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  1. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    saw a group of redwing on the ground feeding in the snow, under pine trees on Cwrt mawr/rosser campus beside the road. they were really close, and wish id had my camera. counted 11 turnstone on the beach today and saw another group of about 5 on the rocks.
  2. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    not much about today. no sign of any phalaropes in the sea off aber.
  3. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    lol,same year as me then. it is a well hard year, lol. got my last exam today.
  4. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    i dont think so, if he has i havent seen it yet lol. wish i could go out at the moment an see birds ): stupid exams. who makes people do exams on a weekend anyway!
  5. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    i might be interested in that, depending on how much work iv got on, il ask dave powell about it. im doing management rather than conservation, but same thing really. cud probably get some of my m8s interested aswell. my mates arent as interested in birds as me, but as conservationists thy all...
  6. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    yeah, i know where you mean. cheers, il have to have a look if i get time.
  7. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    woodcock up on consti? ridiculously, ive never seen a woodcock, its a definite bogey bird for me- any ideas on how to see one around here?
  8. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    the grey phals are still in the same place today, but really really close in to the shore! its amazing they dont seem to mind humans being near them, unlike most rare birds. had a look round castle and old college but no sign of black redstart. a suprise was a kingfisher on the rock pools...
  9. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    i hear tawny owl calling from the penglais woods area often. best bet for choughs at this time of year is to walk along the clifftop path on consti, or the other path, scanning the fields to see if there are any feeding. but this species is much, much easier to see in the breeding season. around...
  10. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    matt, yeah you get plenty of rock pipits round the old college and the castle. cant say ive ever mistaken them for black redstarts.............but did once mistake a pied wagtail for one!!! possibly even worse!!! 99.9% sure i have seen black redstarts there a couple of times in flight though...
  11. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    Grey Phalaropes were in exactly the same place today as they were yesterday. a lot less gulls with them though.
  12. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    well, managed to get out for an hour or do around lunchtime, and got good views of at least two Grey phalaropes in the sea amongst a group of black-headed gulls, in the sea off south beach, pretty much directly opposite the ice cream hut. noticed there were a couple of birders watching them...
  13. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    nice one, il have a look there, and off south beach then. never seen one, and although my year list has already got off to an amazing start (includes dartford warbler, hawfinch, water rail, bittern, and hen harrier- yes, honestly), i reckon it would make a great addition. that is unless it tips...
  14. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    my bloody exams- having to revise so hard , had very little time to go looking for birds. may head down south beach tomorrow , as id like to see a grey phalarope, and ridiculously, iv still yet to see a black redstart iv been here 3 years now lol)
  15. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    ive just been up on constitution hill with my mate, taking a chill session from revising for exams. we were sitting over the cliff fae, and we got stunning close up views of a pair of Choughs, circling over the cliffs, right infront of us. didnt have my bins or camera with me, but didnt need...
  16. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    well, didt spend much time up on the moorland in the end, we did some work down in one of the fields. but went for a quick walk up on the moorland and saw Raven, wheatear, and Stonechat. the Stonechats could be heard clacking all over the place. the guy who owns the farm said there always used...
  17. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    haven't had much of a chance to go birding recently as im in the thick of my exams, and so am bogged down with revision. but havin a break tomorrow- we know a guy whos got a farm up near devils bridge, and we're gonna give him a hand doing some dry stone walling, and we'll go for a walk around...
  18. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    Just been for a short walk around RSPB Ynys hir. saw Red kite on the way, and at the reserve saw Mallard, canada goose, 1 lone snow goose(its an escapee one apparently , so im not ticking it off my life list), shoveler, teal, shelduck, a male blackcap, greater spotted woodpecker, siskin...
  19. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    went out again, after the iceland gull, but again couldnt find it. went over to tanwybwlch pendinas area to see if i could find any grasshopper warblers, but couldnt. saw a Red Kite, wheatears, house martins, sand martins, and rock pipits.
  20. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    Well, i went looking for the iceland gull down by the harbour, and i couldnt find it. saw a few other birders who couldnt find it. does anybody know whereabouts in aberystwyth this gull was seen, and wether it is a juvenile or an adult bird? any info would be greatly appreciated. its a horrible...
  21. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    well, apparently an iceland gull was seen in aberystwyth this morning.so im off to the seafront to have a look. im aware that ive got very little chance of seeing it, but gots ta try eh?
  22. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    walked up constitution hill to day, and then back down. saw a Raven , and i heard Choughs, although i couldnt see them, as they were obviously flying alongside the cliff-face, and i wasnt on the cliff-side footpath. I really want to find and photograph those grasshopper warblers you mentioned...
  23. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    Hey.i know i havent reported for ages- just had so much worktodo.anyway,got out to Ynys las thismorning and saw wheatears,sand martins, house martins, and a couple of lone Whimbrel. This afternoon went to Tanwybwlch. saw, and photographed, ringed plover, turnstone, oystercatcher, dunlin...
  24. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    Nick- Thankyou very much for this info, when i get back to aber i will be on the search for the whimbrels and grasshopper warblers. Richard- Ynys Hir is always worth visiting, you'll see something there. now, if you go to Aber, i should think you'll probably be a bit late for purple sandpipers...
  25. mcmerlin

    Ceredigion Birding

    Cheers, Luke. By the way, as i'm now home for the easter holidays i wont't be writing up any reports on this thread for about 3 weeks. instead il be writing up reports in the birding in south staffordshire thread, as i live in west shropshire, on the staffordshire border. But i will still be...
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