SET OFF WED MORNING FIRST STOP CONWAY RSPB UNFORUNATELY A FORCE 5 GALE BLOWING DOWN THE VALLEY QUICK LOOK THROUGH TWO OF THE HIDES ONLY SHELLDUCK AND CANADAS VISIBLE AND ONE COMMON SAND HIDING UNDER A BANKING.NEXT STOP WAS LANFAIRFECHAN 200 OYSTER CATCHERS ON TIDE LINE ,6 COMMON TERN,1 LITTLE EGRET ,4 CURLEW . SEVERAL GREAT C/GREBE AND 2 MERGANSERS SURFING ON THE 5FT WAVES SEEMED TO BE HAVING FUN.FURTHER OUT TO SEA GANNET DIVING AMAZING TO WATCH.ARRIVED AT RED WARF BAY MID AFTERNOON AND WAS SURPISED BY 11 PAIR OF FULMERS ON THE ROCK CLIFF.IN THE BAY WERE 4 SANDWICH TERNS,1 LITTLE EGRET,8 GREAT C/G,12 CURLEW,50 OYSTERS,2 MERGANSERS AND ON THE ROCKS 4 PIED WAGS,4 MEADOW PIPS AND 4 WHEATEARS.
NEXT DAY THURS VERY SUNNY WENT TO SEE THE OSPREYS AT PRENTEG AND WASNT DISSAPOINTED.WATCHED THE FEMALE TIDYING THE NEST NO MEAN FEAT CONSIDRING ITS 6FT ACROSS.THE RSPB HAVE TWO CAMS ON THE NEST GIVING SUPERB VIEWS.A WALK DOWN THE GLASSLYN RIVER AND AN ICECREAM WAS JUST WHAT THE DR ORDERED SPOTTED 2 GREY WAGS ,2CHIFFYS,2 WILLOW WARBLER.IN THE EVENING WENT TO THE SPINNIES RESERVE NEAR BANGOR 2 GREENSHANK,15 RED SHANK,4 GREAT CRESTED GREBE,12 MUTE SWAN AND10 SHELLDUCK.
FRI SUNNY WENT TO SOUTH STACK, 2 WHEATEAR,MALE AND FEMALE CHOUGH THE MALE WAS FEEDING THE FEMALE SO SHES PROBABLE SITTING,300+ GUILLIMOTS,RAZORBILLS,11 PUFFINS,FULMERS AND A FEW KITTIWAKES.IVE BEEN HERE BEFORE BUT THIS WAS A FIRST FOR ME 3+PORPOISES FEEDING IN THE ROUGH WATER AT THE TIP OF THE LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND.
ON THE WAY BACK TO RED WARF STOPPED AT CEMLYN BAY THIS IS A SANDWICH TERN COLLONY NUMBERS WERE UP TO 200 BUT IM TOLD BY JUNE THERE WILL BE 2000.ALSO 1 LITTLE TERN AMONGST THEM.1 LITTLE EGRET ON THE POOL.NEXT STOP MOELFRA NOT SURE ON SPELLING4 BLACK GUILLIMOTS IN THE HARBOUR ,4 WHEATEARS AND 4 MEADOW PIPS NEAR THE LIFE BOAT STATION.
SATURDAY SUNNY, TIME TO SET OFF FOR HOME DECIDED TO STOP AT CONWAY RESERVE AGAIN WELL WORTH A VISIT GOOD FACILITIES AND MORE BIRDS ABOUT THIS TIME.6 WHEATEAR,2 REED WARBLERS , 2 WHITETHROTE , ONE RINGED TEAL (POS ESCAPEE) .
NEXT STOP AND SAVED BEST TILL LAST AT INNER MARSH FARM,2 BLACK TERN,200 BLACK TAILED GODWITS,4 AVOCETS,2 COMMON TERN, 2 CURLEW,20 SHELLDUCK,2 R___Y DUCKS,8 SPOTTED REDSHANK,25 TEAL,4 SHOVELER ,4 GADWALL,1 LITTLE EGRET,4 RUFF,1 GREENSHANK,1 WILLOW WARBLER ,1 WHITETHROTE.
TRULY GREAT BREAK AND LOTS MORE PLACES TO VISIT IN WALES.HOPE YOU MANAGED TO READ TILL THE END BEFORE FALLING ASLEEP.