Tufted Ducks

On the Castle Pond yesterday I photographed these Tufted Ducks. Last week we spotted 22 on the Main Millond.
Lin&Stu

Millponds in the Snow

Like the rest of the country, Pembroke was hit by snow - unusual for us - but we were able to see the Millponds in a new light. The Castle Pond was an expanse of white while even parts of the Main Millpond were iced over. Got some good photos though!

Lin&Stu

upper millpond Waders 20th Sept

Good numbers of Waders on the pond roosting when its high tide on the estuary.
Black-tailed godwits 30
Redshank 123
Greenshank 46
Snipe 5
Teal 102
Mallard 57
Coot 20

John Hayes

Little Grebes are back!

Winter is coming! The Little Grebes have returned to the Ponds - today we spotted 6 on the Main Millpond.



Lin & Stu

Godwits on Castle Pond

Godwits have been spotted this week on the Castle Pond - a single bird on Tuesday, 3 on Wednesday and on Thursday there were 8. Reported seeing a singe bird last May but have never seen so many here - they are rare visitors on Castle Pond although numerous on the Upper Pond. Perhaps this is due to the pond level being exceptionally low exposing quite a lot of mud?

Lin&Stu

2 good photos of Otter at Carew Castle in June

Greetings everyone - this Blogg from Carew Castle is really worth a quick look
carewcastle.wordpress.com ........ it probably needs www. beforehand

Despite several reports of sightings of a large and a smaller Otter on Pembroke Millpond over the last few weeks I have personally failed to see one, and so seeing these bits of film was delightful. A prize for the first person to photograph or film a Pembroke Otter!

Good hunting, Nikki

Bat Count at Barnards Tower

Despite poor weather 24 Daubenton's Bats were counted leaving their nursery roost in the Tower on Wednesday evening - 19th August 09.

A further bat count will take place at the end of the month or early in September - this may be arranged at last minute if weather is unsettled, so send email to pembrokemillponds@pembroke21c.org if you are interested in coming along, and would like to be added to our new 'Bats' mailing list.

Pipistrelles are hunting nightly under the trees along the Millpond Walk, and Noctules should be flying high over the water (the bats hunting insects just above the water are Daubentons). However, very few Noctules have been seen over the ponds this season, so we would be interested to hear of any sighting.