A Wryneck showed well for five minutes at the small car parking area of Pant Cwmteri at 1510 this afternoon, perched in the open and being closely investigated by a Robin. Seen again at 1615 but only in flight. Mirroring the Dunraven/Witches sightings, could this be the same bird that NPR found further up the valley on the 28th August and eluded us on regular visits over the past three weeks? Who knows but always a pleasure to watch.
Who knows, my brain hurts!
In my humble opinion, most likely this is the fourth bird in the Ogmore area this autumn, but obviously no way of knowing. We’ve been up the Pants on numerous occasions since the August sighting, surely we would have seen it? What is the longest time they stay on passage in the UK, more than a week must be exceptional?
some very long stayers in Cornwall some years, but this is an exceptional set of records for Glamorgan and Ogmore area in particular. PS – none in Lithuania yet…