Teifi Birding and Wildlife

A look back at  the second half of  August which is ending with a wonderful variety of waders being seen and photographed from Curlew hide on the Teifi Marshes . More details on the waders later in the post. Waders in flight - Jason Medcraft From the 11th we had daily estuary sightings from Benjamin Bond, most observations from boats..  On the 12th and 13th there was a Spoonbill on a sandbank off from the Teifi Waterside. Also 11 Sandwich  T erns , a Great Egret and a Common Tern off Patch. An Arctic Skua passed Cardigan Island on the eve of the 12th too. On the 13th Aug there were 21 Sandwich Terns , a  Great Egret  from The Moorings St Dogmaels and 18 Mediterranean Gulls.  On the 22nd, 4 juvenile Knot  were the highlight. Out at sea, Ocean Sunfish have been recorded on several occasions along with daily Bottlenosed Dolphins   On the 9th August there were 11 Barnacle Geese and 7 Greylag Geese by Swallow boats. One of the Barnacle Gee...

 An adult  Spoonbill   was seen on the evening of the 30th June Spoonbill - Jason Medcraft It was on the river briefly from Curlew hide and seen by only a couple of people. This was followed by an adult Glossy Ibis early afternoon of the 1st July. Again, another brief visit which shows the merit of spending time watching the river from Curlew hide. Although it was on the far side of the river, Jax managed to capture some images of it. Glossy Ibis - Jax Wing Mandarin ducks continued to be seen regularly on Mallard pond from the 15th June until the middle of the month peaking at three on the 13th July. A Mandarin was seen on the river from Curlew hide on the 1st August. Three Mandarin ducks - Diane Williams Mandarin - Diane Williams Waders are slowly increasing as we head towards autumn. Regular colour-ringed Curlew JO ringed on the reserve in 2022 was back on the 11th. Curlew - Diane Williams Black-tailed Godwits in breeding plumage on the 14th Black-tailed Godwit - Dia...