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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 7h
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Good numbers of wildfowl at Llyn Alaw this afternoon with pintail gadwall shoveler teal wigeon tufted L and GC grebes favouring the east end of the reservoir. Also 5 GW and 4 L egrets, 28 Dunlin 7 R plover 5 lapwing and a female peregrine with a recently caught wader
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Benllech this morning- before a horrible mist came in. 61 C Scoter 37 Gannet 3 RT Divers 17 Guillemot 1 GC Grebe
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rose-coloured Starling - juvenile, Moelfre, Anglesey 25/09/26. Present for its 3rd day at least - showing well at times, but can also be very mobile. #welshbirds #ukbirdng
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Two lovely red kites in the field yesterday at Dulas Estuary. Seeing them fairly regularly in recent times
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Quick look at Benllech this afternoon 2 Eider 2 RT divers 27 C scoter 4 Gannet 5 S tern 2 C tern 1 curlew Nice to see 4 Spotted Redshank and a dozen black wits at Llyn Cefni yesterday
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social 2 Red Kites over Dulas Estuary
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keelebirder.bsky.social @keelebirder.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A great first day back on the Anglesey patch after a week at home: It started well finding 2 juv Little Stints at Cemlyn in the morning, but finding a smart Wood Sand on the Alaw Estuary this afternoon was the highlight. My first record for the site. #BirdsinWales
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Fred Milton @sedgefred.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ring Necked Parakeet calling outside our Benllech accommodation last 2 days @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Porth y Mor was very quiet with a few auks M Shearwater (25) and S Terns Dulas this evening in lovely sunshine 38 Oystercatcher 47 Curlew 7 Greenshank 4 Redshank 5 Linnet 2 Swallow 1 S Thrush 5 L Egret 1 Lapwing 2 Buzzard 3 RB Merganser with 5 young
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Accepted, male Green-winged Teal, Cors Ddyga, Anglesey, 8 - 17 Apr. Finder D. Wright.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Accepted, a second male Green-winged Teal, Cors Ddyga, Anglesey, 9 - 26 Apr, finder M. Sutton.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Accepted, 2CY female Woodchat, South Stack, Anglesey, 28 May - 9 June , finder J. Jones, photo S. Culley.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Accepted, Bee-eater, Carmel Head, Anglesey, 22 May, finder & photo M. Sutton.
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Dulas Estuary this morning. Curlew numbers increasing with 51 on site along with 3 Shelduck 3 RB Merganser 1 R Plover 25 Oystercatcher 4 Swallow 6 Mipits 2 Linnets 3 Ravens Chough heard but not seen Also Red Kite a mile south of Benllech
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Woodchat Shrike - caught up with the bird on Thursday morning shortly after it was found by @johnfjones2101.bsky.social but my photos were poor due to heat haze & distance. Went back yesterday and photo opportunities were a lot better, when bird was in a garden off access road. #birdingwales
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Very quiet at Dulas Estuary with only a hybrid hooded crow of note. Nice to see a hobby on a walk near Llanddona
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keelebirder.bsky.social @keelebirder.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
My 5th Anglesey patch record & my 1st for 12 years! An unseasonal Hen Harrier at Hen Borth this morning.
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johnfjones2101.bsky.social @johnfjones2101.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social This morning South stack. Female type Woodchat shrike near Ellins tower. Rubbish record shot only.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Accepted, Bee-eater, South Stack, Anglesey, 9 May, finder L. Evans.
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keelebirder.bsky.social @keelebirder.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A brilliant mornings birding on Carmel Head: A fly over Bee-eater was the highlight, my second self found patch record. Also a reasonable supporting cast of: Osprey, 8 Spot Fly, 20+ Crossbill & Yellow Wagtail. #birdingWales
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Andy Crook @andjcrook.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Spoonbill, Malltraeth cob pool @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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Phil Cunliffe @pacunliffe.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
SWIFTS!!!!! 6 of the beauties over Pentraeth petrol station half an hour ago. @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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Lauren Evans @laurenevans217.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
✨🐝 Bee-eater 🐝 ✨northwest past South Stack, Anglesey this morning! Disappointingly brief views as it zoomed along the top of the cliffs but my first self-found nonetheless! @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Accepted, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tyn Llan, Cemlyn, Anglesey, 7 May 2026, finder & photo JM Jones.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Accepted, four Tundra Bean Geese, Alaw Estuary, Anglesey, 28 Mar - 3 Apr, finder M. Sutton, photo JM Jones.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Accepted, Red-necked Grebe, Beddmanarch Bay Anglesey 22 Jan 2026, finder N. Rowbottom.
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Cemlyn and the coast down towards Mynachdy has had the bulk of the Anglesey records of Buff-breasted Sandpiper. It will be 6 of 8 records - just 2 birds at The Range being the exception. sites.google.com/view/anglese...
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ABN - Buff-breasted Sandpiper
BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER Calidris subruficollis A. Vagrant; rare - from North America. This species became ex BBRC in 1983. 1 pending record: P). 2026, 7th May: Cemlyn – 1. Photographed. On seasona...
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tyn Llan seasonal flood, Cemlyn, Anglesey 07/05/26. Another visit in the hope of finding Yellow Wagtails produced this quite unexpected find. I've seen a number on Anglesey & elsewhere during Sept & Oct, but this is my first spring record. #birdingWales
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Nick Addey @longnabbirder.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social singing Cetti's Warbler Penmon Point this morning.
