A search for the Red-necked Grebe at Wernffrwd on this morning’s HT proved fruitless, but the birding was pretty good nonetheless, birds noted (along with Owain) including 2 Slavonian and a few GC Grebes, 398 D-b Brent, 311 Shelduck, 732 Pintail, 1 Goldeneye, 7 R-b Merganser, 2 GW Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine, 1500+ Dunlin, 700 Knot & 4 Rock Pipit. At Penclawdd counts included 86 Shelduck, 230 Pintail, 280 Dunlin, 1302 Knot, 154 Black-wit, 1 Bar-wit. At dusk 11 Yellowhammer in Cwmdulais was the highest count there for some time, plus 3 Red Kites and a Tawny Owl put in brief appearances.

Sightings from the 24th included a Pomarine Skua in Rhossili Bay along with 2 R-t Diver, 227 C Scoter, 1 Fulmar, 1 Gannet, 13 Kittiwake, a few Guillemots and a Harbour Porpoise. Oxwich Bay the same day had 178+ C Scoter & 31 Kittiwake.