Saturday 27 August 2022

Light north-easterlies produced some arrival, with the first Merlin of the autumn, a Whinchat on the South End, four Little Egrets (third record of the year), a Golden Plover flew south, an Arctic Skua, two Arctic Terns, a Grey Wagtail, and a Snipe.

Whinchat © Ed Betteridge

Non-avian arrival was fairly strong today too with the first Emperor Dragonfly of the year, as well as a Migrant Hawker and a Painted Lady. The long-staying Common Seal was sighted again on Henllwyn, and eight Risso's Dolphins were off the West Coast. 

Migrant Hawker © Ollie King

Emperor Dragonfly © Ollie King

Other birds seen today were three Whimbrels, 25 Curlews, five Redshanks, 29 Turnstones, a Mediterranean Gull, four Black-headed Gulls, six Sandwich Terns, a Racing Pigeon, four Willow Warblers and two Goldcrests.

The first Grey Seal pup of the year was in Henllywn © Steve Stansfield

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