RSPB Conwy

[redman41]

Highlights of last week were a Little Stint, Hobby, and a Family of 4 Otters on the River Bank
The Great Crested Grebes are still incubating their Eggs after their first clutch was washed away.
The young of the Plovers and Common Sandpipers have all fledged and are roaming about.
It is a lovely site to visit for those who have not been before.

http://www.rspb.org.u.../conwy/sightings.aspx

[Milvus]

The otters must have been a great sight Redman and the Stint. it seems to me there are more Hobbys about. I have seen more this year than any other, always a good sight. I saw my first Whinchat this weekend Rainham Marshes

[redman41]

Was at the site on 3rd of this Month Milvus with my Birding Partner but no sign of Otters then, but we saw most of the other Birds.
It is a good day out and the Winter Birds will soon arrive again after Breeding Season finishes.

[notasyoungasiwas]

There were otters here in the River Mersey where I live some months back. I didn't see them sadly, but many did. Also two great crested grebes on the river have been trying to nest build again when their chick born in May suddenly vanished, but the nest seems to have vanished now - washed away maybe? I feel so sorry for them losing their one and only chick.

[redman41]

Liverpool Bay/Mersey and the Dee Estuary are top sites for Birds notasyoung, one of the best places in UK

[notasyoungasiwas]

We had two greylag geese visiting the other day, never had them before, at least on the section near where I live. It made a change from the Canada geese. By the way, I saw a great crested grebe a couple of days ago with its winter feathers already, but its head was still the usual colour. Have you ever known them to change into winter feathers so early? I haven't.

[rowanwitch]

Grebe may have been a young bird that had not paired/mated this year. with no need to maintain breeding plumage it would moult into winter greys sooner than breeding birds..I would expect it to lose its red face 'ruff' soon

[horseshoes]

I used to see otters nearly every day on my walk to school @ 1962. i can still picture them.

[notasyoungasiwas]

Thanks rowanwitch, that would explain it.