We had a lovely day on the Castlemartin peninsula today where it was nice to meet the new Seasonal Ranger David over there. Migrants passing along the coast included good…

We spent much of the the Bank Holiday period checking chough sites at Castlemartin Range, where despite the exceptionally wet ground conditions, most of the expected territories appear to be…

Some of you may remember that Lisa and I saw a colour-ringed / satellite tagged Curlew at Castlemartin Corse on 6th January (at the eastern end near the church –…

Yesterday morning we headed over to Bosherston Lakes to see if the scaups were still present. The three greater scaups (2 females and the young male in transition plumage) were…

I took the early shift this morning, getting to the hide at about 8-15am and must have left shortly before Richard arrived. Shortly afterwards the female Marsh Harrier patrolled up and down…

In an hour or so before dusk tonight, 3 harriers showed. The female Marsh Harrier made a couple of sorties the full length of the corse. An explosion of snipe…

The juvenile ring-tail harrier at Castlemartin Corse today (see post below) is a juvenile Pallid Harrier. Thanks to Paul St Pierre in Cornwall for alerting me to it, and well…

16th May 2023 at Castlemartin Corse: Red Kite flying very high at 14:45 hrs. Male Marsh Harrier was seen by lady birder on her way back from hide White Wagtail…

After three failed attempts – finally managed to connect with the Purple heron this evening, and what a perfect evening as well. A rainbow and pink washed sky. Paul and…

 2 brief sightings of the Purple Heron in the mist first thing this morning. I arrived at the hide at 06-15h, just in time to see a ‘slim, somewhat rangey’…