24 species seen this morning + cuckoo heard. Highlights being 1 redstart(f),2 green woodpeckers,1gs woodpecker and 1 spotted flycatcher

Egyptian goose near Portobello House and 3 whimbrel over were the highlights this morning.

A message from Mike Hogan of a Spotted Sandpiper at Upper Neuadd Reservoir VC42 found by him earlier today.

Common Sandpiper on Taff Embankment c.100m u/s from Clarence Road Bridge.

Lesser Whitethroat singing by the first field and several Blackcap showing well. O/W pretty quiet. 3 Shelduck in St Mary’s Well Bay. Pic below – Early Purple Orchid in the wood there – cropped phone pic.

Wood Warbler watched singing earlier this morning near the car park gate that leads to the path up the east side of the east lake.

Lesser Whitethroat seen singing near Infinis chimney at 10am. Reed Warbler singing near river. Kestrel present.

Two Whimbrel on Sully Beach yesterday evening, viewed from the beach car park at the former amenity site on Hayes Road. This morning at Cosmeston a singing Lesser Whitethroat in the scrub on the west side of the snipe field, and 3 families of Mallard ducklings on the lakes.

2 Swift in amongst c200 Sand Martin and a handful of Swallows over the bay this morning. The Great Crested Grebes nesting near the boardwalk in the wetland reserve now have one chick.

Joined by Neville Davies today we worked Broughton Burrows to Burry Holms then Llangennith Burrows to broughton Burrows and finished off in the afternoon between Broughton far mand Delvid burrows. It was cool and quiet, just a few Swallows her and there, highlights:-

Out at Bluepool corner in calm conditions:- A fine summer plumaged Great Northern Diver, c 100 Common Scoter and 2 adult Gannet. A single Oystercatcher was on the beach below. Some interesting insects on the Burrows including Violet Ground Beetle and Dock Bug.

Viewing from above Burry Holms there was another summer plumaged Great northern Diver out in Rhossili Bay as well as 2 more adult Gannets, a Shag, numerous Guillemot and a Whimbrel flew east. A single Oystercatcher was on the beach.

Llangennith Burrows held 2+ singing Sedge Warbler, several singing Whitethroat and female Wheatear, interesting also n to note the pretty micro moth pyrausta aurata.

Broughton farm and north toward Whiteford Sands caravan park, yielded a Lesser Whitethroat rattling away and showing occasionally in the blackthorn clumps.

This Golden Pheasant was seen in a private garden in Abercynon this morning. This is a crop from the original I was sent. Thanks to Club member Ceri Binding for forwarding the photo, and to his colleague Keith Norris for sending it. Must be an escape – the Norfolk ‘Wolferton Triangle’ birds aren’t that mobile!!

Egyptian Goose still present this morning by the cafe boardwalk. Many Blackcaps singing, pair of Mistle Thrush collecting food by E lake, Sparrowhawk briefly over. Leps starred Speckled Woods and 4 Orange Tips. O/w pretty quiet.

9 whimbrel on the foreshore and at least 3 porpoise foraging offshore this morning

 One greenwoodpecker persistently yaffling this morning.  Great spotted woodpecker drumming and great visual of prominently singing goldcrest, dunnock, chiffchaff, song thrush. Also treecreeper, marsh tit buzzard and two coal tits foraging together amongst catkins. No blackcap  this time or willow warbler.

Ring Ouzel 1 Tree Pipit 1 Meadow Pipit 10 Raven 2 Red Kite 1 Buzzard 1 Peregrine 1 Stonechat 3 Wheatear 1 in the woods below Pied Flycatcher 2 Willow Warbler 4 Blackcap 3 Chiffchaff 1

3 common sandpiper chasing around at Tears Point, Fall Bay, and a lesser whitethroat at Pwll Du were the highlights.  Few migrants in the valleys – mainly blackcaps, whitethroats and chiffchaffs

Wheatear singing on Devil’s Truck, and linnets collecting nesting material above Fall Bay was nice.  Red-legged partridge above Fall.

Grasshopper warbler among 7 warbler species captured for ringing this morning.  More here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/oxwich-marsh-25-april-return-of-warblers.html

A singing Redstart showed well this morning in the treetops around the IKEA roundabout in Ferry Road and in the rear carpark.A Reed Warbler was singing by NE entrance to Grangemoor Park,300 to 400m from the nearest water!3 Sedge Warblers now singing in CBWR.

A little tern was sat on the beach this afternoon and a male whinchat was sat on the haul road fence near the sandy rejuvenation area.