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    Gwent Levels, South Wales

    A Day on the Gwent Levels Sunday 29th June 2003. I first visited Goldcliffe Pools, the main attraction being to see the pair of Avocets with 4 young (the first breeding record for Wales I believe). From the viewing platforms there were great views of the avocets, as well as the breeding...
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    Norfolk - 17th-19th January 2003

    I arrived in Norfolk on Friday 17th Jan, mid morning, and made my way to my first stop at Titchwell. It was a dry, bright day but with strong winds. 3 hours later, when I left, I had seen 50 species – with “Sammy” the black-winged stilt the obvious highlight. In mid afternoon, I arrived at...
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    Skokholm, Skomer & Grasholm.

    Skokholm, Skomer & Grasholm. Skokholm was Britain’s first bird reserve. Breeding birds include 35,000 Manx Sheerwaters, large numbers of Storm Petrels [and if you don’t stay overnight, you’re unlikely to get good views of the former - and definitely won’t see the latter], many thousands of Auks...
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    Ramsay Island

    RSPB Ramsay Island 3 miles West of St. Davids, reached by boat from St Justinian lifeboat slip. They operate a policy of limiting the numbers visiting [max 40 per day?] but it is usually possible to get across [may be booked in advance, in St Davids]. Breeding birds include Manx Sheerwater [but...
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    Martin's Haven

    Martin’s Haven Eight miles West of Milford Haven, along B roads via Sandy Haven, this is the jumping off point [boarding point] for Skokholm, Skomer and Grasholm. All three of these famous bird islands are part of the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve. Boats run daily to Skomer [mondays excepted]...
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    Strumble Head

    Strumble Head nr Fishguard From Goodwick, follow road through the village and up the hill, then follow signs for Strumble head Park near the lighthouse – sea-watching is done from the flat roofed shelter down below the car park. Probably the finest sea-watching site in Wales. The best times...
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    Port Eynon Point

    Port Eynon Point This is the most southerly point in Gower, and a good sea watching location, offering a little shelter among the rocks. Drive along the A4118 west of Swansea, to its end in the village of Horton, park, and walk to the right along the rocky cliff line. Originally posted by...
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    Cwm Clydach RSPB reserve

    Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve This is a really superb example of the type of broad-leaved woodland previously found throughout Wales, but now restricted to a relatively few fragments. From the car park, the patch follows the Clydach River, which is excellent for Dipper, Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail...
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    Oxwich Bay

    Oxwich Drive west from Swansea along the A4118 which runs along the southern part of the Gower. At Penrice Castle, a minor road drops steeply down and crosses Oxwich Marsh before reaching the village itself. This is a great spot (an NNR), on the south coast of Gower. The main attraction is the...
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    North Gower Shore

    Gower North Shore The whole southern shore of the Burry Inlet is an extremely important wintering area for shorebirds, geese and duck. However, it is one of those frustrating areas where there are huge expanses of salt marsh and exposed mud, but very little easy access. Some views can be had...
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    Worm's Head, Rhossili

    Worm’s Head This is a steep-sided rocky peninsula extending out from the southwest of the Gower, and accessed from the small village of Rhossili, where there is a large car park. It is connected to the mainland by a rocky causeway, which can be crossed on foot at low tide. However, be careful...
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    Blackpill, Swansea

    Blackpill Leave Swansea southwards on the A4067 towards Mumbles. You will soon reach a pitch and putt golf course on the left-hand side of the road, and at the end of it you will see a pub on the right hand side. If you park considerately in the pub’s car park you may be OK but I have heard...
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    Whitford Point N Gower

    Whitford Point – N Gower Best visited in Winter, for it’s variety of wintering waders, geese, ducks, grebes and divers. Park at Cwm Ivy and walk down onto the reserve. Its about a ¾ of an hour walk out to the hide, and best to arrive at the hide an hour before high tide. From the hide, all 3...
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    Swansea Bay

    Swansea Bay Good spots are at the following locations. Blackpill. - The local West Glam RSPB group have a hut which is open at weekends for people who are interested in chatting, joining or finding out what’s about. Gulls are the main attraction – particularly ring-billed gulls, Mediterranean...
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    Kenfig Pool

    Kenfig Pool NNR Large freshwater pool in National Nature reserve covering large area of open heathland and dunes. Extensive reed beds and scrub round the lake. Heath and scrub area good for whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, blackcap , chiffchaff, willow and wood warblers. Dunes have regular...
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    Llyn Llech Owain County Park

    Llyn Llech Owain, Gorslas, near Cross Hands Signposted off the A476 through Gorslas (just outside Cross Hands towards Llandeilo) County Park developed around the lake created by peat extraction over the centuries. Though the more romantic of you might prefer to believe the legend which gives...
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    Pembrey Country Park

    Pembrey Country Park West of Llanelli, signposted well from all directions. Large area of conifers, also plenty of broad leaf woodland, open clearings, sand dunes and a small lake with two hides. Offshore, large numbers of common scoter, wintering grebes and divers. Good viewpoints from the...
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    Kidwelly Quay

    Kidwelly Quay Town is 10 miles West of Llanelli on A484. Follow signs in the town for the old quay. Good estuary and mud flat area for waders and duck. Especially in Autumn and Winter. Also good for terns, sandwich terns regularly in autumn on migration. The hedgerows and nearby sewage farm...
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    Dinas & Gwenffrwd RSPB reserves

    Dinas and Gwenffrwd RSPB reserves, Upper Towy Valley. Situated nea village of Rhandirmwyn, about 12 miles North of Llandovery. (Follow signs for the reservoir Llyn Brianne). Dinas is a circular walk, steep and difficult in a couple of locations, but generally a pleasant walk. The mature oak...
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    Towy River, Dryslwyn

    Dryslwyn, nr Llandeilo On the River Towy , park in the castle car park. Signposted off the A40 between Carmarthen and Llandeilo. At the feeding station in the car park, look out for tree sparrows which are seen here regularly amongst the house sparrows, chaffinches, dunnock , greenfinches and...
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    WWT Centre, Wales. Lanelli

    Widfowl & Wetlands Centre, Wales. Penclacwydd, Llanelli. Opened in 1991, now covers over 500 acres. As well as the captve species, there are numerous hides, some looking out onto the saltwater scrapes and out onto the Loughor estuary, 4 hides on an inner lagoon, and further hides on the new...
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    Bitterns at Kenfig Pool S Wales

    Visited Kenfig Pool NNR near Port Talbot yesterday (7th Jan). The drake Redhead was showing extremely well, the ducks all sheltering near the South hide due to the biting Easterly wind. It's the first time I've had a close up of it, and being able to compare the bill pattern with the pochard...
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    Norfolk Birding in January

    I am going to spend 3-4 day birding in North Norfolk in mid January, I have aleady had some good advice on some places to go, and obviously the famous reserves at Titchwell and Cley will have to be visited. If anyone has any advice on what's currently to be seen around the county, I'd...
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    Advice sought on colour-ringed birds

    simple question, but what' the answer?! If I see a colour-ringed bird in the UK, who should I report it to? I see on the BTO website that they ask for details of metal, numbered rings, but no mention of colour-ringed birds. I've informed our county bird recorder via e mail, but have heard...
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    Long-billed Dowitcher

    Just come back from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre at Llanelli. Long-biled Dowitcher been there all day (apparently the second UK record ofthe autumn) ..but tends to go to hide for a couple of hours at a time. Also present - Little Stint (am), Curlew sandpiper, 2 spoonbill (best views at...
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