The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at the top of Odin ride in the west pool this morning and was much more vocal than on my previous sighting. A Firecrest was off the Prince of Wales track and wildfowl continue to arrive on the north easterlies with 32 Wigeon, 21 Teal, 2 Pintail and a Pochard present this morning.

Late posting this: 2 Redwings flying low, north over Canton (garden) on 2nd October at 8.15 am.
This morning 8 Redpolls flying north over Canton garden.

Perhaps should have noted it was by the pond , village side ST1815 8725 and heading roughly East up slope along line of beech. Willows below  the carpark area could be worth a search if it hangs around into tomorrow.

Just had a Yellow Browed Warbler up on Rudry Common(6pm), moving through with a big flock of LTT. Called once and good view in flight and perched . Makes a change from the usual fare up here!

2 tired looking Redwing flew over the car park on the Common yesterday afternoon the first for me this Autumn, definite influx of Goldcrest too. Little else of note other than  the  dumped sofas,neat  piles of fly tipped builders rubble and off road motorbikes trespassing on the Common!!

Scores of Swallows at Cosmeston 6.30pm yesterday; Cetti’s Warbler singing briefly Grangemoor Park this morning.

Water Rail on the East side of the island. There was also lots of Goldcrests.

5 Redwings over 07:20.

A Yellow-browed Warbler showed a couple of times in the west pool bushes at Kenfig Pool [in the large sycamore next to where the dead poplars used to be]. It was mobile and being chased around by a Chiffchaff. Two Merlins passed south west over the southern dunes together and Sker held 100+ Golden Plovers, an adult Med Gull and a Grey Plover of note. Very little visible migration today with the pick of the bunch being five Siskins going north east over the pool. At least 10 Red Admirals were on the wing around the pool.

A Yellow-browed Warbler was in scrub with a roving flock near the viewpoint, SS 8901 7272, just after sunrise. There was also a notable visible migration of hundreds of coasting birds: finches (including a couple of Crossbills), Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, alba wagtails and hirundines (nearly all Swallows).

Red Kite flew over late morning, a first for the area. Also 50+ Meadow Pipits and 2 Stonechat.

All I could muster of interest at Cosmeston this morning were 2 Meadow Pipits, a male Stonechat, a Green ‘Pecker and 30+ Goldfinch in W paddock, the first two of which I’ve not seen there for a while. A few Swallows were passing through and on Friday there were c.30 House Martin over W lake.

Don’t forget that it’s the first GBC indoor meeting of the season tomorrow evening. Paul Bowden will be speaking on “The Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil”. Kenfig Reserve Centre at 7.45 p.m. Hope to see you there.

A spotted redshank was close in on the dropping (high) tide at Penclawdd on Saturday morning. With a group of about 20 redshank.

West Gower cliffs quiet on Saturday. A couple of wheatear, a few chiffchaffs and a blackcap at Mewslade and in Ram Grove, and a whinchat at The Vile. Very large numbers of stonechats and robins throughout the area might indicate a movement from higher ground to the coast?

Oxwich on Sunday also quiet: 3 chiffchaff, 5 blackcap and reasonably late singles of willow warbler, sedge warbler and reed warbler all captured. A rose-coloured starling was seen by Emma Cole in flight, so it would be worth checking around Oxwich village.

Two Chough visited Broughton (Twlc Point) today noisily calling constantly as they circled overhead. Early morning there was some visible migration with 5 Swallow, 15 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit and 20 Siskin all south. The farm area held a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Goldcrest. An afternoon visit to Llangennith Moors produced a new bird for the patch for us in Water Rail and there is a flock of about 150 Linnet in the area. Plenty of butterflies also today with 1 Comma, 1 Small Copper, lots of Red Admiral and Small White and several Silver Y moths.

Three flocks of Goldfinch 57,37 and 42 all being harassed by Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff (4),Nuthatch(20,Red Kite(2),Stonechat (6),Mistle Thrush(4),Buzzard (2),Kestrel(1)and Jay(2)

This Manx Shearwater was picked up alive in the road at Coychurch last night, but sadly died soon after. It had a large horizontal wound in the chest, presumably as a result of flying into an overhead wire.

At least 3 Wheatear on the rocks and grass banks plus a Stonechat.

First winter grey Phalarope at Rhossilli in small bay near kitchen corner yesterday.

After seeing them here and there, at last there was a Curlew Sandpiper on my patch this evening. Other species noted were 385 Black-wit, 42 Bar-wit, 8 Grey Plover, 320 Knot, 1 Spot-shank and my first Dark-bellied Brent, as usual a couple of weeks later than the first Pale-bellies.