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)
Glamorgan Bird Club 