Jim Clark
@glandwr.bsky.social
Birder, Botanist, field naturalist
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November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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#birds#birdingwales
met with Mari Roberts for a pleasant but cold walk at Cors Ddyga, estimate over 1000 Wigeon, several Pintail, Shoveler, Teal and Mallard, checked the swans on a nearby field, all those we saw were Mute. Little Egret, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Snipe and Lapwing added to our total.
met with Mari Roberts for a pleasant but cold walk at Cors Ddyga, estimate over 1000 Wigeon, several Pintail, Shoveler, Teal and Mallard, checked the swans on a nearby field, all those we saw were Mute. Little Egret, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Snipe and Lapwing added to our total.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#birds#birdingwales
met with Mari Roberts for a pleasant but cold walk at Cors Ddyga, estimate over 1000 Wigeon, several Pintail, Shoveler, Teal and Mallard, checked the swans on a nearby field, all those we saw were Mute. Little Egret, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Snipe and Lapwing added to our total.
met with Mari Roberts for a pleasant but cold walk at Cors Ddyga, estimate over 1000 Wigeon, several Pintail, Shoveler, Teal and Mallard, checked the swans on a nearby field, all those we saw were Mute. Little Egret, Stonechat, Reed Bunting, Snipe and Lapwing added to our total.
#birds#birdingwales First Reed Bunting of the winter coming to garden feeding station, numbers should increase from now. Winter Thrushes have been stripped the berries from my hedge and moved on, Starlings are present feeding in good numbers, despite their red listing.
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
#birds#birdingwales First Reed Bunting of the winter coming to garden feeding station, numbers should increase from now. Winter Thrushes have been stripped the berries from my hedge and moved on, Starlings are present feeding in good numbers, despite their red listing.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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#birds#birdingwales whilst eating breakfast yesterday I was entertained by a Red Kite flying around, this morning a Bittern flew past my window, a few minutes later a Sparrow Hawk dashing at the feeding birds. What will tomorrow bring?
October 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#birds#birdingwales whilst eating breakfast yesterday I was entertained by a Red Kite flying around, this morning a Bittern flew past my window, a few minutes later a Sparrow Hawk dashing at the feeding birds. What will tomorrow bring?
#birds#birdingwales Cors Ddyga with Richard for an hour, two Whooper Swan flew over going towards Llangefni, on site we saw Marsh Harrier, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Shoveler, Wigeon and Snipe, Something put them up we did not see, but another birder said a Buzzard had settled in a tree.
October 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#birds#birdingwales Cors Ddyga with Richard for an hour, two Whooper Swan flew over going towards Llangefni, on site we saw Marsh Harrier, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Shoveler, Wigeon and Snipe, Something put them up we did not see, but another birder said a Buzzard had settled in a tree.
Whilst looking at my feeders, today I was surprised to see 4 Red Kite wheeling overhead, the most I've seen together on Ynys Mon. Gone are the days of the annual Bird Group trip to Tregaron feeding station, Although I saw a group of 7 whilst on the A14 near Kettering.
October 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Whilst looking at my feeders, today I was surprised to see 4 Red Kite wheeling overhead, the most I've seen together on Ynys Mon. Gone are the days of the annual Bird Group trip to Tregaron feeding station, Although I saw a group of 7 whilst on the A14 near Kettering.
#birds#birdingwales. Ynysbadrig, No Gannets on island, just the occasional adult flying about. Previous visit 4 young at start 3 after 2 hours but did not see leave and 4 ads on island for a short time, looks like a successful year, Porpoises seen a Grey seal, a large unidentified dark butterfly.
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#birds#birdingwales. Ynysbadrig, No Gannets on island, just the occasional adult flying about. Previous visit 4 young at start 3 after 2 hours but did not see leave and 4 ads on island for a short time, looks like a successful year, Porpoises seen a Grey seal, a large unidentified dark butterfly.
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#birds#birdingwales Llanbadrig last Sunday with Richard Arnold, 11 juvs now and we were lucky to see 2 fly off despite the rough weather, most of the remaining young are very active lot of wing flapping and walking about.
