A single somewhat elusive Black Redstart (fem/imm) showed briefly on the roof-tops in Plas Taliesin 8.40-8.50am. This female may have chased off the male seen here on Thursday.Also here 4 Redshank on the shore line.
The drake Lsr Scaup was back on CBWR together with c.150+ Tufted Ducks. No sign of the BNG tho it was reported present under the fly-over earlier this morning.A large butterfly-species unclear.

No sign of the 2 Black Redstarts nor of the drake Lsr Scaup yesterday afternoon nor this morning.
The BNG still showing well – best viewed from on top of the down river side of Grangetown fly-over.

2 Black Redstarts (1 ad.m and 1 fem/imm.) chasing each other across the roof-tops at the beginning of Plas Taliesin best viewed both from inside the cul-de-sac opposite the road sign on the corner and also from the road adjacent to the bay, where up to 3 Redshanks are also present on the shore line.8.50-9.15am.

Ad.m.Black Redstart glimpsed twice on the ridge-tiles in Plas Taliesin around 1pm but could not re-locate.
BNG still present under the fly-over together with the Lsr Scaup in company with c.20 Tufted Duck close to the west bank of the Taff.

No sign of Lsr Scaup this am on CBWR. Large exodus of ducks: only 15 Tufted Ducks seen on the reserve, none at Prospect Place and just 15 seen elsewhere in the bay.
In The Marl playing fields,a single ad.w.Med Gull, a flock of 36 Greenfinch and 2 Redwing.

The Lsr Scaup was back on CBWR this morning with c.66 Tufted Ducks after being absent on Monday and Tuesday. 2 GBB Gulls were in front of the Pier Head building and another 2 off the barrage with c.50+ Common Gulls and a Kingfisher present in Penarth Marina. Yesterday in CBWR a Chiffchaff showed well in the reedbed in front of St.David’s Hotel with c.8 Reed Buntings.

The Lsr Scaup was back in CBWR yesterday with c.160 Tufted Duck but no sign of it today and only
c.40 Tufted Duck on the reserve with c.20 at Prospect Place and about another 20 in the Taff rivermouth. A Chiffchaff showed well in the riverside trees in Hamadryad Park and a Peregrine was perched on Penarth Head.

2 Bullfinch (1m,1f) in the alders on the north-west boundary.

Lsr Scaup still present in CBWR with c.200+ Tufted Duck.
52 Common Gulls on the orange buoys at the barrage with 2 GBB Gulls. No sign of Bearded or Willow Tits this am.