Rhymney Est & Cardiff Heliport bay

Carried out my WeBS count at high tide this morning. Best birds were 146 PIntail [130 off Green Point and 16 at the heliport]. Still at Green Point there were c.300 Redshank & 80 Dunlin, 3 Cormorant, 30 Shelduck [low count but I believe many were off RGW], 33 Teal. There were 2 colour ringed Redshank in the flock, which had settled in reasonably close ‘scope distance. Also at Heliport Bay were 15 more Shelduck and 22 Turnstone and 2 Oycs on the beach.

2 thoughts on “Rhymney Est & Cardiff Heliport bay

  1. I did mine at St Fagans museum ponds on Sunday as well. My “best bird” was the kingfisher. Competition was low, however, consisting only of 3xMH and 12xMA.

    The non-WEBS observations were possibly more interesting, with Mistle Thrushes singing and Magpies taking nesting material from thatched cottage roofs.

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