Bird of the day a blind pigeon being aired on it's owners shoulder as parrot
Bird of the day a blind pigeon being aired on it's owners shoulder as parrot
October 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
#birds#birdingwales Llanbadrig last Sunday with Richard Arnold, 11 juvs now and we were lucky to see 2 fly off despite the rough weather, most of the remaining young are very active lot of wing flapping and walking about.
Bird of the day a blind pigeon being aired on it's owners shoulder as parrot
Bird of the day a blind pigeon being aired on it's owners shoulder as parrot
bird#welshbirds# Llanbadrig again with Richard Arnold last Sunday, this time 2 young flew off into the sea despite the rough weather. Only 3 adults and 11 young remaining, several young very active, wing flapping and moving about, will probably leave soon.
October 7, 2025 at 9:29 AM
bird#welshbirds# Llanbadrig again with Richard Arnold last Sunday, this time 2 young flew off into the sea despite the rough weather. Only 3 adults and 11 young remaining, several young very active, wing flapping and moving about, will probably leave soon.
#birds#birdingwales Gannets again today at Ynysbadrig, now 20 young remaining. Richard Arnold and I reckon 13 have left, this equals the total we think for last year, so this small but thriving recent second Wales colony seems to be established despite the ravages of HPAI.
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#birds#birdingwales Gannets again today at Ynysbadrig, now 20 young remaining. Richard Arnold and I reckon 13 have left, this equals the total we think for last year, so this small but thriving recent second Wales colony seems to be established despite the ravages of HPAI.
#birds#birdingwales Llanbadrig from the Dalai Lama's favourite seat with another friend, looking at Gannets on Ynysbadrig, 30 young in nests mostly black, we were again lucky to see one leave and land on the sea wondering if it will survive. We also saw about 10 Risso's including 4 jump together.
September 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#birds#birdingwales Llanbadrig from the Dalai Lama's favourite seat with another friend, looking at Gannets on Ynysbadrig, 30 young in nests mostly black, we were again lucky to see one leave and land on the sea wondering if it will survive. We also saw about 10 Risso's including 4 jump together.
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Met a friend in Bangor on 25th, we decided to visit Aber Ogwen, Large herd of Mute Swans, 400 Wigeon and a Black Swan, Spinneys produced over 40 Little Egret in the trees, a Kingfisher and Little Grebe, not bad as we hadn't planned on birding
Met a friend in Bangor on 25th, we decided to visit Aber Ogwen, Large herd of Mute Swans, 400 Wigeon and a Black Swan, Spinneys produced over 40 Little Egret in the trees, a Kingfisher and Little Grebe, not bad as we hadn't planned on birding
September 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Met a friend in Bangor on 25th, we decided to visit Aber Ogwen, Large herd of Mute Swans, 400 Wigeon and a Black Swan, Spinneys produced over 40 Little Egret in the trees, a Kingfisher and Little Grebe, not bad as we hadn't planned on birding
Met a friend in Bangor on 25th, we decided to visit Aber Ogwen, Large herd of Mute Swans, 400 Wigeon and a Black Swan, Spinneys produced over 40 Little Egret in the trees, a Kingfisher and Little Grebe, not bad as we hadn't planned on birding
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September 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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#birds#birdingwales Llanbadrig, then Llanlleiana to check Gannets on Ynyspadrig over 150 adults and a dozen chicks, some quite large and getting a bit of black, 130 Kittywakes on the island and one or two Risso's swimming about, when leaving a family of Stonechats entertained us.
July 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
#birds#birdingwales Llanbadrig, then Llanlleiana to check Gannets on Ynyspadrig over 150 adults and a dozen chicks, some quite large and getting a bit of black, 130 Kittywakes on the island and one or two Risso's swimming about, when leaving a family of Stonechats entertained us.
