26TH - 30TH NOVEMBER 2007

A ringtail Hen Harrier was again at Llanrhidian Marsh on 26th and two Siberian Chiffchaff and a Brown Hare were at Kenfig Pool. A Eurasian Woodcock was at Mynydd Eglwysilian. On the 27th, a Great Bittern was a surprise find in the small reed bed at Hensol Lake, 3000 Wood Pigeon and 24 Stock Dove, 100 Chaffinch and two Brambling were at Lavernock Point. On the 28th, two Firecrest were at Pant Norton and a Ring-necked Parakeet was at Cosmeston Lakes. A mixed flock of 200 Chaffinch and 150 Brambling were at a Beech Wood near Mountain Ash. On the 29th five Red-throated Divers, 270 European Golden Plover, a Purple Sandpiper, 33 Red Knot, six Common Guillemot and three Common Scoter were at Sker and a drake Northern Pintail and five Common Goldeneye were on Kenfig Pool. A female Merlin was in the southern dunes there, a Great Bittern was in the north pool and a Dartford Warbler was on the east pool shore. A Ring Ouzel was a very late migrant at Lavernock Point, where there was also a Brambling and a Ring-necked Parakeet. Seventeen Purple Sandpipers, a drake Red Crested Pochard, Green Sandpiper and two Firecrest were again in the vicinity of Ogmore Estuary. A wet and windy day on 30th saw a Whooper Swan; the only one of the autumn so far, flying west at Rhymney Great Wharf. Also present were 250 Common Shelduck, 350 Northern Pintail, 300 Dunlin, 65 Red Knot, 32 Grey Plover and 230 Eurasian Curlew. The Spotted Sandpiper was again at Lisvane Reservoir and eleven Dark-bellied Brent Geese and thirty Ruddy Turnstone were on Newton Beach, Porthcawl.