Pembs Biking Birder

Ageing punk, cyclist, vegan and all round nature obsessive.

[Pembs Biking Birder @PGrennard]

I now have a social media presence here 👇 I will cease posting on X from today. Find me @pembsbikingbirder

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Clive Hurford had a Short-eared Owl and a Barn Owl at Trefeiddan, St. Davids at dusk today. @PembsBirds

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5 Purple Sandpipers roosted below Tenby Lifeboat Station at high tide this afternoon. It is always a joy to see these waders that bring back memories of seeing them at New Brighton and Hilbre Island. 😁

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@KenBarn90989771 @westwalesbirds Thanks Ken, nice diver to have fly past.

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@peninsulabirds Pretty special harrier roost.

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Fantastic roost at the Dowrog Common, St. Davids: 2 cy male Pallid Harrier, 3 Hen Harriers (2 adult males), and a Marsh Harrier. 😆

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White-rumped Sandpiper was still at Newport this morning despite being flushed twice by the same dog walker with her two dogs 🙄 Also a Knot, 4 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 35 Wigeon, 10 Teal and a adult Med Gull. WRS was still too far away for any decent pics 😒

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@westcoastbw Ha! That too

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Nice of the Newport White-rumped Sandpiper to stick around until i got home to Pembrokeshire 😊

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@westcoastbw I hope it sticks for you 🙏

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A nice ride over in Carmarthenshire. Peregrine Pembrey Burrows and a Great Northern Diver at Burry Port, best of the birds seen. I failed to find any Snow Buntings at Cefn Sidan. Lovely cycle along Cefn Sidan beach 🚵🚵

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My first visit of the gulling season to Llys-y-Fran Reservoir with my birding buddy Brian produced 2 adult and 1 2cy Yellow-legged Gulls. Also, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Wigeon, and a Tufted Duck.

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Dowrog Common: 4 Hen Harriers (2 males), Barn Owl, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, and a Hooded Crow. Not a bad visit. 😁

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Good start at the Dowrog Common with a Hooded Crow.

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Another female-type Black Redstart on the roof of the Block House, Newport Parrog.

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There was no sign of the Caspian Gull this morning at Lower Town, Fishguard. A female-type Black Redstart on rooftops opposite the Ship Inn. Also, a nice adult argentatus Herring Gull at Lower Town.

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Female type Black Redstart on rooftops at Picton Terrace, Tenby. No sign of the Rose-coloured Starling so far. @PembsBirds

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That was rather good male Pallid Harrier having a bit of an altercation with a male Hen Harrier.