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  1. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    There's always a lengthy summer hiatus for me, as various other activities take priority, but this year that break ended yesterday, with a short seawatch from Talacre dunes late morning. Not for us a procession of Cory's, seasoned with Scopoli's, Fea's, Wilson's and Lord knows what else, but...
  2. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    June 19th Slow at the moment, partly the season, but also so busy with other stuff at the moment. Still, Rossett's only ten minutes away, and there's been a couple of Spotted Flycatchers in the churchyard recently, so I found time to nip across after work. Such a shame this species is so...
  3. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Had a fun day out on Wednesday, with a pre planned trip over to Anglesey, as a nice breather for Arch post exams. We were joined by Richard, a friend from Leeds, who asked if I had any good Wood Warbler sites, so we started the day going over Esculsham (Red Grouse, Whinchat and a surprise Hobby...
  4. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Jun 10th My focus over recent weeks had been more on butterflies than birds, with none of the rarities turning up at times I was able to cash in on them. While this has given me a few decent birds (the best being very much upgraded views of Pied Flycatcher at Loggerheads and some nice...
  5. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    A rare impromptu work detail took me to Holyhead this afternoon. In a quick break between concluding business and heading back I visited the fish quay and was rewarded with lengthy views of a Black Guillemot stuffing it's face.
  6. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    A Panorama Walk scenery shot, and Arch indulging in some early evening Black Grouse filming. I didn't bother trying for photos, I have so many now that unless conditions are spot on I seldom bother!
  7. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    May 13th A lovely evening up at Panorama Walk looking for Tree Pipit. No Pipits, but plenty to occupy us. Redstarts, Yellowhammers and a Garden Warbler, plus a Cuckoo backing track, glorious scenery, a few Black Grouse mooching on the lek site as we passed, we then headed up Waun y Llyn where...
  8. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    A bit of very local pottering the past few days got me awful views of Grasshopper Warbler at Shotton Rifle Range on Tuesday, my third Short-eared Owl of the spring at Cop Hole on Wednesday, and slightly better views of another Gropper at Waun y Llyn yesterday while looking (in vain) for Garden...
  9. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    The Llangollen birds are an expansion along the Dee of the original Eccleston population that originated from Duke of Westminster's estate way back when. I've had one at Conwy RSPB, and a couple over the garden, but away from the River Dee I suspect they're still scarce, particularly that far...
  10. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    A very long and satisfying day, Grey-headed Lapwing & Hooded Merganser in the bag, I'm leaning up against the back door frame, enjoying a gulp of cheap merlot, and that's a funny looking big Gull heading my way.... Neither a year nor garden tick, but oh boy!!
  11. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    May 4th With the Clwyd estuary Hooded Crow reported back for it's third summer, that became my chosen location to start the day. It was one of those occasions when failing to find the target bird quickly was something of a blessing. I enjoyed excellent views of a Whinchat, picked up a Yellow...
  12. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 30th An afternoon up at Cilcain bagged me my two regular targets from up that way, Yellowhammer & Cuckoo. Both species were seen first briefly on flight, but a with a little patience I gained pretty decent views of both. In particular the Yellowhammers here always seem to be particularly...
  13. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 29th Decided to have a go at the Bettisfield Corn Buntings today. Stopped off at Hamner Mere on the way down, surprising number of Shelduck for an inland site, a single drake Wigeon the only other noteworthy Duck. Nice views of Reed Warbler and my first Redstart of the year too. No luck...
  14. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 27th Another stop off at the cycleway on the way home this evening, the two Barnacle Geese present again, and 56 Pink-footed Geese came in off Burton Marsh, a lovely sight and sound as they whiffled down onto the grazing marsh. A couple of Yellow Wagtails by the border pool and a male Marsh...
  15. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 26th Another evening drop in to CQNR, where I notched up 22 Avocets, most I've ever had here by some margin. Also Greenshank and a couple of Common Sandpiper. Best moment came as I was scanning out over the distant estuary, and as groups of Gulls, Ducks & Waders started to scatter I picked...
  16. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Sounds like the Stilts are MIA this morning. Glad I didn't cool it out till the weekend. Puts my North Wales list on 276 (Wales as a whole is 285).
  17. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 25th Had to cancel a movie ticket and then wait for Arch to be free of a prior engagement before setting off for Rhyl yesterday evening. Made it with plenty of time to spare on the end, with our quarry showing beautifully across a narrow stretch of the river Clwyd, two fine Black-winged...
  18. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Nice to meet you Wally170! I'll be up Eyarth in the next couple of weeks, weather permitting, looking for Pearl-bordered Frits. Good luck with Hawfinches, they're clearly in the area, but if course seeing them can be another matter. I still can't quite believe how little time it took me to...
  19. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 24th A pleasant day today, pottered my way along the Flintshire/Denbighshire coast, and added a few summer visitors to the year list. First of these were a scattering of singing Lesser Whitethroats at Point of Ayr, where I also found the first stinkhorns I've ever encountered, really cool...
  20. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 21st Whenever possible I've been stopping by Shotton Rifle Range on my way home from work. Unfortunately, the day the Gull-billed Tern stopped by I was engaged elsewhere (Dad taxi service, if you must know), but on Friday I did at least manage to finally pick up a pair of Barnacle Geese...
  21. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 16th Happened to be passing late afternoon, so popped in to Cop Hole and got a couple of singing Reed Warblers. 136 Reed Warbler
  22. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Then in the afternoon, a nice tour of a handful of Dee estuary sites, starting at Greenfield, where a cluster of ten Common Terns way way out on a sand bank would have been star birds were it not for an unexpected fly by from a trio of Yellow Wagtails. Not much else here, so dropped in on...
  23. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Apr 15th A morning at a loose end in Ruabon, so I nipped a short way up the road to Llangollen, managed to nab a free parking space (far from guaranteed), and executed an efficient year-ticking raid on the Mandarins on the Dee. I know they're plastic, but they're also rather lovely, and...
  24. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Aah, Llanbedrog, home of the Welsh Flintstones.... Glad you had a nice time, sounds like it was a good unwind.
  25. JWN Andrewes

    North Wales Birding

    Yes, absolutely. Good time?
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