Tresinwen (30 Mar 18)

Only heard my second Chiffchaff of the spring this morning so was surprised to also hear a Willow Warbler singing at top of garden.

Tresinwen (29 Mar 18)

New bird for the garden tonight.... Little Owl calling at 10pm from field behind garden.

Only the second Little Owl I have recorded at Strumble Head.....

UPDATE: 30 Mar 18 - just been processing my trailcam captures from last few days and it sounds like I had a female Tawny Owl in the garden at 0030 on the morning of Friday...  Two owls in one night!

Sand Martin

A single Sand Martin feeding over the pond at Llanychaer this afternoon.

Chiff Chaff's and a left over Merlin

At least two singing at the bottom of the Slade /Lower Town Harbour , Fishguard  this afternoon!
A male Merlin was also seen briefly near Newport.

Goshawks

A pair of Goshawks displaying over Llanychaer this morning ,the resident Sparrowhawk was not to happy.
Yesterday in Fishguard Harbour 2 Black Guillemots .

Siskins

In excess of 20 Siskins in the garden recently and Goldfinch numbers increasing.

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A few Chiffchaff now singing in the woods at Llanychaer , nice to see a few  Small Tortoiseshells, Peacocks and a couple of Commas as well.

Strumble Trio

The porpoise were playing hard to get yesterday but not so our birds of prey. As I arrived at the car park I noticed a Kestrel on the hover off toward the lighthouse. A dash to the boot to get the camera out and I managed a quick burst before it dropped out of sight below me. I scrambled over the heather to see if I could find it but no joy. As I turned it moved position and landed on a grassy tuft some 40 metres away and I managed a few more shots before it went on it's way. Next came the unmistakable cry of a Peregrine as I sat watching over the sea which made me turn to see it approaching from the east. A quick spin around and I managed a few shots before it flew off over the fields behind the lookout. Just about to leave and was back at the car when I spotted two Red Kites off in the direction of Tresinwen. A bit distant but I tried a shot anyway and as it turned out it was better than I expected at that distance.