Monday, 30 July 2012

Goshawk

A juv Goshawk flew from east to west by Garn Fawr this afternoon,landing for a few minutes on the rocks before heading off.
This morning at Pen Anglas 6 Common Scoter flew west also 3 Common Dolphin below about 40 feeding Gannets.
The only other birds of note were a single Chough and a Redpoll.

Abermawr 30th July


Golden Ringed Dragonfly & Female Beautiful Demoisselle ( I could be corrected on this one ).

Strumble Head 30th July

Time: 09.00 - 12.00
Weather: Mostly bright & sunny.
Wind: NW 3

Common Scoter - 16 ( 5f )

Common Dolphin - 37 
All heading West :
( 09.30 - 3 , one with a horrible jagged stump where it's dorsal find should have been.)
( 10.45 - 2 groups , one of 12 with a calf followed closely by another group of at least 20.)
( 10.54 - 2 heading along the tide race in the 11 o'clock position.)

Sunday, 29 July 2012

Fishguard Harbour 29th July

Met Walrus & Christina & went on Outer Breakwater with them. A couple of distant Porpoise was the only Cetacean interest. A Turnstone , 2 probably resident Oycs & in with the Black Headed Gulls by the OBW gate the first Juv Med. Gull i've had this year , 24 days later than last year.

Oystercatchers - Flagpoles 29th July


124 , my highest count so far this year.

Strumble (29 Jul 12)

Time: 0600 - 1200
Weather: Sunny
Wind: NW (F5)

Balearic Shearwater - 1
Arctic Skua - 1 (1P)
Grey Phalarope - 1
Bar Tailed Godwit - 1
Little Gull - 1
Mediterranean Gull - 1 (Ad)
Sandwich Tern - 2
Common Tern - 1
Common Scoter - 18 (6F, 12M)
Puffin - 4

Common Porpoise - showing occasionally

Friday, 27 July 2012

Kestrels

A group of three juv Kestrels were at Pen Anglas this morning (possibly the three juvs from Fishguard Fort) a Peregrine dived into the group splitting one of the birds off, it then chased the Kestrel the Peregrine continued pursuing the bird by gaining height and diving at the Kestrel both birds disappeared down the side of a cliff no further sign of either bird after this .So I am not sure if the Kestrel escaped but it was all very dramatic.