Llansantffraed; the young and the old.

 250 Carrion Crows were in the stubble. Just a few Med Gulls about. The cute but oblivious juvenile Oystercatcher nearly fell to a juvenile Peregrine zooming along the shoreline but the falcon was harried off by nearby adults. Rather wonderfully, the long time returning leucistic Oystercatcher was present. I saw it on August 5th last year but I think this is the earliest I've ever seen it. I believe it was first noted in August 2005. So twenty years at least. I've read that Scandinavian birds do not usually arrive here until the autumn. So maybe it is a UK bird since it appears so early?

Choughs

 Six Choughs headed south over Ynyslas yesterday evening. 

Quite high up with occasional calls.

David Williams 

llansantffraed

 100+ Med Gulls present. Single Dunlin/Whimbrel/Turnstone. 22 Sandwich Terns south and a Peregrine north. Great views of a juvenile Goshawk hunting along the hedgerows which then sat for five minutes on a gate across from the kilns. A very young (half sized) juv Oystercatcher was on the beach.

Kestrels

 Pleased to report a family of Kestrels hunting along the Leri at the boatyard end.

4 juveniles, 2 adults. 

David Williams 

Morfa Fields

 Interesting visit to Morfa Fields with Mark Nortis this afternoon.   Female Kestrel,  fledgling and adult Common Whitethroat, Linnets and sparrows.  Nesting Skylarks.   Also managed to make out a Fulmar nest on the black cliffs despite the haze.

Andy James 

Aberaeron

 On Saturday 19, early evening,  a juvenile wheatear and a little stint lying up and down the shore line before briefly joining group of House Martins before flying off to the south. 

Mark Norris 

Rain stops play

 I counted 290 Med Gulls at Llansantffraed early this morning before rain drove me back to the car. Also; 33 Sandwich Terns and 16 Stonechats. Back in Lampeter, a Great Egret flew south over the Teifi when I was at the car spares shop.

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Med Gulls and Yellow Wags

 600 Meds between Llanon and Llanrhystud yesterday,  including 16 colour- ringed  (read and submitted) also at least 3 Yellow Wags in the arable fields at Morfa.

Arfon Williams 

Bless Harry

Here I go again!!! I may be on??? 

Morfa Bychan and Ynyslas

 Morfa Bychan 

 12th:  A good flock of Kittiwakes offshore, 6 Choughs. 13th:  Manx Shearwater 2000+, Whimbrel 2, Gannet 2, Peregrine juvenile. Grayling butterflies 2.  14th:  Common Sandpiper, Med Gull,  Raven.   15th:  Dunln 10, Whimbrel,  700 Manx,  Grey Seal.   16th:  Sandwich Tern,  Dunln,  Wheatear,  Peregrine,  Raven,  Stonechats 20+, Chough  8.

Yynyslas 15th.

Sandwich Tern 83, Little Tern, a smart adult,  Med Gull 6, Common Gull adult, Dunln 40, Ringed Plover 7and a single Whimbrel.

Pete Hackett 

Peteincluded a photo of the Little Tern with his report.