15TH - 22ND SEPTMBER

The 16th produced a Black-tailed Godwit and Black Tern at Lisvane Reservoir, Cardiff and a Little Ringed Plover was there on 17th. The same day also saw an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 735 Common Shelduck, 300 Common Redshank and 24 Northern Pintail at Rhymney Estuary, Cardiff. A Common Redstart, Whinchat, 413 Eurasian Oystercatcher, three Red Knot and 52 Sky Larks were at Sker. The Little Ringed Plover was still at Lisvane Reservoir on 19th, where there were also 24 Little Grebes. On the 20th, ten Curlew Sandpipers and four Mediterranean Gulls arrived at Blackpill at the same time as our group! Other species seen today included five Chough and 24 Sandwich Terns at Rhossilli, ten Northern Gannets, a drake Common Scoter, 100 Barn Swallows and a Willow Warbler at Mewslade and a Whinchat at Llanilid. A South East gale on 21st brought a Black Tern, Black-tailed Godwit and Whinchat to Kenfig Pool, a Marsh Harrier to Llangennith, Gower and nine Choughs to Ogmore-by-Sea. On the 22nd a Wryneck was in Cardiff Bay, where there were also a Green Sandpiper and Yellow Wagtail. Three Black Terns were at Hendre Lake, Cardiff and another two were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir. Two Little Stints, a Ruff, a Hobby, 100 Black-tailed Godwits and 50 Red Knot were at Goldcliff Pill.