Spring arrives ....
A few sightings from the last 48 hours. The drake Goldeneye, a drake Goosander and a surprise to see that our female Red-breasted Merganser is still present. Usually feeding in the main river off St Dogmael's Quay and been with us since the 27th September.
Teal and Wigeon numbers have dropped. Nice to see a smart breeding plumage Black-tailed Godwit bathing amongst 140 Wigeon in the estuary mouth. The two Black-tailed Godwits wintering with the Curlew on the reserve are moulting now.
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| Black-tailed Godwits, Diane Williams |
Two Red-throated Divers on the sea and two flying up the coast. No Purple Sandpipers on the rocks below the Cliff Hotel since early January but Turnstone have been seen regularly with 12 on the 5th March.
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| Turnstones - Dyfed James |
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| Iceland Gull - Brennig Hughes |
On the reserve, a couple of Chiffchaffs singing, several Cetti's Warblers singing and a Firecrest ringed near the river view point was our first ever Firecrest in March.
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| Cetti's Warbler - Colin Dalton |
A Pintail was seen in the Teifi Estuary on the 25th Feb (Jon Green) then one has been seen intermittently on the reserve both on the car park pond and from the new Otter hide.
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| Pintail - Diane Williams |
No further sightings of Waxwings since they became more mobile at the start of March being seen on St Mary Street in town and by the visitor centre cafe.
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| A flock of 10 Waxwings - Tommy Evans |
The Waxwings were first seen on the 8th Jan (Josh Brown). Nearly 2 months of Waxwings is an incredible record for west Wales.
The Cattle Egrets - two birds still present in fields across the road from Parc Teifi, Cardigan. One bird has blackish legs, the other bird developing pinkish leg colour, presumably more advanced in it's breeding hormones.....
Well done to the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales staff for securing a grant to make significant improvements at the Welsh Wildlife Centre.
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| Welsh Wildlife Centre |
The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales’ (WTSWW) ‘Welcoming and Accessible Wildlife Centre for All’ project has received £301,092 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).
Details in WTSWW newsletter article
Improvements include the installation of solar film and energy-efficient wall heaters for more comfortable temperatures in the visitor centre, solar panels will be installed on the roof of the Harlow Building and installation of electric bike and car charging points. Improvements will be made to the entrance road and car park and a new play area on the meadow.(Rich D and Wendy J)