Teifi Birding and Wildlife

Following the excitement of the Ospreys , it has been a quiet couple of weeks since the final one left. Osprey didn't quite make it into the November list.  Two Firecrests  were seen at Cippyn along the path beyond Cardigan Bay caravan park on the 2nd November and one in a garden in Llechryd on the 12th. Three present on the Teifi Marshes on the 4th, and a Reed Warbler, which should have been on its way south to Africa . A Swift seen by David Collins on the 1st should likewise be further south. Down at the estuary... Webley saltmarsh A Brent Goose on the 17th was a nice sighting, a dark-bellied race bird, the light-bellied are the more usual with us. Waders, ducks and gulls were counted for the WeBS  ( Wetland Bird Survey) last weekend but counts of some species are done most days and entered into Birdtrack The Ringed Plover count of 53 seemed exceptionally high so the WeBS data for November counts was looked at. As the graph shows, it is the highest number recorded. November