Week: Saturday 8th March 2025 - Friday 14th March 2025.

Four new additions to the 2025 year list - Northern Wheatear, Sand Martin, Surf Scoter and Twite.

A 3rd Snow Bunting for the year and superb looking drake Greater Scaup added to the interest across the week.  The cumulative year list increases to 157 (LISTS). 

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Whooper Swan

1, at Capel Coch (13th).

Mute Swan

10, at Capel Coch (10th).

24, at the Alaw estuary (11th).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

4, at Holyhead harbour (9th).

19, at Moel y Don (10th).

79, at the Alaw estuary (11th).

Dark-bellied Brent Goose

1, at the Alaw estuary (11th).

Surf Scoter

1, adult drake off Llanddona beach (9th).

Long-tailed Duck

1, at the Inland Sea (10th).

Wigeon

3, at Moel y Don (10th).

120, at the Alaw estuary (11th).

Pintail

37, at the Alaw estuary (11th).

Gadwall

12, at Llyn Maelog (11th).

Greater Scaup

1, drake at Llyn Cefni - mostly at the Bodffordd end (10th-14th).

4, ducks on the Inland Sea (13th)

Pochard

45, at Llyn Penrhyn (9th).

Goldeneye

6, at Llyn Cefni (10th).

2, on the Mitigation Pond, Inland Sea (10th).

11, at Llyn Maelog (11th).

Goosander

4, at Llyn Maelog (11th).

Waders:

Purple Sandpiper

12+, at Cemlyn (9th).  

Dunlin

19, at Moel y Don (10th).

18, at Cors Ddyga (11th).

Grey Plover

7, at Cemlyn (9th).  

Golden Plover

250, at Cors Ddyga (11th).

Ruff

4, at Cors Ddyga (9th-11th).

Greenshank

4, at Traeth Dulas (8th).

1, at Moel y Don (8th).

1, at Malltraeth (10th).

6, at the Alaw estuary (11th).

Redshank

89, at Traeth Dulas (8th).

20, at Moel y Don (10th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

12, at Beddmanarch Bay (12th).

Black-tailed Godwit

2, at Malltraeth (10th).

Oystercatcher

20, at Moel y Don (10th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Black Guillemot

32, off Fedw Fawr (12th).

Divers & Grebes:

Red-necked Grebe

1, at Llyn Penrhyn, RSPB Valley Wetlands (8th-13th).

Passerines & others:

Northern Wheatear 

1, female at South Stack, Holyhead (8th).

1, male at Cemlyn (9th).

1, at the Inland Sea (10th).

Sand Martin 

1, over Llyn Dinam, Valley Wetlands RSPB (9th).

3, at Llyn Cerrig Bach (10th).

6+ at Cors Ddyga / Afon Cefni (11th).

Snow Bunting

1, at Aberffraw (11th).

Cetti’s Warbler

1, singing at Llyn Maelog (11th).

Common Starling

c. 25,000, at Llangefni Retail Park near Lidl (9th).

Kingfisher

1, at Llyn Maelog (11th).

1, on the Afon Cefni near Bodffordd (14th).

Common Crossbill

2, at Pentraeth forest (9th).

Twite

8, on a rocky outcrop and grass slope near the top of the steps to the lighthouse, South Stack (14th).

Redpoll

5, at Pentraeth forest (9th).

Brambling

1, heard at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (9th).

Hooded Crow

1, at the Range, Holyhead (13th).

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

1, at Llyn Dinam, Valley Wetlands RSPB (9th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (11th).

Red Kite

1, at South Stack, Holyhead (8th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (11th).

Merlin

1, flew over Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn (9th)

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Cattle Egret

2, on fields between Llanfwrog and Sandy beach (14th).

Great Egret

1, at Cors Ddyga (9th).

2, at Llyn Llywenan (10th-11th).

1, at Llyn Maelog (11th).

Great Bittern

1, at Llyn Dinam, Valley Wetlands RSPB (9th).

Water Rail

1, at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (9th).