Birding Group Visit to Wales 28th May 2012 : Spinnies Aberogwen
We parked at the car park for The Spinnies Aberogwen Nature Reserve and we walked along the shingle beach (look out for the tide) where we saw a single Curlew and a few Sand Martins. At the hide that overlooks the bay (Traeth Lafan) we could see a number of roosting birds including a family of six Goosander, four of which were young. There were Shelduck and Lapwing and Black-headed Gulls and just off a small island we could see a small flock of about eight Eiders. The tide came in quite quickly and many of the spits disappeared under water.
We continued on and then turned inland to the small woods surrounding a lagoon which had been created when a meander of the river was left isolated as a result of the canalisation of the river. In the woods there were Goldfinches, Chaffinches and Greenfinch as well as Tits. On the water there was a Mute Swan and as we watched a Little Egret flew in and hid in the reeds. We really should have arrived there earlier and stayed there a bit longer because it was a very attractive site and is probably very good in autumn and winter as well as spring. We continued along the path that skirts the woods and this returned us to our original parking place. Even if you don’t have that much time it is a nice place to stretch your lags mid-journey for an hour or so. Next we headed off to the North Wales Wildlife Trust reserve at Cemlyn Bay.
Bird Sightings : NWWT Spinnies Aberogwen Nature Reserve
| Species | Count |
|---|---|
| Mute Swan | 2 |
| Shelduck | 20 |
| Mallard | 6 |
| Tufted Duck | 4 |
| Eider | 8 |
| Goosander | 6 |
| Little Egret | 1 |
| Lapwing | 2 |
| Curlew | 1 |
| Black-headed Gull | 12 |
| Magpie | 1 |
| Great Tit | 2 |
| Sand Martin | 6 |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| Chaffinch | 6 |
| Greenfinch | 1 |
| Goldfinch | 1 |