Tuesday 6th October 2015
With my new ringing site at Pembrey Burrows Local Nature Reserve, approved by Natural Resources Wales, (NRW) and Carmarthenshire County Council (thanks to Dr Simeon Jones conservation officer); I made a good recce of the site this morning.
Essentially a sand dune/reed-bed/saltmarsh system with decent areas of scrub, the site holds a lot of promise but will be very weather/wind dependant.
There was a good variety of birds around this morning, the sky being dominated by Skylarks, with at least six singing birds, Meadow Pipits were very evident highlights though would be Whinchat ♂, Sparrowhawk ♀, Raven and Goldcrest.
There were a few plants still in flower including Wild Pansy, Viola tricolour, Burnet Rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Red Campion, Silene dioica and White Campion, Silene latifolia with a few Sea Thrift flowers, Armeria maritime; just hanging on in the slacks.
The ringing potential can be seen in the photographs below with good areas of scrub, including Sea Buckthorn and Gorse
I am really looking forward to exploring this site further.
Essentially a sand dune/reed-bed/saltmarsh system with decent areas of scrub, the site holds a lot of promise but will be very weather/wind dependant.
Entrance sign |
Willow and reed bed area |
View looking towards the North across the dunes and reed bed |
There was a good variety of birds around this morning, the sky being dominated by Skylarks, with at least six singing birds, Meadow Pipits were very evident highlights though would be Whinchat ♂, Sparrowhawk ♀, Raven and Goldcrest.
Very distant Whinchat |
There were a few plants still in flower including Wild Pansy, Viola tricolour, Burnet Rose, Rosa pimpinellifolia Red Campion, Silene dioica and White Campion, Silene latifolia with a few Sea Thrift flowers, Armeria maritime; just hanging on in the slacks.
Red Campion |
Wild Pansy |
White campion |
The ringing potential can be seen in the photographs below with good areas of scrub, including Sea Buckthorn and Gorse
This linear feature actually has a decent depth of scrub on the left the puddles in the track attract birds to drink and bathe |
This perfectly placed hide/watch-point will make a great base during ringing/monitoring sessions |
I am really looking forward to exploring this site further.
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