Wednesday, 2 July 2025

What a difference a day makes! It was glorious weather with wall-to-wall sunshine, far more in tune with the rest of the country. Migration highlights included a Redshank and two Common Sandpipers in Henllwyn and a Sand Martin over Pen Cristin. A flock of seven Curlews were off of the South End where a pod of three Risso's Dolphins were briefly seen mid-morning. On the breeding bird-front, our Observatory brood of Swallows has appeared to have fledged as well as a nice brood of three youngsters swirling over Ty Pellaf and Pen Cristin. The parents will be wanting to see these ones off so they can get started on cramming a second-brood in before summer ends. In the afternoon, at least two young Sedge Warblers were rattling away in the bushes around the Observatory front garden, presumably from the Green Lane territory. 

Some larger Oystercatcher chicks are on the South End (C) Greg Lee

In the warmth, the butterflies also were abundant with the first double-figure count of Meadow Browns this season, our first Large White floating around the Observatory garden, two Painted Ladies on the South End and a Small Copper. Several Red Admirals were also distributed around whilst a small influx of Silver Y's appears to have occurred, although the moth-trap didn't yield any obvious migrants. A Hummingbird Hawk-moth also appeared around the Observatory in the early evening, even landing providing a rare perched view of this normally restless moth. 
Hummingbird Hawk-moth (C) Greg Lee


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