Friday, August 31, 2007
August 2007
Birds seen in Pembrokeshire in August 2007
Balearic Shearwater
6.8.2007 (2) Strumble head
Storm Petrel
8.7.2007 (4) South of St Ann’s head
24.8.2007 (1) South of St Ann’s head from boat
Little Egret
5.8.2007 (4) Flying east at Strumble head
12.8.2007 (2) Fortunes frolic Haverfordwest
13.8.2007 Max of 20 in the last week on the Gann
19.8.2007 (5) Teifi
17 & 29.08.2007 (3) Angle Bay
Spoonbill
1.8.2007 (1) Briefly at Pembroke Upper Mill pond – the bird was unrung
Barnacle Goose
1.8.2007 One on the Teifi with 357xCanada Geese
19.8.2007 (1) Teifi with Canada Geese
Common Scoter
8.7.2007 (2) South of St Ann’s head
Red Kite
26.8.2007 (1) at St Ishmaels
Goshawk
10.8.2007 1xJuv near Abercych
24.8.2007 (1) Sealyham
Oystercatcher
29.8.2007 (220) Kilpaison
Ringed Plover
17.08.2007 (2) Angle Bay
26.8.2007 (40) Kilpaison
28.08.2007 (22) Angle Bay
Little Ringed Plover
1.8.2007 1xJuv on the Gann
Dotterel
27.8.2007 1xAd St David’s Airfield
Knot
5.8.2007 (1) Newport
8.8.2007 1xSummer plumage at Newport
15.8.2007 (16) Fishguard harbour
17.08.2007 (4) Angle Bay, summer plumage
19.8.2007 (2) Teifi
26.8.2007 (23) Kilpaison
29.08.2007 (14) Angle Bay
Sanderling and Plover
14.8.2007 1xSanderling 17xRinged Plover at Newport
23.8.2007 (30 on Poppit Sands with a Sandwich Tern. 21 Ringed Plover & 10 Dunlin in the estuary. At Jewsons 14 Common Sands., & 1 Whimbrel.
Purple Sandpiper
24.8.2007 (12) 5 miles south of St Ann’s head from boat
Turnstone
17.08.2007 (3) Angle Bay
Common Sandpiper
1.8.2007 (10) Teifi
12.8.2007 (1) Fortunes frolic Haverfordwest
10.8.2007 (7) Teifi
15.8.2007 (12) Teifi
17.08.2002 (1) Angle Bay
19.8.2007 (5) Teifi
29.8.2007 (18) Teifi
Redshank
18.8.2007 (42) Blackbridge pill Milford haven
Greenshank
7.8.2007 (5) Sandyhaven
9.8.2007 (11) Pembroke Upper Mill Pond
8.8.2007 (4) Newport
10.8.2007 (2) Teifi
Black Tailed Godwit
3.8.2007 (2) Fishguard harbour
13.8.2007 (1) Fishguard harbour
19.8.2007 (2) Teifi
Bar Tailed Godwit
17.08.2007 (3) Angle Bay
28.08.2007 (3) Angle Bay
Curlew
17.08.2007 (210) Angle Bay
29.08.2007 (135) Angle Bay
Whimbrel
17.08.2007 (1) Angle Bay
Ruff
27.8.2007 (1) Teifi
28.8.2007 (3) St Dogmaels Quay
Great Skua
6.8.2007 (1) Strumble hd
8.7.2007 (2) South off St Ann’s head
Arctic Skua
8.7.2007 (3) South off St Ann’s head
24.8.2007 (1) South off St Ann’s head from boat
29.8.2007 (3) near Skokholm
29.8.2007 (1) Ceibwr bay
Mediterranean Gull
12.8.2007 1xAd which was the returning Czech adult for it’s 7th consecutive winter
