A weekend break in North Wales started with a lesser yellowlegs on the River
Clwyd at Rhyl. This is actually the third time that I have seen this bird, but
both of the other two visits resulted in poor views and no photographs, so not
particularly good for a blog post. Today was different, for one thing I went
along the track on the west side of the river rather than the east and this
meant that I was closer to the bird but also the light was better allowing me to
get great views of this North American rarity.
The bird has been present since before Christmas.
At Morfa Madryn near Llanfairfechan I managed to relocate a drake Green-winged
teal. Perhaps surprisingly, this was my first green-winged teal in Wales.
At Colwyn Bay the drake surf scoter showed well enough for me to see it's white eye ring, but
not well enough for a photo.
Wigeon at Morfa Madryn.
Morfa Madryn.
Morfa Madryn.
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