A quick visit to Porth y Mor this morning. Not too much around- a few guillemot plus 3 black a gannet, several oystercatcher and turnstone. The highlight was seeing 70 sandwich terns on the rocks with at least the same number fishing in Dulas Bay. I love Anglesey Anglesey Bird News

Grey-headed Wagtail - the bird found this morning on Tyn Llan fields, Cemlyn by John Dyda did the decent thing and stayed into this evening. Also present male Blue-headed Wagtails and presumed 2 females. Anglesey Bird News

An enjoyable bird race walk around Cemlyn with Levi Gravett . Joined by the legend Stephen Culley - cracking male Grey-headed Wagtail, a superb male Blue-headed Wagtail and a female type Blue-headed. Also Little Owl, Arctic + Common Tern, Turnstone + Redshank. 100 is nearly up 👍

Great start to May 2024 Bird Race with Levi Gravett Several Ring Ouzel, Wheatear + Cuckoo singing at dawn in Nant Ffrancon. Boomong Bittern, Pochard, Teal + Wigeon Cors Ddyga. Male Redstart, Manxy, Puffins, Hooded Crow at South Stack. 2 Cattle Egret Gorad Flood Anglesey Bird News

Fairly quiet at Amlwch but I enjoyed sitting in the sun
12 Manx
25 Guillemot
2 B Guillemot
1 Shag
1 Raven
2 Whitethroat
1 Stonechat
4 Swallow
1 Porpoise
Popped into Dulas and picked up 65 Shelduck 1 Curlew and 2 Whimbrel
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Ring details - looking to follow up on details.

Brambling - Ken Croft found a singing Brambling near The Range this morning. Managed to see & hear it early afternoon. Examining some photos later showed that it was an escaped cage bird - ringed in Belgium. Despite now knowing its origin, it was great to hear it singing.

Snow Goose - at Twr reservoir and fields off the approach road to South Stack this pm. Whilst on the reservoir it could be heard calling. On the British List as AC2E* - who decides whether C2 or E*? - its destiny is most likely E*. Great find by Lauren Evans and DS

Garden Warbler - usually involves a little effort to find on Anglesey. Two birds at Newborough Forest today, with Common Swift at Cors Ddyga and a single Puffin at South Stack to bolster the year list.

30 miles walked round Holyhead & South Stack over the long weekend!
Ring Ouzel & Osprey the highlights. Also 2 Garden Warbler, 5 Spot Fly, Fieldfare, Lesser Whitethroat & a dubious Snow Goose! #unringed 😅 DS Anglesey Bird News

Llyn Llywenan looking stunning in sunshine today.

And a rare sighting of male & female garganey.

Plus:
Common sandpiper
Marsh harrier & red kite
Otter.

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The Range #Anglesey this morning
14 Wheatear
22 Chough
1 Raven
4 Stonechat
2 Whimbrel
Meadow Pipits
Skylarks
2 Hares
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RSPB Cors Ddyga: Drake Garganey, 4 Whimbrel, 12 Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, c20 White Wagtail and my first screaming Swifts of the year. The Range: No sign of the ST Lark in two hours this morning. A Short-eared Owl last night. #Anglesey

Cemlyn at the NW tip of #Anglesey is a wildlife haven. Today’s highlights:

4 Mediterranean gulls
2 whimbrel
Arctic & common terns arriving in the lagoon
Grey seals calling from the rocky islets.

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Good start to the day with four male Garganey (and a possible female in flight) on the Lapwing fields NW of the car park at RSPB Cors Ddyga.

An osprey spotted over Llyn Coron, Anglesey, by our extremely observant and lovely neighbour, Jenny Bond, who popped by to tip us off about the sighting. Photographed at extreme range as it fled the scene of the crime, having poached a nice trout for breakfast! 😊👍

Grey day but plenty of wildlife at Llyn Llywenan.

Highlights:
Several warbler species inc my first sedge & reed warblers of 2024.
Marsh harrier & red kite.
Otter (video).

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Garganey - an unusual duck - at Cors Ddyga on #Anglesey this afternoon.

Brilliant RSPB reserve where today there were also 5 newly arrived swift, my first of the spring.

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Always a joy to visit Cemlyn and experience the tern-fest North Wales Wildlife Trust Anglesey Bird News. This time I'd hoped to see the reported Curlew Sandpiper but instead left with this ....