Bernie Beck

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A damp and murky Kidwelly Quay this morning Redshank 14,Greenshank 1,Curlew 6,Golden Plover c750,Teal c50,Rb Merganser 3,GW Egret 1,Glossy Ibis 1, Chiffchaff c20,Goldcrest 4 and a Firecrest which brightened the moment

Recount 143 for Carmarthenshire 149 for Wales

Today first stop Sandy Water Park Sand Martin 13 and Pochard 21
Pembrey Harbour Barwit 152 and Guillemot 1
WWT Avocet 2 and the Pallid Harrier
Sand Martin puts and Guillemot but me on 142 for Carmarthenshire for the year #birdingwales

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A wet and blowy Pembrey Harbour for 90mins this morning a 1st winter Little Gull headed up estuary, Kittiwake 2,Gannet 1,GN DIVER 1,Turnstone 9,Ringed Plover 8,Redshank 4,Curlew 2,Sanderling c25,Common Gull c100 and a bedraggled Barwit on the approach

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Pallid Harrier (honest) early afternoon WWT Llanelli

Banc-y-Lord this morning 3 Water Pipits, Cattle Egret 2, Great White Egret 4,Little Egret 15,Lapwing 112 and Golden Plover c750 #birdingwales

Adult Yellow legged Gull Goodwick but no sign of Ring billed Gull so far at Goodwick #birdingwales

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Drake American Wigeon at Gwbert,Cardigan early morning back trying for Ring billed Gull again at Goodwick

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A further 23 Whoopers 3 fields up river from Cilsan Bridge from cycle track also a male Goshawk

Whoopers 31 and a Barnacle Goose from Dryslwyn area early afternoon #birdingwales

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Glossy Ibis Kidwelly Quay early morning Avocet, Spoonbill 5, Marsh Harrier and Merlin from Steel Hide late morning

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2 Black necked Grebes (honest),from Salthouse Point,Gower

Great Whit,Little, Cattle and Little Egrets,Banc-y-Lord also 2 Water Pipits #birdingwales

Steel Hide this morning Redshank 208,Curlew 37,Dunlin c100,Greenshank 4,Blackwit 38,Knot 1,Avocet 1,Wigeon c200, and a imm male Scaup on the estuary took my Carmarthenshire year list 129 #birdingwales

Pembrey Harbour this morning GN Diver 1,Eider 6,Common Scoter c50,Wigeon 8,Teal 1,Barwit 1,Sanderling 7,Ringed Plover 4,Curlew 2,Redshank 5,Snipe 1,Turnstone 15 and Common Gull 12 #birdingwales

Spotted Redshank there again today, and Wf Geese,Avocet and the Pallid Harrier showed also

Looks good to me

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A look up the Towy Valley this morning, Tundra Bean Geese showing well,great birds,had 3 Redpoll and a Dipper which were new for year,also had GreyPlover yesterday at WWT Llanelli so now on 117 for Carmarthenshire, off for four days in Netherlands tomorrow, booked before Eider was taking into care

New cycle tracks on the Towy Valley,dog shit bags left on gate posts,take the fucking things home and dispose of them

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Pwll Fishing Lakes this morning Snipe 17,Jack Snipe 1 ,Little Grebe 5,Reed Bunting 2 Slipway GC Grebe 8, Little Grebe 2,Redshank 5,Greenshank 3,Turnstone 2 and a Rock Pipit Carmarthenshire year list 110

A mooch about this morning GN Diver and 2 Turnstones near Burry Port Harbour, 2 Red throated Divers off Pembrey Country Park and a Glossy Ibis up the Pembrey Airport road,puts me on 112 in Carmarthenshire for the year #birdingwales