Redstart (3), Tree Pipit (1) and Swift (5) of note this morning, as well as good numbers of Chiffchaff and Blackap, Whitethroat (3) and a single Willow Warbler. Of greater rarity here, a Great Black-backed Gull flew over Radyr – only our second one ever!
Author: Dan
Radyr Floodplain
Spotted Flycatcher (at least 2), Redstart (2), Tree Pipit (1), Swift (2), Willow Warblers, Blackcaps and Whitethroats passing through. Autumn has arrived! (GJJ)
Radyr Floodplain
Goshawk flew over this morning (GJJ)
River Taff at Hailey Park, Cardiff
Common Sandpiper this morning.
Radyr Floodplain
My first Common Whitethroat of the year there this morning (GJJ).
Forest Farm/Long Wood, Whitchurch, Cardiff
6 male Blackcaps – 5 of them singing – this morning. Also 1 Willow Warbler and 10+ Chiffchaffs singing.
River Taff at Whitchurch
Willow Warbler singing this afternoon. Also 5 Chiffchaff singing and 2 breeding pairs of Dipper.
Llantrisant Common
Singing Chiffchaff (1), Snipe (4), Jack Snipe (1), Reed Bunting (1) and displaying Meadow Pipits the highlights this morning.
Radyr floodplain
One Woodcock today.
Burry Holms, Llangennith
Putative Thayer’s Gull seen this morning. More info here. (Barry Stewart)
Llanrhidian Marsh
2 Great White Egrets at Llanrhidian this afternoon – at least 1 of them was seen there again at dusk. Also there at dusk: 4 Hen Harriers – 2 males and 2 ringtails.
OOC – 2 Spotted Redshank at WWT Penclacwydd. (DJJ/GJJ).
St George’s
Jack Snipe (3) and Common Snipe (12) in an area of wet rush in a field north east of St George’s this morning. (DJJ/GJJ).
Fforest Ganol, above Tongwynlais
Three Hawfinch seen from the path around 100m from the entrance opposite the car park (GJJ/DJJ)
Cosmeston / Ogmore-by-Sea
The Turtle Dove was still showing well at Cosmeston this morning and a single Purple Sandpiper was at Ogmore-by-Sea at high tide this evening. (DJJ/GJJ).
Radyr Floodplain / Forest Farm
Plenty of Redwings and Blackbirds about, Skylarks and Chaffinches over. But the highlight was a fly over Little Egret – the first one I’ve seen here since March 2011 (GJJ).
Rhaslas / Cardiff Bay Wetland Reserve
Long-billed Dowitcher still present at a very wet and windy Rhaslas this morning and the Lesser Scaup was at CBWR. (DJJ/GJJ)
Forest Farm / Radyr Floodplain
Quiet today apart from from a noticeable, if small, influx of Song Thrushes and Blackbirds overnight. Time to sign up for the BTO’s Winter Thrush Survey 🙂
Radyr Floodplain / Forest Farm
51 species this morning (0745-1020). Plenty of stuff on the move: Golden Plover (2 f/o); Spotted Flycatcher (1, poss 2); Stonechat (1 – different individual to y’day’s); Skylark (1); Meadow Pipit (40); Swallow (no more than 50 today); House Martin (20); Sand Martin (40); Whitethroat (1 – our latest autumn date here); Reed Bunting (4). Also still plenty of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps around. Snipe (2) at Llyn y Gamlas/Forest Farm. (DJJ/GJJ)
Nightjar in Rumney, 28 September
A photo of a Nightjar taken by Vince Pulverness in his garden this morning. By my reckoning, this is only the 8th record of this species in September for VC41 and the second latest record ever. Nice one Vince!
Radyr Floodplain
0745-1015. Plenty of visible migration today: Spot Fly (1); Stonechat (1); Meadow Pipit (70); Swallow (1000+); Sand Martin (40+); Chiffchaff (20+); Blackcap (10); Siskin (6). (DJJ/GJJ)
Glamorgan Bird Club 
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