Minimum of 19 White Wagtails on the barrage rocks and breakwaters also one Wheatear.

Very pleasant walk to Lliw Reservoirs and Brynllefrith Plantation this morning.  48 species seen with the following highlights: Cuckoo (1); Tree Pipit (2 singing); Willow Warbler (25 singing); Chiffchaff (9 singing); Blackcap (2); House Martin (2); Swallows flying West in 2’s and 3’s over the full course of the walk; Wheatear (2); Yellowhammer (1); Crossbill (1) 

5 White Wagtails; Sand Martin (31+) and House Martin at Swansea Vale this evening.

A pair of Ring Ouzel on the Craig, 2 male Redstart, and Pere, Sprawk, Buzzard and distant Red Kite. Marsh Tit in the YHA wood.

1 long tailed duck in the bay , just off the Worm, but quite distant.More migrants around today with a steady stream of swallows from SE 1 house martin and 6 sand martin. Spooked 1 tree pipit from just below the coastguard look-out.Slight increase in wheatear numbers, 5 in all.Also , 1 white wagtail. At least 6 skylark singing. Much more spring-like than this time the last 2 years!

2 chough overhead around midday heading east.  

2 Sedge Warblers back on CBWR this morning. The Cetti’s in the small reedbed still showing exceptionally well, with red over yellow and red over white rings (thanks to Peter H and his camera). At least 1 Wheatear, poss 2, was on the barrage rocks with 1 or 2 White Wagtails among the Pied.

5 goosander 4 female 1 male 4 Canada geese 6 grey lag geese the feral bar headed goose still with the grey lags 10 shelduck 2 cormorants 4 mallard 4 black headed gulls 20 lesser b b gulls 40 herring gull steady passage of swallows over the marsh 

40 plus pied wagtails roosting on tesco roof neath abbey 2 shelduck in the Brunel Dock 

3 new birds for patch work challenge this afternoon, House Martin, Stonechat and 2 Sandwich Terns on the posts at Wernffrwd

1 sedge warbler singing, lots of swallow and sand martin passing through, mynydd ty talwyn 1 wheatear and glaucous gull still present

Lesser Whitethroat heard on the footpath down to the pool at nine o’clock this morning. Numerous Swallow over the pool, lots of Willow Warbler and Blackcap in the scrub. No sign of GWT or Garganey at the rivermouth.

26 species seen and heard today at midday, including whitethroat as reported by GJJ yesterday, and also several swallows and martins.   

Two grasshopper warblers were reeling from the marsh just before dawn.
No evidence of reed or sedge warblers, but numerous willow warblers, chiffchaffs and blackcaps.
A tufted duck (male) near the hide was an unusual record for the site.

50+ Swallows over the bay this morning. A Cetti’s still showing well every day on the brambles in the small reed bed in front of the entrance to St.David’s Hotel.

I can’t resist posting a photo of a Cetti’s taken at Slimbridge today. I keep hearing them at Cosmeston and getting fleeting views as they scuttle around the base of the reed beds. This English cousin perched on the bushes and sang!! It did help that there was a hide to ‘hide’ in.

Flock of 5 Cranes high over at 14.45 heading west. Heavily cropped pic to follow when I get home

Upper shot uncropped image @500mm for reference – they were high!

 

My first Common Whitethroat of the year there this morning (GJJ).

Two whimbrel over the point made up for a quiet morning bird wise. Four ringed plover were on Kenfig Sands and a few swallows were on the move.