Week: Saturday 3rd May 2025 - Friday 9th May 2025.

There were four new additions to the 2025 year list; Spotted Flycatcher, Little Stint, Spoonbill and Curlew Sandpiper were seen across the week.  Collectively, they take the 2025 year list up to 197 (LISTS). 

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Russian White-fronted Goose

1, at RSPB Cors Ddyga (3rd-7th).

Snow Goose

1, at Llyn Llywenan (5th).

Pink-footed Goose

2, at Cors Ddyga (6th).

Garganey

Up to 2, drakes on a flooded field, east of the cycle path and south of RSPB Cors Ddyga  (2 on 6th, 1 on 5th).

Wigeon

1, drake at Cemlyn (4th).

1, drake on the Inland Sea (6th).

Long-tailed Duck

1, drake at the Inland Sea (3rd, 5th, 9th).

Common Scoter

2, flew north past The Range (9th).

Red-breasted Merganser

Up to 4, Traeth Dulas (4 on 8th, 2 on 4th).

Goosander

3, at the Afon Cefni, Malltraeth (4th).

Waders:

Little Stint

1, at the Alaw estuary (6th).

Curlew Sandpiper

1, at the shingle ridge, Cemlyn (8th).

Wood Sandpiper

2, at RSPB Cors Ddyga (6th).

Common Sandpiper

2, Traeth Dulas (4th).

1, at Llyn Llywenan (5th).

Sanderling

9, at Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (9th).

Grey Plover

1, at the Alaw estuary (5th).

European Golden Plover

1, at Cors Ddyga (6th).

2, at Cemlyn (6th).

Common Ringed Plover

19, at the Alaw estuary (5th).

11, at Cemlyn (6th).

Dunlin

29, at the Alaw estuary (5th).

13, at the Inland Sea (5th).

6, at Cemlyn (6th).

Turnstone

1, at Cemlyn (6th).

Redshank

1, at the Alaw estuary (5th).

Greenshank

1, at the Alaw estuary (5th).

1, at Traeth Dulas (4th, 6th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

3, at the Inland Sea (9th).

Up to 8, at the Alaw estuary (8 on 5th, 5 on 9th).

Black-tailed Godwit

2, at Cors Ddyga (6th).

Oystercatcher

Up to 243, at the Alaw estuary (243 on 5th, 215 on 9th, 196 on 7th ).

Whimbrel

36, at Cors Ddyga (4th).

4, Traeth Dulas (4th, 6th).

8, between Cemaes and Wylfa Head (4th).

70+, at Llyn Llywenan (5th).

14, at the Inland Sea (5th).

3, at Silver Bay, Rhoscolyn (9th).

Up to 10, at the Alaw estuary (10 on 5th, 9 on 7th, 8 on 9th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Little Gull

1, 2nd calendar year at Cemlyn (3rd-9th).

Kittiwake

1, at the Inland Sea (3rd).

16, past The Range over a 1hr seawatch (3rd).

1, at Cemlyn (4th, 5th).

Sandwich Tern

3000+, in the evening roost at Cemlyn (5th).

Arctic Tern

300+, in the evening roost at Cemlyn (5th).

Manx Shearwater

10, past The Range over a 1hr seawatch (3rd).

Gannet

35, past The Range over a 1hr seawatch (3rd).

Divers & Grebes:

Nothing of note.

Passerines & others:

Spotted Flycatcher

3, from South Stack & Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (3rd).

1, at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (4th).

1, between Cemlyn and Hen Borth (5th).

1, at Coedana (8th).

Common Swift

4, over Llyn Coron (3rd).

Lesser Whitethroat

1, at Gadfa (4th-9th).

Common Whitethroat

24, from South Stack & Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (3rd).

Sedge Warbler

5, from South Stack & Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (3rd).

Whinchat

1, at the Alaw estuary (6th).

Hooded Crow

1, near Pencarnisiog, Rhosneigr (5th). 

1, at Carmel Head (6th).

1, flew over Cemlyn (7th).

1, on fields at the entrance to The Range, Holyhead (7th).

Raptors:

Osprey

Up to 2, at Cors Ddyga (2 on 3rd, 1 on 6th).

1, at Llyn Coron (3rd).

Marsh Harrier

1, male at Llyn Llywenan (5th).

Red Kite

1, juvenile over fields south of Moel-y-Don (5th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Spoonbill

1, at Traeth Dulas during the morning then presumably the same at the Inland Sea late afternoon into the evening (6th) and again the following morning before moving to the Alaw estuary (7th).  Seen again at the Alaw estuary (8th) and at the Inland Sea (9th).

2, reported as flying east over Wylfa Head (8th). Observer unknown.  Observer is asked to contact the Anglesey recorder at: SteCul10@aol.com with further details as this is still a rare species on Anglesey.