A Green Sandpiper was at the back of the Watermill flood this evening. Some nice muddy margins appearing now, so worth keeping an eye on. 

Don’t know what happened to last post 

went to look for the possible purple heron this afternoon no luck other birds seen 5 goosander 4 female 1 male 2 curlew 6 shelduck 50+ herring gulls 40+ lesser b b gulls pairs of linnet goldfinch chaffinch pied wagtails singing blackcaps 1 grey lag and a kingfisher by the canal 

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via Neath saltmarsh.

Osprey causing mayhem this evening as it wandered around the estuary, only other new birds in of note were 11 Whimbrel.

I am trying again John.

Bedwas Raven 2 Peregrine 1

3 pairs of Sand Martin entering nest holes in the 2 docks next to The Mount Stuart by Techniquest. Along the short stretch of Ely River at the rear of Dunleavy Drive: Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White.

Lesser Whitethroat near the main path down to the pool, 2 Common Sandpipers on the east shore, several Swallows over. There were plenty of Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps singing. (At one point I saw Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap all singing from the same branch). A chap I met also saw Common Whitethroat. Also Peacock. Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood and a White sp seen.

Also Lapwing and a Grass Snake swimming across the scrape there. Butterflies: 5 Orange Tip, also several Peacock, Speckled Wood and Small Tortoiseshell.

Mike, Emma and Holly Cram

Apologies for webmaster edit but I think you can guess why Mike & co., esp as the site is still ‘fresh’. John W

A pair of Shelduck on the studio pool was unusual, possibly the first site record? A Common Whitethroat was new in.

Barrage S – 6 White Wagtail; Barrage N new path just b4 narrow fenced-in section – Common Whitethroat singing; ‘Dr Who’ dock – 20 or so Sand Martin inspecting the dock wall holes; Norwegian Church for coffee – 4 Swallow flew over, Crow sitting on nest in the adj tree.

PS: a few Sand Martin also inspecting walls of main docks entrance outside the barrage, and 2 Shelduck on the mud there.

A good day for migrants with at least four whitethroats, lesser whitethroat, common sandpiper, grasshopper warbler and a male redstart. Thanks Neil for finding the redstart, I hope to catch up with the gropper tomorrow. A drake shoveler turned up on the pool later and there were 11 white wagtails on the haul road sandy scrapes.

One seen and heard singing alongside River Ely.

V quiet bird-wise. 4 GCG, no hirundines and only Blackcap singing. Leps comprised Orange-tip, Comma, Brimstone, Peackcock and Small White. Also 1 Bee-fly noted.

In CBWR 22 GCG and 12 Tufted Duck from the boardwalk.At least 3 Sedge Warblers present and 2 Reed Warblers seen by Dean T.