Going Bird Watching Saturday 14th September 2019
Today saw an "introduction to bird watching" event run at Pembrey Country Park. Five adults and seven 11 and under, hopefully, enjoyed the 3.5hour session. Starting off with the basics in the conference room we wasted no time in getting outside into a perfect autumn morning of cool but rising temperatures and clear blue skies. A total of around 20 species was enough to ensure everyone learned something from the morning. Spotted Flycatcher Highlights were firstly a single Spotted Flycatcher then THREE of them together in a classic open piece of pine forest with good understorey structure; they were constantly "fly catching" no doubt piling on the grams before their epic journey south. Britain's smallest bird, the Goldcrest put in an appearance as did a male Sparrowhawk and a distant Peregrine Falcon. Other sightings included good numbers of Red Admiral butterflies feeding on Ivy flowers, with singles of Painted Lady, Ringlet, Speckled Wood Comma and