Teifi Birding and Wildlife

A good variety of bird sightings over the last couple of weeks. On the 15th August  a  Wood Sandpiper was   seen from creek hide. Wood Sandpiper - Tommy Evans Three different Ospreys have been recorded over the Teifi Marshes and estuary. One is unringed. One has a black colour ring from the German scheme 5C2R . This has also been seen on the Nevern Estuary at Newport. Details of the location of ringing are awaited. The third, blue 7H6 was recorded here last year.  Osprey ringed in Germany - Tommy Evans Osprey 7H6 ringed in Scotland - Diane Williams This Osprey was ringed in 2022 near Inverness. See last years blog for details  July 2024 Ospreys to Dolphins Curlew ringed in Holland - Tommy Evans Tommy has also received details of a Curlew with a leg flag. This bird was ringed as a chick in the Drenthe region of the Netherlands in June this year. Creek hide is a good place to see a variety of waders when there is exposed mud. As well as the Wood Sandpiper...

July was a quiet month for sightings but as we head towards mid August, birds are moving and there are some more notable records to report. On the evening of the 10th August, a Mandarin in eclipse was on Kingfisher Pond. This was first photographed a couple of weeks ago. A Great White Egret which has been seen feeding along the river through the reserve for a couple of weeks was roosting between Creek and Kingfisher hides. Tommy and Jen managed some excellent photos on the 10th Great Egret - Tommy Evans The eclipse type plumage Mandarin, usually with the Mallards...                      Mandarin - Stuart Hall The early autumn passage of warblers particularly Sedge and Reed Warblers is continuing in very good numbers... Over the last 4 weeks over 480 Sedge and 190 Reed Warblers have been ringed. A minimum, but showing the scale and importance of the Teifi Marshes Reserve. Not only for breeding but also for feeding as they jou...