The story from Llanelli so far...
17/10
Two great white egrets on the saline lagoons in front of the Brirish steel hide and a wryneck is still present. Other sightings include 31 lapwing, 285 black-tailed godwit, 88 knot, 300 curlew, 540 oystercatcher, greenshank, spotted redshank, 45 redshank, kestrel, peregrine, 5 little grebe, 6 great crested grebe, 55 greylag goose, 23 shelduck, 42 shoveler, 37 teal, 150 wigeon, 81 gadwall, 110 mallard, 24 pochard, 75 tufted duck and 35 little egret.
12/10
On October 12, we had a number of sightings including a Eurasian ryeneck, 6 snipe, over 300 knot, ruff, and approximately 500 curlew, 1,000 oystercatchers, 30 brent geese, 100 redshank, 60 black-tailed godwits, and 240 wigeon returning from Russia. In smaller numbers, we’ve seen teal, shoveler, pintail and several wheatears.
