Weather: bright, sunny, warmer.
After South Stack, to make the most of the last day, Rob & I went for a drive around the island & stopped off at a few places that looked promising.
Near Bodior: lightly wooded/flood meadow.
From 4:15pm.
Several singing Willow Warbler all along the path, eventually allowing close-up views; Swallow constantly passing overhead; Grey Heron, Chaffinch, House Martin, Wren, Robin, Chiffchaff (heard from the taller trees nearby); Pheasant, Mallard (pair over), Goldfinch.
Penrhos Country Park: from the carpark/approach road, looking out over Llyn Dinam.
From 5:20pm.
Herring Gull, Mallard, Shelduck, Black-Headed Gull, Oystercatcher, Sand Martin.
Holyhead Fish Harbour.
From 5:30pm.
An Oystercatcher on the grass bank at the entrance to the harbour seemed to lame, it was also certainly reluctant to fly as the car got quite close.
A Cormorant was on a buoy in the harbour as was a smaller, darker cormorant: another Shag but again quite distant.
Luckily enough (again) another Black Guillemot was also next to the buoy & as before it was busily fishing which is where it stayed as we moved on past the Herring Gull colony on the harbour's rocks.
Headland South of South Stack.
From 6pm.
Another stretch of RSPB managed heath headland: Meadow Pipit, Stonechat & Wheatear - about half a dozen & fairly mobile.
"Blackthorn Farm" Headland.
From 6:30pm.
Back to the headland we visited on the first night: Meadow Pipit, Chough (pair); Raven (pair) again in their cliff territory though less aggressive this time; Herring Gull & Lesser Black-Backed Gull; a lone Cormorant & a lone Guillemot also flying out at sea.
As the sun set we watched the chough pair feeding in a nearby field allowing fantastic & prolonged views: a great way to end the weekend trip.
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