The Great Crested Grebes have 4 young !!

Cosmeston,30+SandMartins,1-Blackcap singing,Black Throated Diver showing well on west lake 08h30-09h50

Cardiff Bay,2m-Wheatears,2-Rock Pipits,1-Willow Warbler near rockfall area,30-40 Sand Martins and 1-Little Gull 10h10-11h25

8-Goldeneyes 4m,4f

1-Yellow Legged Gull on the roof opp. Waitrose at 16h30

No sign of Ross’s Gull this morning,but 1-Little Gull and 1-Med.Gull adult.

At The Knap,Long Tailed Duck showing well in company of Tufteds close to waters edge.

7-Snipe,2-Kingfishers and 1-Bittern,all from door-less hide.10h45-12h15

At least 31 Goldeneyes,18f and 13m. 3-Goosanders 2f 1m.  2-Choughs east of the second walled field.11h00-13h30

Checked out the Little Egret roost at first light today.At least 31 Little Egrets flew from the roost.

Great Northern Diver showing well this morning.Also 2-Goldeneye 1m+1f.Garw nant still closed.

26-Little Egrets flew in to the island roost,16h10-16h45

17-Little Egrets flew in to the roost.16h00-16h25.

Brilliant views of a Bittern from the Wader Pool hide.The bird was in front of the hide for nearly two hours.12h15-14h10

Out of county.Great excitement in the Zeiss hide today when a Grey Heron caught a large Water Vole no more than 20 metres away! After a short struggle the heron gave up and dropped the vole which made good its escape.

An eventful half-hour,16h00-16h30.10-Little Egrets in to the roost,then when nearly dark a Bittern flew around the car park area before flying away north-east.Then ten minutes later whilst leaving a Bittern again was over the car park area and off towards Marshfield.One bird or two?

Only bird of note this morning was a Swallow,a 1st.year bird.Almost certainly the bird previously reported in the area.

1-Great Grey Shrike showing well at the northern cleared area.11h00-12h30.

4-Hawfinches high in hornbeam trees.10h45-11h15

1-Brambling in a Chaffinch flock,may have been more but flock was very mobile due to large number of people and dogs.10h00-11h00

80-100 Fieldfares and a few Redwings.12h00-13h00

 

 

 

1-Swallow briefly over hendre lake.16h35