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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JWN Andrewes" data-source="post: 3530070" data-attributes="member: 7131">February 24thCheers John, cheers Julian. And Julian, if you ever do a winter North Wales run Hawfinches can usually be found around Llanbedr-y-cennin.We did our own North Wales run today, but forwent a crack at Hawfinches in favour of starting the day at Old Colwyn, once again clanging out on any exotic Scoters but picking up a nice drake Eider for the year. Next stop was on Anglesey, Inland Sea, scattered about with Wigeon, Pintail & Goldeneye, Brent Geese to-ing & fro-ing, and there off in the north west corner, a somewhat distant Black-necked Grebe. Also yet more Scaup, this time a modest flotilla of eleven.Chough & coffee were next on the agenda, both available with ease at the South Stack visitor centre, with two of the former preening on the roof before dropping down to the lawn below the feeders. A single rather lonely looking Razorbill on the sea the only other bird of note here. More auks, this time Guillemots (Black & regular) were on offer in Holyhead Harbour, along with a breeding plumage Shag sitting on a buoy. Last year tick of the day was a Great Northern Diver in the channel off Penrhos where we drew a blank on Slav Grebe.Dropped in to Conwy RSPB for a coffee while the boys tore around the play area, then back to Old Colwyn for another scan through the Scoters. Sea a lot flatter now, and much easier to scan through the flocks, but still no joy. Thousands of Scoters, but more without range than within. Enough attempts would, I am sure, bear fruit, but finding the time for such may be an issue. Back to Conwy for an excellent last act, watching the Starlings come in to roost in the reeds. I do love a good day out in North Wales, and this was one.</blockquote>

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