Pembrokeshire Birds - Nature & Animals

Pembrokeshire Birds: Castlemartin Corse

Hold the front page - Rob Lewis reports a garganey drake today. No photos as yet. Update from Rob: camera-shy, hides in reeds

Pembrokeshire Birds: Dunlin at Marloes Mere

From mlslb: Dunlin on the afternoon of 27th

Pembrokeshire Birds: Whimbrel - pm of 27th

From Chris Dighton:  Single Whimbrel feeding at Goodwick flagpoles this afternoon

Pembrokeshire Birds: Pengetli forest

Pied flycatcher 4 males 1 female  Redstart male  Blackcap 5 Chiff chaff 10 Tree creeper 4 Nuthatch 4 Buzzard 2

Pembrokeshire Birds: More Gwaun

A beautiful spring day in the Gwaun and getting warm on the south-facing slopes in the afternoon - a bit further west than Brian's location ...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Gwaun

A cracking day in the Gwaun with Paul checking some of the woodlands. Nice to have 5 Pied flycatcher and at least 3 Redstart between Cilrh...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Castlemartin Corse

To the Corse this morning to try to catch up on some spring migrants. As usual, wetland birds mostly upstream - 3 Canadas , a pair of greyla...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Marloes garganey

Two drakes foraging beyond the irrigation pond in front of the Britton hide this evening. Showing really nicely alongside a handful of shov...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Hobby over Crundale

A hobby flew west over Crundale at 2030 this evening.

Pembrokeshire Birds: Garganey, Marloes Mere

Drake Garganey at the mere this evening, first for a good while and always nice to see. 30-40 Whimbrel in scattered groups in the coasta...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Grassholm Tripods

We conducted our first monitoring work out at Grassholm over the weekend and wanted to put out the following request. We are trying to use c...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Hoopoe

A Hoopoe seen at Llawhaden bridge then flew towards Canaston bridge at 1305 (Alf Williams)

Pembrokeshire Birds: Pied Flycatcher and Redstarts

Both male Pied Flycatcher and Redstarts seen in the Gwaun Valley near Llanychaer yesterday. This morning at Pen Anglas 2 Whitethroats, a Gr...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Castlemartin peninsula - whimbrels on the move and a swift today

We had a lovely day on the Castlemartin peninsula today where it was nice to meet the new Seasonal Ranger David over there. Migrants passing...

Pembrokeshire Birds: (Probable) Black Kite - Aber Rhigian

Probable Black Kite seen today at 12:30 from the coast path by Aber Rhigian, heading west towards Cwm Yr Eglwys. I had a brief but good view...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Carew

Common sandpiper on millpond early am, sleeping fox nearby

Pembrokeshire Birds: A Replacement for the Britton Hide at Marloes Mere

To complement the recent improvements to the landscape and  views across Marloes Mere, the National Trust are in the early stages of plann...

Pembrokeshire Birds: St Davids cattle egret

Cattle egret with the Hereford cattle near Rhosson farm this evening. Hundreds of hirundines at various spots around the peninsula, the vas...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Southwood Golden Plovers

About 40 of the 80ish Golden Plover in the recently ploughed field near Maidenhall Point at National Trust's Southwood Farm today were rema...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Rosebush Redstarts

Two male Redstarts  were singing not far from the path, as I walked past the quarries near Rosebush this morning. On the way back, I also h...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Cuckoo

Cuckoo calling, Dinas Cross (towards N slopes of Mynydd Dinas).

Pembrokeshire Birds: Marloes peninsula

A short-eared owl across the Dale road, by Walwyn's Castle 4:30pm was a bit of a surprise. Plenty of warblers on the usual circuit 20+ Will...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Skokholm

Squacco Heron this evening

Pembrokeshire Birds: South coast this morning

We had a nice walk along the south coast from Skrinkle to Freshwater East this morning. Sand martins (several birds) were excavating holes i...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Waldo stone presseli hills

Cuckoo male  Grasshopper warbler 3 Willow warbler 10 Chiff chaff 6 Swallow 4 House Martin 2 Wheatear 2 males  Stonechat 5

Pembrokeshire Birds: Newgale, Short eared owl

From Alan Collens.  The Short-eared Owl was active near the lay-by again at 4.10pm Friday. A female kestrel was also in the area at the sam...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Skomer boat trip

From Graham Sharples.  The first Skomer sunset boat trip of the year saw thousands of puffins and guillemots, good numbers of razorbills and...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Skokholm

Over 500 warblers on the Island today.

Pembrokeshire Birds: Pied Flycatcher St David’s Head

Male pied flycatcher this afternoon in the valley at St David’s Head , based in willow scrub with willow warblers and blackcaps for company...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Cuckoo

Cuckoo - Fresh in last night I reckon, no song to speak off, just scoffing caterpillars around the rocks above Ty Canol  (Den Vaughan)

Pembrokeshire Birds: Grasshopper Warbler

A grasshopper warbler was reeling away, close to a rank, swampy field in the valley behind Pwllgwaelod early this morning. Willow warbler,...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Dipper, Llawhaden

From Graham Sharples. A couple of dippers around Llawhaden Bridge. They had a good look at the fast-flowing water but it didn’t appear welc...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Little ringed plover, Marloes Mere

A Little ringed plover beside a flood in the field behind the toilet block this evening, always keeping low out of the stiff westerly. Abou...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow seen on Ramsey this morning in the Northern Fields. © Alys Perry Alys & Nia

Pembrokeshire Birds: The Gann (8th April)

Yesterday afternoon it was persistently blustery so not too much to see. Two pairs of Shelduck , a Common Sandpiper , two Greenshanks and a ...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Teifi migrants

The first Sedge Warbler was singing on the Teifi marshes this morning. A noticeable increase in Chiffs, Blackcaps and Willow Warblers. At le...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Crossbill

A single Crossbill at Llanychaer this morning also 6 House Martins a couple of Willow Warblers and a definite increase in Chiffchaffs and B...

Pembrokeshire Birds: Sightings 6/4/24

From Bryn Burgess: Broadhaven (North) 2 Swallows around midday The Point, Little Haven at High Tide Red Throated Diver - 2 Great Northern Di...

Pembrokeshire Birds: RAMSEY ISLAND WALK

Pembrokeshire Birds: Sightings today

From Andy Downing: 3 Sandwich tern over the beach at Dale 1pm