41 species including Several ringed plover at Sker including a pair with chick, turnstone, dunlin, sanderling, kestrel, reed warbler, wheater and whimbrel.

First Nightjar of the year this evening, wasn’t expecting it especially as it was only 7 o’clock but flew across a clearing. Also plenty of whitethroats, meadow pipit, stonechat, willow warblers and chiff chaffs.

Two short eared owls at Kenfig yesterday evening, over the dunes. On the pond goldeneye, tufted ducks, gadwall, pochard and great crested grebe. Four buzzards and a peregrine over.

Water rail showing well from the hide this evening. Nothing else of note.

The snow elsewhere has brought lots of Lapwings into Baglan, they are feeding along the verges on the A48 and the runabout by Mcdonalds. Also plenty of Lapwings (20+), Fieldfares (first of the winter around here) and Redwings in Baglan Primary School field, some also ventured into my garden.

Some good views of the short eared and little owls today. Also stonechats, bullfinch and usual thrushes.

Good views of the bittern from the south hide, several lapwings over too.