Week: Saturday 10th August 2024– Friday 16th August 2024.

Balearic Shearwater was new for the year – with 2 birds (13^th & 14^th) – and takes the cumulative year list up to 210.  A couple of scarce species notched up only their second reports of the year with a juvenile Little Ringed Plover at Cemlyn (16^th) and a Green Woodpecker (1 or more) near Mynydd Bodafon (11^th & 15^th).  What appeared to be a northern ‘argentatus’ Herring Gull at Traeth Dulas would be an early record (12^th & 14^th).

 

Swans, Geese & Ducks:	Common Scoter	·        130 flew past Point Lynas (14th).
	Teal	·        Up to 13 at Traeth Dulas (13 on 13th, 8 on 16th, 7 on 10th).
	Red-breasted Merganser	·        14 at the Alaw estuary (12th). ·        27 briefly at Traeth Dulas (16th).
Waders:	Little Ringed Plover	·       Juvenile at Cemlyn (16th).
	Golden Plover	·       1 at the Alaw estuary (14th).
	Ringed Plover	·       20 at Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (12th). ·       25+ at Porth y Mor, near Lligwy (12th). ·       87 at the Alaw estuary (87 on 14th, 24 on 12th). ·       10 at Traeth Dulas (16th).
	Lapwing	·       70+ at Cors Ddyga (12th).
	Turnstone	·       4 at Porth y Mor, near Lligwy (12th).
	Green Sandpiper	·       1 at Traeth Dulas (16th).
	Common Sandpiper	·       Up to 2 at Traeth Dulas (2 on 14th, 1 on 16th).
	Dunlin	·       Up to 78 at the Alaw estuary (78 on 16th, 62 on 12th, 4 on 14th).
	Sanderling	·       Up to 7 at the Alaw estuary (7 on 12th, 3 on 16th).
	Snipe	·       2 at Traeth Dulas (16th).
	Greenshank	·       Up to 5 at Traeth Dulas (5 on 16th, 4 on 14th, 3 on 10th & 12th). ·       3 at Cors Ddyga (12th). ·       19 at the Alaw estuary (14th). ·       1 on wet fields off South Stack Road, Holyhead (16th).
	Redshank	·       30 at the Alaw estuary (14th). ·       6 at Traeth Dulas (16th).
	Bar-tailed Godwit	·       Up to 11 at the Alaw estuary (11 on 16th, 7 on 12th).
	Black-tailed Godwit	·       2 at the Inland Sea (11th). ·       2 at Cors Ddyga (12th). ·       1 at Valley cob (16th).
	Whimbrel	·       Up to 3 at Traeth Dulas (3 on 14th & 16th, 1 on 13th). ·       1 at the Alaw estuary (14th).
	Curlew	·       160+ at the Inland Sea (11th). ·       Up to 96 at the Alaw estuary (96 on 12th, 49 on 14th). ·       177 at Traeth Dulas (16th).
	Oystercatcher	·       Up to 282 at the Alaw estuary (282 on 12th, 210 on 14th).
Seabirds & gulls:	Balearic Shearwater	·       1 flew past Cemlyn (13th). ·       1 flew past Point Lynas (14th).
	Herring Gull	·       3rd year northern ‘argentatus’ at Traeth Dulas (12th & 14th).
	Mediterranean Gull	·       Up to 10 at Traeth Dulas – 5 2nd winter, 5 juveniles – 1 with yellow darvic ring (10th). ·       3 at Traeth Dulas _ 2 2nd winter, 1 juvenile (13th). ·       2 at Beddmanarch Bay (11th). ·       26 at the Alaw estuary (14th).
	Common Gull	·       1 at the Alaw estuary (14th).
Divers & Grebes:	Great Crested Grebe	·       17 at the Inland Sea (11th).
Passerines & others:	Green Woodpecker	·       1 heard calling between Mynydd Bodafon and Dulas (11th), then 1 on south side of Mynydd Bodafon (15th).
	Northern Wheatear	·       2 at the Range, Holyhead (10th).
	Whitethroat	·       1 at the Range, Holyhead (10th).
	Chiffchaff	·       2 at the Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (12th).
	Kingfisher	·       1 at Traeth Dulas (14th). ·       2 at the Alaw estuary (14th).
	Hooded Crow	·       1 near The Range, Holyhead (10th). ·       Hybrid Hooded x Carrion at Rhoscolyn (11th).
Raptors:	Marsh Harrier	·       2 at Llyn Llywenan (2 on 11th, 1 on 14th).
	Osprey	·       1 at Malltraeth cob pool, then flew down Cefni estuary (12th). ·       1 at Llyn Llywenan (11th).
	Red Kite	·       2 at Llyn Llywenan (11th).
Herons, Egrets & allies:	Great Egret	·        1 at Llyn Llywenan (11th & 14th).