Ceredigion Bird Report 2019 0 CEREDIGION BIRD REPORT 2019 Contents Editorial and submission of records, Arfon Williams page 2 Systematic list, Russell Jones 5 Earliest and last dates of migrants, Arfon Williams 51 Ceredigion rarity record shots for 2019 52 The Ceredigion bird ringing report, Wendy James 54 The Definitive Ceredigion Bird List, Russell Jones 62 Spectacle off Ynyslas, Edward O’Connor 71 Swifts, Bob Relph 72 Bow Street Swifts, Tony Clark 73 Gazetteer of Ceredigion places 74 County Recorder and Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Organiser: Russell Jones, Bron-y-gan, Talybont, Ceredigion, SY24 5ER Email:
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[email protected] Tel: 07857 102286 Front cover: Barn Owl by Tommy Evans 1 Editorial A total of 217 species were seen in Ceredigion in 2019, a slightly higher than average annual figure. There were no new county firsts, however Ceredigion’s first King Eider, initially seen in 2017, returned for a third year. Other rare and scare birds included the county’s fourth Bean Goose, a male Ring-necked Duck (6th record), a female Smew, two calling Quail, Ceredigion’s 7th Cattle Egret and Purple Heron, a Glossy Ibis (4th record), three Spoonbills, a Honey Buzzard, Spotted Crake, Common Crane (6th record) and Temminck’s Stint (9th record), the county’s third Alpine Swift (and first since 1993), a Great Grey Shrike, two Yellow-browed Warblers, two blue-headed Yellow Wagtails, a Richard’s Pipit and a single Lapland Bunting. Whilst some species are appearing more frequently e.g.