21.8.2007 (4) (1*Cz ad., 1*2w, & 2*juvs.) Fishguard
26.8.2007 Fishguard Harbour tonight;--2 juv. & the Czech adult Med.
31.8.2007 (8 ) 5 *ad., 1*2w., & 2 juvs. At Angle bay (2) 1* ad. & 1*2w. at Llanstadwell
Yellow Legged Gull
5.8.2007 (1) Fortunes frolic H’west
Sabine’s Gull
29.8.2007 1xAdult near Skokholm by boat (photo Bob Haycock)
Sandwich Tern
19.8.2007 (10) Teifi
21.8.2007 (2) Newgale
Arctic Tern
23.8.2007 (1) Patch Teifi
Commic Tern
19.8.2007 (7) Teifi
Green Woodpecker
7.8.2007 (1) Amroth
Tree Pipit
7.8.2007 (2) Penally
Yellow Wagtail
26.8.2007 1xm and 1xF Car park at Marloes
25.8.2007 (1) Patch Teifi
Whinchat
25.08.2007 (1) St Govans
Cetti’s Warbler
16.8.2007 (2) Teifi marshes
Pied Flycatcher
7.8.2007 (1) Penally
Raven
26 August 40+ over the Preseli ridge
Strumble head sightings August 2007
5.8.2007
Wilson’s Petrel (1)
6.8.2007
1xGreat Skua and 2xBalaeric Shearwater
20.08.2007
An evening sea watch between 5.30-7.30pm produced 2 Arctic Skuas,2 Bonxies,15 Sandwich Tern,3 Arctic Terns,1 Black Tern,1 Commic Tern,1 Common Scoter and 96 Dunlin (1 flock of 52 and another of 44).
22.8.2007 6 - 9 am
Bonxie 1, Peregrine 2, Little Egret 3 flying nw out to sea
23.8.2007
2 Bonxies and a pale phase Arctic Skua between 5.00pm-7.00pm plus 2 juv Peregrines chasing everything from a Kestral to a Gannet!
27.8.2007
2 Bonxies,2 Med gulls,1Baleric shearwater, 1 Sooty shearwater,7 Sandwich terns,4 Common scoter &1 Black guillemot
Ramsey Island
A quiet month on the bird front with a short eared owl on 29th being the highlight.
Waders passage was evident with 11 redshank (27th), single dunlin (28th), 5 lapwing (30th), single snipe (11th), single golden plover (25th), plus 5 on 27th, 5 whimbrel records through the month, 4 purple sandpiper back on their winter roost and the curlew roost peaking at 36 on 13th.
At sea an arctic skua went through on 20th, single common scoters on 19th and 20th, plus 3 on 28th, and 9 sandwich terns moving north on 26th. Manx shearwater numbers tailed off towards the month end, while black headed gulls began to increase in Ramsey Sound. A basking shark just off the north end of the island on an early morning seawatch on 28th was a good reward.
Passerine migration was limited with a steady trickle of willow warblers all month (max 7 on 25th), a single chiffchaff (25th), 6 goldcrests from 23rd onwards, single spotted flycatchers (probably the same bird) from 24th-26th, single grey wagtail (29th), and single yellow wagtails on two dates.
Chough were present in good numbers all month (20+) with a max flock of 37 on 7th. The linnet flock peaked at 50 by 29th, by which time robin numbers were gradually building, just in time to scare off any autumn vagrants that might drop by!
Greg Morgan
Skomer Island
The island’s fifth Kingfisher was at North Haven (1st) hot on the heels of the fourth last month. A Balearic Shearwater was logged (30th), and seven Knot flew east (15th).
Other waders included a Greenshank at North Pond (22nd), two Whimbrel (5th and 17th), five records of Common Sandpiper, and a few Snipe towards the end of the month.
Raptors included an early Hen Harrier (30th), Merlin (31st) and up to three Sparrowhawk (from 8th), while Short-eared Owl made a reappearance (28-30th).
The last Puffin was recorded (15th), and Kittiwakes departed. Up to 27 Chough flocked (18th), and Ravens began to invade in search of fledgling shearwaters (41 on 31st).
Other records included Little Grebe (23rd), 11 Grey Heron, 32 Cormorant south (27th), juv Cuckoo (8th), three Tree Pipits (17th, 20th and 27th), Grey Wagtail (31st), three Spotted Flycatcher and a House Sparrow (9th). Robins numbered 14 by the end of the month.
Juan Brown
