The Glamorgan Bird Cub had a field trip to Lavernock yesterday and some of us called in at Cosmeston in the afternoon. The total list for the day was 52 species. Highlights were Peregrine,  Buzzard, Sparrowhawk and Kestrel, an imm Green Woodpecker feeding on a track at Lavernock Reserve, steady continuous passage of Swallow, House- and Sand Martins, fairly large flocks of Linnet and Goldfinch, and 3 Spotted Fycatchers and the Whinchat at Cosmeston, plus 3 Little Grebe there and a Goldfinch which flew from the dipping pond, where we had 2 Water Voles. Other highlights included a good total of 12 species of Butterfly including 2 Painted Ladies at Lavernock Reserve. The video clip below is linked to my youtube channel so will have a random screen when it ends.

A minimum of 9 and possibly as many as 14-Mistle Thrushes at the dragonfly pond at Forest Farm.Many of these were juveniles,but surely not all one family.

A few from our dog walk this morning. The Whinchat was still present on fence posts of the snipe paddock/enclosure, beyond the dragonfly pond and W paddock. Quite flighty but can be seen with patience. Also 2 Common Whitethroat and a Chiffchaff there. W lake had 2 Tufted Duck,  Little Grebe, and the 2 GC Grebe pairs seem to be down to 1 young each, 1 more or less fully grown and the other a little smaller.

This afternoon around 4pm, a Whimbrel feeding in the weed on the strand line.

Dave Morris

The Watermill this afternoon had only 2 birds. A green sandpiper and a grey heron. Portobello was quiet an adult med gull and 2 common sandpiper being the only birds of note.

sorry, another late one from Saturday 2nd sept ( I’ve just got to grips with logging into the sightings page 🤔)  A lone Swift over Porth, the latest I can recall.

Late post from 13.00 Friday 1st sept , 3 Red kites just off A48 near Pyle. I was driving at the time but later checked on map and they would have been in the area near the quarry.

I was very fortunate to catch up with the Lesser Yellowlegs this afternoon during its brief visit to Kenfig Pool. Here’s hoping it is relocated.

 

Lesser Yellowlegs has just this minute been reported at Kenfig Pool on the E. Pool shore, found by Neil Donaghy. Nice one! Timed 16:28.

A quick walk on the beach just now (12 noon) down the boat launching lane, in spite of the wind, and the lifeguards’ board describing conditions as “very wet very windy very miserable”, there were at least 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 1 Sandwich Tern associating with a larger group of mainly Black-headed Gulls.

Dave Morris

 

This morning at Coed Gwilym Park(Clydach) nice foraging flock of Great Tit(c 10),Blue Tit(c 10),Coal Tit(c 8),Long Tailed Tit(c 15) and Goldcrest(c 6).A light aircraft put up  Mistle Thrush(12) from the side of Graig Ola. This afternoon House Martin(12) and Common Swift(1) hawking above Clydach.

There was a Whinchat in the snipe paddock, plus several Chiffchaffs, single Mistle Thrush in W paddock and a fem Sparrowhawk flew across there, Little Grebe fishing in W lake and 2 pairs of Buzzards circling.

A Peregrine flew low over Swansea Beach yesterday evening towards Singleton Park, and a Wheatear was on the beach near the Civic Centre.  A Clouded Yellow and a Painted Lady were in the dunes a couple of days ago.

Yellow wagtail yesterday. More info and photos here.

 

Radyr Floodplain- 1 Whinchat was the highlight this morning. Also 1 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit and single Swift over.

Forest Farm- 1 Sedge Warbler from hide (first for me here for a few years), plus 3+ Buzzard, Peregrine and Sparrowhawk overhead.

paid my respects to the woodchat shrike at 1pm then went to penclawdd pill birds seen were 120 redshank 10 lapwing 45 b h gulls 1 greenshank, 1 bar tailed godwit,1 common sandpiper and little egret

Highlights of today’s GBC field trip to Aberthaw and Gileston included 15+ Yellow Wagtail in fields behind the Gileston coast path, 3 Peregrines including 2 eating a kill, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Wheatear, Stock Dove and Yellowhammer.

On the beach birds seen included Little Egret, Grey Heron, Curlew, Dunlin, Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and Oystercatcher.

Thanks to all participants and to Alan Rosney for leading the field trip.

Full species list (53 Species): Canada Goose, Mallard, Little Grebe, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine, Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Wren, Starling, Blackbird, Robin, Wheatear, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Rock Pipit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Bullfinch and Yellowhammer.

Good numbers of tree pipits, grasshopper warbler, a few garden warbler today. Over 500 birds captured by the ringing team in the past week. For more information and photos, see LINK

pic below: garden warbler

 

2 swifts. Over the house this afternoon yesterday a perigrine upsetting the local feral pigeon flock in neath town center and a red. Kite over Britton ferry

Kingfisher at tidal pool at Bendrick Rock this morning. Also there a Little Egret, Common Sandpiper and hunting Kestrel.

A Wheatear on the playing fields between Sully and Swanbridge. On Sully beach 30 Ringed Plover, 29 Turnstone and a Grey Heron.