32 species this morning including reed warbler,cettis,blackcap,chiffchaff & willow warbler

A Bittern was seen from hide2 (the one without a door) at Forest Farm this afternoon. It flew in at 15:20 and stayed in view for a couple of minutes before disappearing into the reeds. It wasn`t seen again when I left at 16:15. Also snipe, jay, kingfisher, water rail, moorhen and reed bunting(and a fox). In the trees by the path leading to the hide were 2 goldcrests and just by the entrance gate to the hide was a chiffchaff.

Brent Goose on the beach heading towards Penarth. No sign of Black Redstart.

2 short-eared owls at RGW this afternoon

The Pectoral Sandpiper showed well but always distant while I was there from the new viewing platform at Goldcliffe scrapes Newport. Also 5 Ruff, 1 Spotted Redshank and 1 Greenshank from the 3rd Hide

2 Black-necked Grebes at lisvane res this morning. One in more summery plumage. Both showing well in the south-west corner. i.e to the right of the car park.

Cuckoo seen twice between 1000 – 1100 hours. Also singing and displaying tree pipits and skylarks and 1 wheatear at the summit. Also garden warbler, common whitethroat, g-s woodpecker, stonechat

Male goosander on the lake was a site first for me today.

7 Goosander (2m) the highlight of a cold walk around Bute Park this PM. Also 2 Teal(1m) 2 Mistle Thrush and 1 Kingfisher. 1 GS Woodpecker heard.

Bonaparte`s Gull showed well for about 5 mins on the west side of the small inlet just before the helipad.

Forgot to add 4 Pintail (2m 2f)

c 200 redwings in the paddock area by the riding school. Couldn`t find any fieldfares in amongst them. 2 mistle thrush near the ambulance station, goosander on the taff and kingfisher on the canal feeder between the taff and the canal.

Bittern showed briefly this afternoon at Hide 1 (With A Door)at 1445. No further sign by 1615 when I left

Great Northern Diver still showing well at the north end of the reservoir this afternoon

3(2m & 1f) Bullfinch from hide without a door. Also good views of water rail, moorhen wren and robin. 7-8 snipe in far left corner and kingfisher showed twice. Also plenty of activity at new hide by wardens centre.

3 crossbill seen today from the path from Wern Ddu where it crosses Cefn Carnau Rd

Penduline Tit showed well just to the right of the visitor centre from my arrival at 2:30 until the rain came at 3 o`clock. After that cleared there was no further sign before I left at 4.

38 species seen this morning in a walk from Rest Bay to Sker Pt and back. Highlights were c200 Golden Plover at Sker and good numbers of passerines in the fields around Sker farm. Mainly Meadow Pipits but also Skylark, Goldfinch, Linnet, Stonechat and Wheatear. 3 GBB gulls, 2 Med gulls and 8 Common gulls among the Herring & BH Gulls. Also a few Swallows

No sign of the wryneck between 17:00 & 18:00. A peregrine with a kill flew over and there were 15 Pintails on the sea. The highlight however was a great skua on the tideline by the long line of rocks that go out into the sea.

Juv CommonTern on res. Still there when I left at 15:30.