It would be premature to bid farewell to Summer having just moved into the month of August, but bird sightings do point to the end of the breeding season and preparation for onward migration. The first report of a sizeable roost of Barn Swallows came in of 500+ at Cors Ddyga, while Arctic Terns have all but left Cemlyn while numbers of Sandwich Terns dwindle fast. Cefni reservoir always provides some notable counts of Mute Swan and Little Grebe at this time of year, with 74 Mute Swans and 63 Little Grebe noted during the week.
Waders again provided one of the main subjects of interest, with 16 species noted during the week. It is time to start seawatching if the winds become favourable.
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Swans, Geese &
Ducks: |
Mute Swan |
·
74 at the
Cefni reservoir (2nd). |
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Teal |
·
2 at the
Cefni reservoir (2nd). |
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Gadwall |
·
22 at the
Cefni reservoir (2nd). |
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Waders: |
Curlew Sandpiper |
·
Adult
at Malltraeth cob pool (30th – 2nd). |
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Green Sandpiper |
·
1 on upper
reaches of the Alaw estuary (30th). ·
1 at
Llyn Parc Mawr, Newborough (31st). |
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Common
Sandpiper |
· 11 at Ynys Leurad, Inland Sea
(29th). · 2 on the central canal, Malltraeth
(31st). · 1 at Traeth Dulas (31st
- 1st). |
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Sanderling |
· 38 at Rhosneigr (30th). · Up to 6 at the Alaw estuary (6 on
30th, 3 on 1st). · Up to 2 at Cemlyn (2 on 31st,
1 on 30th) |
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Dunlin |
· Up to 54 at the Alaw estuary (54
on 30th, 29 on 1st). · Up to 70 at Malltraeth cob pool (70
on 2nd, 53 on 1st, 42 on 31st). |
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Turnstone |
· 1 at the Alaw estuary (30th). · 8 on rocks off the Trwyn, Cemlyn (31st). |
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Ringed Plover |
·
18 at
the mouth of the Alaw estuary (30th). |
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Lapwing |
·
7 on the upper reaches of
the Alaw estuary (30th). |
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Ruff |
·
Juvenile at Cemlyn (30th). |
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Greenshank |
·
4 at Traeth Dulas (27th,
31st, 1st). ·
Up to 16 at the Alaw estuary (16 on 1st, 15
on 30th). · 1 at Cemlyn (30th). ·
1 on the central canal at Malltraeth (31st). |
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Redshank |
·
Up to 17 at the Alaw estuary (17 on 30th,
16 on 1st). ·
44 on Malltraeth cob pool,
with a further 25 on the central canal (31st). ·
75 on Malltraeth cob pool (2nd). ·
5 at Traeth Dulas (31st
- 1st). |
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Bar-tailed Godwit |
·
6 at
the mouth of the Alaw estuary (6 on 30th, 2 on 1st). |
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Black-tailed
Godwit |
· Up to 30 on Malltraeth cob pool (30
on 31st, 21 on 30th, 16 on 2nd). |
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Whimbrel |
· 2 at the mouth of the Alaw estuary
(30th). · 1 at Cemlyn (30th). · 4 on Cefni estuary, viewed from Malltraeth cob (30th). |
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Curlew |
·
c. 150 at Red Wharf Bay (27th). ·
100+ at Traeth Dulas (27th). ·
118 at the Alaw estuary (1st). |
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Oystercatcher |
·
200+
at Red Wharf Bay (27th). ·
140 at the Alaw estuary (1st). ·
200+ at Traeth Dulas (1st). |
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Seabirds & gulls: |
Black Guillemot |
·
3 at Cemlyn (27th). ·
4 in the inner harbour,
Holyhead (1st). |
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Mediterranean Gull |
·
Up to
10 at the mouth of the Alaw estuary (10 on 30th, 1 on 1st). ·
Adult
at Traeth Dulas (1st). |
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Common Gull |
·
2 at the Alaw estuary (1st). |
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Arctic Tern |
·
11 at
Cemlyn (27th), falling to 3 (30th) and then 1 (1st). |
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Sandwich Tern |
·
c. 300
at Cemlyn (1st). |
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Divers & Grebes: |
Little
Grebe |
·
55
adults and 8 young at the Cefni reservoir (2nd). |
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Passerines & others: |
Northern
Wheatear |
·
Juvenile at The Range, Holyhead (27th). ·
Male
at Cemlyn (30th & 31st). |
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Barn
Swallow |
·
500+ roosted at Cors Ddyga (27th). |
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Willow
Warbler |
·
2 at The Range, Holyhead (31st). |
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Kingfisher |
·
1 at Llyn Parc Mawr, Newborough (31st). ·
2 at Traeth Dulas (31st & 1st). ·
2 at the Alaw estuary (1st). |
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Hooded
Crow |
·
1 on fields near The Range, Holyhead (31st). ·
Hybrid at Bull Bay golf course (31st). ·
Hybrid at Traeth Dulas (31st). |
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Raptors: |
Marsh
Harrier |
·
Female at Cemlyn (31st). ·
Female or juvenile past South Stack (31st). |
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Osprey |
·
1 at the Cefni estuary, viewed from the Malltraeth cob (30th). |
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Red
Kite |
·
2 seen distantly from Traeth Dulas (1st). ·
1 at Gwalchmai (2nd). |
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Herons, Egrets & allies: |
Great
Egret |
·
3
at Cors Ddyga (27th). |
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