Kidwelly Quay tonight Redshank 268,Greenshank 5,Curlew 126,Whimbrel 4 and a Glossy Ibis flew over heading to Banc-y-Lord

WWT Llanelli this morning Blackwit c450,Redshank 231,Greenshank 27,Spotted Redshank 1,Knot 4,Dunlin 96,Lapwing 38,Green Sand 1,Common Gull 1 then along came a Peregrine and scattered the lot #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay early morning Common Sand 3,Redshank 145,Greenshank 6,Curlew 17,Whimbrel 9,Dunlin 2,Common Gull 5 and a juv Yellow legged Gull

Pembrey Harbour tonight Med Gull 5,Common Gull 7,Dunlin 18,Ringed Plover 6,Sanderling 10 and Swift 24

Kidwelly early evening Whimbrel 4,Curlew 27,Redshank 219,Greenshank 18,Common Sand 2 a and Dunlin 1 #birdingwales

WWT this morning Wood Sand 1,Green Sand 1,Blackwit c800,Redshank 247,Greenshank 51,Spotted Redshank 1,Knot8,Dunlin 135,Lapwing 32,Curlew 1 and a juv Goshawk chasing a Lapwing #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour tonight Med Gull 121,Common Gull 3,Sandwich Tern 46,Whimbrel 1,Curlew 3,Ringed Plover 1 and Sanderling 2

Pembrey Harbour tonight My first Common Tern of the year,Sandwich Tern c75,Med Gull 6,Ringed Plover 1 and Whimbrel 1

Started off this morning with a juv Garganey at WWT Llanelli finished late afternoon with the Gloucestershire Long tailed Shrike

Med Gulls have started the summer build up a little earlier than usual with 129 at Pembrey Harbour and 8 Sandwich Tern tonight,Privet Hawkmoth from WWT trap this morning #birdingwales

At last a few waders at WWT Llanelli today Spotted Redshank 1,Greenshank 2,Redshank 24,Knot 48,Green Sandpiper 1, Blackwit c400 and Lapwing 14

Sketches for the 2025 Carmarthenshire Bird Report

No prizes for guessing what would headline this week's @northwaleslive.bsky.social BirdNotes... It's set to be just the seventh first-for-Britain found in #NorthWales, a list that dates back to 1753. A few non-heron sightings too. 📷John Riley #BirdingWales www.birdnotes.wales/blog/first-f...

First for Britain draws the crowds

Caernarfon residents woke on Sunday to an array of expensive optical equipment lined along the harbour wall. Britain’s first Western Reef Heron has attracted birders from across the country since...

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A trip up to Foryd Bay midday to see this Western Reef Heron a first for Britain,showed well late afternoon early evening #birdingwales

A wet Pembrey Harbour this morning Whimbrel 3,Barwit 19,Dunlin 44,Ringed Plover 37, Sanderling 31,Gannet 2 No sign of last night's Curlew Sandpiper

After a fantastic birding trip it's now back to the "bread and butter " of local birding, Pembrey Harbour this morning

So final days birding today provided Bimaculated Lark and Radde's Accentor, also more Red throated Robins,Rock Thrushes, Short toed,Crested,Wood,Sky and Horned Larks bringing to an end a remarkable trip in which I had 30 Lifers,and some great birds

Tue 13 May Fish Ponds,a day to add species to the trip list gave me 3 Lifers White headed Duck, Spur winged Plover and Turkestan Short toed Lark,plus great views of fantastic birds,B-c Bee-eaters,White tailed Lapwing

Another belting day,05.00 start Caspian Snowcock, Finsch Wheatear, Menetries Warbler,Desert Finch and Grey necked Bunting,Rufous bushchat,etc etc

What a day Crimson winged Finch, White winged Snowfinch, Eastern Rock Nuthatch, Upchers Warbler and White throated Robin all ticked today

One of two Wallcreepers

Afternoon delights Siberian Stonechat, Nightjar, Levant Sparrowhawk

Out for 05.30 Caucasian Snowcock 2,Caucasian Grouse 3,Great Rosefinch 20+,max 37,Mountain Chiffchaff 1, white winged Redstart 8, Griffon and Bearded Vultures,Red fronted Serins

Great first day in Georgia some highlights white winged Redstarts c17,Steppe Eagle 3,Booted Eagle 2,Golden Eagle 1 L Spotted Eagle 1,Levant Sparrowhawk 5+,Caucasian Snowcock and Black Grouse photo left and Green Warbler 2 and a few Alpine Chough

A nice red Barwit down Pembrey Harbour this morning, off to Georgia and Armenia today so hopefully will connect with some othe birds wearing red

Found this Yank Wigeon this morning on the Dafen Scrapes almost exactly 40 years (May 1986) since finding my first a pair at Teesmouth #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour early morning Wheatear 1,Little Tern 1,Sandwich Tern 3,Barwit 29,Whimbrel 3,Dunlin 28,Ringed Plover 18,Guillemot 1 and Gannet 1 #birdingwales

Banc-y-Lord this evening 15 Greenland Wheatear, 73 Whimbrel and a Cuckoo #birdingwales

Kidwelly Quay this morning 4 Lesser Whitethroats on territory, 3 Swifts over,all the othe Warblers now in good numbers, Whimbrel 9 and Common Sand 7 passage waders #birdingwales

A very smart Woodchat Shrike at Pembrey Burrows early evening, only the 3rd Carmarthenshire record