13:20,
3 NOV 2015
BY JULIAN
HUGHES
RSPB
Conwy's Julian Hughes reveals what birds have been spotted over the week and
where to go birding this week
Weighing
just six grammes (one-fifth of an ounce), reports of Firecrests stepped up a
gear this week: at least eight were on the Great Orme, five at RSPB Conwy,
three on Bardsey and singles at Anglesey’s
Breakwater Country Park and Church Bay, and on the Little Orme.
There
must be many more, so if you hear high-pitched squeaking from a bush or tree,
it’s worth a closer look.
I’ve
heard Chiffchaffs singing this week, which often happens when summer visitors
stay beyond their autumn moult. Much rarer are Siberian Chiffchaffs, seen on
Bardsey and theGreat Orme, which also each hosted a Yellow-browed
Warbler.
Two
Bitterns are at Anglesey’s RSPB Valley Wetlands, along with a Short-eared Owl,
one of several seen this week.
The
most impressive count was from Bardsey where 19 owls were counted. Hen Harriers
flew in off the sea at North Stack and the Little Orme, perhaps from the
successful Isle of Man population.
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