The Lapland Bunting at Cemlyn Bay
on Anglesey had been showing really well for several days last week, so me and
Alex decided to take a trip across to try and catch up with this confiding
individual. Having seen a group of Lapland Buntings on the Great Orme in Llandudno
a few autumns prior, but with them often staying quite hidden in the grass, I was
keen to drop in on this particular bird as it had been allowing views of just a
few feet away.
Sure enough, after a short wait,
the bird flew in from the east and began feeding on the sprinkling of seed that
remained on the path, allowing truly amazing views at just a metre away and providing
some fantastic photo opportunities!
This individual was particularly
great to see as it was nearing breeding plumage – being far more bright and
colourful than the autumn birds I’ve seen before with the bold black markings
on the chest and the gorgeous rustic reds on the neck really standing out.
It was great to finally catch up
with a Lapland Bunting at Cemlyn, after dipping a small flock that frequented
the area nearly 4 years ago, with just some Barnacle Geese in one of the fields
for consolation!
For anyone going, (it was still
reported up to Tuesday) the bird is just
a short walk from the car park near to the tern viewing area, a few metres up
on the track that heads north and towards the sea. It seems to favour the grassy patch and
section of footpath near the old tumbling down buildings, just where the path
turns left next to the wall by the fields.
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