Poss.Red-Crested Pochard juv/fem (?) close off the boardwalk with Mallard flock.

Several hundred Manx shearwaters flew up channel around 8am and 13 common scoters flew down channel. 21 oystercatchers, 3 whimbrel and 2 ringed plovers were at Sker Rocks. An adult common gull was on Ffynon-wen rocks.

Lisvane: 1 GBB gull was my first here since May and a moorhen diving into cover at the stream was my first of the year. Also 111 tufties, 2 pochards, 59 coots, 2 mute swans, 39 Canadas, 6 GC grebes, 4 mallards.

Llanishen: Better views of the little grebes today, confirming 3 large young being fed by 2 adults, with another 2 adults on site. Also 1 GC grebe, 5 tufties, 21 Canadas, 1 mallard, 2 adult moorhens with 2 new chicks and a large juvenile. Quiet on the gull front here, until 140 BH gulls flew in at 5pm.

Colour-ringed LBB gulls at Roath Park Lake over the last few days are: Red 5YF, Black S+S, black L+B and White F+P.

Here are the flight shots Andy asked me to take – looks interesting 🙂

Med gull E825(2012 Antwerp bird)…seen at Bracelet many times

Id’ing 1st Summer gulls (12 months old) is always difficult this time of year when their feathers are bleached and moulting. Have a look at this one

http://andyburnsphotography.zenfolio.com/p12189958/h21a5d145#h21a5d145

and again on the following two shots. Looks like it could be a YLG but no help from the feathers. The head was big and square, although not shown too well in the shots and the bill was big. The bird itself was big hence not a LBB. The Jizz was very different from the LBBs and HGs. Perhaps a hint of darker mantle feathers coming through suggesting not an HG.

Any support for a YLG?

Andy

Further to my “Info” post recently, the New Post form has changed again. Instead of the drag & drop instruction I referred to, the form now has an “Add Media” link on the left just under the title field. Clicking this will take you to another form where you can upload a photo [or two].

Ad and imm Herons on W lake, 3 Tufted Duck E lake, 5 GC Grebes, 10 B-h Gulls, 1 Swift over W lake.
Leps: Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Small White, Red Admiral, what I assumed to be a Common Blue, Ringlet.
Odonata: Emperor, Common Darters, couple of Black-tailed Skimmers.

Red-billed chough on Lock’s Common, Porthcawl at lunchtime today.

Rock pipit feeding juvenile perched on the stone walls of the marina.

Plenty of wildfowl, though nothing too spectacular. Lisvane: 134 tufties, 4 pochards, 47 coots, 54 Canadas, 2 mute swans, 2 GC grebes, 6 mallards.
Llanishen: 5 little grebes -hard to pin down among the willow swamp but it looked to me like the 2 adults still have 3 well-grown young. 1 GC grebe, 7 tufties, 22 Canadas, 1 juv moorhen, 11 coots (including small young).

Green woodpecker with 2 young, mistle thrush family party, nuthatch, several jays

Recently fledged raven making a noise.. Must be one of the lighthouse family

Aberdare Park, approx 10am. One single Bar-Headed Goose. As there are Egyptian Ducks, African Geese, Greylags here also I’m presuming an escaped domestic gone wild, or maybe even let loose in the pond, but its not ringed. Picture Link:

http://www.spookspring.com/Tirfounder/barheadedgoose%2012.7.14.JPG

An Avocet was seen by the R. Rhymney by Lamby Way this afternoon.

Red Kite over Tesco this morning being mobbed by gulls

A Wood Sand has been seen at Goldcliff today – first reported on BirdGuides as present this morning, and seen again this eve by Alan Cripps, from 1st hide.

31 redshank 2 common sandpipers 15 black headed gulls
At least 200+ herring lesser b backs and black headed gulls over briton ferry after flying ants this afternoon

Not much bird wise apart from a few Blackcaps singing and a couple of Green ‘Peckers. Biggest surprise was a large, presumably adult, Eel, swimming about in the muddy water by the cafe boardwalk where people feed the ducks. Never seen one at Cossie before.