Good to welcome some new folk on our Kenfig monthly walk this morning [it was actually Saturday {16th} – sorry to be picky! John W].
We went down to Sker to find the Long-Tailed Duck on the flood, then moved east along the coast to the edge of the Royal Porthcawl golf course where we located the juvenile Red-backed Shrike. (and lots of other friends!)
Other highlights were, -2 Sparrow Hawk, 30+ Lapwing, Common and Mediterranean Gull, 50+ Woodpigeon flying over, 4 Raven, a Sanderling, and a Redwing.
This is my list, some members continued afterwards to the pool, so they have some additions.
Black-headed Gull , Blackbird, Blue Tit , Canada Goose , Carrion Crow , Collared Dove, Common Gull , Curlew , Feral Pigeon , Goldcrest , Great Black-backed Gull , Great Tit,
Grey Heron , Herring Gull , Jackdaw , Lapwing , Lesser Black-backed Gull , Long-tailed Duck , Long-tailed Tit , Magpie , Mallard , Meadow Pipit , Mediterranean Gull
Oystercatcher , Pied Wagtail , Raven , Red-backed Shrike , Redshank , Redwing , Robin,
Rock Pipit , Rook , Sanderling, Song Thrush , Sparrowhawk , Starling , Stonechat, Turnstone , Woodpigeon , Wren , Skylark. 41 species
Our next Kenfig walk will be on the 21st December, for ‘Pies in the Hide’ ! … and some birdwatching … all welcome.
PS others seen were Golden Plover [flock flew over at Sker], Cormorant, Dunnock, Linnet, Goldfinch. {John W}.
hi
my name is Mike Jones. I came on this enjoyable walk. Jeaan asked me to look at your list and see if i had recorded anything else. well I saw a cormorant and a linnet.
best wishes
Mike Jones
Thanks Michael – I have updated the post. The full official systematic list is now on the web site under . Here’s a link: https://glamorganbirds.org.uk/trip-lists/