14th February 2026

 Weather: WSW force 3 

  

 A visit on the first sunny morning for some time made counts of 225 Brent Geese, 45 Shelduck and 7 Common Scoter but the main attraction as often recently were the 2 male and one female Goosanders.

 

The female Eider was here, also a Great Crested Grebe enjoyed the pleasant sunshine.

 

Among the waders were 1,250 Oystercatchers, 400 Knot, 115 Redshank, 42 Curlew, 95 Turnstone and 10 Purple Sandpipers. There were just the regular winter birds present on the island, seen were: 2 Rock Pipits, 3 Robins, 1 Song Thrush and a Blackbird. The Fox has shown that it has been here frequently over the last couple of weeks.

Photos SRW  

1st February 2026

Weather: SE force 3, ESE 2 by noon, cloudy, slight mist around the Welsh coast until the rain arrived later in the afternoon

A visit on for the high tide was predictably quiet but which gave an opportunity to attend to some maintenance issues that had arisen so far during the winter. Two Goosander were seen around the island as were 10 Shelduck and 225 Brent Geese. Only a single Little Egret was noted but there were 5 Grey Herons, including one by the island pond. 

  Two Skylarks came over the island on the move and seen on the ground were 5 Robins, 4 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 Linnets, 7 Rock Pipits and 4 Meadow Pipits. There were a lot of waders around the island this morning; there were the 12,000 Oystercatchers, 124 Curlew, 150 Dunlin, 40 Knot, 72 Redshank, 10 Ringed Plover, 16 Purple Sandpipers and 90 Turnstone.

 

Best of the sea sightings were  2 Red-throated Diver, 16 Great Crested Grebes and 450 Common Scoter. 

Photos CJW