Lsr Whitethroat seen in the brambles and gorse off the boardwalk but not singing.

taken from the Glamorgan Bird Club Facebook page – a report of 4 Common Cranes seen over St Fagans today. Observation was posted as a comment under the Portland Obs post.

In addition to the Garganey this afternoon a Cuckoo was calling from Norton Wood .  It was still calling occasionally this evening.

4 Whimbrel were opposite Portobello and yesterday 6 Common Sand and 9 Goosander were on the lower reaches of the river.

2 swift mingling with a large mixed flock of swallows and martins over the River Taff opposite Hamadryad Park earlier today (10 am) (also Sparrowhawk over).

Should have been a photo attached

Several of these little fellas have been visiting the garden over the past few days

No Common Sandpipers today

Cettis, Reed and Sedge warblers all singing and showing well

One male wheatear towards the dragonfly pond on top paddock

plenty of Swallows, Sand and House Martins on East lake.

Three Mistle thrush –

plenty of Blackcaps, chiff chaffs and willow warblers

A late evening visit produced only 1 Common Sandpiper to accompany the 4 Pied Wagtail and 2 male Pheasants there.

From Sker Court to Sker point. 1130 until 1330.

1 little owl, 2 golden plovers(sp), 1 lapwing, 19 whimbrels, 35 wheatears, 6 stonechats and a little egret at the farm pond, briefly.

Walked thru Reserve into fields at rear, birds singing included 2 Chiffys, 6 Blackcap, 4 Redstart, 2 Tree Pipit, singles of Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush & Green Wdpkr, Cuckoo calling Garth Mtn. Several very vocal Wrens & Nuthatches.

At least 4 Common Sandpipers dotted around the Bay late this afternoon, also 70 or so mixed hirundines with most seeming to be Swallows and 3 Swift. Two Wheatears (male and female) and 2 White Wagtails on the barrage rocks.

If you scroll down a bit you will see that I’ve added a new live Twitter feed in the side bar, which is from a Twitter account set up by Mark Hipkin which will often have more immediate news Tweeted by ‘phone. This feed is also visible on the GRC blog, where Mark first introduced this excellent idea. The feed window has its own scroll bar.

2 Common Sandpiper on far shore of W lake this morning. Common Whitethroat back of W lake. Mute Swan with nest in E lake reeds. 

There was a Common Sandpiper at the West Lake this morning.

Emma and I started at the Watermill this morning with perhaps a dozen or so Sand Martin, little else. Then over at Portobello island and vicinity: fem Goosander, 30+ Shelduck, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Whimbrel, 1 Wheatear and 2 brief Yellow Wagtails flushed and disappeared north-east.

I ventured out from Kenfig Pool at 1100h, after picking my way through the mud by south hide, did the circular walk to Sker and then the farm and golf course to 1330h. Nice sunny weather and stiff south by south-easterly wind, but little of note except a Whimbrel at Sker Point, 4 Yellow Wagtail flying strongly North-east from the Point and a Wheatear at Sker farm. Though I hear DGC had better luck with waders out at Sker/Pink Bay late morning (several summer plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit) and late afternoon (4 Ruff).

 

No sign of the funny Curlew, nor the Dunlin flocks, however there were 212 Black-tailed Godwit along a few Whimbrel and an estuary tick in the form of a Black Swan! Has one been seen elsewhere recently in the local environs?