Many thanks to all the visitors and volunteers who took part in Glamorgan Bird Club’s Big Birding Day at Kenfig NNR today. Highlights among the 69 bird species seen or heard included Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, Little Owl, Purple Sandpiper, Whimbrel, Swift, Swallow, Sand Martin and House Martin.

Full species list: Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Coot, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper, Dunlin, Whimbrel, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Little Owl, Swift, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Wren, Treecreeper, Starling, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Robin, Stonechat, Wheatear, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Bullfinch and Reed Bunting.