85 curlew on the Crumlyn burrows side a few redshank 3 reed buntings 1 stonechat a muppet in a microlight flew low over the burrows putting every thing up big flock of oyster catchers
At least 1,000 strong a perigrine went to roost on baglan bay tower and 14 little egrets were at the roost by the boat club
With bob anderson
Author: tmtovey
The quays briton ferry
15 redshank in the Dock including 1 with a damaged wing 20 curlew flying to the Crumlyn burrows side 8 little egrets at the roost and a Merlin flying towards baglan bay
With bob anderson
Morrison area
2 male goosander in the river tawe at the nearby amenites tip 15 magpies and 100s of gulls mostly herrings and lesser b backs a few commons amongst them lots of black headeds on Fenrod lake
Brunel Dock
55+ redshank at high tide a few goldfinch and meadow pipits and of interest 3 clouded yellows
Various
14 redwings over the motorway by briton ferry and 8 little egrets by the monkstone boat club
Llandarcey
14 redwings over the motorway
8 little egrets at monkstone boat club roost briton ferry
Brunel Dock to baglan bay
A greenshank in the Dock 70+ redshank on the Crumlyn burrows side of the river along with 6 dunlin a ringed plover 15 curlew 1 whimbrel usual gulls and a heron flushed a small bird by the sub station it flew into cover I think it was a grasshopper warbler by the jizz 10 Canada geese flew over
Brunel Dock
70 redshank 20 dunlin 2 greenshank 1 spotted redshank 1 kingfisher and a sparrow hawk
With rob jones
Dave Lewis had a grasshopper warbler earlier
Neath saltmarsh
200 Canada geese 3 perigrine 2 little egrets 2 heron 3 cormorants with rob jones
Brunel Dock
A spotted redshank found by Dave Lewis also greenshank a few redshanks a kingfisher a sedge warbler a perigrine holding a live pigeon which it dropped and then it flew off also a sparrow hawk and 8 linnets
The quays briton ferry
A whimbrel in the Dock 15 redshank and a turnstone by the river 2 little egrets and 4 heron by the boat club 2 spotted flycatchers by the baglan brook bridge 30 + Canada geese flying towards neath
Brunel Dock
35+ redshank and a greenshank 3 were reported earlier today
A tawny owl flew across the road by the old grandison pub near briton ferry
Neath saltmarsh
63 Canada geese 5 cormorants 2 herons 2 little egrets 50+ black headed gulls 2 curlew 1 oyster catcher 20+ herring gull 12 lesser b b gulls 1 common gull
Lower knoll pond neath
Pair of mute swan with 1 juv 23mallard 8 black h gulls perigrine buzzard and red kite over
At Fenrod lake 100+ hiridines 17 mute swan good numbers of black h gulls mallards Canada geese Lots of juv lesser b backs and herring gulls
At tir john pool 25 swallows tufteds with juvs 10 mallards and a little grebe
Fenrod lake
2 kingfishers 19 mute swans 60+ black headed gulls
Quays briton ferry
A juv cuckoo last evening seen by bob anderson
Skewen
Dogfight over skewen involving 2 perigrine 4 ravens a buzzard local gulls a red kite flew by but didn’t join in lasted about 5 minutes I’m sure the perigines were just having fun
Pontlliw
2 red kites high over village and another in a tussle with a buzzard on the road toward felindre
Swansea vale
16 Canada geese and a lapwing on the new ponds near the river and 42 wood pigeons feeding nearby
Various
Fenrod lake morning
27 mute swan 31 Canada geese 40+ black h gulls
Abaravon beach to docks along the river
150+ black h gulls 1 curlew 1 redshank 7 mute swan male stonechat 20 + house sparrows 30+ starlings an adult med gull flying into port talbot docks and one sitting on the east beach 2 adult common gulls on the beach the feral white goose on the river
Quays to bagan bay with bob anderson
40+ curlew 12 redshank 1 common sandpiper 300+ black h gulls 2 wheatear 9 long tailed tits and a chiff chaff with them a perigrine on baglan bay tower 2 heron 4 goldfinch 2 meadow pipits
Brunel Dock
28 redshank 1 whimbrel 1 common sandpiper 30+ black h gulls
Brunel Dock
31 redshank 2 common sandpipers 15 black headed gulls
At least 200+ herring lesser b backs and black headed gulls over briton ferry after flying ants this afternoon
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