Brianpen Birds - Harlech, UK Bird List from 22 June, 2010

 

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
Great Black-backed Gull
Oystercatchers
Juvenile Common Whitethroat
Chiffchaff and Robin
Chiffchaff