Welsh Wildlife Centre

This morning was fairly sunny but a bit blustery. We decided to take the bikes to the Welsh Wildlife Centre in Cilgerran. We cycled back into Cardigan and stopped at several hides on the way. We stayed quite a while in the Kingfisher hide in the hope of seeing the elusive beauty, but unfortunately we were unlucky. There was a Heron though, and lots of ducks an Moorhens.

We had a nice walk around town and managed to squeeze in a nice ice cream and a drink in the Castle Cafe before cycling back to the Wildlife Centre Cardigan. On the way back to the car, we called in again at all the hides, and another unsuccessful attempt to see the Kingfisher. We took the bikes back to the car and had a stroll around the Wetlands Trail to the Otter hide. Unfortunately there were no Otters, but the Buffalo were still there.

We stopped at a board about Reed Buntings and how they want you to reort any sightings of ringed Reed Buntings. We walked about 30 yards further on and there was a Reed bunting sat at the top of a bush, singing for all he was worth.

We had a third and this time successful attempt to see a Kingfisher at the Kingfisher hide. We had been waiting about 10 minutes when it appeared from the left and perched in the reeds some distance away. It sat there for about 5 minutes and the shot off back the way it came and was gone. Pen y Bryn Arms. On the way back to the Caravan, we called in at the Pen y Bryn Arms for a lovely meal. We went back to the van before spending a final hour or two in the Greenore Tavern.