Just noticed on Carms birds a Swift was reported on 26th Mar at Aberthaw cement works by Obs driving by in car.

7-Great Crested Grebes this morning,the most I’ve ever seen at this location.

There was a wood warbler up the gnoll on sunday not far from the bottom pond near the path goingvup the hill towards the left. It was very vocal. Could not get a photo

male in my garden this morning. (Canton).

Tir John pond

Swans on nest 4 pairs of tufted 3 pairs of mallard coots and moorhens over nearby kilvey hill 2 Ravens 1 kestrel 1 fem sparrow hawk

Fenrod lake 41 Canada geese 12 mute swan 300+ assorted gulls mostly juv herrings and lesser b b gulls long tailed tit chiff chaffs

Swansea vale swallows sand martins and 2 house Martin over the flood defence pools at least 10 chiff chaffs in the area also stonechat

Still 8 Wheatears on the open grassy area just north of the Llanmadoc Hill turning (11 yesterday), plus a fine male Ring Ouzel in the tumpy area immediately north of the turning SS435916.

On Sully Island this morning shortly after high tide in very windy conditions were 6 Shelduck and c. 25 Oystercatcher. At Bendrick Rock there was 1 Curlew, 5 Oystercatcher and 4 Turnstone.

Later at Cosmeston my first Blackcap of the year, a female working its way quickly along the hedgerow near the car park entrance.

Chiffchaffs (3) singing at three locations.

A pair of Garganey were found on Kenfig Pool this morning, per Neil Donaghy on Twitter.

A little more than the usual this morning. There had been an arrival of hirundines so 50+ Sand Martins were flying around when I arrived although Swallow had been seen earlier. From the bridge, a pair of Shoveler on E lake, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Chiffchaff incl 1 singing. Then in W paddock a male Wheatear and a Mistle Thrush, and a Peregrine and a Raven flew over. The hybrid ‘scufty’ was still on E lake but the Lesser Scaup seems to have departed for Cardiff Bay [see post below], and all the Pochard have gone. The Wheatear was right out in the open so not very approachable, hence pic heavily cropped. Click the pix.

Lsr Scaup just outside CBWR by St.Davids Hotel boardwalk at 10:20. 2 2nd yr Med Gulls, last seen on The Marl, now on the Taff by Channel View. Lots of Sand Martins including 2 Swallows.

At least a dozen Sand Martins and a couple of Swallows were hawking over Brynmill Park Lake this afternoon.

c.30+ Sand Martins including at least 1 Swallow over the Taff just u/s from the flyover (A4232) by Hamadryad Park.

Missed the Goldeneye but then didn’t really check E lake. Pretty quiet otherwise – Cetti’s singing by the main boardwalk, Chiffchaff singing near the bird table, Scaup X Tufty hybrid on W lake. No hirundines. Nice to bump in to my pal Gareth Jenkins, still in winter plumage 🙂

Todays Goldeneye, also a Swallow and c 25 Sand Martin

Female Goldeneye on East Lake at Cosmeston this morning.

At Lavernock this morning a Wheatear was in the field on the east side of Fort Road about 200m south of the old railway bridge

As the rain eased at Cosmeston late afternoon c25 Sand Martin, at least 2 Swallow and a Kingfisher were over the East Lake. A Sparrowhawk was over the central path and a Buzzard over the East lake reedbed. The Lesser Scaup was on the East Lake.

17 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow over Pool 10.30am, 3 Chiffchaff, singing Goldcrest.

11 sand martins, a swallow and an early house martin at lunch time