13TH - 19TH AUGUST 2007

Five Common Greenshank were at Llanilid on 13th and a mini arrival of birds at Kenfig Pool included a Ringed Plover, two Eurasian Curlews, a single Common Swift, 22 Willow Warblers, a Lesser Whitethroat and six Reed and six Sedge Warblers. A drake Common Scoter, 22 Common Snipe, a Green Sandpiper and a Common Greenshank were at Rhymney Estuary. On the 14th, despite the torrential rain in the morning, an excellent count of 21 Red-billed Chough were at Overton South Gower and a further six along with five Northern Wheatears were at Ogmore-by-Sea. Another Northern Wheatear and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Kenfig Pool. Sea watching off Porthcawl produced an excellent count of 58 European Storm Petrels, 45 Manx Shearwaters and a drake Common Scoter. More heavy rain on the 15th saw five Black-tailed Godwits and seven Reed Warblers at Kenfig Pool and the drake Common Scoter, two Mediterranean Gulls, two Whimbrel, two Northern Wheatears and a European Storm Petrel were at Porthcawl. Twenty Common Swifts and 150 House Martins and the drake Greater Scaup were at Ogmore Estuary. Eurasian Hobbies were seen on the 17th at Trowbridge, Cardiff and near Caerphilly and a Common Kingfisher was at Kenfig Pool. On the 18th, thirty Sand Martins were at Cosmeston Lake and forty Common Terns were in Cardiff bay – a good count for the site.