Pembsbirds

My first West Coast Pelagic (https://www.westcoastbirdwatching.co.uk/guided-trips/pelagics/) of 2026 out to the Celtic Deep today turned out to be a belter.

On the way out a couple of us had brief views of a Fin Whale, always a highlight of any...

A first visit for a month or so at high tide today. A Black-tailed Godwit in summer plumage was roosting on the mud flat along with a few Curlews. Something (possibly a fox?) disturbed the birds roosting in the salt marsh and suddenly a few Curlews became 99.  A single Whimbrel patrolled the water's edge, with a Redshank, Greenshank and 2 Common Sandpipers making up the ...

3-4 Yellow wagtails and a dozen pieds shadowing the cattle. 6 dunlin, were joined by another eight with another flock flying around but didn't come down. 4-5 snipe and a blackwit. 10 young teal.

62 Mediterranean Gull counted on the reef below Giltar Point and the south end of Tenby South Beach yesterday evening including two coloured ringed birds from Dutch and German projects (details submitted).

This morning 43 there in a quick look. Two new colour ringed birds but couldn't read them! 

Down from the bridge at Newport, 6 Mediterranean Gulls and then at the river mouth at least 20 more, all ages represented. Also 2 red-head Goosanders - look like adult females.