Week: Saturday 14th February - Friday 20th February 2026.

The Bufflehead at Llyn Coron drew a steady stream of admirers, which also ensured that a few of the better birds from the last few weeks were also checked out including the drake Smew that continues its stay at Llyn Alaw.  It looked like it was going to be a barren week in terms of new additions to the 2026 Anglesey list, until news broke on a Facebook page of a Snow Bunting photographed at Llanddona beach.  Snow Bunting takes the 2026 year list up to 149 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.

Wildfowl:

Whooper Swan

25+, on roadside fields near the Bodffordd end of Llyn Cefni (16th).

10, at Cors Ddyga (17th).

12, flew west over Holyhead and headed off in the direction of South Stack (18th).

Black Swan - Category E

2, on fields near Cors Ddyga (17th).

Pale-bellied Brent Goose

69, at Penmon Pool (14th).

24, flew west past Penmon Point (14th).

Dark-bellied Brent Goose

2, at Penmon Pool (14th).

White-fronted Goose - Russian

3, on fields near Llyn Padrig (14th).

3, flew over Llyn Coron (15th).

Pink-footed Goose

c. 200, at Cors Ddyga (17th).

2, at Llyn Coron (19th).

Long-tailed Duck

1, juvenile or female at the Inland Sea - viewed from the Anchorage Hotel (14th, 15th, 16th).

Eider

61, at Penmon Point (14th).

3, off Benlech seafront (19th).

Common Scoter

200+, off Benlech seafront (19th).

Bufflehead

1, at Llyn Coron (14th-20th).

Goldeneye

4, at Llyn Llywenan (17th).

Smew

1, drake at the NE end of Llyn Alaw (19th).

Red-breasted Merganser

3, off Benlech seafront (19th).

Goosander

Up to 35, at Llyn Coron (35 on 19th, 25 on 16th).

Pochard

6, at Llyn Penrhyn (19th).

Pintail

c. 85, at Malltraeth cob pool (19th).

Waders:

Grey Plover

6, at Cemlyn (14th).

6+, at the Alaw estuary (15th).

Golden Plover

c. 400, on fields near Cors Ddyga (17th).

Lapwing

c. 1300 on a pasture to the south of Aberffraw dunes (19th).

Black-tailed Godwit

8, on fields near Cors Ddyga (17th).

Jack Snipe

3, at Traeth Dulas (19th).

Snipe

c.15, at Llyn Coron (19th).

Common Sandpiper

1, on the Afon Wygyr / harbour near the Titanic memorial, Cemaes Bay (18th).

Green Sandpiper

1, on the wet fields to the east of Ynys Wen cemetery (14th, 17th).

Greenshank

2, at Traeth Dulas (19th).

Knot

100+, at the Alaw estuary (15th).

Ruff

5, at Cors Ddyga (17th).

Dunlin

143, at Traeth Dulas (19th).

Purple Sandpiper

1, at Cemlyn (14th).

5, at Penmon Point (14th).

10, at Ynys Llanddwyn (14th).

Up to 25, at Trearddur Bay (25 on 19th, 4 on 16th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Black Guillemot

1, in the bay at Cemlyn (14th).

1, at Penmon Point (14th).

2, at Beddmanarch Bay (16th).

Up to 2, at Holyhead Harbour (2 on 16th, 1 on 19th).

Razorbill

1, at Holyhead harbour (17th).

Little Gull

1, 1st winter off Beaumaris pier (17th).

Mediterranean Gull

1, at the Alaw estuary (15th).

2, at Trearddur Bay (16th).

Caspian Gull

1, 1st winter at Llyn Trafwll (14th).

Great Black-backed Gull

20, at the Alaw estuary (15th).

Lesser Black-backed Gull

2, at Traeth Dulas (14th).

1, on a field at Llechylched, near Bryngwran (15th).

8, at the Alaw estuary (15th).

4, at Llyn Coron (17th).

Grebes & Divers:

Slavonian Grebe

Up to 6, at Beddmanarch Bay (6 on 14th & 16th, 4 on 19th, 3 on 15th).

Up to 3, at the Inland Sea (3 on 19th, 1 on 16th).

1, distantly off Beaumaris pier (17th).

Great-crested Grebe

22, off Penrhos beach (15th).

Red-throated Diver

5, off Benlech seafront (19th).

Great Northern Diver

1, at Beddmanarch Bay (14th, 15th).

Up to 4, at the Inland Sea - viewed from the Anchorage Hotel (4 on 19th, 2 on 16th, 1 on 15th).

1, at Holyhead harbour (17th, 19th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Great Bittern

1, booming at Cors Ddyga (17th).

1, booming at Llyn Penrhyn (19th)

Little Egret

8, at Llyn Coron (19th).

Great Egret

1, at Llyn Coron (15th, 16th, 17th).

1, at Llyn Llywenan (17th).

Cattle Egret

1, from the B4545 near Trearddur Bay - Cefn Coch Christmas Trees (14th-17th).

Raptors:

Marsh Harrier

1, over Ynys Wen cemetery, Valley (15th).

2, at Llyn Llywenan (17th).

Red Kite

2, at Llyn Llywenan (17th).

Merlin

1, at the Alaw estuary (15th).

Passerines & others:

Kingfisher

1, at Llyn Cerrig Bach (14th).

Chough

2, visited a garden feeder off the old Holyhead to Trearrdur Bay road (18th).

Hooded Crow

1, at Newborough beach (15th).

1, at South Stack (17th).

Blackcap

1, at a garden feeder off the old Holyhead to Trearrdur Bay road (18th).

Fieldfare

c. 30, at Aberffraw village (19th).

Crossbill

4, at Newborough beach car park (16th).

Siskin

2, in alders round pool on lane behind car park at Penrhos Coastal Park (17th).

4, on garden feeders at Talwrn (19th).

Snow Bunting

1, at Llanddona beach (19th).