Week: Saturday 18th October 2025 - Friday 24th October 2025.

The October 2025 issue of British Birds includes a report on rare birds in Great Britain in 2024.  From an Anglesey perspective, this saw confirmation of acceptance of the records of Pallid Harrier, Eurasian Scops Owl and Red-eyed Vireo from 2024, together with the Red-throated Pipit from 2023.  

This week saw two different White-rumped Sandpipers (1 carried over from last week), both of which were photographed.  There were no new additions to the cumulative year list which remains at 227 (LISTS), subject to acceptance of records to be considered by the appropriate rarity committee. 

What can and can’t be counted on a County list can be an emotive issue, but I have had a stab at what many birders would look to include as part of their year list - even if the views of the likes of the WOS might differ in respect of a handful of species.  Details can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/anglesey-bird-news/county-list

I have also posted details of past records of all species considered by the BBRC, WBRC and Locally scarce - there are drop down pages for each of the three groupings, with further drop down pages to individual species.   Details can be found here:

https://sites.google.com/view/anglesey-bird-news/rare-scarce

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Whooper Swan

2, at the Cefni estuary (22nd).

4, at Cors Ddyga (24th).

Egyptian geese

4, at Cors Ddyga (21st, 23rd).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

5, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Eurasian Wigeon

1000+, at the Inland Sea (18th).

566, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

106, at Traeth Dulas (20th).

Eurasian Teal

30, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Tufted Duck

35, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Gadwall

3, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Shoveler

8, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Pochard

7, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Goldeneye

1, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Common Scoter

8, close inshore at Penmon Point. (20th).

Red-breasted Merganser

9, at Traeth Dulas (20th).

Goosander

1, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Waders:

White-rumped Sandpiper

1, at Malltraeth cob pool (18th).

1, a different bird to the 18th at the Cefni estuary (22nd & 23rd).

Curlew Sandpiper

1, juvenile at Malltraeth cob pool (18th).

Dunlin

2, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

18, at Traeth Dulas (20th).

Common Ringed Plover

18, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Grey Plover

3, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

European Golden Plover

200+, at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (20th).

Lapwing

40, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Jack Snipe

1, at Cors Goch (24th).

Redshank

64, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

78, at Traeth Dulas (20th).

Greenshank

13, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

8, at Traeth Dulas (20th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

3, at Traeth Dulas (20th).

Oystercatcher

65, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Curlew

53, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Arctic Tern

1, at Porth Cwyfan (19th).

Great Cormorant

27, in one flock over Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Divers & Grebes:

Slavonian Grebe

2, at Beddmanarch Bay (20th).

Passerines & others:

Chiffchaff

4, at South Stack (20th).

1, at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (20th).

Blackcap

2, males at Amlwch Port Water Treatment Plant (18th).

1, female / immature at Hen Felin, Hen Borth, Cemlyn (20th).

3, at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (20th).

1, at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (22nd).

Cetti’s Warbler

2, singing at Valley Tidal Doors (18th).

Goldcrest

9, at South Stack (20th).

2, at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (20th, 22nd).

Up to 7, at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (7 on 22nd, 5 on 21st).

Northern Wheatear

1, at Hen Borth, Cemlyn (20th).

Swallow

3, over Tregele (23rd).

Fieldfare

c. 30, at Talwrn (19th).

Brambling

1, over Cors Ddyga (22nd).

Common Crossbill

12, on the west side of the Inland Sea (18th).

Kingfisher

1, on coastal pools near the former Octel site, Amlwch Port (22nd).

1, at Malltraeth (22nd).

1, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Raptors:

Osprey

1, over the Inland Sea (18th, 20th).

Goshawk

1, near Pentraeth Automotive (20th).

Red Kite

1, over Pentraeth (20th).

1, seen from the A5 near Gaerwen (20th).

Merlin

1, male at Malltraeth cob (22nd).

Barn Owl

1, at Talwrn (20th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Egret

2, on the west side of the Inland Sea (18th).

1, on a pool at Llanfairynghornwy (19th).

1, at Cors Ddyga (21st).

1, at Llyn Alaw (22nd).

Little Egret

12, from Cymyran to Four Mile Bridge (18th).

Cattle Egret

Up to 2, at Cors Ddyga (2 on 21st, 1 on 23rd).

Glossy Ibis

1, at Valley (21st).

Other wildlife:

Clouded Yellow butterfly - 1, photographed at Soldier’s Point, Holyhead (22nd).