Week: Saturday 23rd November 2024 – Friday 29th November 2024.

Still plenty of species to keep the interest during these shortening daylight hours! 

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Whooper Swan

-        6 at Cors Ddyga (27^th).

-        5 at Bodffordd end of Llyn Cefni (29^th).

White-fronted Goose

-        15 flew over Cors Ddyga and appeared to land west of the Afon Cefni (29^th).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

-        80 at Moel y Don (25^th).

-        82 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Barnacle Goose

-        2 at Cors Ddyga (28^th).

Greater Scaup

-        2 at the Inland Sea (25^th).

Long-tailed Duck

-        Drake off Benllech seafront (29^th).

Eider

-        1 at Holyhead harbour (24^th- 27^th).

-        3 at Beddmanarch Bay (26^th).

-        1 off Benllech seafront (26^th).

Common Scoter

-        Duck on the Inland Sea (25^th).

-        Drake at Beddmanarch Bay (26^th-27^th).

-        120+ off Benllech seafront (26^th).

-        1 at Trearddur Bay (28^th).

Shelduck

-        45 at Traeth Dulas (26^th).

Eurasian Teal

-        56 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Pintail

-        50 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Gadwall

-        15+ at Llyn Parc Mawr, Newborough (27^th).

-        20+ at Bodffordd end of Llyn Cefni (29^th).

Wigeon

-        177 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Northern Shoveler

-        30+ at Bodffordd end of Llyn Cefni (29^th).

Pochard

-        25+ at Bodffordd end of Llyn Cefni (29^th).

Goldeneye

-        4 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Goosander

-        1 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

-        Up to 30+ at Llyn Coron (30+ on 28^th, 14 on 27^th).

 

Waders:

Green Sandpiper

-        1 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Purple Sandpiper

-        2 at Holyhead breakwater (24^th).

-        3 on Puffin Island (27^th).

-        1 at Trearddur Bay (28^th).

Grey Plover

-        57 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Common Ringed Plover

-        51 at Traeth Dulas (26^th).

-        75 off Penrhos Coastal Park (26^th).

-        38 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

European Golden Plover

-        c. 50 at Cemlyn (25^tht).

-        c. 300 at Cors Ddyga (27^th).

Lapwing

-        11 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Knot

-        10 at the Inland Sea (25^th).

-        67 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Dunlin

-        10 at Traeth Dulas (25^th).

-        142 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Jack Snipe

-        1 near Jaspels Cider, Aberffraw (26^th).

-        1 at Cors Ddyga (27^th).

-        1 at Llyn Coron (28^th).

Woodcock

-        1 at Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (26^th).

-        1 flew over road from Rhoscolyn to 4-mile bridge (27^th).

Greenshank

-        6 at Traeth Dulas (26^th).

-        1 at Cymyran (26^th).

-        9 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

-        1 at Tyddyn cob, Valley (27^th).

Redshank

-        72 at Traeth Dulas (25^th).

-        c. 50 at Moel y Don (25^th).

-        25 at Cymyran (26^th).

-        68 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

-        1 at Traeth Dulas (26^th).

-        1 at Cymyran (26^th).

-        35 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

Black-tailed Godwit

-        44 on the flood off Gorad Road, Valley (26^th).

Curlew

-        96 at Moel y Don (25^th).

-        195 at Traeth Dulas (26^th).

 

Seabirds and gulls:

Mediterranean Gull

-        Adult winter at Traeth Dulas (25^th).

-        1 at Beddmanarch Bay (26^th).

-        Adult at the Inland Sea (28^th).

Fulmar

-        7 flew west past North Stack (24^th).

Black Guillemot

-        3 at Holyhead harbour (26^h).

 

Divers & Grebes:

Black-throated Diver

-        Possible, between Beaumaris pier and Gallow’s Point (27^th).

Great Northern Diver

-        Juvenile at Holyhead harbour (24^th).

-        1 at Beddmanarch Bay (26^th).

Red-throated Diver

-        3 flew west past North Stack (24^th).

-        1 at Holyhead harbour (24^th).

-        1 at Trearddur Bay (28^th).

Slavonian Grebe

-        1 at the Inland Sea (25^th).

-        Up to 2 at Beddmanarch Bay (2 on 26^th, 1 on 28^th).

Great Crested Grebe

-        20 off Benllech seafront (26^th).

Little Grebe

-        5 at Alaw estuary (26^th).

-        12+ at Llyn Cefni (29^th).

 

Passerines & others:

Cetti’s Warbler

-        1 at Cors Ddyga (27^th).

Firecrest

-        Up to 3 at Newborough Forest (3 on 24^th, 2 on 25^th & 29^th).

Brambling

-        2 with a finch flock opposite sunflower field, Hootons, Brynsiencyn (25^th).

Common Starling

-        c 2000 at Llyn Bodgylched (24^th).

 

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

-        2 at Cors Ddyga (27^th).

-        1 at Llyn Coron (28^th).

-        Male at Bodffordd end of Llyn Cefni (29^th).

Red Kite

-        Up to 2 at Llyn Coron (2 on 27^th, 1 on 26^th).

Merlin

-        Male from lane, Aberffraw to Llyn Coron (26^th & 28^th).

 

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Egret

-        1 at Llyn Coron (26^th- 29^th).

