Kenfig NNR : A Wryneck was discovered (7^th). Cattle Egrets called in on several dates, possibly totaling four birds. A Bittern was seen at the Pool. There was a good run of Osprey sightings, including two at the Pool (9^th). A Hen Harrier moved through at Sker (18^th). Hobbies occurred on several dates. Waders included Curlew Sandpiper (20^th), Little Ringed Plover, Ruff and Greenshank. Single Black Terns were noted off Sker (7^th) and at the Pool (28^th). A maximum of 12 Sandwich Terns was off Sker, while a Common Tern was at the Pool. A Pied Flycatcher stopped off at Sker. A Firecrest was seen briefly on the reserve.
Other Sites: A Hoopoe was photographed in a garden by a non-birder at Coity, Bridgend (15^th). A Black-necked Grebe remained at Llanishen/Lisvane Reservoir, where a Scaup and a Black Tern were also logged. Observations at Ogmore Estuary included up to four Pale-bellied Brent Geese, Cattle Egret (26^th), Great White Egret (7^th), Osprey (7^th), Curlew Sandpiper (21^st) and Knot. Dunraven produced a coasting Great White Egret (20^th), juvenile Hen Harrier (22^nd), Pale-bellied Brent Goose and a count of 54,000 House Martins in a single morning’s passage (21^st). Both Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper were at Rumney Great Wharf. A Black Tern was off Lavernock (15^th). Cardiff Bay held a Pied Flycatcher. Three Ring Ouzels were located in the uplands near Cefn Rhigos.
Summary by Paul Roberts