8TH -14TH OCTOBER 2007

The 8th produced the returning Great Grey Shrike at Perthcelyn, a Little Egret and Jack Snipe at Kenfig Pool and a fly over White Stork at Aberthaw Marsh. The 9th saw a very late European Nightjar at Nant-y-Fyllon, a Little Egret at Blackpill and three Ring Ouzel and a Merlin were at Dare Country Park. The 10th produced a Yellow-browed Warbler at Kenfig Pool as well as six Lesser Redpoll, nine Eurasian Siskin, seven Mistle Thrush, twenty Barn Swallows and fifty Eurasian Jackdaws. A Hen Harrier and 72 European Golden Plover were at Mynydd Eglwysilian. A Red Kite, three Ring Ouzel, ten Yellowhammer, 21 Common Crossbill and a Northern Goshawk were at various places around Maesteg. A Firecrest was at Lavernock Point. A Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Kenfig Pool on the 11th, along with a Black-tailed Godwit, 25 Redwing and ten Song Thrush. Rhymney Great Wharf held 400 Dunlin, 21 Common Snipe, two Jack Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Meadow Pipit, 32 Sky Lark and two Northern Pintail and a Merlin was at Blaen-y-Cwm. The 12th produced a Common Greenshank and Green Sandpiper at Llanilid, 200 European Golden Plover at Sker and three Mediterranean Gulls in Porthcawl . A Yellow-browed Warbler was trapped and ringed at Kenfig Pool, along with two Reed Warblers, and two Merlin, eight Grey Partridge and four Tree Sparrows were at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm, a Willow Warbler was in a Cardiff garden and a Hen Harrier, thirty Common Crossbills and a Ring Ouzel were in Maesteg. On the 13th, another two Yellow-browed Warblers were at Blaen-y-Cwm. A busy day on 14th saw a Richard’s Pipit and Black Redstart at Sker and 25 Red Knot and four Sanderling at Kenfig Sands. A Corncrake was an excellent find at Rhossilli, a Yellow-browed Warbler remained at Blaen-y-Cwm along with a Ring Ouzel and a Short-eared Owl. An amazing count of 85 Mediterranean Gulls were at Blackpill, along with two Little Stint, nine Grey Plover and ten Bar-tailed Godwits.