As we approached the site this morning we were greeted by a Red Kite over the farm fields, we also saw another later over Cil Ifor Top. Only about 200 Oystercatcher today with lots of Herring Gulls. Sadly no YBWs in the clump west of Twlc Point (in my dreams), so I moved west to Burry Holms. There were 10 Common Scoter and a Guillemot plus the odd Shag and Cormorant. My pulse was set racing when a pale Buzzard flew in off the sea in a rain shower later this afternoon, but it turned out to be just a pale Common Buzzard – drat!

Earlier it was very busy off Dalton’s Point, Penclawdd on the falling tide, among the best of several hundred waders were about 200 Black-tailed Godwit showing well as they took flight, a few Knot, Redshank and Curlew in with them plus 3 Little Egret, 4 Wigeon and several hundred Oystercatcher.