Your recent sightings at Conwy
Your recent sightings
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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 -
Visitors arrive from the north!
One of the highlights for November was a female long-tailed duck which was present on the shallow lagoon over six days from 23/11 to 28/11 (photo by Jonni Price). This is the first recorded sighting of the species on the reserve, though it is...
Posted 09 Dec 2018 by Tim Wallis -
Winter on the way
Highlights over the past month have included several jack snipe (photo by Marc Hughes) with individuals present on 8/10 and 11/10, and two on 20/10 seen on the shallow lagoon from the Tal y Fan hide and coffee shop. A great white egret flew over o...
Posted 22 Nov 2018 by Tim Wallis
Grid Reference: SH7977 (+2km)
- Common Sandpiper (0)
- 19 May 2019
- Whimbrel (1)
- 18 May 2019
- Wheatear (1)
- 12 May 2019
- Grey Wagtail (1)
- 11 May 2019
- Red-breasted Merganser (0)
- 11 May 2019
- Whinchat (2)
- 10 May 2019
- Yellow Wagtail (0)
- 10 May 2019
- Black Tern (1)
- 09 May 2019
- Arctic Tern (0)
- 09 May 2019
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (1)
- 20 May 2019
