Singing in Canton this a.m

A female Firecrest at ST139803 was a nice surprise today. Also present were 10 Fieldfare, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting, 6 Meadow Pipit, a Blackcap plus many Redwings and Song Thrushes.

At Forest Farm there were 4 Snipe, 1 Kingfisher, 13 Moorhen and a Dipper(!).

Penarth Road Bridge, 8am.  One singing.

Just had a male Brambling on my bird feeder. Winter draws on

YB Wblr still reported as present today, 200m beyond the sailing centre building by the picnic tables – per BirdGuides.

male kestrel ever present, female blackcap, lots of tits but no ybw! Pied wags flying over.. Several blackbirds feeding on the huge numbers of berries

Possibly up to 50 med gulls loafing on the rocks.. Largest number I’ve seen here.. Continue reading “Mumbles Hill / Bracelet Bay” →

Bit late, from yesterday.

A Merlin appeared at Lavernock just before noon. Seen from the view point .5Km north of the church. 3 Photographs at

http://andyburnsphotography.zenfolio.com/raptors/h5ce8b37f#h5ce8b37f

Interestingly it is almost one year to the day since I photo’d one there previously – I dont think I have seen one since then. (With Lol Middleton). Sorry Ceri that you missed it – it was about 5 mins after you left.

Andy

Year ticked Paul parsons by the pool while we were chatting he spotted a bittern on the west side watched it fly into the reeds ,also seen by myself were a fieldfare eating berries by the center 12 redwing over male and female blackcap 11 meadow plplts 8 chaffinch  bullfinch coal blue and great tits robin dunnock wren blackbird song thrush 6 pled wagtails usual stuff on the pool house sparrow and greenfinch by the bird table a few red admirals a and a comma

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.