Week: Saturday 20th November 2025 - Friday 26th December 2025.

As we rapidly move towards the year end, the focus of some will be moving on to what might be about to kick off a new year list in 2026.  Sightings across the week which may whet the appetite for the 1st January include 2 Green and 1 Common Sandpiper, while Common Crossbill is never a particularly easy addition so two sightings around Newborough were encouraging.  The Long-tailed Duck was seen again at the Inland Sea and will no doubt be popular.

There were no new additions to the 2025 cumulative year list, which remains at 227 (LISTS), subject to acceptance of records to be considered by the appropriate rarity committee. 

The very best to you and yours for the New Year.  Blwyddyn newydd dda.  

Swans, Geese and Ducks:

Whooper Swan

1, at Llyn Coron (26th).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

9, on shore just east of Menai Bridge (24th).

Long-tailed Duck

1, juvenile or female at the Inland Sea - viewed from the Anchorage (26th).

Pochard

12, at Cefni reservoir (25th).

Waders:

Green Sandpiper

1, at flooded field with clapper bridge at Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (21st).

1, at Valley tidal doors (26th).

Common Sandpiper

1, at Cemaes Bay (20th).

Purple Sandpiper

3, at Ynys Llanddwyn (20th).

Snipe

4, at flooded field with clapper bridge at Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (21st).

Black-tailed Godwit

Up to 500+, at Cors Ddyga (500+ on 26th, 360 on 21st).

Redshank

1, at flooded field with clapper bridge at Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (21st).

Greenshank

1, at flooded field with clapper bridge at Llanfachraeth end of the Alaw estuary (21st).

Seabirds and gulls:

Black Guillemot

1, at Holyhead harbour (22nd).

3, at Beddmanarch Bay (22nd).

Common Guillemot

1, at Holyhead harbour (22nd).

Divers & Grebes:

Great Northern Diver

2, at Holyhead harbour (22nd).

2, at Beddmanarch Bay (22nd).

2, at the Inland Sea - viewed from the Anchorage (26th).

Great crested Grebe

2, at Holyhead harbour (22nd).

Slavonian Grebe

1, at Beddmanarch Bay (22nd).

Passerines & others:

Blackcap

1, male feeding on an apple at a private garden at Cemaes Bay (20th).

Kingfisher

1, at Malltraeth (23rd).

1, at the Menai Strait just west of Sea Zoo (26th).

Water Pipit

1, at Cors Ddyga (26th).

Redpoll

1, at Llyn Cefni (25th).

Crossbill

1, singing at Newborough Forest (20th).

3, at Newborough beach car park (25th).

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

2, females, at Llyn Llywenan (21st).

1, female at Llyn Coron (24th).

Red Kite

1, at Llyn Llywenan (21st).

2, at Malltraeth (24th).

1, from A5025 near Pentraeth (24th).

1, from A5025 near Llanfaethlu (26th).

1, from A55 near Rhosneigr turning (26th).

1, from A55 near Llangefni turning (26th).

1, over Gadfa (26th).

Merlin

1, at Cors Ddyga (25th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Egret

1, at Llyn Llywenan (21st).

1, at Cors Ddyga (21st).