Barrage: 3 Wheatear together on the grass bank facing the bay near the sluice gates and Kingfisher, plus Ringed Plover, Rock Pipit, and quite a few Meadow Pipits on or near the rocks.

4 Wheatear on the barrage rocks lunchtime with 10 Linnet over.
Another single Wheatear at the beginning of Plas Taliesin with 5 Turnstone.

Ice Rink: m. Common Scoter still present this am but flew off to the sea-ward side of the barrage at 12.30pm.

CBWR: Lesser Whitethroat again by start of boardwalk and single fem. Wigeon from Prospect Place now on the reserve (found by Steve Strutt).

CBWR: Lesser Whitethroat by boardwalk.
Barrage: fem/1st.w.Wheatear on rocks.
Hamadryad Park: Red Admiral.

Yesterday evening on playing fields in Hamadryad Park 4 ad.w.Med Gulls, and a Kingfisher in CBWR.

2 Garganey still present this afternoon at CBWR at the far end of reserve from boardwalk. Also ad. Med Gull.
Another 2 ad. Med Gulls in Hamadryad Park.

2 Garganey still present this am at the far end of reserve from boardwalk. 2 ad.w.Med Gulls yesterday evening.

2 fem Gooseander on Taff by Sofia Park and a few Swallow, House and Sand Martin by the Riding School this am.
2nd sum Med Gull in Hamadryad Park this pm with Whooper Swan on Channel View jetty and Black Swan by Penarth Marina lock.

Fem Tufted Duck X Scaup hybrid with 8 well grown young 100m off boardwalk 1pm.
Whooper and Black Swan still off Hamadryad Park.

Another 2nd sum Med Gull on playing fields this am.

2nd.s Med Gull on playing fields in Hamadryad Park yesterday lunchtime and the same bird today on The Marl fields this afternoon.
Common Sandpiper again today by Penarth Quays Marina with Redshank and 6 Turnstone. Peregrine perched at Penarth Point.
Whooper and Black Swans at Channel View slipway.

Whooper Swan under Grangetown fly-over CBWR side.

Tufted Duck x Scaup hybrid with 8 quite large young at CBWR yesterday evening 100m off board-walk, first sighted several weeks ago.
Also Dipper in Hamadryad Park ‘pond’.
Earlier in the afternoon Common Sandpiper in Ely river-mouth with 5 Turnstone. Sand Martin young visible in open-ended dock rear of Techniquest – second clutch in this nest-hole.Also SM still entering nest-holes in closed dock opposite Dr.Who Experience. 8 species of butterfly including Brimstone.

LW singing in Grangemoor Park on NW boundary with gas works by chimney exhaust at 1.15pm.