Hobby hawking insects over the pool during the afternoon. Garden warbler (seen by Strinda), Lots of sedge warblers on the move. Siskin and redpoll over. A yellow wagtail was next to the haul road during the evening. Otter out on Kenfig Pool during the afternoon.

The purple heron found this afternoon by Neil Donaghy was still present at 5.10pm. We (Jeff Curtis and I) saw it in flight when standing by the old wooden nature reserve sign overlooking the marsh and river area to the south of the new bridge over the river. Pictures on Glamorgan Rarities Committee blog. It landed in reeds at approximately SS783830. Mark Hipkin reports seeing it again at about 7pm. Two little ringed plovers were feeding in the sandy scrape on the east side of the haul road in the rejuvenation area.

The female is still present today skulking in reeds near the north hide. Best viewed from near the old boathouse. 

Just picked up a Facebook message from Carl Luxford. A female red crested pochard was on Kenfig Pool last night (Thursday).

Also Darren Coombes had an osprey and 2 yellow wagtails at the saltmarsh/reedbed in the afternoon.

A female ring ouzel was seen by visiting birders at about 3pm. It was seen from the southern permissive bridleway. The bird was flying about a bit but the observers said it did not leave the general area. I went down after 4pm and searched with no luck.

Highlights from this morning’s guided walk were lesser whitethroat, reed warbler and an early swift.

19 purple sandpiper, 15 turnstone, 8 whimbrel, 7 oystercatcher, 2 grey plover and a dunlin at high tide this morning. A drake common scoter flew down channel. No sign of yesterday’s 11 bar-tailed godwit.

A good day for migrants with at least four whitethroats, lesser whitethroat, common sandpiper, grasshopper warbler and a male redstart. Thanks Neil for finding the redstart, I hope to catch up with the gropper tomorrow. A drake shoveler turned up on the pool later and there were 11 white wagtails on the haul road sandy scrapes.

Two whimbrel over the point made up for a quiet morning bird wise. Four ringed plover were on Kenfig Sands and a few swallows were on the move.

Promising birding conditions failed to deliver much but a barnacle goose flew over in the drizzle to the east. If Adrian’s ticking that dove then I’m claiming a wild goose!

A drake garganey  was on the saltmarsh this afternoon. It showed briefly in the same place the gwt has been seen near some gorse bushes. It was seen at about 3.45pm and has subsequently been seen at about 6pm.