A cold North-easterly wind was blowing with overcast skies this morning, but did not stop me noting a summer plumaged Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 8 Oystercatcher and 2 Kittiwake on the beach. Yesterday’s migrants appear to have moved on.

Yesterday we enjoyed a cracking male Redstart just outside the caravan first thing. There was also a mini-fall of migrants, perhaps a dozen Whitethroats up on the Burrows, several Willow Warbler and an elusive Reed Warbler which was singing softly and intermittently in thick cover by the stone jetty. 2 House Martin and a few dozen Swallow trickled through the Burrows. Early morning seawatching yielded an adult Gannet and 3 Sandwich Tern fishing offshore plus what we initially thought was an Iceland Gull which was flighty and ranged from Broughton beach as far as Burry Holm where we briefly re-located it later on that morning – However, upon inspecting Emma’s photos at home we realised it was in fact a Glaucous Gull. Plenty to enjoy on the walk across to Burry holm. Emma saw a hunting Merlin hurtle through and we also saw 12+ Shag and several pairs of Fulmar and Raven nesting in two different locations around Culverhole and Burry Holm areas. During a late afternoon walk south towards Llangennith Burrows we located a Cetti’s Warbler calling from deep cover between the farm and Llangennith Burrows.

Mike and Emma Cram & family