Had a pleasant walk around Bryngarw Country Park this morning, secretly arranged by my fellow GBC trustees [bar the two Davids who had to be elsewhere]. So, myself & Anne plus our dog Poppy, together with Strinda Davies, Alan Rosney, Jean & Rod Haslam, Paul Denning, Rob Bradshaw, and John Western did a circuit of the park and returned to the cafe where Anne & I were kindly treated to a coffee and toastie. It was a dull & grey morning but thankfully no rain arrived. The birds were pretty quiet but we managed to build up a reasonable list of 23 species. Long-tailed Tits were the most numerous, with around 3 feeding groups totalling around 30 birds in all, which were nice to see. Unexpected was a smart drake Mandarin duck on the small lake, squeaking away and apparently vaguely displaying to the female Mallards. Other highlights were Grey Wag, Dipper and 2 ‘redhead’ Goosander on the river. Full list: Mandarin, Mallard, Goosander, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker [heard from the car park as we left], Jay [2], Jackdaw, Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest [3], Wren [heard], Nuthatch [3]. Treecreeper [2], Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush [4], Blackbird, Robin, Dipper [1], Grey Wagtail [1], Chaffinch [2]. Diolch yn fawr everyone. John Western was the official list keeper so if I’ve missed anything do shout. No photos apart from the team one courtesy of Rod.