Alaw estuary (11th). ·       1 at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (11th).
	Lesser Whitethroat	·       1 at Llyn Trafwll (8th).
	Grasshopper Warbler	·       1 singing at Llyn Cefni (13th).
	Swift	·       c. 30 over the east basin of Cefni reservoir (13th).
	Hooded Crow	·       1 at Red Wharf Bay (12th).
Raptors:	Marsh Harrier	·       Female at Llyn Trafwll (8th). ·       Up to 3+ at Cors Ddyga (3+ on 9th, 2 on 11th).
	Red Kite	·       1 over the Alaw estuary (8th). ·       1 over A5025 north of Pentraeth (11th). ·       1 over Gadfa (12th).
Herons, Egrets & allies:	Great Bittern	·        1 still booming at Cors Ddyga (9th & 11th).