Water Rail an immature bird, Goosander 8 three of which were drakes, also good numbers of gulls none of which were ringed.
Author: wryneck100
Caerphilly Castle Moat
Goosander 15 three of which were drakes, Kingfisher 1 Moorhen 6 Cormorant 2
Roath Park Lake
Blackcap 1 male feeding in mahonia Tufted Duck 51 Teal 6 and colour ringed Black-headed and Lesser B/B Gulls.
Caerphilly Castle

Jackdaw with single white feather.
Rudry area St James Church
Tuesday 13th October: Redwing 6 Mistle Thrush 10 Great Tit 8 Blue Tit 6 Goshawk 1 Song Thrush 2
Parc Cwm Darren
Red Kite 2 Peregrine 1 Buzzard 2 Chiffchaff 6 Jay 2 Swallow 5 Stonechat 1 Linnet 5. Also, Southern Hawker 4 ( one female ovipositing) Common Darter lots, Emerald Damselfly 3 Blue-tailed Damselfly 1 Comma Butterfly 1 Signal Crayfish 4
Parc Penallta
Goshawk 1 Red Kite 2 Buzzard 2 Tree Creeper 1 there were lots of Migrant Hawkers and Common Darters also Southern Hawker 3 and Blue-tailed Damselfly 1


Parc Cwm Darren
Chiffchaff Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers. Dragonflies: Emperor, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Blue-tailed and Emerald Damselflies.
Caerphilly Castle Moat
Mediterranean Gull 2nd year with Black-headed Gulls the bird was ringed PY8 red
The Warren Caerphilly
Crossbill 10 Siskin 20 Goshawk 1 Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 2 blackcap singing plus one juvenile.
Forest Farm
Dipper juvenile on the stream next the hide path Grey Heron 3 Blackcap 4 one eating Cherries. Chiffchaff 2. Azure Damselfly 3 Broad-bodied Chaser 1
Caerphilly Castle Moat
On our daily walk it was a nice surprise to see Cuckoo flying over the moat calling. Sand Martin 20 Grey Wagtail 2 Swallow 3.
Ceod Craig Ruperra
1st May
Nice to see two Tree Pipits feeding on the ground, Garden Warbler 1 Blackcap 6 Willow Warbler 1 Chiffchaff 2 Jay 1 Mistle Thrush 1 no sign of any Dragonflies yet.
Coed Craig Ruperra
Willow Warbler 2 our first of the year Blackcap 6 Chiffchaff 4 Wren 5 Dunnock 4 Jay 1 Buzzard 1 Butterflies Brimstone 8 Peacock 6 and a Dark-edged Bee-fly.
Caerphilly Castle Moat
Sand Martin at least 9 Chiffchaff 1 Shelduck 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull 20 and very few people.
Caerphilly Castle Moat
A cold blustery visit yesterday afternoon, Yellow Legged Gull was the only bird of note. Sadly there were no Goosander.
Fforest Fawr
On Wednesday 12th there was a flock of at least 50 Chaffinches but no Brambling.
Cosmeston
Monday 9th. Tufted Duck 83 Marsh Tit in Cogan Wood Green Woodpecker Goldcrest
Caerphilly Castle Moat
Goosander 11 including 2 drakes Kingfisher 2
Caerphilly Castle Moat
Oslo is back a Black-headed Gull ringed in Oslo in 2015 is back on the moat we will submit the record to the ringer in Norway and see what history we get back. So far the bird has only been recorded in or around Oslo on at Caerphilly Castle Moat!
Also Kingfisher Goosander 6 Yellow-legged Gull.