24th February

Inevitably still very windy but a bit brighter in the afternoon than it has been with a walk around Lligwy Bay up to Dulas Bay late morning producing two Black Guillemots offshore and a few waders roosting in fields at high tide including a single Sanderling with 224 Dunlin and 33 Ringed Plover.   A productive little look at Red Wharf Bay on the dropping tide then produced brilliant views of the male Snow Bunting which has been lingering here, a good total of 51 Pale-bellied Brent Geese (including three darvic ringed birds), a single Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Greenshank, 3 Little Egrets and 80+ Wigeon.

Snow Bunting

Greenshank

Dark-bellied Brent Goose in with the pale-bellies

Pale-bellied Brent Geese