25 species seen in a 2 hour walk around Roath Park Lake and surrounding area this morning including 1 Common Gull and 8 Pochards. Also Greylag and Canada Geese, Mute swan, Mallard and Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Moorhen and Coot, Feral Pigeon and Woodpigeon, BH LBB and Herring gull, Jay Magpie and Carrion crow, Blue Tit and Great Tits, Robin, Blackbird, Grey Wagtail and Chaffinch.

Have discovered a report of a pr of Lesser Peckers on 4th Jan on Taff Trail in woodland betw R. Taff and Cardiff Met playing fields/Llandaff Cathedral cemetary.

The Otter put on a great show at Ogmore Estuary this afternoon.

A Buzzard was a surprise in Singleton Park this morning, hunting for insects on the grass between the university and Oystermouth Road (first I’ve seen in the park).  A Stock Dove was in the Ornamental Gardens.

In Brynmill Park, was a Little Grebe (the first I’ve seen for months there), 1 male Wigeon, 2 Grey Herons, half-a-dozen Cormorants, 20+ Tufted Ducks, Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, etc.

pm. Fem Marsh Harrier hunting over the pool. Great White Egret still present.

22 species seen on a morning walk including Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing and Goosander.

Walk from Sully cricket field along the coast to Sully sports field and back. 2 [a pair] Stonechat by cricket field. On the sports field –  22 Curlew, 150 Starling, 10 Oycs and 50+ Black-headed Gulls and 1 AdW Med Gull with them which looked like the one that was at Cosmeston the other day from the blackish pattern on the head.

At Cosmeston this morning an AdW Med Gull was on the W lake posts for a while. a Gt Spotted ‘Pecker was drumming briefly in Cogan Wood near the dragonfly pond and a Green ‘Pecker was calling.

Delayed WeBS count [from yesterday]. At Green Pt – Rhymney Est – c.800 Redshank, c.2500 Dunlin, 13 Lapwing, 2 Oycs, 11 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 24 Shoveler, 65 Pintail, 90 Shelduck, 1 Jack Snipe.

At Heliport Bay – an exc count of 51 Shoveler, 10 Pintail and 21 Oycs.

AdW Med Gull on Cosmeston W lake posts just now. Prob now in middle of w lake. GSPecker drumming briefly nr dragonfly pond.

Local news from the web today: Slav Greb & Otter at Kenfig Pool; Black Redstart stiil at Caravan site Trecco Bay/Newton Pt; 4 Cattle Egret still Zigzag lane Porthcawl; 3 Jack Snipe Peterston-super-Ely moors; Purple Sand Ogmore rocks and also Newton Pt; Water Pipit and Common Sand Ogmore Est; GW Egret Tirfounder Fields.

Great Grey Shrike showing well in clearance off Cwm Cadlan road.11h00-12-00

60 Canada geese 20 mute swan 22 tufted nearly all males ,4 wigeon, 6 pochard, est 150 black h gulls , 2 common gulls, 20 herring
At nearby Swansea vale were 12 Canada geese.

jan.23 8-Goosanders 3m,5f along this stretch of the river.11h00-12h45

Cosmeston. 1 redpoll briefly in alder nr cafe. 1 prob Jack Snipe flushed low & short from hollow nr dragonfly pond, 1 water rail and 2 common snipe in snipe paddock. There were also 2 Gt Spotted Woodpeckers in a tree by the mile road/boardwalk path ‘T’ junction. In addition there was a drake Aythya hybrid – a Pochard x Tufted Duck drake – very smart bird, and a pair of Gt Crested Grebes showing signs of display.

For those not on Twitter or in any of the closed groups, there were 7 Waxwing this morning in a roadside tree by the zebra crossing at the A40 end of Everest Drive Crickhowell.

A very smart Pochard x Tufted duck drake hybrid was in the bay at the RH end of W lake this morning. The only other thing of note was a Green Woodpecker in W paddock which flew into an adjacent tree, and another was heard calling.

A flock of 40-50 Siskins in alder trees.09h30-10h00

Pretty quiet this morning, the only thing of real interest, a lone Fieldfare feeding on Hawthorn by E. Lake near the main bridge. The Tufty flock remains at about 100 and Pochard about 15, and the usual Gadwall, GCG and Little Grebes. A few Goldfinch were feeding in the Alders near the cafe but no sign of any Siskin [seen by Wayne Strong yesterday].

Elsewhere in other media/fora male Hen Harrier at Cwm Cadlan yesterday afternoon, and Gt Grey Shrike still in the nearby clearfell, SEO over fields by Saltmarsh Lane, Goldcliff, Gwent, Green Sand, 2 Common Sand, 2 Water Pipit and fishing Otter near Portobello – Ogmore TODAY.

WeBS today.  Noticed more birdsong in the woods this time. 3 /5 Cygnets still surviving.

Blackbird , Buzzard , Carrion Crow , Coal Tit , Dunnock , Great Tit , House Sparrow
Little Grebe 7, Magpie , Moorhen 5 , Robin , Teal 14 , Wren , Blue Tit , Canada Goose , Chaffinch Coot , Great Spotted Woodpecker , Grey Heron , Jay , Long-tailed Tit,            Mute Swan 5 , Mallard 32,  Song Thrush , Woodpigeon  25 species