Cwm Nash & environs

GBC mid-week trip with 10 participants so thanks to them. The wooded section of Cwm Nash was pretty quiet with just a Treecreeper of note. In the open lower area, 8+ Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Bunting, Goldfinch & Chaffinch, 1 Spawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Gt Spotted Woodpecker.

On the W cliff path and fields: 2 Merlin together was the highlight, 1 flew inland with prey and the other flew east. Also 100+ Goldfinch, 30+ Linnet, 4 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat, and a new mown field with c.30 Mipit and 10+ Sky Lark and 3 of the 4 Wheatear.

Also of note on the Leps front were a  couple of Comma, several Red Admiral and at leas 4 Small Copper by the coast path, and a couple of Silver ‘Y’ moths.

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