Teifi Birding and Wildlife

A library of photos of birds that have been seen in the Teifi area is being compiled. The link is on the left side of the blog Birds of the Teifi area The bird list has 240 species and growing with new species seen like the recent Ring-neck Duck, but also older records as we discover them. Many of these old records are impossible to find photos for, but with help from archives it will be an ongoing project. We are very grateful to photographers for allowing us to share their images especially Tommy Evans, Colin Dalton, Dyfed James and Toni Henwood for their help with the photos so far. All photos are credited and labelled with date and location.  One interesting old record that we definitely won't be able to add to the photo library is that of a Honey Buzzard near Cardigan in 1908, though we may visit the National Museum of Wales for a photo of Wales only Common Nighthawk.... Cardigan Honey Buzzard This is a note taken from Reports and Transactions (Cardiff Naturalists Society) Vol...

This weekend was the monthly long running Wetland Bird Survey for the BTO. Teifi WeBS regular counts started over 30 years ago. Highlights were the high number of Lapwing and Golden Plover coming down to the estuary now often approaching 1,000 of each species. Other counts of interest; Wigeon counts decreasing as birds start to depart, 176 and waders like Oystercatcher increasing to 69 as they pass through heading north. A single drake Goosander and two  Goldeneye remain. As mentioned in the last blog, the new Kingfisher hide has been completed. With visitors once again enjoying good views of the wildlife on Kingfisher Pond / Bass Lagoon we have delved into the history timeline of the Teifi Marshes.  Kingfisher hide looks over a lagoon that was created 30 years ago in 1992.  Kingfisher Pond 2018 Bass lagoon in the making  Work started in 1992 to construct a new lagoon at the Teifi Marshes. This was been made possible by the success of the Dyfed Wildlife Trust i...