I did a whirlwind tour of North Wales over the weekend, visiting the flagship reserves of South Stack and Cemlyn lagoon on Anglesey, as well as RSPB Conwy. As you can see, it was a beautiful day, the best day of the week by far. At South Stack, we saw the resident Choughs, Fulmars, Guillemots, Razorbills and four Puffins (out of an estimated eight breeding pairs!). Cemlyn was, unusually, full of staging Arctic Terns easily outnumbering the Common Terns, with the Sandwich Terns at various staging of breeding including some on nests and others mating. Other species we saw included a single Black Guillemot in Holyhead harbour, at least three Red Kites (which are scarce in this part of Wales) and a pair of Mediterranean Gulls breeding amongst the terns at Cemlyn, with the day list totalling 72 species. Many thanks to Chris Tynan, the leader of RSPB Liverpool Local Group for a lovely day out.
Cemlyn tern colony