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Blue-headed Wagtail - Motacilla flava flava - on field with Highland cattle, Tyn Llan, Cemlyn 06/05/2026. Initially found by Tony White on wet field just north of the lane. Present on the field for just a couple of minutes - managed a few photos - then bird could not be relocated. #birdingWales
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social A sunny Dulas Estuary this afternoon 1 Wheatear 2 Sanderling 29 Dunlin 21 R Plover 1 Curlew 2 Whimbrel 12 Oystercatcher 1 Common sand 5 RB Merganser 32 Shelduck 4 Swallow Yesterday at Porth y Mor 2 RT Divers
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Nick Addey @longnabbirder.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
926 Sandwich Terns north past Penmon Point in last 3 hours #vismig #Anglesey @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Ring Ouzel - female at Mynydd Bodafon, Anglesey 02/05/26. Originally found by David Wright on 28th and again today. In small horse paddock adjacent to and to the south of the lake.
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Chris Jones @millstonegrit.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Plenty of birds at RSPB Cors Ddyga today included a drake Green-winged Teal, Garganey, reeling Grasshopper Warbler that showed quite well, Marsh Harrier and Little Ringed Plover. Lovely soundtrack of Lapwings, Curlew and Skylarks too.
An ropy record shot of American Green-winged Teal (left) and Eurasian Green-winged Teal (right)Little Ringed Plover on the mud
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Ashy-headed Wagtail M.f. cinereocapilla (putative) - Cors Ddyga, Anglesey 18/04/26. Initially found by @birdsandbikes.bsky.social, then relocated by myself. Well defined white throat, grey forehead, crown & nape, darker grey ear coverts & lores. Hopefully, a good candidate. #birdingWales #ukbirding
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Common Sandpiper - Traeth Dulas, Anglesey 13/04/26. Following a couple of wintering birds on the island, there are now a number of reports of spring migrants. This is the first I have had at Traeth Dulas this year. Three Greenshank also present on the estuary.
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Ring Ouzel - Hen Borth, Cemlyn, Anglesey 13/04/26. An excellent find by John Dyda. Got there within 30 minutes and the bird showed well at times over the next hour or so. A 2nd bird, plus a Redstart reported from The Range. Only a handful of records of both species each year on Anglesey. #ukbirding
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thanks for the heads-up that the tagged Icelandic Merlin, that wintered around @bardseybirdobs.bsky.social and Uwchmynydd, made its first step north on Thursday and is now on @isleofmanofficial.bsky.social #BirdingWales
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keelebirder.bsky.social @keelebirder.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
What a brilliant & slightly surreal afternoons birding at Cors Ddyga. A great start when we found a pair of Gargany followed an hour later by a male Green-winged Teal, a self-found tick probably and probably my most looked for rarity, (a second bird to one already present nearby)🪶 #BirdsSeenInWales
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Accepted, Little Auk, Trearddur Bay, Anglesey, 26 Feb. Finder & photo J. Oates.
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WBRC @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Accepted, male Smew, Llyn Alaw, Anglesey from 8 Jan 2026, finder J. Scragg.
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Mandy Forde @mandyforde.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
First #Swallow of the year feeding over my garden just now. 7 days later than last year. @angbirdnews.bsky.social
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keelebirder.bsky.social @keelebirder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
A good couple of days birding on Anglesey: Yesterday a decent fall of migrants on Carmel Head; 48 Willow W, 22 Chifchaff , 12 Blackcap & my earliest Anglesey Tree Pipit & Sedge W. This morning I found 4 Avocet at Cemlyn, only my 3rd Anglesey record & first self-found birds. #BirdsInWales 🪶
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Dulas Estuary this morning 1 Red Kite 2 Buzzard 2 GS Woodpecker 7 Linnet 3 Mipit 10 Oystercatcher 5 Greenshank 8 Redshank 12 R Plover 17 Shelduck 4 RB Merganser 3 L Egret Benllech, 1 Eider 35 Scoter 17 GC grebe 3 B Guillemot 3 Razorbill 3 Shag 2 RB Merganser
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Tundra Bean Geese and Pink-footed Goose - the 4 Tundra Bean Geese at the Alaw estuary had been accompanied by a single Pink-footed Goose. A number of people commented on just how small the PFG looked relative to the TBG - as illustrated by this photo.
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Anglesey Bird News @angbirdnews.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Tundra Bean Goose - subject to acceptance by @welshbirdsrarities.bsky.social , the 4 birds will become only the 4th-7th accepted records for Anglesey. You have to go back to November 2011 for the arrival of the last 3 birds - so the best part of 15 years ago. sites.google.com/view/anglese...
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ABN - Tundra Bean Goose
TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE Anser serrirostris AE. Winter visitor; rare. Closest breeding population is in Norway and mainly winters on the European continent. During severe cold weather, small numbers of bir...
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Martin Jones @jmjbirding.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Tundra Bean Goose - 4 on fields on north shore, Alaw estuary, Anglesey 29/03/26. Showing quite a bit of variation in bill length and colouration. Have also been frequenting fields on south shore 28th-30th. Initially found by @keelebirder.bsky.social
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Julian Hughes @penrhynbirder.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#BirdingWales
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Phil Cunliffe @pacunliffe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social east side of Cemaes Bay at lunchtime: 1 singing chiffchaff 3 gannet 1 peacock butterfly I've noticed the gannets over the past couple of days near Wylfa Head but they were heading east.
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andywarner1.bsky.social @andywarner1.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
@angbirdnews.bsky.social Porth y Mor in the sunshine this afternoon 3 Black Guillemot 5 C Guillemot 1 Razorbill 1 Gannet 2 Fulmar 6 RT Divers 5 GC Grebe 38 Brent 4 R Plover 1 Greenshank 6 Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 9 Eider at Traeth Bychan
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