Hybrid Tufty resembling Lsr Scaup on the reserve this morning. 3 Snipe and a Water Rail together, a Cettis displaying like crazy to a female, and a Kingfisher.

3/4 Swallows over barrage lock gates 10:45 but did not linger. 15+ Sand Martins over Taff by Hamadryad Park 9:00.

At least four Sand Martins exploring nest holes and collecting nest material in the dock beside Doctor Who.A singing Chiffchaff was in CBWR by the boardwalk.

A singing Chiffchaff was on the riverbank just south of the dog-leg in the path, and two 2nd yr Med Gulls were on the playing fields nearby. Mistle Thrush were singing by Tesco in the bay and in Grangetown. 36 Shellduck were on the mudbanks beyond the barrage.

Stomechat,Snipe,Water Rail(2),Bullfinch(f),Kingfisher,(2),Gooseander pair.

2 Snipe; 3 Water Rail including one in a tree; Cetti’s; 2 Bullfinch (m+f).
In Penarth Marina/Plas Taliesin, still 2 Black Redstarts (1m+1f/imm with faint grey-white wing bars).

2 Black Redstarts (1 male,1 fem/imm? brown but with faint grey wing flashes) still present in Penarth Marina/Plas Taliesin – the first seen since last Monday. The hybrid resembling Lsr Scaup has been under Grangetown fly-over (A4232) since yesterday.

Glaucous Gull juv offered fabulous views this morning down to 20m perched on the rocks by Lock Cottage for about 5mins before appearing to fly out to sea possibly towards Penarth 11:00.

Hybrid resembling Lsr Scaup in Prospect Place. Glaucous Gull still present and showing well in CBWR at 13:30.

Lsr Scaup and Chiffchaff from the boardwalk.

2 Black Redstart (1male+1fem/1st yr male??) in Penarth Marina. 1 Chiffchaff on the barrage coast path.20+ Redwing in the paddock by Blackweir.

5 Siskin quickly passed through the trees in the ‘pond’ this morning.

At least c.55 Teal flew in this morning, the most I’ve seen here.

Chiffchaff showing well on the west bank of the Taff by CRB. 7 Bullfinch (4m 3f) in GP from the path just inside the NE entrance near the old Staples.

2 Black Redstarts again (1 male and 1 fem/imm) in Penarth Marina.6 Common Gulls near the orange buoys.Cettis and simgimg Coal Tit showed well.

Lsr Scaup back on CBWR at the far end from the boardwalk.2 Black Redstarts including a possible fem type in Penarth Marina.

Black Redstart ad.male and Chiffchaff passed through my garden this morning in Penarth Road/North Street at 11:10.

Firecrest appeared only briefly this morning. 2 Chiffchaff showed together, and a Water Rail.With PB,GS,SRH.

Firecrest showed well several times between 07:50 to 09:30, once down to 6 feet, from the beginning of the boardwalk. With Dave Smith from Porthcawl. Black Redstart male in Penarth Marina.

A fem Black Redstart with an ad.m. present this am.(Richard Smith and Jeff Slocombe saw 2 fem earlier).