YBW still present this morning showing well and calling intermittently on the barrage coast path 50m SWfrom the dogleg by the two picnic benches.Many thanks to Alex Bevan and Matthew Meehan for taking the trouble to help me see the bird, a life tick for me.

single Chiffchaffs at each site. One singing.

25+ redwing over Upper Killay at 8 am. Lots of tawny owl calls in Clyne Valley last night.

Redwings flying in over Sketty at 10.30 this evening; Tawny Owl calling in Singleton Park.

11 redwings over the pool late afternoon quiet otherwise 1 mute swan 1 coot 2 bullfinch 1 chaffinch 1 buzzard usuall gulls and crows

18 redshank in the dock 18 mallard on the river 8 little egrets and 4 herons at the boat club 10 curlew down river

The shoveller flock here is now 15-strong, with 9 teal and a wigeon.

Single Shoveler and Wigeon; 2 Teal and 2/3 Stonechat.

An interesting – and very late – Willow Warbler was by Ogmore sewage works this morning, features possibly suggesting a ‘Northern’ bird.

30 over Canton flying north.

Penarth Road, Ely River Bridge 3 Redwings a.m. Canton, 15 Redwings over. Chiffchaff at three sites, one singing.

Reserve: 20 Goldfinch, 2 Jay, Linnet 200 [in Rowlands Well stubble field], Red Kite  circling distantly [prob over Cosmeston], Redwing 1 f/o, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat by the sea watch shelter [first I’ve seen on the reserve for ages], and Speckled Woods and war was prob a fem Migrant Hawker;

Lavernock Pt: 2 Sprawk [1f 1m], 6 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 4 Sky Lark, 2 Chiffchaff by the church, 50 Linnet, 4 Chaffinch, 2 Mipit f/o, 3 Long-t Tit, Swallows and a House Martin.

Yellow browed warbler reported again this morning just S of the reserve centre building.

8 little egrets and 4 herons by the boat club usual roost at dusk

don’t get too many black redstarts along my road, so here’s a photo. looks to be a hint of a pale wing patch?…so, could it be a 1st year male?? or just wear?

west gower this morning PDQ.

  went to kenfig pool about 4 – 6pm didnt see much other than a snipe at the front of the south hide of the pool first time for me to see a snipe and take a photo of one. there was only 1 there and only viewed once before going back into the reeds.  

Up to two yellow-browed warblers remained in the copse to the south side of the reserve centre all day. Some of us were lucky and got pretty good views but for others the birds were frustratingly illusive. A bird was still calling as I left around 5pm. A group of crossbills flew over in the gloom at 8.30am and two wheatears followed me round while I was working in the tractor west of the pool.

Red Kite initially with Buzzard moved slowly north. Kingfisher 1 Lots and lots of Coal Tits. No warblers. Common Darter 6 including a pair in the process of ovipositing. MJ &JPP

Very late reeling grasshopper warbler this morning…

A 2 hour bush bash hoping for a y b w or better but very quiet just 12 goldfinch 2 chaffinch 2 stonechat wren dunnock robin blackbird 2 buzzards and g s woodpecker a quick look around the water treatment works by Swansea docks again very quiet with a few goldfinch chaffinch linnet blue tit and a kingfisher

A Redwing flew over our garden early morning whilst we were opening our moth trap – it headed south-east, calling – our first of the season. Also passing through were several Siskin and Mipits plus 6 Goldfinch.