#birds#birdingwales nice day yesterday with aq friend, first Llanbadrig, over 100 Gannets at least 2K Auks, Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins going north out to sea, then The Range couple of Wheatear, a Ring Plover and 2 Willow Warbler, Then Cors Ddyga, Whitethroat, Bittern, Cetti's and Sedge
April 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
#birds#birdingwales nice day yesterday with aq friend, first Llanbadrig, over 100 Gannets at least 2K Auks, Swallows, House Martins and Sand Martins going north out to sea, then The Range couple of Wheatear, a Ring Plover and 2 Willow Warbler, Then Cors Ddyga, Whitethroat, Bittern, Cetti's and Sedge
#birds#birdingwales does anyone else like me think that there a good numbers of Willow Warblers at the moment.
My nest boxes are doing OK, so far 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit and 5 house Sparrow 3 of the house Sparrow have hatched young and 2 others failed at egg stage, also a wren in Ivy not a box
My nest boxes are doing OK, so far 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit and 5 house Sparrow 3 of the house Sparrow have hatched young and 2 others failed at egg stage, also a wren in Ivy not a box
April 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#birds#birdingwales does anyone else like me think that there a good numbers of Willow Warblers at the moment.
My nest boxes are doing OK, so far 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit and 5 house Sparrow 3 of the house Sparrow have hatched young and 2 others failed at egg stage, also a wren in Ivy not a box
My nest boxes are doing OK, so far 4 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit and 5 house Sparrow 3 of the house Sparrow have hatched young and 2 others failed at egg stage, also a wren in Ivy not a box
#birds#birdingwales up before light Bittern booming Llyn Traffwll. Then to Llanbadrig, the Gannets have returned c. 30 on Ynys Padrig, 6 Grey Seal, plenty of Auks on the sea Rock Pipit displaying Swallows and Sand Martins moving North out to sea from this most northerly part of Wales
April 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#birds#birdingwales up before light Bittern booming Llyn Traffwll. Then to Llanbadrig, the Gannets have returned c. 30 on Ynys Padrig, 6 Grey Seal, plenty of Auks on the sea Rock Pipit displaying Swallows and Sand Martins moving North out to sea from this most northerly part of Wales
#birds#birdingwales Yesterday at Cors Ddyga with two friends from Gwynedd, Lapwings displaying, 1000 plus Golden Plover in summer plumage two Marsh Harrier several Sand Martin and a vociferous Cetti's, the highlight was from the bench by the old buildings, entertained by a female Merlin.
March 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#birds#birdingwales Yesterday at Cors Ddyga with two friends from Gwynedd, Lapwings displaying, 1000 plus Golden Plover in summer plumage two Marsh Harrier several Sand Martin and a vociferous Cetti's, the highlight was from the bench by the old buildings, entertained by a female Merlin.
#birds#birdingwales No Wheatears on the Range and not much else but a fine summer plumaged Golden Plover, plenty of Auks at South Stack, Choughs as usual and at last a male Wheatear as we walked back to our car.
March 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#birds#birdingwales No Wheatears on the Range and not much else but a fine summer plumaged Golden Plover, plenty of Auks at South Stack, Choughs as usual and at last a male Wheatear as we walked back to our car.
#birds#birdingwales. My 81st birthday and started well my car passed MOT. A friend came round and we enjoyed a Blackcap in my bit of woodland, them to Llanbadrig, 15 plus Gannets wheeling about but none on Ynys Padrig (Patricks Island) but a single Swallow flew by, then the Range and South Stack.
March 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#birds#birdingwales. My 81st birthday and started well my car passed MOT. A friend came round and we enjoyed a Blackcap in my bit of woodland, them to Llanbadrig, 15 plus Gannets wheeling about but none on Ynys Padrig (Patricks Island) but a single Swallow flew by, then the Range and South Stack.
#birds#birdingwales Redd buntings feeding on supplied food in my garden down to 4 one was a female for a change. Peak for the month 8 males at one time all in smart breeding plumage. As well as in a hanging feeder I spread some Nyger on my concrete path finches and buntings love it.
March 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
#birds#birdingwales Redd buntings feeding on supplied food in my garden down to 4 one was a female for a change. Peak for the month 8 males at one time all in smart breeding plumage. As well as in a hanging feeder I spread some Nyger on my concrete path finches and buntings love it.