Around & About.

In the Fishguard area small flocks of Chaffinch in off at Strumble Head & a few Thrush species about. Large numbers of Woodpigeon moving.

Tresinwen (28 Oct 17)

Lots of Redwings and Fieldfares moving over the garden today.  Two Coal Tits around the garden along with one or two Siskin.

Strumble 27/10/2017

A quiet morning with a NE wind, moderate to start then dropping away to light. Several strings of Scoter passing east to west otherwise fairly quiet except for two divers one of which I managed to capture. There were 3-400 gulls flock feeding off to the NE which were disturbed at one point by an Arctic Skua doing it's best to down a small gull. It failed and was seen off by larger gulls. Closer to shore a few Choughs passed by and a passing Merlin put in an appearance.

Stormy weather...

These Brent geese arrived in Fishguard Harbour after Storm Brian 

along with some wigeon 

 Next day at Strumble the Strumblers gather... 

Strumble 25/10/2017

Very quiet again today with very little action in the water but above the waves there was a bit going on. This Heron was seen off and forced inland by a band of gulls very put out by it's presence. A Skua at at a distance I think a Pom was the only other sea bird of note and I couldn't resist a shot of the little feller on the barbed wire alongside the car park. A couple of Choughs also passed by a few times and a large flock of Starlings spun over the lookout before settling in the field behind the car park.

Strumble Head 23rd Oct 2017.

Time: 07.45 - 13.00
Weather: rain & Mist with some clear spells
Wind: SSW 3/4

Brent Goose - 1 ( PB )

Wigeon - 51

Pintail - 1

Teal - 2

Common Scoter - 448 ( 310 Males )

Long Tailed Duck - 1

Red Throated diver - 1

Manx shearwater - 3

Arctic Skua - 1

Bonxie - 2

Mediterranean Gull - 1 ( Ad )

Sandwich Tern - 3

Commic Teren - 1

Common Dolphin - 8

Risso's Dolphin - 5 possibly 6

Many Thanks to Chris Grayell for the information. 

 

Strumble Head 22nd Oct 2017.

Time: 07.30 - 16.00
Weather: Mostly Cloudy with some Showers
Wind: WNW 6/7

Brent Goose - 20 ( Pale Bellied )

Common Scoter - 44 ( 41 Males )

Red Throated Diver - 2

Black Throated Diver - 1

Great Northern Diver - 5

Storm Petrel - 5

Leach's Petrel - 5 ( One of which was not seen until taken by a Peregrine )

Golden Plover - 1

Pomarine Skua - 10 ( 9 Pale Adults, some with spoons. Sgl Dark Adult with spoons )

Arctic Skua - 31 ( 24 Pale, 6 Dark, 1 Juv )

Bonxie - 30

Sabine's Gull - 2 ( 1 Ad, 1 Juv )

Little Gull - 5 ( All 1st w )

Sandwich Tern - 1

Little Tern - 1
Arctic Tern - 1

Black Guillemot - 1 ( Winter Plumage )

Risso's Dolphin - 1

Porpoises showing occasionally in rough seas

The extremely chilly Lookout well attended today & paid dividends.