Anglesey Bird News: Week: Saturday 2nd November 2024

Just how many Yellow-browed Warblers have there been this year? The running total of daily maximum sightings between the 26^th September and the 8^th November now stands at 63, with Holyhead (South Stack to Soldier’s Point) accounting for 51, Cemlyn (Carmel Head to Wylfa woods) for 10 and elsewhere just the 2. While there is bound to have been some duplication in that birds will have been counted as part of different daily totals, equally some birds must have moved through relatively quickly only to be replaced by others. The first at Wylfa woods was on the 3^rd October, the most recent on the 2^nd November – while not impossible, it seems unlikely that the one bird had stayed for a month – indeed the were comments from those who saw a bird on more than one occasion that later sightings involved a paler, less brightly coloured individual. And what has passed through the rest of the island which is largely under-watched?

*Swans, Geese & Ducks:*	Whooper Swan	· 6 at Llyn Cefni (7^th).
	White-fronted Geese	· 5 flew NW over South Stack & Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (4^th).
	Pink-footed Goose	· 6 at Cors Ddyga (3^rd).
	Pale-bellied Brent Goose	· 5 at Red Wharf Bay (3^rd). · 111 at the Alaw estuary (4^th). · 227 at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th). · 200+ at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Dark-bellied Brent Goose	· 1 at the Alaw estuary (4^th).
	Barnacle Goose	· 1 at Llyn Coron (2^nd).
	Bar-headed Goose (Cat E),	· 1 at Llyn Coron (2^nd & 3^rd)
	Canada Goose	· 130 at Llyn Coron (3^rd).
	Greylag Goose	· 540 at Llyn Coron (3^rd).
	Mandarin	· Drake flew over Cors Ddyga (5^th).
	Eider	· 3 off Benllech seafront (3^rd). · 1 in Holyhead harbour ( 4^th – 7^th). · 2 drakes on sea off Penmon Pool (6^th). · Female off Lleiniog (6^th). · 2 at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th).
	Common Scoter	· Drake at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th).
	Pintail	· 42 at the Alaw estuary (4^th).
	Gadwall	· 2 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd).
	Wigeon	· 35 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · 155 at the Alaw estuary (4^th).
	Scaup	· Female at the Inland Sea (3^rd).
	Goldeneye	· 6 at the Inland Sea (3^rd). · Male and female at Llyn Llywenan (3^rd). · Female at Pont Marquis (4^th). · 5 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Red-breasted Merganser	· 6 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · Male and female at the Cefni estuary at Malltraeth (4^th). · 3 at the lagoon, Cemlyn (6^th).
*Waders:*	Green Sandpiper	· 1 at the wet field at the Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (2^nd).
	Common Sandpiper	· 1 at Church Island (2^nd).
	Purple Sandpiper	· Up to 10 at Cemlyn (10 on 2^nd, 8 on 4^th, 6 on 6^th). · 1 at Trearddur Bay (2^nd). · 1 at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (7^th).
	Grey Plover	· 1 at Cemlyn (2^nd). · 7 at the Alaw estuary (4^th). · 18 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	European Golden Plover	· 600-800 at Aberffraw (4^th). · c 120 at Cors Ddyga (6^th).
	Common Ringed Plover	· 62 at the Alaw estuary (4^th).
	Knot	· 8 at the Alaw estuary (4^th). · 7 at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th). · 5 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Lapwing	· 4 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · 1000-1200 at Aberffraw (4^th). · 41 at the Alaw estuary (4^th). · c 950 at Cors Ddyga (6^th).
	Dunlin	· 8 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · 51 at the Alaw estuary (4^th). · c 20 at Cors Ddyga (7^th).
	Turnstone	· c 30 at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (7^th).
	Jack Snipe	· Up to 2 at Traeth Dulas (2 on 2^nd, 1 on 7^th). · 1 at Garreglwyd (2^nd). · 1 at Cors Ddyga (4^th).
	Common Snipe	· 20+ at Llyn Llywenan (3^rd). · 50+ at Red Wharf Bay (3^rd). · c 35 at Traeth Dulas (7^th). · c 60 at Cors Ddyga (7^th). · 7 at The Range (8^th).
	Woodcock	· 1 at Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (8^th).
	Ruff	· Up to 3 at Cors Ddyga (3 on 3^rd, 2 on 7^th, 1 on 2^nd).
