A poor forecast today saw us starting the day by walking around a very wet Tenby,then as the rain subsided and eventaully stopped we had a walk around the impressive Carew Castle and later in the day i returned to Strumble Head to watch for seabirds.
Carew castle has an impressive position standing over Carew inlet on part of the Milford Haven waterway and there has been a castle of some sorts here from the Iron age onwards.
It has a great setting for wildlife also,although we did not see anything out of the ordinary,we read that Greater Horseshoe Bats use the castle as a roost site.
After enjoying the castle i dropped Tracey off at the cabin and i headed over to Strumble Head.
After arriving and getting in position in the old WW2 shelter which is used by local birders to watch the sea,it soon became apparant that there was lots of Manx Shearwaters feeding offshore and passing by to their breeding colonies at Skomer/Skokholm and Ramsey Island.
It was great to see these long distance travellers in such good numbers,but it was expected to be fair as half of the worlds population of this species breed on the three islands,approx. 360,000 breeding pairs,so my small count of at least 1500 birds pales into signifcance,but what an impressive sight to see for an east coast birder.
Other species seen here included several Gannets feeding offshore,Kittiwakes,Guillemots,Razorbills and at least 3 Harbour Porpoise,making for some enjoyable viewing.
The following are a selection of photos from the day and a couple of video clips.
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