1ST - 9TH MARCH 2008

1st MARCH saw two Firecrests and a Blackcap in Central Cardiff and a Great Northern Diver, sixteen Mediterranean Gulls , a Razorbill, a Northern Gannet and 185 Dunlin were at Mumbles Head. Two Mediterranean Gulls were at Lisvane Reservoir and a Firecrest was at Kenfig Pool. On the 2nd, the Spotted Sandpiper was at Lisvane Reservoir, the Cattle Egret was again at Pennard and two Spotted Redshank were at Penclawdd Pill, along with a Common Sandpiper. Three Green Sandpipers were at Pendoylan, a Great Northern Diver was at Port Eynon and a Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier were at Llanilid. A Eurasian Woodcock was seen in west Cardiff, a Grey Partridge at Nash Point and a Green Sandpiper was at The Watermill Flood. The first winter Ring-billed Gull was present at Lamby Lake on the 3rd, three Short-eared Owls and a ringtail Hen Harrier were at Llanilid, while the Cattle Egret was again present at Pennard. A Barn Owl was at Llancadle. On the 4th, six early Sand Martins and the adult Little Gull were at Cardiff Bay, the Cattle Egret was again at Pennard and three Spotted Redshank, two Common Sandpipers and a Common Greenshank were at Penclawdd Pill. On the 5th, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake and two Sand Martins were at Kenfig Pool, where a pair of Eurasian Wigeon and six Common Goldeneye were present. Seven Sand Martins, two Water Rails and the adult Little Gull were at Cardiff Bay. Two new pairs of Dartford Warblers were present in the Vale of Glamorgan and a Firecrest was again in Pant Norton. The Cattle Egret was again at Pennard and two Great Northern Divers were offshore there. Two Grey Partridge and 26 Yellowhammer were at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm on the 6th, while a Green Sandpiper, twelve Gadwall, eight Goosander and 25 Common Shelduck were at Ogmore Estuary. Red Kites were seen in Bridgend and Llanharran, the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Lake and the Great Grey Shrike was briefly at Perthcelyn, the Cattle Egret was at Pennard and the Spotted Sandpiper was again at Lisvane Reservoir. On the 7th, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake, the Water Pipit at Llwyn On Reservoir and the Great Grey Shrike at Perthcelyn. Three Willow Tits were at Tir Founder Fields and a Sand Martin was at Cosmeston Lakes. A Firecrest was at Kenfig Pool, along with a Ringed Plover and a small flock of Fieldfare and a Black Redstart was in Cardiff Bay. The Spotted Sandpiper was again at Lisvane Reservoir and two more Firecrest were in Central Cardiff. A female Greater Scaup, two Common Chiffchaff and ten Common Goldeneye were at Kenfig Pool on the 8th. The Spotted Sandpiper was at Lisvane Reservoir and the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Lake. On the 9th the Spotted Sandpiper and three Sand Martins were at Lisvane Reservoir, two Yellow-legged Gulls and two Mediterranean Gulls were at Cardiff Heliport and a Black Redstart was at Cardiff Bay. Four hundred Brent Geese, two Spotted Redshank, three Greater Scaup, a Ruff, a Water Pipit, seven Red-breasted Merganser and a Slavonian Grebe were on the Loughor Estuary and the first winter Glaucous Gull was at Port Talbot Harbour. The Great Grey Shrike was again at Perthcelyn.