After my Heronry survey yesterday, it was down to Cardiff Bay where I eventually caught up with the Little Gulls - 2 adults. There may have been more but looking from Prospect Place across the bay into the low sun made viewing difficult.
After coaching I took the trip down to Kenfig, making may way out to the rivermouth/saltmarsh area. The Beach was devoid of waders, not even an Oyk!. Walking up to the marsh, a Reed Warbler was singing. Getting a view of the pools, quickly delivered the Great White Egret and a host of duck, mainly Gadwall, but the drake Garganey was quickly located. 2 female Garganey was also found.
From there I walked up the river, through the dunes, flushing 4 snipe., then across to the north of the pool. One of the flooded slacks had a LRP. OIn the east shore of the pool a Whimbrel and Common Sand were noted, both year ticks.
Today was a wander locally, taking in Coed Cefn-fforest and Parc Taf Bargoed. The walk up to CCF was enlived by a small flock of Fieldfare - 7 of them - flying over. Strangely they were heading in a south-westerly direction. CCF was fairly quiet, with only a single singling Redstart and Tree Pipit new in.
PTB, pulled in the goods when a Common Sand took off as I approached, only to land next to another Common Sand. A quick scan produced 3 further Common Sands, all lined up on a low wall. Clearly a major passage of Comm' Sands' was underway yesterday night.
After coaching I took the trip down to Kenfig, making may way out to the rivermouth/saltmarsh area. The Beach was devoid of waders, not even an Oyk!. Walking up to the marsh, a Reed Warbler was singing. Getting a view of the pools, quickly delivered the Great White Egret and a host of duck, mainly Gadwall, but the drake Garganey was quickly located. 2 female Garganey was also found.
From there I walked up the river, through the dunes, flushing 4 snipe., then across to the north of the pool. One of the flooded slacks had a LRP. OIn the east shore of the pool a Whimbrel and Common Sand were noted, both year ticks.
Today was a wander locally, taking in Coed Cefn-fforest and Parc Taf Bargoed. The walk up to CCF was enlived by a small flock of Fieldfare - 7 of them - flying over. Strangely they were heading in a south-westerly direction. CCF was fairly quiet, with only a single singling Redstart and Tree Pipit new in.
PTB, pulled in the goods when a Common Sand took off as I approached, only to land next to another Common Sand. A quick scan produced 3 further Common Sands, all lined up on a low wall. Clearly a major passage of Comm' Sands' was underway yesterday night.
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