There was a female Stonechat and 1 Dartford Warbler on the path between Brandy Cove and Pwll Du Bay this afternoon.

105 black headed gulls 12 mute swan 10 coot 12 tufted 4 moorhen 2 Canada geese 1 grey lag
Common gull with coloured rings green on one leg blue on the other

At nearby amenities tip were 52 herring gulls and 25 magpies
At the Brunel Dock area were 20 redshank 9 dunlin
2 kingfishers and 10 magpies

90+ Canada geese and the feral bar headed goose

Per David Smith by e-mail: Black Redstart at Southerndown “It moved around the car park walls, the top of the storm beach and the roof of the lodge”. This was at the carpark by Dunraven .

I must have just  missed you Lol. I came after a quick walk along Lavernock. Not much there except a Goldcrest and Chiffchaff. There was also a pair of Gadwall on W lake at Cossie [still present from Sat]. I heard the Beardie and as I stood there a young male Sprawk shot by and had a go at a Chaffinch then sat in a tree near the cafe. 1 Common Gull on E lake. I didn’t venture anywhere muddy [e.g. the paddock] due to footwear.

Bearded Tit called as I walked along the boardwalk – checked to make sure no-one was playing a tape 😉 Turtle Dove in usual paddock above the West Lake but very near to the the fence just above the lake. Only one Pochard today.

from Gwent OS web site per Roo Perkins – flock of 15 Two-barred Crossbill between Speech house and Crabtree Hill in the FoD. I’ve only ever seen 1 in the UK, in Kent, and it took me 5 visits to nail that! 🙂

Click here for a map of the area [arrow on map halfway between the two ref’d locations]

 

710 Common Scoter in Oxwich Bay. Distant, and best views from the eastern end (Shire Combe west of Southgate) today. Spent an hour scanning through them, but too far away to be confident no other scoter species present.
Pwll Du: 2 Med gulls, razorbill, 2 shag
Pobbles to the Oxwich Bay Hotel: 423 common gull, 29 black-headed gull, 14 Med gull. Group of 9 female teal on sea. 2 GC Grebe.
Oxwich Marsh: 27 gadwall, 13 greylag geese etc
Chough at High Tor, Deep Slade and Shire Combe (all Southgate area).

Pic of Marsh Tit in Cogan Wood

Yesterday: 8 Shoveller, 4 Gadwall on the West Lake, Marsh Tit in Cogan Wood.

Today: Bearded Tit and Female Pintail on West Lake. Couldn’t see the Turtle Dove.

An immature black redstart was perched on the second stile heading west from the point this morning.

5 female common scoter close in

2 Hawfinches seen at midday – high in the canopy above the T junction on the path

Saturday 16th, Monthly birdwatch.  35 species, including a posing kingfisher and spectacular bittern flyby from the southern hide.  Thanks Adrian.

The Turtle Dove was seen this a.m. by Jeff Curtis and Matt & Ceri Binding nr the dragonfly pond, the only place I didn’t look!  On W lake, 120+ Tufted Duck, 12 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 3 GCG, and 4 Cormorant and a Common Gull on the posts. 20+ Redwing flying over, 1 Green ‘Pecker in the Snipe enclosure. Plenty of birds at the dragon tree but no MarshTit.