June...Osprey to Dolphins

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 are to be seen too.

Kingfishers fledged c3 young, first seen 6th June. 

Adult Kingfisher with 3 juveniles - Tommy Evans

By the 13th the first local  juvenille Grey Herons were feeding on river, and by the end of June increasing numbers of Little Egrets are returning to the river.... from where we wonder ??

Dragonflies Hawkers and Damselflies have been very scarce...

Emperor Dragonfly - Jen Evans

This Emperor found on Kingfisher Pond, this Grass Snake too..

Grass Snake - Jen Evans

Bottlenosed Dolphins have been showing very well from both Mwnt - the best point to watch from and from boat trips.

This video posted on Facebook by A Bay to Remember is worth watching to see tail flaps and spy hops

Good numbers in our waters, young and adults  engaging in fishing and other social activities.

On two dates Minke Whale was seen c 2 miles of both the Cemaes and Mwnt headlands..

Minke Whale - Karen Leah

Harbour Porpoise seem scarce at the moment but various species of Jellyfish are being seen jn good numbers.

Compass Jellyfish - Karen Leah

Signs of late summer....

On the 27th  an arrival of  Black-headed Gulls included three juveniles - the first of the year. A Redshank was also the first since Spring passage. A calling Lapwing  on the 26th likewise.  

(Rich D and,Wendy J)