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Bird Sightings, Harlech Beach, Wales, UK, 22 June 2010

Tan-y-Graig

Path through the dunes

Castle from the dunes

Harlech Beach

South end of the beach

June 22, 2010 0700-0845
From Tan-y-Graig, our self-catering cottage below the Harlech Castle near the Y Branwen restaurant, I walked across the railroad tracks and along the edge of the of the Royal St David golf course to a trail which lead across the dunes out to the beach. I continued south along the water to the end of the beach, then returned via the trail, across the tracks and back up the lane to our place again. I counted birds and recognized most of what I heard or saw. I took a few photos with the 70-300 lens as well. It was a quiet overcast morning, temperature around 60F.
I saw or heard 29 species altogether.

SpeciesNotes Grey Heron 2 flying overhead Mallard 1 flying over Shelduck 1 Male on beach by standing water Black-headed Gull 1 flying over water Herring Gull 1 flying over beach Great Black-backed Gull 1 standing at water's edge near oystercatchers, flushed to boulder Oystercatcher 4 loose group on beach, foraging at water's edge Curlew 1 on golf course Collared Dove 1 on wire Woodpigeon 3 in trees at foot of hill Common Swift 2 overhead Skylark 1 over dunes Meadow Pipit 2 in dunes Dunnock 2 in brush and lanes along railroad tracks Wren 2 in bushes along the road Robin 1 in lane along the railroad tracks Blackbird 4 hedgerows, lanes and golf course edges Blackcap 2 in brush and hedgerows along golf course Common Whitethroat 7 including juveniles, in brush along golf course and in brushy dunes Chiffchaff 2 brush along golf course, trees along foot of hill Willow Warbler 2 willow bushes in dunes and bushes along road Great Tit 1 hedgerow along golf course Starling 1 flew over golf course edge Magpie 3 brushy dunes Jackdaw 9 Over woods and castle Carrion Crow 1 golf course House Sparrow 5 hedgerows along railroad Greenfinch 2 hedgerows along railroad and golf course Goldfinch 2 along road near buildings