19TH - 28TH FEBRUARY 2007

On the 19th, three Iceland Gulls were at Pontitscill Reservoir and the Firecrest was again in Cardiff Bay. The 20th saw the six Pink-footed Geese again at Penclawdd and the Black Redstart at Ogmore-by-Sea. On the 21st a Barn Owl was at Bridgend and two Common Crossbills were at Margam Forest, while two Green Sandpipers were at Hendre Lake, Cardiff. Two Black Redstarts were at Gileston on 22nd and the drake Red Crested Pochard was again at Ogmore Estuary. A Eurasian Woodcock, Green Woodpecker and two Siskin were at Kenfig Alder wood on the 23rd, while The Loughor Estuary produced 606 Brent Geese, 51 Common Eider, 1300 European Golden Plover, seventy Grey Plover, nineteen Red-breasted Merganser, a Green Sandpiper 830 Northern Lapwing and 2000+ Red Knot. Incredibly early migrants included a Barn Swallow at Treforest, Rhondda and two White Wagtails at Ogmore Estuary. The 25th produced a Great Northern Diver and Purple Sandpiper at Port Eynon, the Red Crested Pochard, Green Sandpiper and a female Merlin at Ogmore Estuary, three Common Scoter at Gileston and a Black Redstart and an adult Little Gull at Cardiff Bay. A female Greater Scaup was at Cosmeston Lakes and a female Northern Goshawk was at Mynydd Eglwysilian. Eight Tree Sparrows were at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm and a first winter Little Gull and 82 Sanderling were at Kenfig Rivermouth. A Taiga Bean Goose was an exceptional record thirty miles inland at Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly. A Great Bittern was at Kenfig Pool again on 26th, along with a Jack Snipe, fourteen Common Goldeneye and a male Yellowhammer. Three Marsh Tits were at Millwood, Gower and three Red-billed Chough, two Green Sandpiper and 35 Common Teal were at Ogmore-by-Sea. A first winter Iceland Gull was again at Pontitscill Reservoir on 27th, the adult Little Gull was again in Cardiff Bay and two Red-billed Choughs were at Porthcawl. The Iceland Gull was again present on 28th and a drake Greater Scaup was at nearby Llwyn On Reservoir. Four Brambling were at Llanwonno Forest and Red Kites were out of normal range at Lamby Way and Loughor Bridge