Today was our last day in North Wales and chose to visit RSPB Conwy. This reserve was purpose built in the 90's from spoil. There is extensive reedbed and open water, a few nice hides and a pretty impressive visitors centre.
The island on the main lake gave us our first Little Ringed Plover with Black-tailed Godwit, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Gadwall and Lapwing also present.
The feeding stations showed Bullfinch, Greenfinch and House Sparrow.
The reed boardwalk was a hive of activity with birds singing from every direction. Our inexperience let us down here but we did manage to pinpoint the call of a Sedge Warbler and then get good views which we were pleased about. As we rejoined the dust track we caught sight of a flock of gulls mobbing a Peregrine. Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat had also been reported. The south west boundary of the reserve follows the bank of the Conwy Estuary where there was a large flock of immature Curlew along with Shelduck and Redshank.
The trip has brought us:
2 Lifers: Garganey, Osprey (UK)
4 Year ticks: Little Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler, Puffin, House Martin
The island on the main lake gave us our first Little Ringed Plover with Black-tailed Godwit, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Gadwall and Lapwing also present.
The reed boardwalk was a hive of activity with birds singing from every direction. Our inexperience let us down here but we did manage to pinpoint the call of a Sedge Warbler and then get good views which we were pleased about. As we rejoined the dust track we caught sight of a flock of gulls mobbing a Peregrine. Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat had also been reported. The south west boundary of the reserve follows the bank of the Conwy Estuary where there was a large flock of immature Curlew along with Shelduck and Redshank.
The trip has brought us:
2 Lifers: Garganey, Osprey (UK)
4 Year ticks: Little Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler, Puffin, House Martin