Week: Saturday 11th January 20025 - Friday 17th January 2025.

The Anglesey year list continued to tick up with three new additions of Velvet Scoter, Cattle Egret and Water Pipit taking the list up to 138 (LISTS).  A Red-necked Grebe at Llyn Penrhyn was either a 2^nd bird for the year or a bird having relocated from Red Wharf Bay.  Whichever the case, the Llyn Penrhyn bird proved reliable and many have been able to catch up with it.  Also present at Llyn Penrhyn were up to 2 Scaup - an easier option than tracking down the bird at the Inland Sea.

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Whooper Swan

-        4 flew west past Cemlyn (12^th).

Barnacle Goose

-        2 at Llyn Coron (12^th).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

-        252 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Shelduck

-        116 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Velvet Scoter

-        3, ducks at Red Wharf Bay, viewed from Llandonna (11^th).

Long-tailed Duck

-        Drake, at Red Wharf Bay, viewed from Llandonna (11^th).

-        Duck at Beddmanarch Bay (12^th).

-        Duck at the Inland Sea (15^th & 16^th).

Scaup

-        Up to 2 at Llyn Penrhyn (2 on 14^th, 1 on 15^th – 17^th).

Eider

-        2, at Red Wharf Bay, viewed from Llandonna (11^th).

-        3 off Moelfre (15^th).

Pintail

-        8 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

-        25 at the Inland Sea (16^th).

Pochard

-        Up to 21 at Llyn Penrhyn, RSPB Valley Wetlands (21 on 14^th, 11 on 16^th).

Goldeneye

-        3 at Llyn Penrhyn (16^th).

-        6 at Llyn Maelog (16^th).

Teal

-        90 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Wigeon

-        105 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Red-breasted Merganser

-        18 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Goosander

-        1 at Llyn Penrhyn (15^th).

-        10+ at Llyn Coron (16^th).

-        22 at Llyn Maelog (16^th).

 

Waders:

Green Sandpiper

-        1 at the Alaw estuary (17^th).

Purple Sandpiper

-        1, on rocky shore between Breakwater and Breakwater Country Park, Holyhead (11^th).

-        14 at Cemlyn (12^th).

-        2 at Trearddur Bay (17^th).

Grey Plover

-        6 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Golden Plover

-        600 at Cemlyn (12^th).

Common Ringed Plover

-        56 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Lapwing

-        500 at Cemlyn (12^th).

-        393 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

-        320 from Cymyran, Rhoscolyn and Inland Sea (16^th).

Knot

-        10 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Dunlin

-        69 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Snipe

-        4 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Woodcock

-        2 at Talwrn (13^th).

Ruff

-        1 at Cors Ddyga (15^th).

Redshank

-        155 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Greenshank

-        1 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

-        3 at Church Island (16^th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

-        7 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Black-tailed Godwit

-        20 on the flood off Gorad Road, Valley (15^th).

Oystercatcher

-        61 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

Curlew

-        133 between Cymyran and Four Mile bridge (13^th).

 

Seabirds and gulls:

Mediterranean Gull

-        4, off Holyhead Breakwater (11^th).

-        1 at Beddmanarch Bay (12^th).

-        1 at the Inland Sea (16^th).

Lesser Black-backed Gull

-        1, on the flood off Gorad Road, Valley (14^th).

Black Guillemot

-        5 at Holyhead Harbour / Bay (11^th).

-        10 off Porth y Mor (17^th).

Fulmar

-        at least 14 on coastal cliffs between Traeth Lligwy and Moelfre (17^th).

 

Divers & Grebes:

Great Northern Diver

-        3, at Red Wharf Bay, viewed from Llandonna (11^th).

Red-throated Diver

-        70, at Red Wharf Bay, viewed from Llandonna (11^th).

Red-necked Grebe

-        1 at Llyn Penrhyn, RSPB Valley Wetlands (14^th – 17^th).

Black-necked Grebe

-        1 at the Inland Sea – viewed from the Anchorage (17^th).

Slavonian Grebe

-        1 at the Inland Sea (15^th).

-        1 at Beddmanarch Bay (16^th).

 

Passerines & others:

Water Pipit

-        5+ at Cors Ddyga (13^th).

Chiffchaff

-        1 at Bodffordd water treatment plant (14^th & 15^th).

-        1 at Pentre Berw water treatment plant (16^th).

Firecrest

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

Greenfinch

-        20 in coastal scrub at the south end of the cob, Valley (15^th).

Kingfisher

-        1 at Llyn Penrhyn, RSPB Valley Wetlands (14^th, 17^th).

Chough

-        32 flew over Llyn Penrhyn (15^th).

Hooded Crow

-        2 at Cemlyn (12^th).

-        1 on fields aside entrance road to The Range, Holyhead (17^th).

 

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

-        Female at Cemlyn (12^th).

-        Female at Valley doors (13^th).

-        3 males at Cors Ddyga (16^th).

-        Female at Llyn Penrhyn, RSPB Valley Lakes (17^th).

Red Kite

-        1 over A55 near Bryngwran turning (13^th).

-        1 at Cors Ddyga (16^th).

-        1 over Talwrn (17^th).

-        1 over Llansadwrn (17^th).

 

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Cattle Egret

-        1 at Cors Ddyga (13^th).

-        3 flew west from the Alaw estuary in the direction of Holyhead (17^th).

Great Egret

-        Up to 2 at Llyn Penrhyn, RSPB Valley Wetlands (2 on 15^th, 1 on 14^th).

-        1 at Cors Ddyga (15^th).

-        1 at Llyn Coron (16^th).

-        1 at Llyn Llywenan (16^th).

Water Rail

-        1 at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (11^th).