Waders arrive, reserve news too...
The flock of 49 Ringed Plover, 45 Dunlin and 3 Sanderling this evening was lovely to see...and hear!
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Wader roost on Patch, Teifi Estuary |
Warbler numbers....we wait... but Sedge Warblers are passing through and Reed Warblers are returning. Evenings on the Teifi Marshes are atmospheric with Cetti's Warblers and Grasshopper Warblers singing beyond dusk.
Thirty years ago, in April 1992, land belonging to the former Cardigan Wildlife Park was bought by the Dyfed Wildlife Trust. This brought important habitat into that already owned by the Trust.
It is over 60 years since the Trust first took an interest in the Teifi Marshes and since then up to 1995, parcels of land were bought to make it the stunning reserve that it is today.
This week the Marsh Marigolds have been adding colour to the water edges.
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| The view from Creek Hide at high tide |
The " Teifi Otter" remains an icon of the river and the reserve, below one that was swimming off the river view point when we were ringing on Saturday.
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| Otter below the river viewpoint |
The Willow Otter has now found a new home adjacent to the car-park, removed from the top meadow where the increasingly often northerly winds were causing problems...
The Water Buffalo have returned to graze the wet meadows adjacent to the car park until the autumn. These play an important part in the management of the wetland.
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| Water Buffalo - Colin Dalton |
Several people around Ceredigion have reported Emperor moths recently. Nice to have news that one was seen on the Teifi Marshes this week. A photo of a male in a hide was shown to one of the staff. Look out for something flying that looks similar to a Small Tortoiseshell. That will be a male, the female is larger and greyer than the male is often hiding in the vegetation during the day.
Rich D and Wendy J