A short seawatch off Porthcawl early produced little of note to boost my patchwork challenge totals, but there were 6 Mediterranean Gulls roosting at Rest Bay at high tide (4 adult winter and 2 second winter plumaged birds) in among the 50 Black-headed Gulls. A walk out to Pink Bay yielded 184 Golden Plover roosting in the fields just off the coast path. Later at Wilderness Pools there were 7 Shoveler (3m/4f), 16 Coot, 21 Moorhen, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest and a Coal Tit. Nearby at Pwyll-y-waun pools were 156 Black-headed Gulls with several Mallard, Coot and Moorhen. (PWC 49 sp=52pts)