Large movement across broad front. Canton/Leckwith-25,000 ssw in 90 minutes 7.30am-9am.

Ad Yellow legged gull on the beach but no waders. Fieldfare 21, Redwing 4, Water rail and 350 Wood pigeon over in 3 flocks.

2 Gooseander and Kingfisher on Taff Embankment.
GSW again in tree in small reedbed by St.David’s Hotel in CBWR.
2 GBB Gulls on the Pierhead pontoons and 3 Common Gulls on the orange buoys at the barrage.

Peregrine in the floodlights/ninian stand roof 2nd half. Also 26000 noisy bluebirds and 1500 mute swans!

Just a quick reminder that the next GBC indoor meeting is next Tuesday at Kenfig. Paul Bowden will be giving a presentation on Florida. Start time 7.45 p.m. THAT’S TOMORROW TUES 5TH [admin].

In yesterday’s gale a juv Pom/Arctic Skua was off Port Eynon Point yesterday along with a trickle of Gannets, Kittiwakes and larger numbers of Guillemots. 15 Common Scoter were feeding off the point in stupid conditions! A scan of the estuary between Crofty and Loughor this morning failed to pick up strays in the aftermath of the storm, the only thing of real note being a colour-ringed Black-wit among the 285-strong flock.

A male black redstart on the rear roof of the Salt Bar and behind Cinderella’s. Area best viewed from above (by the railings on the cliff top)

1-Brambling in a Chaffinch flock,may have been more but flock was very mobile due to large number of people and dogs.10h00-11h00

Ad.Med Gulls in Hamadryad Park and CBWR. 5 Common Gulls on the orange buoys at the barrage.

1 x Ruff.

The 1st winter little gull was present again late this afternoon.

80-100 Fieldfares and a few Redwings.12h00-13h00

 

 

 

Bearded Tit (male) again on the boardwalk this morning, and four Bullfinch around West Lake.

seawatch from approx 11.00 to 12.20

mini skua fest with 1 great, 3 arctic ( 2 dark,1 light ) and 1 dark  pomarine skua.1 great northen diver also.raft of 18 comm. scoter ( 2 male. rest fem\imm.).

 approx.90 kittiwake either on sea ( until bonxie put them up) or in flight…about 50% 1st years. 8 gannet, approx 65 auk again on sea or in flight.of those close enough to i.d 12 razorbill,8 guillemot.approx 20 herring gull and 2 GBB gull. all in flight heading west.more passge occuring,but distant.

overton to paviland : llareggub…

Stonechat (m), weasel.

3 pairs of stonechats in a 400 mtr section

Good list of species from this mornings Winter Bird Walk at Parc Slip including wood pigeon, robin, great tit, blue tit, coal tit, long tailed tit, magpie, raven, teal, mallard, moorhen, green woodpecker, chaffinch, wren, songthrush, blackbird, jay, goldfinch, dunnock, greenfinch and a cetti’s warbler heard in the reeds at the wader scrape.

 

The little gull was present again periodically over the pool (per Tony Messinger). A female red-breasted merganser was on the pool and a little stint on the east shore (per Peter Morgan)