todays blog has photos of 12 species of birds
oyster catcher and a Kittywake
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- Kittiwake. Larus tridactyla.
- Kittiwake. Larus tridactyla.
- Kittiwake. Larus tridactyla.
- A flock of Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
- Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
- Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus.
- Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus. on the hunt.
- ok not an oyster but a mussle
- now its going to clean it
the Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus. was about 150 yards away , every time I got closer it moved.
- Herring Gull Larus argentatus . parent and juvenile
- parents with their young
- swan and herring gull this is near the marker bouy that the cormorants were on an hour earlier’Caernarvon Castle quay wall is in the background
- about ready to dive
Cormorants on a marker bouy photo taken from Caernarvon castle quay wall.
- cormorant near the Voryd harbour bridge Rhyl
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- two cormorants flying over the beach at Rhyl
- Cormorants, Kittiwakes and great black-backed gull, larus marinus, on the sand banks shot taken from the train off Barmouth bridge that crosses over the Mawddach river
- Redshank Tringa totanus
- Redshank Tringa totanus
- odd coloured mallard ducks and a kittiwake
- Robin on a roof in Caernarvon
- pair of Swans in the Menai straights near Caernarvon castle
- mute swan one of two pairs near the Castle
- grey heron ardea cinerea. foraging around the yatch bouys on the river Seiont estuary Caernarvon
Afon Seiont (Welsh, meaning River Seiont in English) is a river in Gwynedd,Wales which runs into the Menai straights
Its source is the outflow of Llyn padarn near Llanberis, and it flows out in a generally northwest direction. Between the outflow and the village of llangurig it is known as the afon rhythallt, changing its name just after the village. Its mouth is in the town of Caernarvon, forming a natural harbour as it flows out into the Menai Strait. The Afon Nant-Peris provides the main inflow into Llyn Peris which then drains into Llyn Padarn with the addition of the waters of the Afon Arddu which drains the northern slopes of Snowdon.
The name of the Roman fort of Segontium , near Caernarfon, is based on the Latinised form of the name ‘Seiont’.
- barn owl, the owls were on display at the celtic food area on the conway quay. not something i like birds tied up.
looks like a juvenile long eared owl-
- juvenile short eared owl??
Wildlife around Wales 