Teifi Birding and Wildlife

Mediterranean Gulls ...6 - 30 seen in July, best viewing from The Webley. 3 Black-tailed Godwits with 41 Curlew from 2nd Black-tailed Godwit - Jeff Slocombe After a quiet early summer for butterflies, more species have been recorded over the last week. At Coed Maidie B Goddard reserve in Llechryd in the warm sun on the 23rd there were abundant Small Skippers and Meadow Browns , also the first Silver-washed Fritillaries of the summer. Silver-washed Fritillary - Dyfed James Paul Taylor recorded the first Purple Hairstreaks there on the 22nd. (Rich D and Wendy J)

The blue colour ringed  Osprey was present until the 6th June.. Osprey with Bass - Stuart Hall Many thanks to several photographers for reporting this bird from Curlew Hide on the Teifi Marshes. It was one of a brood of three ringed 10km south of Inverness, on a platform that the nest was moved to after a couple of years of having the original nest site robbed in the mid 90’s.  The birds have since been successful in all except one year and usually manage to fledge three chicks as they did in 2022 when Jon Brain ringed this one on 1 July. The nest has had a spectacular success rate for subsequent sightings including a bird seen in Guinea Bissau. Thanks to Jon Brain for the news and photos... Osprey 7H6 in the nest - Jon Brain Continuing with raptors, a  Marsh Harrier on the 3rd flying down the river opposite St Dogmael's Quay.  Now July has arrived juvenile Common Buzzards are taking to the air, and a mix of moulting adults and fresh winged young  Red Kites ...