Spotted Flycatcher

Walking into town, noticed all the birds up over the castle then saw the cause of the panic a Goshawk. Also Sand Martins and a Goosander.

Willow Warbler 3 Chiffchaff 1 Sand Martin 20 Goosander 3

At least 10 Sand Martins this morning.

January 28th. A Common Gull was the first we have seen here, along with three colour ringed LBBG’s two of which were ringed on Flat Holm. Also, Goosander 9 two drakes Kingfisher 1 Mute Swan 2 and the long stayer Shelduck.

A leucitic Black-headed Gull bill and primary colour normal wings and mantle snow white. A Ringed-neck Parakeet was making its presence known by calling continuously. Also, Water Rail Great Crested Grebe and 14 Tufted Ducks

Stock Dove 2 Tree Creeper 2 Chiffchaff 1 Green Woodpecker 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Redwing 10 Song Thrush 2 Goosander 1 Also a late Migrant Hawker. All seen whilst cyclist used us to practice their slalom skills.

still Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing. Redstart male Raven 8 Green Woodpecker 1 Butterflies: Meadow Brown 10 Ringlet 20 Gatekeeper 12 Comma 1 Large White 4 Dragonflies: Four-spot chaser 1 Emperor 2 Broad-bodied Chaser 2 Emerald Damselfly 10 Azure Blue 8 Pics immature male Broad-bodied Chaser.

A Hobby few over Caerphilly Castle last evening chasing the Sand Martin a flock of 40. Also Kingfisher and two Ravens and two Swifts. The ‘Wild Meadow’ is doing much better this year and it looks like they have prepared other flower beds.

Nice morning at PCD. Birds Redstart Green and Great Spotted WP Raven Blackcap Cap Willow Warbler Chiffchaff. Dragonflies; Broad Bodied Chaser 8 five females together on bramble, Large Red, Blue-tailed and Azure Damselflies. Leps; Green veined White Orange Tip and Common Blue and up to 10 Orange Underwing moths

Three large flocks of Herring Gulls amounting 550 birds, Goosander 1 Gadwall 2 Wigeon 6 Redshank 10 Stonechat 2 Chiffchaff 2 Linnet 28 at at the Watermill Teal 22

Signs of spring. Singing Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff 4 Song Thrush 2 also Goldcrest Buzzard 8 displaying. More hedge has been laid looks really amazing new drains too-someone has been hard at work.

A female Goldeneye was a nice surprise a pair of Great Created Grebes displaying Teal 4 Pochard 1 lots of Tufted Duck.

Nice trip to the bay today star of the Show was a Common Sandpiper also Turnstone 6 Redshank 4 Goosander 7 a hybrid Scaup/Tufted Duck Common Gull 6 and a Gull looking like an immature Caspian Gull but could not say for certain.

Sunday 16th Jan

Five Crossbills feeding in the Alders also a mixed flock of Siskin 40 Cole Tit10 Goldfinch 10 Blue Tit 8 and a Nuthatch. Raven 4 Goosander 1 with 24 Mallard.

Sunday 12th December Goosander 22 including fifteen males on the west lake.

A walk through the forest this morning much evidence of logging presumably Larch. Chaffinch a flock of 12 Jay 4 Nuthatch 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 Tree Creeper 1 Mistle Thrush 1 Redwing 3 Cole Tit 1 Blue Tit 6 Great Tit 2 and lots of Robins.

A quick walk around the moat this morning there were 9 Goosander 5 of which were males a drake Teal 5 Cormorants 50 Coot 6 Moorhen 1 Shelduck and lots of Black-headed Gulls.

Five Goosander 1 male 2 immature male and two redheads. Coot 50 Black-headed Gull 80

Can anyone please identify this duck.