Your recent sightings at Conwy
Your recent sightings
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Waders Return
It's barely mid July but the increasing presence of wading birds around the reserve over the past few weeks is a sign that autumn migration is already well underway. The first black-tailed godwits appeared particularly early with three on 11/6,...
Posted 13 Jul 2019 by Tim Wallis -
Spring migration peaks as the breeding season gets into full swing
The star birds of this year's spring migration were undoubtedly two superb summer plumaged black terns which were present over the lagoons on 8/5 to 9/5 along with hundreds of hirundines when calm, damp and mild conditions were evidently favorable...
Posted 08 Jun 2019 by Tim Wallis -
Summer migrants continue to arrive
There's never a dull moment at this time of year as each day brings new arrivals back to the reserve from their wintering grounds, or passage migrants stopping off to feed or roost before continuing their journey north. This constant arrival and...
Posted 05 May 2019 by Tim Wallis -
From tropical oceans to the arctic tundra, via Conwy.....
With numerous birds coming and going as we head further into the spring, the arrival of a grey phalarope on 14/3 was undoubtedly the biggest surprise of the past month, and of the year so far (photo of a bird seen previously by Marc Hughes). Most...
Posted 15 Apr 2019 by Tim Wallis -
Starling numbers approach fifty thousand
January saw the starling murmurations build up as we'd hoped, with small numbers at the start of the new year increasing towards 50 thousand birds later in the month and producing some spectacular aerial displays as they arrived to roost in the...
Posted 09 Feb 2019 by Tim Wallis -
New Year begins with some early signs of starling activity
After much anticipation it seems that starling numbers have begun to show some signs of increasing, with some impressive murmurations already seen over the past few of days, perhaps numbering around 5000 - 10,000 birds. Hopefully this will contin...
Posted 12 Jan 2019 by Tim Wallis