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NE Wales birdingwatching
Called to see the Little Tern colony at Gronant today, apparently they are set for a record breaking year as things stand. Very good news! -
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Saw a Red Kite getting mobbed by Crows as I drove along the coast road just after the Talacre roundabout. First I've seen around here for years. -
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Visited Connah's Quay today and there were about 50 Twite by West Hide and 3 Spotted Redshank from Middle Hide. -
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The area Ivan describes is the right place, it took me a while to find it last week but I eventually found it when it appeared on the sea wall with a few Linnets before flying onto the beach. Just look for Linnets and you should hopefully find the Twite mingling with them :t: In other news a... -
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No worries! Glad you saw it, it's a cracking little bird. -
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There's a car park at the end of St Asaph Avenue in Kinmel Bay just after the Asda, the Snow Bunting is about 100m East along the beach from the car park. -
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NE Wales birdingwatching
Snow Bunting on Kinmel Bay beach showing extremely well, I had the dog with me and it wasn't even bothered. Good number of Common Gull on the beach too with Herring and Black Headed Gulls, also plenty of Turnstone, Dunlin, Redshank, Oystercatcher and Ringed Plover. Over on Rhyl Marine Lake... -
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NE Wales birdingwatching
Two Black Redstart at Little Orme today along with Rock Pipit, Stonechat, Raven, Kestrel and at least 10 Grey Seal in Angel Bay, including a couple of pups. The flooded fields along Llanrhos Road held good numbers of Curlew and Lapwing and the juvenile Scaup is still at Eirias Park hanging... -
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Spent a couple of hours at Connahs Quay today, highlights were Twite from West Hide and Spotted Redshank from Middle Hide - this is the best place I know to see these two species. Also had Greenshank, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Curlew, Lapwing, Dunlin, Black Tailed Godwit, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted... -
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Had a Short Eared Owl at Gronant again this evening along with the usual Stonechats, Meadow Pipits, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Linnet around the dunes. -
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Had a nice couple of hours around Gronant Dunes this evening. Plenty of Little Terns around with 400 counted on 23rd according to the board. It seems most of the chicks have fledged with lots of juveniles hanging around on the beach. Lots of Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover and Cormorant on the... -
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The main Little Tern colony is accessed from the road that leads to the main entrance of Presthaven Sands. From here you follow the cycle path West (towards Prestatyn) for about 50 metres and you'll see a path to your right which will take you across the dunes to a viewing platform which... -
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Called at Connah's Quay nature reserve yesterday, sadly the mist was rolling in so I couldn't see much on the estuary. On the pools there were plenty of Wigeon, Teal, Shelduck, Mallard, Black Tailed Godwit, Curlew, Redshank and a Little Egret. The highlight was a Peregrine flying over and... -
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A nice wander along the River Clwyd at the Rhyl end today. Red Brested Merganser 3 Black Tailed Godwit 10 Redshank 22 Oystercatcher 15 Ringed Plover Shelduck 18 Cormorant 2 Meadow Pipit 12 Canada Goose 12 Mute Swan 2 Swallow 2 Lots of gulls on the river with Common, Herring, Black Headed... -
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Spent a few extremely windy hours at Conwy RSPB today during high tide and it produced lots of the usual waders including Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Curlew, Black Tailed Godwit, Dunlin and Snipe. Also 9 Red Brested Mergansers, 3 Great Crested Grebe, Wigeon, Teal, Gadwall, Tufted Duck... -
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I called at the Little Orme today for a short wander around and counted 26 Grey Seals down in Angel Bay which was nice to see. There were a lot of Fulmars around, one of which looked like it was sitting on a nest. A single Rock Pipit, Ravens, Sparrowhawk, Cormorants and Oystercatchers also seen. -
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Ah I thought it might have been you as the guy I bumped into drove a Peugeot so assumed it was you |:D| -
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Quite often see Peregrines at Burton Mere flying across flushing everything in sight. They have also nested at Connahs Quay Nature Reserve on the pylons the last few years. I sometimes see them at Mostyn by the old funship hunting the Feral Pigeons too. -
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NE Wales birdingwatching
Called at Connahs Quay today where there were at least 30 Twite, 3 Spotted Redshanks, 2 Greenshank, 5 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, a Kingfisher and large numbers of Redshank, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Mallard, Teal, Shelduck, Wigeon. In the distance there was a spectacular sight of thousands of Pink... -
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Called at Rhos on Sea on the way to Llandudno today and there were 10 Great Crested Grebes, c100 Oystercatchers, c20 Redshank, c20 Curlew and lots of Turnstone scattered around. No sign of any Purple Sandpipers though. On the way back I called at Pensarn and saw the nice juvenile Iceland Gull... -
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A lot of Whoopers and Bewicks in a field right next to the A548 between the 1st and 2nd roundabout (heading east) giving good close up views today . I think they've moved away from the boating lake now. -
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Thanks for that, went along today and found it no trouble! There were 3 Black Necked Grebes on the lake along with good numbers of Little Grebe, Tufted Duck and Gadwall. In the adjacent fields all the swans were there including the single Black Swan. Never seen four swan species in one go... -
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How do you get to the boating lake? Been meaning to have a look there for a while now, but not sure how to access it. -
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I called at Wepre Park today and saw a Little Egret perched in a tree just upstream from the waterfall, wasn't expecting to see that at all! Also saw a Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Dipper, Grey Wagtail and plenty of the usual common species.