RUN OUT INTO NORTH WALES

I visited North Wales today with my partner Jenna and saw some cracking birds on are travels.We started off at Newborough Warren but no Firecrest's were seen but a Red Squirrel but in a brief appearance.

Red Squirrel

Further up the road at Malltraeth we saw good numbers of Wigeon and Pintail.

Malltraeth

Wigeon

Pintail

Moving on from here we called in at Aberffraw where we got cracking views of a Little Owl sat out in the morning sun and then a second bird joined it.

Little Owl

The next stop was Holyhead mountain where we got good views of two Chough's and Holyhead harbour held a winter plumaged Black Guillimot and a distant Red Throated Diver.

South Stack

Chough

Holyhead Harbour

Black Guillimot

Driving past the inland sea we called in at Penrhos country park where 8 Pale Bellied Brent geese were showing well near the carpark.A Slavonian grebe was also seen with good numbers of Black Tailed Godwits,Sanderling,Grey Plover and Dunlin.

News then came out that the two Surf Scoter were showing at Llanddulas so we made are way there and connected with the the birds even though they were distant with a couple of thousand Common Scoter,2 Velvet Scoter and two Red Throated Divers were also seen.

 

Llandullas Beach

Leaving here we stopped off at Kinmel bay near Rhyl where we soon found the female Black Redstart which showed really well and a Snow Bunting was on the beach.

Black Redstart

Snow Bunting

A great days birding and some good birds seen for the yearlist!