Pembrokeshire Birds - Nature & Animals

Pembrokeshire Birds: Smalls....at sea

Yesterday - Pale phase Artic Skua 4 miles North West of Smalls Lighthouse, just past Barrels Reef.  7 Common Dolphin between there and Rams...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Yesterday 29/06 some pics from the Green Breakwater from Ken Barnett

Some interesting bird stuff among an epic Bottlenose session yesterday with/ and pics by Ken Barnett! see: Bottlenose Delight. 29/06/2025...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Sparrowhawk

From David Butler: The local sparrows burst out of the bushes, Johnston, closely followed by the sparrowhawk, it sat for a few minutes pluc...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Gann

Mediterranean Gulls outnumbering Black-headed Gulls 10 (8 adults, 2 2CY) to 1 (smart juvenile) was a sign of the times (and presumably unsuc...

Pembrokeshire Birds: North Pembrokeshire

A fun day guiding 'up north' (at least up north for me!). Started with 2 adult Black Guillemots  in Fishguard Harbour, around the Stenaline ...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Black-headed Gulls

Twenty two Black-headed Gulls now back on the Teifi, the first juvenile today.

Pembrokeshire Birds: Broad Haven

Some ringed bird remains from Broad Haven beach. Sylvia Meanwell Suspect Racing pigeon

Pembrokeshire Birds: Brians ringed legs

These are racing pigeons, IHU stands for Irish Homing Union.

Pembrokeshire Birds: Turtle Dove

Still present earlier this morning- though flew off towards Sandy haven (chicken sheds?)

Pembrokeshire Birds: Skokholm

Turtle Dove here too, sadly with closed rings showing it to be part of a ridiculous attempt to create a resident UK population. Quail and Ar...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Turtle Dove @ St Ishmaels

Still at the south end of Winsle Lane, opposite the turn to Bicton Farm, St Ishmaels, yesterday (Krystal King). https://maps.app.goo.gl/rPwW...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Pembroke Bird Group Event

Pembrokeshire Birds: A few sightings from last week

Good to see a few more Whinchat out on Brynberian Moor and bump into Paddy and Carys, who had more positive news. Thankfully it looks like ...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Turtle dove still St Ismaels

Just to say I was travelling home today and saw the turtle dove in Winsle Lane! Fantastic sight! From Leo  FitzWalter

Pembrokeshire Birds: Skokholm

Quail and Little Ringed Plover the highlights today

Pembrokeshire Birds: Turtle Dove

A surprise to see a European Turtle Dove  on the road at the southern end of Winsle Lane, St Ishmaels around 9pm this evening.  It flew up o...

Pembrokeshire Birds: More Mediterranean Gulls

I had 2 adult summer Med' Gulls fly into Fishguard Harbour yesterday (14th).  Also in the harbour a single Black Guillemot . Elsewhere, a to...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Ty Rigg

Nightjar 3-4 calling from 1015 pm Willow tit 2 Tawny owl 1 calling  Buzzard 2

Pembrokeshire Birds: Mediterranean Gulls

Three imm Med Gulls in with 20 odd B-h Gullss in the Nevern estuary this morning (Den Vaughan)

Pembrokeshire Birds: Curlew Sandpiper, Gann, Fri morning

From Samul Levy: Summer Plumage Curlew Sand at the Gann at the moment (10:24) with Dunlin & Ringed Plover

Pembrokeshire Birds: Pembrokeshire Birds

From Samuel Levy: My final day in Pembrokeshire for a while was great. The Gann held quite a number of waders with Ringed Plover, Dunlin, C...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Carew Mill

From Paul Fraser: At least two swifts racing round the mill and pond today (11th) about noon also seen in fields to the north of the north...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Stackpole area 11th

From Samuel Levy:   Just to let you know we had 5 Crossbills E over Stackpole Quay/ Barafundle Bay this morning.  There was al...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Tenby choughs and the orange-billed guillemot at Elegug Stacks

It's the time of year when young choughs are starting to appear.  It looks like quite a few pairs are fledging their young a bit earlier tha...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Marloes Mere

I finally saw one of the Garganeys that a few people have mentioned they have seen at the Mere over the last few weeks, which have somehow e...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Sanderling

The Sanderling colour-ringing scheme shown on the photo below is a Mauritanian project registered to jeroen.reneerkens@nioz.nl, who will no...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Spectacular Stackpole and magical Minwear...some highlights from the weekend...

Great day at Stackpole with our friends Sarah and George, and Roger (from land-locked Berkshire!) on Saturday. A stunning coastline and a tr...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Hobby

From David Collins: When travelling westbound on the A487 this evening, soon after I had left Eglwyswrw, a hobby flew over, heading northwar...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Ty Rhyg

Last night, at least two churring Nightjars , one of which showed very nicely. Also, a juvenile Tawny Owl was seen, and a reeling Grasshopp...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Sanderling with colour rings

From Damon Hart: I recently spotted this sanderling in Penally. Is there any way to find information from its rings?  (Response: We'll see w...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Great Northern Diver

A Great Northern Diver in non-breeding plumage off Tenby South Beach this evening.

Pembrokeshire Birds: Cuckoo

More reports of a Cuckoo calling on the Marloes peninsula on Sunday.

Pembrokeshire Birds: House Martins, Pen Anglas

Yesterday afternoon there were about 50 House Martins feeding over the cliffs at Pen Anglas.  Two Chough as well. Lots of singing birds at L...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Purple Heron

From Samuel Levy @ 13:40: Just rocked up to the Gann Estuary and on the pools there is a Purple heron. Flushed by some dogs but only into ...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Purple Heron at the Gann

I have attached a few photo's as promised. A few can be found on my eBird checklist which is here: eBird Checklist - 2 Jun 2025 - The G...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Lyndon Lomax

Deeply saddened to hear of Lyndon's passing.  As others have said he was a key fixture of Pembrokeshire birding for many years, and I was fo...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Purple heron, the Gann

The Purple heron showed briefly after work this evening. Whilst chatting to Andy B around 5:15pm the heron flew out of the reedbed by Crabh...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Skokholm

There's a Buff-breasted Sandpiper here today

Pembrokeshire Birds: Garganey, Marloes Mere

The drake Garganey revealed it's presence by repeatedly giving its dry plucked comb tooth rattles. It showed briefly when it preened, other...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Starlings

From David Butler:  Have had a few starling fledglings turn up in the garden in Johnston for the last couple of weeks but an adult being c...