Not a lot about today. I did manage a reasonable shot of a Reed Warbler
http://andyburnsphotography.zenfolio.com/passerines/h27389d89#h27389d89
…but is it me are these birds getting more secretive? Lots of reed warblers about but all hiding at the bottom of the reeds. I thought by this time they would be singing from the tops of the reeds.
…….and an update on the cranes earllier in the week I have contacted Damon who heads up the Great Crane Project. He confimed two of the birds as Tamsin and Chocolo. The third, he could not identify but thinks it is definitely one of theirs (the rings are hidden under the feathers). He gave me some info on movements and confirmed that they are quite mobile. More info with the pics of the birds.
http://andyburnsphotography.zenfolio.com/waders/h3be4e3b9#h3be4e3b9
Well worth a look at the Great Crane project site if you havent already been there.
http://www.thegreatcraneproject.org.uk/
No sign of any cygnets, goslings or Gargeney.
Glamorgan Bird Club 
In case any one missed it, Damon commented on the previous posting on Cranes saying
Damon Bridge says:
May 16, 2014 12:58 pm at May 16, 2014 12:58 pm Edit
I have had a report of 3 cranes yesterday on a small private wetland area near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. – possibly the same birds..?? Damon, Project Manager, The Great Crane Project.
Andy
I see the Reed Warrbler is colour-ringed too – are they doing this at Cossie?
Barry, Yes, I photo’d a reed warbler last summer (the next photo on my site to the one just posted). I contacted James Vafidis at Cardiff Uni who said they had ringed 446 birds in 2012 at Cardiff Bay, Kenfig and Cossie. They are ringing reed, sedge and cettis warblers only.They publish info on
http://cardiffringers.blogspot.co.uk/
I have given up trying to decipher the rings on this one. There were just too many reeds in the way.