Presentation at Conwy RSPB
One lucky couple won a pair of binoculars at Conwy RSPB Reserve by becoming the 5,000 customer to purchase optics at the reserve shop. The reserve asked Alan to pop down and make the presentation and luckily the sun shone for the occasion and it was smiles all round. Alan added to the prize, a pair of RSPB binoculars, with a copy of his co-authored book, The Best Birdwatching Sites in North Wales. This was very well received as the winning couple have recently moved to the area, and are keen to discover the birds of North Wales.
Several visits to Pensarn beach, a few miles east of Llandudno, have failed to relocate the two drake Surf Scoters. Today’s visit was particularly frustrating as the sea was calm, good light, masses of Common Scoter fairly close in shore, it all looked so good. Two hours of hard scanning and no sign of the Surfs. The views of the Common Scoter were very good and at least nine Velvet Scoter were picked out.
Along the coast at Llandulas another huge flock of Common Scoter were offshore but again no Surfs could be picked out, just two Velvet Scoter here.