Male Wheatear this morning.  Also, a Swallow and a Willow Warbler joining the many Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs.

Here’s a couple of shots of the Egyptian Goose on E lake this morning. Another addition to the various duck exotica seen in the park over the years (such as Red-crested Pochard, Black Swan, Chiloe Wigeon, Ringed Teal, Bar-headed Goose, Mandarin, and Ruddy Duck).

One, possibly two (I’m pondering this: 500m apart but could have moved along stream) Willow Tits on one of my BBS squares was a good find, given how scarce they are locally.

A Little Ringed Plover was at the Watermill this morning.

The Iceland Gull was still on the parapet of the railway bridge at Taffs Mead Embankment 7am.
In CBWR there was a single Swallow f/o, and a singing Willow Warbler and Blackcap, probably the same ones as yesterday, and 2 more WW in the trees by St.David’s hotel.The Red-crested Pochard fem hybrid escapee was close to the boardwalk.A Wheatear was on the barrage but did not linger, and the Med Gull with no feet f/o. Another WW was singing beyond the IKEA car-park wall.

some more migrants around this morning including 3 wheatear, 2 alba/white wagtails (males),

5 chiffchaff, 1 male blackcap, 12 swallow , 1 sand martin and 1 osprey moving north over the bay,which was a great sight. 3 kestrel (1 male, 2 fem.) and one further male along at mewslade.

Egyptian Goose [per Ceri Jones & Lol Middleton] still present 10:30 – 12:00, also Swallow [my first] and Sand Martin, and Willow Warbler singing by golf course and another [per Lol] near W lake.

Two singing in Grangemoor Park. Single Reed Bunting singing.j

Common Sandpiper and Egyptian Goose earlier this morning on the East Lake boardwalk very near the gull-feeding area. At the south end of Cogan Wood 2 singing Blackcap, and a singing Willow Warbler along the path around the west side of the West Lake.

Singing blackcap….

Flock of 15 linnet… 2 superb singing males

I was so excited this afternoon as a Peregrine, first seen flying away, returned to spend some time patrolling and circling over my garden and neighbouring gardens and the school field. Luckily, I had binoculars to hand, and as it was pretty low I had excellent views against the clear blue sky; it was really well lit. If only I’d had a DSLR in the garden… but it’s one of my best garden ticks since I moved here in 1995.

Willow warbler and siskin among 42 birds caught on the marsh yesterday.

Some interesting news about Cetti’s warbler controlled on the marsh in late 2014 as well

More here: http://gowerbirdringinggroup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/oxwich-marsh-6-april-2015.html

c6 Swallows over the reserve.

An Osprey went up river at 19:00, hovered briefly near Portobello, before turning and flying purposefully north.

2 Wheatears on a ploughed field. Fulmars over the cliffs.

First Wheatear of the spring today in the fields adjacent to Ruperra Castle with at least 8 singing Chiffchaff  and a lone male Blackcap in the woodland

A single swallow at Ogmore By Sea at 8:45 this morning and a single sand martin at Portabello at 9:30. Very quiet at Portabello where the island was covered at high tide.

Some migrants at Rhosilli this morning included 6 willow warbler couple of chiffchaff, 6 swallow, 5 wheatear. 3 pair of stonechat, a couple of singing song thrush, numerous dunnock, skylark and meadow pipit. Approx 45 linnet in weedy field and 2 RT diver on sea.
At upper Loughor, 1 little ringed plover, 20 teal, 12 Canada geese, pairs of gadwall and mallard

Belated news from the weekend outside of the Burry Inlet.

The highlight was watching hunting Kestrel, Buzzard, Peregrine and Red Kite in the region. There was some evidence of migration in both directions with 2 Teal, 2 Chiffchaff and a Willow Warbler at Llangennith Burrows. At Broughton Bay single Swallow, Sand Martin and Chiffchaff were seen. The Oystercatcher flock that ranges from Burry holms to Broughton is still around max 170 at present and there were 147 Common Gull roosting on Broughton beach with 12 Dark-bellied Brent Geese. Many species are getting in the mood and there were many pairs of Meadow Pipit, Linnet and Stonechat noted today in the calmer conditions.