Common redstart and 2 grasshopper warbler among a catch of 114 birds at Oxwich this morning.

Small numbers of tree pipit (2-3) noted.  More info here: http://ow.ly/QXJ6h

11 Aug: 23 blackcaps, 17 willow warbler and two grasshopper warbler trapped and ringed

12 Aug: mass overnight exodus of warblers apparent.  Very few birds in marsh, but included a lesser whitethroat

Highlights of the last few days at the marsh have been 4 garden warbler and a grasshopper warbler.

Ringing sessions have resulted in over 200 birds being captured.  More information here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/oxwich-marsh-early-august-influx-of.html

Recent bird records from Oxwich include: lesser whitethroat (different birds) on 30 and 31 July, garden warbler 31 July, lesser redpoll (small-scale passage noted in late July and 2 bird captured for ringing on 31st), kingfisher (1 juvenile 31 July).

Good numbers of reed and sedge warbler present, and some now building substantial fat (indicating they are starting to move), 13 willow warbler for ringing trapped on 31 July.  Siskin have bred locally, with some birds having a second brood (1st brood juveniles were captured in May and second brood juveniles in mid-July)

Small-scale westerly passage of crossbill noted on several dates in late July.

A summary of the ringing year to date at Oxwich is here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/oxwich-marsh-july-summary.html

Information on the colour ring series used to ring choughs on Gower in 2015 can be found in the short summary article here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/well-choughed.html

And the latest news on passerine ringing at Oxwich Marsh, including the 51st new species captured on the site, is here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/oxwich-marsh-030715-new-species-for.html

For anyone interested, a summary of June ringing activity is here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/oxwich-marsh-first-fledgling-cettis.html

During the month local breeding has been confirmed in a wide variety of species, with the first fledged reed buntings and whitethroats (among a variety of other juvenile birds) recorded yesterday

Quiet seawatch in calm conditions.  Manxie passage very distant.  A few common scoter and gannet.  3+ porpoise foraging near the Mixen Buoy.

A total of 131 birds processed this morning including fledged song thrushes, great spotted woodpeckers, blue and great tits and over 50 goldfinches.  More info here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/oxwich-marsh-7-june-2015-consecutive.html

Seawatch 17:55-18:55 2 June: fulmar 3, guillemot 23, gannet 21, Manxie 47 (all west), plus grey seal.  A few unidentified auks (prob GU) east.  Light very good.

Seawatch 05:35-06:35 3 June: fulmar 2, guillemot 21, gannet 14, turnstone 1 (all west)

Cuckoo and a female grasshopper warbler (with brood patch), fledged goldfinch, greenfinch, chaffinch, song thrush and mistle thrush.  Ringing session resulted in 100 birds of 21 species.  More info here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/oxwich-marsh-20-may-2015-fledglings-and.html

Grasshopper warbler confirmed as holding territory on the marsh this morning.  A bird re-trapped that had been ringed slightly over 4 weeks ago, and now in breeding condition.

Also, fledged siskins, long-tailed tits and robins, and a cuckoo.

More info: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/23-may-2015-gower-society-grant-and.html

A seawatch from 05:45 to 06:45 this morning produced: Fulmar (44), gannet (5), Manx shearwater (4), guillemot (4), Sandwich tern (2), common scoter (1), whimbrel (2), turnstone (1), a swift and a grey seal.  All birds with the exception of  whimbrel, west into the wind

Grasshopper warbler and cuckoo this morning.  Former seems to be holding territory.

A summary of the ringing year to date at the marsh is here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/oxwich-marsh-4-may-2015-season-so-far.html

9 whimbrel on the foreshore and at least 3 porpoise foraging offshore this morning

3 common sandpiper chasing around at Tears Point, Fall Bay, and a lesser whitethroat at Pwll Du were the highlights.  Few migrants in the valleys – mainly blackcaps, whitethroats and chiffchaffs

Wheatear singing on Devil’s Truck, and linnets collecting nesting material above Fall Bay was nice.  Red-legged partridge above Fall.

Grasshopper warbler among 7 warbler species captured for ringing this morning.  More here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/oxwich-marsh-25-april-return-of-warblers.html

News from the marsh.  Reed (18/4), sedge (15/4) warbler back on territory.  Recent ringing info:

http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/oxwich-marsh-13-april-2014-incoming.html

Grasshopper warbler, 6 snipe and a jack snipe at the marsh this morning. Duck numbers now low – 11 gadwall, 8 mallard.

Common sandpiper on the rocks and 4 Sandwich terns off the point

14 Sandwich terns this evening

Willow warbler and siskin among 42 birds caught on the marsh yesterday.

Some interesting news about Cetti’s warbler controlled on the marsh in late 2014 as well

More here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/oxwich-marsh-6-april-2015.html