Just been away for a few days to Wales with the family, so I thought I'd let you know how we got on. Though not principally a birding trip, we did manage to get some good "ticks".
First stop was Caernarfon where, amongst a few
Redshank, Curlew, Mallard, Wigeon, 2 Mute Swans and
Oystercatchers I spotted a group of 15
Red-breasted Mergansers fishing in the Menai Straits.
Red-breasted Mergansers
Also feeding on the sandy banks were a small flock of 6
Pale-bellied Brent Geese.
Next day saw us travel down to the south of the Llyn Penninsula where our first stop was the village of Portmerion. As well as looking around the interesting architecture we also managed to add
Raven and
Little Egret to the trip list.
Porthmadog was the next stop. Looking over the estuary several more Curlew were seen, along with Redshank, Wigeon, more Oystercatcher and a few
Teal.
A short drive further down the coast brought us to Criccieth where 20+
Common Scoter and 1 winter plumage
Great-crested Grebe were fishing in the bay.
Common Scoter
The last stop of the day was Abersoch. Unfortunately the rain started here so the only real sightings were
Great Black-backed, Herring and
Lesser Black-backed Gulls loafing, swimming and preening in the river on the beach. Nice to get all three species together in one photgraph.
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