Between 07:05 and 08:05: 1058 swallows, 96 house martins, 286 meadow pipit, a reed bunting, 7 starlings, 24 pied / white wagtails, 2 grey wagtails, 38 linnet, 42 chaffinch, 119 goldfinch and 11 greenfinch flew east across Swansea Bay.
As the south easterly wind dropped off, the front on which birds were moving became far broader, and it was not possible to get accurate counts that could be compared with the first hour. However, hirundine movements probably increased after this, judging by the numbers of house martins and swallows over Mumbles Hill.
Mumbles Hill: blackcap, a few siskin and skylark (not recorded during the early morning watch) over