CEREDIGION

HIGHLIGHTS: Glaucous Gulls were at Aberystwyth (to 2nd), Ynyslas (9th and 24th), Tre’r ddol (20th-24th), Ynys-hir (26th) and New Quay (26th). Borth’s Snow Bunting remained all month. A Ring-necked Duck was at Llyn Glandwgan (16th), and at adjacent Llyn Rhosrhydd with seven Whooper Swans (17th), A Great Northern Diver and 127 Kittiwakes passed Aberystwyth. Three Bewick’s Swans and two Little Gulls were at Ynys-hir (23rd). DYFI ESTUARY: Maxima included eight Black-tailed Godwits, 3,000 Wigeon, eight Shovelers, 1,000 Oystercatchers, 72 Grey Plovers, 12 Bar-tailed Godwits, 370 Pintails and 500 Dunlin. Present throughout were five Brent Geese, 14 Greenland White-fronted Geese, a Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Greenshank and two Green Sandpipers. Ynyslas logged 50 Common Scoters (6th). OTHER SITES: Four Whooper Swans were at Llyn Gorsgoch (4th). A Scaup was at Llyn Eiddwen (5th). Two Jack Snipe were at Llanon (11th). There were 28 Gannets at Aberystwyth (13th) where the Black Redstart and nine Purple Sandpipers remained. There were 23 Red-throated Divers at Aberaeron (13th). Cors Caron held 190 Wigeon, 498 Teal, 180 Lapwings, a Jack Snipe and Merlin (14th). At the Teifi Estuary, there were 600 Lapwings and, unusually, a Purple Sandpiper (18th). John A Davis (johndavis@midwalesbirdwatching. co.uk)