Bird News Sunday 31st March – Easter Sunday
8 Waxwing were still at Ward Park, Bangor this morning, although flighty (Guy Hamilton) A drake Ring-necked Duck was at Kinny Lough, Fanad, Donegal (Wilton Farrelly) A Red Grouse was…
I Never Gave Up Hope :-) Crane Chicks in Purple Flowers
My Calls In the last blog post (Two Pretty Good Spoonbill Images) here, I asked if anything about either featured image bugged you. That said, I consider the flight shot…
Bonaparte’s Gull – Teifi
1st winter Bonaparte’s Gull – c200m up river of The Webley Hotel, Teifi Estuary. Adult Iceland Gull and 2nd cal year Caspian Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull and 16+ Med Gulls here…
Warburg Reserve – Sunday 24th March 2024
The Chiffchaff has arrived x 2, Bullfinch x 4 (2m 2f), Treecreeper, Coal Tit x 2, Marsh Tit x 3, Siskin (m), Red legged Partridge x 6. Bullfinch – male.…
Swallow – Newgale
From Jane Wadkin: This afternoon (Mon 18 March) low over soggy Newgale campsite.
Hook – Chiffchaff
The 1st singing Chiffchaff for the garden of this year, this afternoon. In fact its the first collybita bird here since last August.
Compton Downs – Monday 18th March 2024
Stonechat x 3 (2m 1f), Reed Bunting x 2 (m & f), Yellowhammer x 10 (m & f), Buzzard x 2 Corn Bunting x 15, Meadow Pipit x 2, Skylark…
Port Meadow – 18 March
Grey Plover: 1 with Golden Plover flock came in ~1710. Assume this is the same as the Otmoor bird and that they are commuting between the two sites Golden Plover:…
Sand Martins – Teifi Marshes
At least 7 Sand Martins feeding over the Teifi Marshes this evening
Peep-o-day Lane – 9 March
Little Ringed Plover, Peep-o-Day Lane, 9 March 2024 Little Ringed Plover: 1 Green Sandpiper: 1 Oystercatcher: 1 Cattle Egret: 1