Namibia and back ...

Sandwich Terns including several colour ringed birds are starting to appear as they fly south. Stopping off to feed and roost on the Teifi, a particular favourite spot is the sand at the Webley saltmarsh.

A mix of small gulls and terns, Sandwich and Common Terns, Black-headed and Mediterranean Gulls this week.

Yellow KFS.was a bird photographed on the 25th by Hannah Cook.

This adult Sandwich Tern was ringed as as a chick in 2017 on Lady's Island, Wexford , Eire and was last seen in Shearwater Bay, Namibia last October. (2021) The Tern's route almost certainly went around the coast.

Sandwich Tern from Namibia to the Teifi

At least 3 other colour ringed Sandwich Terns seen over the last few days are juveniles from Cemlyn, Anglesey.

Colour ringed Mediterranean Gulls are now passing through, an adult ringed in Poland and a juvenile ringed in France/Belgium this morning.

Other notable avian records include..

A Great Crested Grebe on 22nd July on the river from St Dogmaels Quay, Green Sandpipers on the reserve. A flock of 28 Redshank on the 27th, and c 100 Curlew are present in the main estuary.

Sanderling have a habit of feeding on Poppit beach, nice to see a flock of 7 seemingly uninterested in the tag rugby very close by...

As mentioned in the last blog we plan to build a complete photographic library of Butterflies of the Teifi area. Thanks to Paul Taylor, Ceredigion County Butterfly recorder we have made a start with some that he photographed at Coed Maidie B Goddard Reserve in Llechryd,.together with some from Dyfed James. A couple of photos below and more in this link to the full library so far.

A Photographic library of Butterflies of the Teifi