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birding, birdwatching, Burry Port, Glamorgan Bird Club, Kidwelly Quay, Little egret, Oystercatcher, Sandwich tern, Swallow, Whimbrel
Yesterday I joined my Glamorgan Bird Club buddies on a field trip to Kidwelly Quay and Burry Port, the furthest west I’ve been so far in Wales. The scenery was superb and, though the stiff westerlies were tear-inducing, we managed to dodge most of the fast-moving squalls. The birds were mostly too distant for my camera but, not yet having binoculars of my own, I was very grateful to have the loan of a Club pair so enjoyed excellent views of a great range of waders and shore birds. And I bagged a lifer!
Swallows on the wires
A whimbrel
A profusion of Little egrets
Oystercatchers at rest and, below, on the move.
The highlight of the day for me was seeing the marvellous aerial displays of my first-ever Sandwich terns.
Time to head for the cars before this arrived!
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Glad you enjoyed – I was planning to come but family reasons prevented. If you’d known about the terns in advance, you needn’t have taken your own sandwiches.
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Wish I had known you were coming this way. We were at Kidwelly the day before.
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Sorry, Joyce, I wasn’t thinking. It would’ve been lovely to meet you and you could’ve met some of the other folks behind the names in the FB group. I would like to revisit Kidwelly though, as we didn’t have a lot of time there – maybe an overnight to make it worthwhile. If I get that arranged, I’ll let you know.
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Do let me know if you plan to come again. It would be lovely to meet you and other folks. Actually, not very much to see from the quay at the moment although you do see the odd rarity from time to time.
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I will certainly let you know, Joyce. I think I remember you saying previously that October – November should be good times to visit for the birds?
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All through the winter months, Annie.
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