Little Gull back in the bay 8:40 close to the barrage orange buoys.

A Wryneck was found this afternoon at Dunraven by Dave Ripley. It favoured the area either side of the car park approach road, from the toilet block up and up the hill for 150m, approximately SS 8854 7317. It fed along the stony area bordering the road and perched up on fence posts and scrub, even on the cliff at one point. It showed well at times and I was able to digiscope record shots.

The Welsh Ringing Course was held at the marsh over the weekend.

An account is here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/the-welsh-ringing-course-9-12-september.html

Species noted included 6 grasshopper warbler, 37 sedge warbler, kingfisher and garden warbler

8 Goosander fems on Taff Embankment, Common Sandpiper by World of Boats, Little Gull sometimes hawking above the tallest blocks in Prospect Place.

Very smart juvenile Little Gull from the barrage path just north of the Harbour Authority compound (although last seen feeding out from the sails at 11:30).

Earlier there were 2 Wheatear near the Norwegian Church and a Spotted Flycatcher in the ash tree at the dog-leg in the barrage path near Dr Who

Seven bar-tailed godwits were feeding on the fairway near the Pink Bay path and a shag was swimming off Pink Bay at lunch time.

A Hobby was up over Merthyr Mawr (viewed from the Watermill), being mobbed by hirundines. Otherwise rather samey, with long-staying Garganey and Greenshank still around.

2 wheatear this evening were a little bit out of the ordinary while walking the dog.

One Whinchat still in the buddleja east of the security fence by the harbour authority compound. Also a Spotted Flycatcher in Silurian Park off Schooner Way.

A Stock Dove was in Singleton Park, and a Kingfisher on the River Clyne.

A few Painted Lady butterflies have been along the seafront recently, and I’ve found a small colony of Silver-Washed Fritillaries in Clyne Woods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y8nhCzk7fs

A Water Rail in the West lake reedbed at Cosmeston this morning was my first of the autumn there.
On this morning’s high tide:
Sully Island – 99 Oystercatcher;
Sully Beach – 34 Turnstone, 21 Ringed Plover, 1 Wheatear and a Knot (my first on this stretch of coast);
Bendrick Rock – 1 Kingfisher and 1 Common Sandpiper.

Yesterday 1 stock dove near the Wardens Centre. I don’t recall seeing one here before.

Port Eynon  first thing: 2 arctic skua  (dark) , 23 comm scoter, 35+ gannet, 10 sandwich tern, 4 fulmar, 3 kittiwake. all going west.

Weobley, mixed bag with great views of osprey going fishing, 2 curlew sand , 1 little stint ( not sure if both these relate to those seen at Whiteford recently?? )

approx. 550= dunlin , 280 + ringed plover, 6 wheatear, plenty of meadow pipit, linnet and pied wags out there.

An unfortunate manx shearwater blown in last night was sat on the sea until the GBB gulls spotted it, it tried diving under the water to avoid them, but eventually they got the better of it. Gut instinct is to lob something at the gulls, but as gruesome as it is, its nature etc..

a few pics too. some osprey shots and spot the little stint in one shot

Arctic and Great Skua, plus a couple of Scoter d/c at Porthcawl

Plenty of warbler activity in Pant Norton inc. Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler. Also Spot Fly and a couple of Yellowhammers there.

A quick look this morning before the worst of the rain. 1 greenshank and at least 6 common sandpiper.

Two, very flighty, Whinchat in the buddleja north of the Harbour Authority compound and east of the security fence.

A hobby shot through yesterday-looked like it was pursuing swallows, came from Caerphilly direction and then headed off towards Rumney river at Bedwas. The second Hobby i have seen in the area this year, one on 29.7.16 coming up the R. Rumney towards Caerphilly.

High tide with rob jones tonight 22o sanderling 180 ringed plover 25 dunlin 2 knot up to 10 med gulls around the dredger with another 3 close inshore heading west toward Swansea bay a female wheatear on the beach 5 mistle thrush by bay studios lots of swallows about