A Common Sandpiper was on the rocks at the end of the witches nose, a couple of Chough were feeding on the cliff turf there and lots of Rock Pipits along the coast were the only other birds of note today, the plants providing more interest. A few days back a flock of 18 Jays dropped into Mewslade Valley, but they did not stop and kept on heading s.w., it being the first obvious migrating group I’ve seen this autumn.
Glamorgan Bird Club 
I do hope your permits were in order to cross the border into the east.😜
I was there earlier today. It was very quiet, although there was a flock of a dozen or so Jays over.
Anything unexpected on the plant front?
Hundreds if not thousands of Jays on the move in Poland over the last week…
We managed to side slip border control. There were no surprises plant wise, but there were some very nice colonies of Maidenhair Fern on the dripping tufa cliffs along with some nice bryophytes. Loads of a Wild Cabbage which we don’t see in Gower.
Always good to see the Adiantum – a house plant growing in the wild!
We also saw a large patch of Purple Gromwell halfway up the cliff steps (much more than I’ve seen in Gower) and the Opposite-leaved Pondweed in the ibis pond seems to be benefitting from the management there. Nice!
Yes, there’s a good patch of Purple Gromwell by the path and even more at the lower end of nearby Cwm Mawr. The Heritage Coast team manage the ibis pond every year and it clearly suits the pondweed. A really nice assemblage of plants, if you add Stinking Hellebore, Spurge Laurel, etc.
One of my favourite places.