Week: Saturday 23rd August 2025 - Friday 29th August 2025.

Headline birds included the 2nd Red-backed Shike for the year, a juvenile Spotted Redshank and the first Balearic Shearwater for the year.  Balearic Shearwater takes the cumulative 2025 year list to date up to 215 (LISTS). 

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Pochard

6, at Llyn Alaw (24th).

Eurasian Wigeon

4, at the mitigation pool, Inland Sea (25th).

Mallard

46, at the mitigation pool, Inland Sea (25th).

Eurasian Teal

16, at the mitigation pool, Inland Sea (25th).

45, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Goosander

3, on Afon Cefni, Malltraeth (26th).

4, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Waders:

Green Sandpiper

1, at the Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (25th).

1, at Valley doors (27th).

Common Sandpiper

1, at Cefni estuary, Malltraeth (23rd).

1, at Llyn Alaw (24th).

2, at Church Island, Menai Bridge (25th).

1, at Malltraeth cob pool (26th).

1, at Valley doors (27th).

Little Stint

1, at Traeth y Gribin, west of Llanfaelog (24th)

1, at the Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (24th, 25th).

Dunlin

Up to 6, at Traeth Dulas (6 on 26th, 5 on 25th).

1, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Knot

Up to 7, at Malltraeth cob pool (7 on 28th, 2 on 23rd).

Turnstone

1, juvenile at Traeth Dulas (25th).

Common Ringed Plover

1, at Malltraeth cob pool (23rd).

Up to 42, at Traeth Dulas (42 on 26th, 25 on 25th).

25, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Common Snipe

3, at Malltraeth cob pool (23rd).

2, at the mitigation pool, Inland Sea (25th).

2, at Cors Ddyga (26th).

Ruff

Up to 5, at Malltraeth cob pool (5 on 23rd, 24th, 28th, 2 on 26th).

Up to 5, at the Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (5 on 24th, 4 on 27th, 3 on 25th)

1, at Llyn Alaw (24th).

1, at Llyn Llywenan (29th).

Spotted Redshank

1, juvenile at the Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (24th, 26th, 27th).

Common Redshank

13, at Traeth Dulas (24th).

19, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Greenshank

1, at the Afon Cefni, Malltraeth (23rd).

Up to 11, at the Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (11 on 25th & 27th, 10 on 24th, 8 on 26th).

1, at Church Island, Menai Bridge (25th).

2, at Malltraeth cob pool (26th).

8, at Traeth Dulas (26th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (26th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

1, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Black-tailed Godwit

Up to 6, at Malltraeth cob pool (6 on 26th, 3 on 23rd).

1, at the mitigation pool, Inland Sea (25th, 27th).

1, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Oystercatcher

266, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Whimbrel

1, at the Alaw estuary (25th).

Curlew

105, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Balearic Shearwater

1, feeding offshore from Point Lynas before flying west (29th).

Mediterranean Gull

1, adult winter at Traeth Dulas (25th - 27th, 29th).

1, at the Alaw estuary (26th).

Divers & Grebes:

Nothing of note.

Passerines & others:

Red-backed Shrike

1, at Rhoscolyn.  Photographed. (24th).

Lesser Whitethroat

1, at Rhoscolyn (23rd).

Common Whitethroat

2, at Gadfa (23rd).

Whinchat

1, at Rhoscolyn (23rd, 25th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (27th).

Common Cuckoo

1, juvenile in coastal bushes at beach entrance west of Llanfaelog (24th).

1, at Point Lynas (27th).

Kingfisher

1, at the Cefni estuary, Malltraeth (23rd).

1, at the Afon Cefni, Malltraeth (23rd).

Raptors:

Hobby

1, at Cors Ddyga (25th).

Osprey

1, at Cemlyn & Hen Borth (24th-26th).

Hen Harrier

1, ‘ringtail’ at Rhoscolyn (25th).

Marsh Harrier

1, at Cors Ddyga (24th, 26th).

1, female at Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn (26th). 

Red Kite

1, over Gadfa (24th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Egret

Up to 6, at Cors Ddyga (6 on 26th, 2 on 24th).

2, at Llyn Alaw (24th).

Cattle Egret

Up to 6, at Cors Ddyga (6 from 23rd-26th, at least 4 on 29th).

Water Rail

4, 2 adults and 2 juveniles at Malltraeth cob pool (23rd).

Other wildlife:

Clouded Yellow

2, clouded yellow butterflies were at Rhoscolyn (23rd, 25th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (24th).

3, at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (29th).