The first 2 Yellow Wagtails of autumn – with the cattle this morning and 4 Whimbrel on the rocks. Typical July fayre at Ogmore recently – Green Sandpiper (19th), 8 Common Sands, 3 Little Egrets and 2 Redshank.

A quail was calling from the large weedy field at Sker early this morning. Heard again by DGC at 0845 at the same time as the farmer started mowing the field!

7 Sandwich Terns off the point this morning. 2 juv Wheatear, Golden Plover also seen along with 20+ Sand Martin and a few Swifts heading east.

7 Common Sandpipers around Portobello this afternoon.

My annual (ish) jaunt to Worms Head for Puffins was a reasonable success with up to 4 birds present. One flyby not long after I arrived then 20 mins later 3 together with the auks below the breeding ledges. Other notables were 500+ Manxies feeding off the outer head and a few Swifts flew over – leaving already?. A Redshank and a Humming bird Hawkmoth were seen on the inner head on the way back.

 

Hooded Crow – view from the footpath between the Royal Porthcawl GC and the fields. This morning it was in the largest field just past the small pond. 

In addition to the Garganey this afternoon a Cuckoo was calling from Norton Wood .  It was still calling occasionally this evening.

4 Whimbrel were opposite Portobello and yesterday 6 Common Sand and 9 Goosander were on the lower reaches of the river.

Grasshopper Warbler reeling at the Newton end and 25 Sand Martin and a Swallow over the slacks.

No sign of any Great Spotted Cuckoos but a single Sand Martin and 4 Chiffchaffs at the slacks.  200+ Common Gulls were notable at the Ogmore Rivermouth and a male Peregrine was enjoying a Black headed Gull on Portobello.