Week: Saturday 12th September - Friday 18th September 2026.

A windy week which delivered some scarce seabirds, chief amongst them being Grey Phalarope and Long-tailed Skua, with a good supporting cast of Sabine & Little Gulls and Arctic & Great Skua.

Grey Phalarope and Long-tailed Skua were new for the year and takes the cumulative year list to date up to 211 (LISTS) - subject to the appropriate records being accepted by the British and Welsh Birds Rarity Committees as applicable.  

Wildfowl:

Eider

2, off Benllech seafront (13th).

1, flew west past Point Lynas (16th).

Common Scoter

27, off Benllech seafront (13th).

44, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

200+, flew west past Point Lynas (16th).

Red-breasted Merganser

14, at the Inland Sea (13th).

4, at Traeth Dulas (15th, 17th).

Tufted Duck

5, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

Shoveler

30+, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

Wigeon

2, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

2, at the Inland Sea (13th).

Teal

40+, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

21, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

Waders:

Oystercatcher

82, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

Golden Plover

34, at Cemlyn (13th).

Ringed Plover

Up to 11, at Llyn Cefni (11 on 15th, 7 on 13th, 1 on 17th).

11, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Little Ringed Plover

1, at Llyn Cefni (13th, 15th).

Lapwing

9, at Llyn Cefni (13th).

Whimbrel

1, flew over calling at Cemlyn (13th).

Curlew

121, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

Bar-tailed Godwit

2, at Malltraeth (13th).

1, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

4, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Black-tailed Godwit

Up to 18, at Llyn Cefni (18 on 14th, 14 on 13th, 9 on 17th).

1, at Valley tidal doors (15th,17th).

Snipe

1, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

1, at Llyn Cefni (13th, 17th).

Common Sandpiper

1, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

Grey Phalarope

1, on the Cefni estuary at Malltraeth - photographed (12th).

Green Sandpiper

2, at Valley Tidal Doors (13th).

1, at Llyn Cefni (15th, 17th).

Spotted Redshank

2, landed on the big island, Cemlyn (13th).

Up to 5, at Llyn Cefni (5 on 17th, 4 on 13th, 15th).

2, at Llyn Llygeirian (13th).

Redshank

26, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

24, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Greenshank

2, on the Cefni estuary at Malltraeth (12th).

8, at Traeth Dulas (12th).

5, at Malltraeth (13th).

1, at Valley tidal doors (17th).

5, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

15, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Turnstone

4, at the Inland Sea (13th).

Knot

5, at Cemlyn (13th).

10, at Malltraeth (13th).

1, at the Inland Sea (13th).

Ruff

1, at Llyn Cefni (17th).

Curlew Sandpiper

1, at Cemlyn (12th-14th).

1, at Llyn Cefni (13th).

1, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Dunlin

Up to 3, at Llyn Cefni (3 on 13th, 2 on 15th, 1 on 17th).

2, at Traeth Dulas (14th).

9, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Seabirds and gulls:

Arctic Skua

1, flew past Point Lynas (14th).

2, flew past Point Lynas (15th).

18, flew west past Point Lynas (16th).

7, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

13, flew west past Point Lynas between 0700 - 1020hrs (17th).

1, flew past Bull Bay between 1300-1520hrs (17th).

1, flew past Bull Bay (18th).

Long-tailed Skua

1, flew west past Point Lynas (16th).

1, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Great Skua

1, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

1, flew west past Point Lynas between 0700 - 1020hrs (17th).

1, flew past Bull Bay (17th).

1, flew past Bull Bay (18th).

Razorbill

c. 200, flew past Point Lynas (16th).

Guillemot

c. 300, flew past Point Lynas (16th).

Black Tern

1, flew past Point Lynas (14th).

2, flew west past Point Lynas (16th).

4, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

2, flew past Bull Bay (17th).

1, offshore from Point Lynas (18th).

Sandwich Tern

5, off Benllech seafront (13th).

15, at Cemlyn (14th).

Arctic Tern

5, flew past Point Lynas (14th).

Common Tern

2, off Benllech seafront (13th).

20+, flew past Point Lynas (14th).

Little Gull

1, 1st winter on the beach to the west side of Cemlyn (13th).

1, flew west past Cemlyn (16th).

1, juvenile flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Kittiwake

400+, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Sabine’s Gull

2, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Fulmar

3, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Manx Shearwater

54, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Gannet

4, off Benllech seafront (13th).

52, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Grebes & Divers:

Great-crested Grebe

28, at the Inland Sea (13th).

Red-throated Diver

2, off Benllech seafront (13th).

3, flew west past  Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

1, flew west past Point Lynas (16th).

Great Northern Diver

1, flew west past Cemlyn between 0915 - 1320hrs (16th).

Herons, Egrets & allies:

Little Egret

17, between Cymyran and Four Mile Bridge today (17th).

Great Egret

1, at Malltraeth (13th).

3, at Llyn Cefni (3 on 13th & 15th, 1 on 17th)

Raptors:

Goshawk

1, juvenile at Llanbedrgoch (17th).

Red Kite

1, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

1, at Talwrn (14th).

2, in fields near Traeth Dulas (15th).

3, between Llanbedrgoch and Talwrn (15th).

Hobby

1, seen chasing hirundines between Penysarn and Amlwch (15th).

Passerines & others:

Kingfisher

1, at Valley tidal doors (13th, 17th).

2, flew over Tyn Llan, Cemlyn (15th).

1, at the Alaw estuary (17th).

Sand Martin

50+, at Llyn Llywenan (12th).

Firecrest

1, at Rhoscolyn (13th).

Spotted Flycatcher

1, at Rhoscolyn (13th).

1, at Holyhead Breakwater Country Park (16th).

Northern Wheatear

2, at Wylfa Head (15th).