Sorry about late posting……..Barn Owl flew across the above 1730 Sunday evening. near Llandow

Stepping out on to our back patio this morning, looking for LT Tits that I could hear, I became aware of a nearby, silent, single, male Bullfinch checking out the Hawthorn buds ( and deciding that no, they were not fat enough yet), before flying off, silently, on his own. Later, in the same vicinity, the gloaming was lit up by a bright, white-rumped bird flying away from me, so this time sex unknown.

Barn Owl flew across road about 1915 Tuesday

Greenfinch singing (seen and heard); 1 male and 2 female Stonechat flitting along the fence together. Female(big) Sparrowhawk gliding over our estate and finally I was welcomed home by at least 10 Long Tailed, 2 Blue, 1 Great and 1 Coal Tit(s) working their way along our railway hedge. Which reminds me …..a couple more rare sightings…..2 Trains!

Snipe flew up from near cafe and a report of another in a field just to the west. 6 Lapwings heard and seen and a report of c. 100 Lapwing in the Colhugh valley yesterday. 2 Ravens croaking over, 1 female Stonechat only. Finished off by walking up the Colhugh valley “accompanied” for a while by a confiding, fishing Kingfisher with the low sun catching its colours beautifully.

Kestrel hovering over B4265 quarter of a mile west of railway bridge on west side of Llantwit 10.30 Saturday.

Kingfisher under the pier to the newest Lifeboat Station 11am

Kestrel hovering over the road seen both Thursday and Friday morning.

Greeted by a Chiffchaff singing lustily from the shrub near the cafe about 1030. Also 2 Sparrowhawks near Tresilian bay and last evening Tawny Owl calling near Boverton and Green Woodpecker regularly heard at Llanmaes Road allotments over the past few weeks.

1 Greenfinch (h), 1 Chaffinch, a few Goldfinch, 2 pairs Bullfinch and one or two more heard, few Linnets (h), 1 Bluetit (h). 2 Goldcrest(h), a few Wrens,Robins,Dunnock seen and heard, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Jay(h), 2 pairs Coots nesting, 2 Moorhen, 1 Heron,1 Kingfisher, 20 plus House Martins, a few Swallows, family group of at least 5 noisy Treecreeper practicing their creeping up and flying downs, a few Woodpigeons, 1 Stock Dove, a few Mallard, a few Blackcap (h)1 Chiffchaff (h) 3 Song Thrushes singing and two or three more seen, 2 Blackbirds, 1 Herring Gull. Great walk by the way.

2 Song Thrushes together on the road, each with a snail in it’s beak.

4 Greenfinches heard, 3 Chaffinches heard, a few Goldfinches and Linnets seen and heard, 1 female Bullfinch seen and heard and later a pair thereof, a few Whitethroats seen and heard, 3 Blackcaps heard and 1 Yellowhammer heard – also, and I have been hearing this one regularly this Summer, a Reed Bunting heard not far from the “new” B4265 roundabout.

Little Owl flew off from a telegraph post as we drove past 2100 Tuesday.

Some garden delights today – Family of Long Tailed Tits passing by, Blue Tit parents (who successfully reared some young a while ago) ” checking out” their nest box again??, 2 Robins together – one adult and one fledgling and, the non-avian highlight, a Hummingbird Hawkmoth visiting our flowers 2130 Sunday.

Good to hear a Yellowhammer‘s song coming from inland from the path. (Sunday afternoon)

2 Swifts flying about

Blue Tit parents visiting nest box 14 times in 15 minutes yesterday while several fledgling Long Tailed Tits were being fed in the hedge in the background.

0930. 4 screaming Swifts over, very briefly. Also Greenfinch calling (has been for weeks)

At last. 2 Swifts with the House Martins (20 or so) over the estate

Sat on sea wall watching a female Hobby soaring about for best part of five minutes. Also a single (brave) Swallow flitting around and then 2 more Swallows near Llantwit beach..