	Greenshank	· Up to 9 at Traeth Dulas (9 on 3^rd, 5 on 7^th). · 5 at Red Wharf Bay (3^rd). · 1 at Tyn Llan, Cemlyn (4^th). · 1 at the Cefni estuary at Malltraeth (4^th). · 1 at the lagoon, Cemlyn (6^th). · 2 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Redshank	· 30+ at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · 200+ at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Bar-tailed Godwit	· 48 at the Alaw estuary (4^th). · 30 at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th).
	Black-tailed Godwit	· Up to 8 at Cors Ddyga (8 on 7^th, 3 on 2^nd). · 1 at Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn (4^th). · 1 at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (7^th). · 20 at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th). · 1 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Oystercatcher	· 4 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd).
	Whimbrel	· 1 at Cemlyn (7^th).
	Curlew	· 179 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd).
*Seabirds & gulls:*	Mediterranean Gull	· 2 on the Railway crossing pool, Inland Sea (8^th). · 1 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Black Guillemot	· 2 winter plumaged birds off Lleiniog (6^th). · 1 at Beddmanarch Bay (7^th).
	Cormorant	· 38 at Llyn Coron (3^rd).
Divers & Grebes:	Red-throated Diver	· 4 off Benllech seafront (3^rd).
	Slavonian Grebe	· 1 at the Inland Sea (3^rd & 8^th).
	Great Crested Grebe	· 20+ at the Inland Sea (8^th).
	Little Grebe	· 5 at the Inland Sea (8^th).
*Passerines & others:*	Black Redstart	· 1 on the roof of the Castellor bed and breakfast, Cemaes Bay (4^th – 7^th). · 1 in the garden at Ty’n Nant, South Stack approach road (4^th-6^th). · Male on roof of house at Pentre pella village, Holyhead mountain (8^th).
	Lapland Bunting	· 1 at the Trwyn, Cemlyn (4^th-7^th).
	Snow Bunting	· 1 at the start of the Breakwater, Holyhead (2^nd & 5^th). · 1 at the Trwyn, Cemlyn (7^th).
	Ring Ouzel	· 1 at Cors Ddyga (5^th).
	Yellow-browed Warbler	· 1 at the Plantation, South Stack (2^nd). · Up to 3 at Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (3 on 2^nd & 3^rd, 1 on 4^th, 1 on 8^th). · 1 at Wylfa woods (2^nd). · 1 at Carmel Head (2^nd). · 2 at or near Holyhead mountain (3^rd & 4^th). · 1 at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (3^rd & 4^th).
	Garden Warbler	· 1 at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (4^th).
	Chiffchaff	· 1 at Octel, Amlwch Port (2^nd). · Up to 6 at Holyhead (6 on 2^nd, 2 on 3^rd, 1 on 5^th). · 1 at Wylfa woods (7^th). · 5 at Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (8^th).
	Siberian Chiffchaff	· 1, considered to be of the subspecies tristis – at Holyhead Mountain (4^th).
	Blackcap	· 1 at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (6^th). · 2 at Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (8^th).
	Cetti’s Warbler	· 1 at Llyn Llywenan (3^rd). · Up to 2 singing at Cors Ddyga (2 on 7^th, 1 on 6^th).
	Firecrest	· Belated report of one on Puffin Island on the 29^th October.
	Goldcrest	· 8 at the Breakwater Country Park (2^nd).
	Ring Ouzel	· 1 at Cors Ddyga (5^th).
	Water Pipit	· 1 at Cors Ddyga (5^th). · 2, possibly up to 4, at Traeth Dulas (8^th).
	Greenfinch	· c. 12 on shingle bar at Cemlyn (7^th).
	Brambling	· 3 at Carmel Head (2^nd).
	Crossbill	· 1 at Holyhead (3^rd).
	Fieldfare	· 3 at Carmel Head (2^nd). · 2 at the Breakwater Country Park (2^nd). · 4 at Cemaes (2^nd). · 2 at South Stack (4^th).
	Kingfisher	· 1 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · 1 at Rhoscolyn (6^th).
	Barn Swallow	· 1 at Llandegfan (4^th). · 2 at Rhoscolyn (7^th). · 1 at Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (8^th).
	Great Spotted Woodpecker	· 1 at The Range was in unusual habitat (8^th).
	Chough	· 45 near Llyn Trafwll (4^th). · 34 at Mynydd Bodafon (5^th). · 30 at Puffin Island (5^th).
	Hooded Crow	· 1 at Newborough beach car park (8^th).
*Raptors:*	Marsh Harrier	· 1 at Llyn Llywenan (3^rd). · Male at Pont Marquis (3^rd). · 1 at Cors Ddyga (4^th).
	Red Kite	· 1 at Traeth Dulas (3^rd). · 1 over Talwrn (6^th & 7^th). · 1 near Trefor (7^th).
	Merlin	· 2 females south of Bodedern (3^rd). · 1 at Cemlyn (7^th).

Anglesey Bird News

Friday, 8 November 2024

Week: Saturday 2nd November 2024 – Friday 8th November 2024.

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