Very quiet in the valley with a brisk breeze. Blackbird(7),Song Thrush(2),Red Kite (3),Buzzard(2),Bullfinch(2).A surprising first for me here was a Water Rail flushed from a very small ditch by Brynllefrith plantation. Highlight was a single Golden Plover being chased by two Merlin. The plover was calling constantly and the speed and maneuvers of the chase were quite spectacular. I don’t know what the final result was as they disappeared out of sight over Mynydd Garn Fach. There was no sign of the Long Tailed Duck on the Upper Reservoir