BRAMBLING

A stunning Brambling mixing in with a flock of Chaffinches was feeding on my drive.  The date was 20the Dec. Sadly no photo.

GREAT NORTHERN DIVER

A Great Northern Diver arrived in the bay of Morfa Nefyn, it swam along the shoreline as close as 20feet from the beach.  I saw it with an orange crab which isjust crunched in its beak and swallowed it.  The beak looks long and strong, it swam a good distance before breaking the surface.  Two Great Crested Grebe's were also very close to the beach and could swim below the surface for a good distance.
The sea was calm for once and the rain has eased but the cloud was heavy and very dull.