Snow, rain and waterfowl...
Snow and rain... the freezing conditions at the Reserve ponds...
Mallard Pond thawing before another overnight freeze. During weather systems like this we are on the look out for waterfowl - forced to move.
A pair of Gadwall on the 5th on Mallard Pond, with a female still present in the Creek on the 15th. The female was seen prior to the above date too (Joshua B )
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| Gadwall - Diane Williams |
Six Goosanders were on the river from the view point on the Reserve during the afternoon of the 10th, four males and two females. One pair of the Goosanders were displaying (Andy Simms )
The monthly WeBS count of the estuary and river through the Teifi Marshes was done on the 12th.
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| Common Sandpiper - Dyfed James |
During the count, a Cattle Egret was seen flying away from the estuary. Later that day, Diane Williams took a photo of it as flew past Curlew Hide
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| Cattle Egret - Diane Williams |
A flock of around 250 Lapwing was over the river and Cardigan town. This photo was take a couple of weeks earlier from Creek Hide with one of the 4 wintering Goldeneye in the background.
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| Lapwing - Diane Williams |
The adult Iceland Gull was seen again, roosting near The Webley on the 19th (George Mee).
Other regular sightings include the 2 Black-tailed Godwits on the river / ponds in the Reserve, and c 30 Barnacle Geese are often seen on fields near Cardigan Island.
Both Red Deer and Sika Deer are resident on the Teifi Marshes. On the 8th January this fine Sika Deer stag was seen from the car park.
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| Sika Deer - Jen Evans |
For those who follow our Teifi Marshes Ringing and monitoring activities use the link below.
This does cover a few sites outside our area.
As the weather improves, the next post should be discussing signs of Spring...
(Rich D and Wendy J)