Single Sand Martin flying through Swansea Vale this afternoon, the earliest arrival date at this site for me.

A female Long-tailed Duck was with a small flock of Common Scoter in Rhossili Bay this morning. There were 70+ Common Scoter in total with 37+ Guillemot and 8 Fulmar.
DB Brent Geese were at both sites with 2 at Rhossili and 19 at Port Eynon. 3 Red-throated Divers and 1 Purple Sandpiper were also at Port Eynon.

Enjoyable walk from Cwm Ivy to Whiteford Point today. 61 species seen with selected highlights as follows:
Slavonian Grebe; G N Diver; R B Merganser (1 male); Eider (41); DB Brent Goose (302); Grey Plover (58); Black T Godwit (3); Sanderling (4); Turnstone (38); Cormorant (61); Chiffchaff and Redwing (21).

Garden Warbler (1); Whitethroat (2) and plenty of Blackcaps in Swansea Vale today.  Sedge Warbler at Swansea Vale LNR but what was most pleasing was a reeling Grasshopper Warbler.  A welcome return for this species to this site following a gap of 3 years, according to my records at least, as the last time I saw this species at Swansea Vale LNR was on 28th April 2011.

Just need Stonechat to return and we’ll almost be back to the range of species we had here a few years ago.

Very pleasant walk to Lliw Reservoirs and Brynllefrith Plantation this morning.  48 species seen with the following highlights: Cuckoo (1); Tree Pipit (2 singing); Willow Warbler (25 singing); Chiffchaff (9 singing); Blackcap (2); House Martin (2); Swallows flying West in 2’s and 3’s over the full course of the walk; Wheatear (2); Yellowhammer (1); Crossbill (1) 

5 White Wagtails; Sand Martin (31+) and House Martin at Swansea Vale this evening.

This morning at Fendrod Lake – Willow Warbler (3 singing); Blackcap (1m); Chiffchaff (4 singing); Goosander (1fem); Great Crested Grebe (1); Tufted Duck (21) and Pochard (3).

A Tree Sparrow among the flock of House Sparrows was an unexpected surprise at Swansea Vale LNR today.  It was at the south west corner of the reserve among the brambles & hedgerow (either side of Nant-y-fendrod) where the tarmac path meets the wooden bridge – SS684981.

6 Sand Martins at the River Tawe, Swansea Vale may indicate that numbers are starting to build at this location.