Photos:
Leucistic Black-headed Gull, HGF
Little Egret, Holyhead Harbour
RFA Mount Bay engaged in military exercises in Trearddur Bay
16th September
Last day in Anglesey and forecast rain. I went out early and headed around to Holyhead Harbour. No sign of a Black Guillemot but quite a few Shags fishing plus 2 Ringed Plovers and a Little Egret. Next I headed around to the old fish dock. Being low tide I didn’t really expect anything and so the dozen or so Shags and 40+ Ringed Plovers were a bit of a bonus. And that concluded birding on Anglesey for this trip.
Just before we left a C130 Hercules flew over Trearddur Bay and dropped some paratroopers into the sea. Out in the bay, the RFA Mounts Bay released several small boats to collect the troops – nice to watch this military exercise!
16th September
Arrived back home from Anglesey and headed off to HGF. The south field has been dropped since my last visit and a couple of Skylarks were in the stubble. Four Pochards were welcome on the water – the rest of the waterfowl was pretty much the same. A large gull flock (368) was present having a bath – virtually all Black-headed bar two Common and two Lesser Black-backed. No hoped for Med but a smart looking leucistic Black-headed Gull was the next best thing. I have seen a bird exactly matching this a few times over the last few years in local birding patches (most notably at Moore) – perhaps the same one! A handful of House Martins were feeding over the pool.
Late afternoon we headed off to the van. Having parked up at the van I got out and immediately heard a familiar call in an unfamiliar place which completely threw me. It was a Kingfisher perched in a tree near the van! I can only assume it was a dispersing bird and had decide to check out the tiny stream which runs through the park though most days you would be hard pressed to fill a kettle from it.
Last day in Anglesey and forecast rain. I went out early and headed around to Holyhead Harbour. No sign of a Black Guillemot but quite a few Shags fishing plus 2 Ringed Plovers and a Little Egret. Next I headed around to the old fish dock. Being low tide I didn’t really expect anything and so the dozen or so Shags and 40+ Ringed Plovers were a bit of a bonus. And that concluded birding on Anglesey for this trip.
Just before we left a C130 Hercules flew over Trearddur Bay and dropped some paratroopers into the sea. Out in the bay, the RFA Mounts Bay released several small boats to collect the troops – nice to watch this military exercise!
16th September
Arrived back home from Anglesey and headed off to HGF. The south field has been dropped since my last visit and a couple of Skylarks were in the stubble. Four Pochards were welcome on the water – the rest of the waterfowl was pretty much the same. A large gull flock (368) was present having a bath – virtually all Black-headed bar two Common and two Lesser Black-backed. No hoped for Med but a smart looking leucistic Black-headed Gull was the next best thing. I have seen a bird exactly matching this a few times over the last few years in local birding patches (most notably at Moore) – perhaps the same one! A handful of House Martins were feeding over the pool.
Late afternoon we headed off to the van. Having parked up at the van I got out and immediately heard a familiar call in an unfamiliar place which completely threw me. It was a Kingfisher perched in a tree near the van! I can only assume it was a dispersing bird and had decide to check out the tiny stream which runs through the park though most days you would be hard pressed to fill a kettle from it.
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