Water Rail

-        2 at Tyddyn Cob, Valley (27^th).

Week: Saturday 16th November 2024 – Friday 22nd November 2024.

It looks like winter has arrived proper, both in terms of the weather and the bird species on offer! 

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Whooper Swan

-        3 at the Inland Sea (19^th).

-        5 at Llyn Cefni (19^th).

-        1 at Llyn Llywenan (20^th).

Mute Swan

-        13 at the Alaw estuary (19^th).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

-        c 360 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        16 at Red Wharf Bay – from Pentraeth access (21^st).

Long-tailed Duck

-        2 off Porth Penmon (22^nd).

Greater Scaup

-        2 at the Inland Sea (19^th).

Eider

-        1 at Holyhead harbour (17^th-18^th).

-        Female at Beddmanarch bay (18^th - 19^th).

Common Scoter

-        4 at Holyhead harbour (17^th).

-        27 flew past North Stack (17^th).

Shelduck

-        39 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

Eurasian Teal

-        57 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        c 200 at Llyn Bodgylched (16^th).

Pintail

-        30 at the Alaw estuary (19^th).

Wigeon

-        423 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        c 250 at Llyn Bodgylched (16^th).

-        c. 300 at Cemlyn (21^st).

Northern Shoveler

-        c 100 at Llyn Bodgylched (16^th).

-        13 at Tyn Llan pool (21^st).

Goldeneye

-        Up to 19 on the lagoon at Cemlyn (19 on 22^nd, 12 on 21^st).

Red-breasted Merganser

-        3 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

Goosander

-        ‘Redhead’ at Cemlyn (21^st).

 

Waders:

Green Sandpiper

-        1 in field near Porth Penmon (22^nd).

Purple Sandpiper

-        2 at Holyhead harbour (17^th).

-        8 at Cemlyn (21^st).

-        6 at Porth Penmon (22^nd).

Grey Plover

-        1 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        47 at the Alaw estuary (19^th).

-        3 at Cemlyn (21^st).

European Golden Plover

-        300+ at Cors Ddyga (19^th).

-        c. 200 at Cemlyn (21^st).

Lapwing

-        217 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        40+ at Llyn Llywenan (20^th).

-        c. 350 at Cemlyn (21^st).

Sanderling

-        89 at Red Wharf Bay, from Llanddona beach (17^th).

Knot

-        16 at Beddmanarch Bay (18^th).

-        37 at the Alaw estuary (19^th).

Dunlin

-        3 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        500 at Red Wharf Bay, from Llanddona beach (17^th).

-        c. 10 at Cors Ddyga (19^th).

Common Snipe

-        c 50 at Cors Ddyga (19^th).

Greenshank

-        4 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        1 at Cemlyn (21^st).

Redshank

-        265 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        52 at Traeth Dulas (18^th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

-        5 at Beddmanarch Bay (18^th)

-        31 at the Alaw estuary (19^th)

Oystercatcher

-        33 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

Curlew

-        29 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        c. 350 at Cemlyn (21^st).

 

Seabirds and gulls:

Little Gull

-        Adult flew past North Stack (17^th).

Mediterranean Gull

-        1 on the Inland Sea between Cymyran and Four-mile bridge (16^th).

-        2^nd winter at Beddmanarch Bay (19^th).

-        Adult winter at Beddmanarch Bay (18^th & 21^st).

Kittiwake

-        71 flew past North Stack (17^th).

Gannet

-        95 flew past North Stack (17^th).

Black Guillemot

-        1 at Beddmanarch Bay (19^th).

-        8 at Porth Penmon (22^nd).

 

Divers & Grebes:

Great Northern Diver

-        1 at Holyhead harbour (17^th).

-        8 flew past North Stack (17^th).

-        1 at Porth Penmon (22^nd).

Red-throated Diver

-        36 flew past North Stack (17^th).

-        4 off Benllech seafront (21^st).

Slavonian Grebe

-        1 at the Inland Sea (19^th).

Little Grebe

-        4 at Traeth Dulas (18^th).

-        4 at Holyhead harbour (18^th).

 

Passerines & others:

Snow Bunting

-        2 at Llanddona beach (16^th-17^th).

Chiffchaff

-        1 at Wylfa woods (21^st)

Siberian Chiffchaff

-        1, considered to be of the subspecies tristis – at Llyn Cefni (19^th).

Firecrest

-        1 at Lleiniog woods, near Llangoed (16^th).

Water Pipit

-        5 at Cors Ddyga (19^th).

Common Starling

-        c 85,000 went into roost in reed beds at Llyn Bodgylched (16^th).

-        Danish and Lithuania ringed birds photographed at Gwalchmai (20^th).

Kingfisher

-        1 at Cemlyn (21^st).

Hooded Crow

-        1 at Newborough beach car park (16^th).

 

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

-        1 at Llyn Llywenan (20^th).

Red Kite

-        2, flew low over A55 near RAF valley junction (16^th).

-        1 over Rhoscefnhir (19^th).

-        1 at Llyn Llywenan (20^th).

Merlin

-        1 at Cemlyn (21^st).

 

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Egret

-        1 flew west over Wylfa woods (21^st).

Water Rail

-        2 at Llyn Bodgylched (16^th).

-        1 calling at Llyn Llywenan (20^th).