I
booked a rental car from 6th May to 13th May 2022 for a trip away
from home to include visits to a number of sites in Wales, Dorset and West
Sussex.
This was my second spring trip by car away from home to primarily pick up summer visitors (in addition to those already recorded at my local patch sites or during my April trip) or species where there is little or no prospect of seeing them locally to where I live.
My trip provided excellent birding opportunities and I recorded 129 bird species including 30 further additions to my UK year list for 2022 taking it to 182 species.
The 30 additions to my 2022 year list were as follows: Manx Shearwater, Gannet, Shag, White Stork, Mandarin, Osprey, Hobby, Red Grouse, Black Grouse, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Guillemot, Razorbill, Black Guillemot, Turtle Dove (heard only), Nightjar (heard only), Swift, Tree Pipit, Rock Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Common Redstart, Whinchat, Wheatear, Mistle Thrush, Garden Warbler, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Chough, Raven
In addition, I added Great White Egret to my Wales list.
In addition, I recorded 6 mammal species (Red Fox, Brown Hare, Rabbit, Sika Deer, Fallow Deer, Grey Squirrel) and 1 reptile species (Common Lizard)
6th May 2022
After picking up my rental car, I drove up to Travelodge Birmingham Hilton Park M6 for an overnight stay before a 2 hour drive the next morning to my
first site in north Wales. During my journey from home, birding began with 2 Red Kites from the M25 and 1 Red Kite from the M1.
7th May 2022 …. Wales
I visited the following sites:
World's End and the Ruabon Moors, Denbighshire
Nant Ffrancon in the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd
RSPB South Stack and
Holyhead Harbour, Anglesey
See
here for further information and photos
8th May 2022 …. Wales
I visited the following sites:
RSPB Lake Vyrnwy in the Berwyn Mountains, Powys
RSPB Ynys-Hir near Machynlleth, Powys
MWT Dyfi Osprey Project near Machynlleth, Powys
Llyn Clywedog near Llanidloes, Powys
RWT Gilfach near
Rhayader, Powys
See here for further information and photos
9th May 2022 …. Wales
I visited the following sites:
RWT Gilfach near Rhayader, Powys
RSPB Carngafallt near Rhayader, Powys
Gigrin Farm near Rhayader, Powys
See here for further information and photos
10th May 2022 …. Wales
I visited the following sites:
RSPB Cwm Clydach near Swansea
WWT Llanelli Wetland Centre near Llanelli, Carmarthenshire
See here for further information and photos
11th May 2022 …. Dorset
I visited the following sites:
Portland Bill near Weymouth
RSPB Arne, Isle
of Pubeck near Wareham
Wareham Forest (Great Ovens) near Wareham
See here for further information and photos
12th May 2022 …. Dorset and West
Sussex
I visited the following sites:
Wareham Forest (Morden Bog NNR) near Wareham
Knepp Wildland near Horsham
See here for further information and photos
13th May 2022 …. West Sussex
I visited the following site:
Knepp Wildland near Horsham
See here for further information and photos
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