Lisvane: after a few days of swallows filtering back to Lisvane in small numbers, there was a big arrival today with approx. 150 at Lisvane Reservoir mid-afternoon. Otherwise fairly quiet.

Llanishen at dusk: 18 tufties is my highest count here post-drainage. A pair of GC grebes looks very settled. At least 4 little grebes were having a very noisy territorial dispute deep in the willow swamp. 2 moorhens, 2 mute swans, 3 Canadas, 10 coots, 8 mallards, another 20 or so swallows and 10 sand martins. A buzzard was watched catching a frog or toad.