Teifi Birding and Wildlife

The Lapwings over the river through the Teifi Marshes have been a feature of early mornings on the reserve, sometimes flocks keep arriving up to a peak count c 300. Lapwing flock - Karen Leah Lapwings are coming into breeding plumage, interesting watching the flock fly, as if excercising wing muscles with much calling. Lapwing from Creek hide - Karen Leah Usually one to three Black-tailed Godwits are somewhere along the river Black-tailed Godwit - Tommy Evans The Black-tailed Godwits favour the river water and are more usually found from Curlew Hide. The closely related Bar-tailed Godwits usually feed in the main estuary. Up to 90 Dunlin have been seen from Curlew hide this week. Ducks, Teal and Mallard are pairing up, Moorhens becoming more visible though 2 male Goldeneye remain on the river. A Dipper near the sluice by the by pass bridge was an unusual sighting although they breed upstream and on the nearby Mwldan river that runs through Cardigan. Tommy Evans had good views of a