14TH - 20TH APRIL 2008

On the 14th, a Wood Lark was at Margam Moor, Port Talbot and a Reed Warbler was a new arrival at Kenfig Pool. The Spotted Sandpiper remained at Lisvane Reservoir, where there were also fifty Barn Swallows, while a Common Redstart and three Brambling were in Central Cardiff and a Common Sandpiper was at Tondu. Three Green Sandpipers, two Common Sandpipers and four Red-billed Chough were at Ogmore Estuary. Two House Martins and a Sedge Warbler were at Hendre Lake. On the 15th, a Common Sandpiper and two House Martin were at Kenfig Pool. Three Common Redstart and a Barn Owl were at Darren Woods, Maesteg, the Spotted Sandpiper was at Lisvane Reservoir and an adult Little Gull was in Cardiff Bay. The 16th produced an Osprey at Aberdare, three Common Sandpipers and thirty Willow Warblers at Llwyn On Reservoir and two Tree Pipit at Tir Founder Fields. A Ruff, four Common Sandpipers and a Dunlin, as well as a reeling Grasshopper Warbler were at Kenfig Pool. The Spotted Sandpiper and Ring-billed Gull were still present at Lisvane Reservoir and Lamby Lake respectively and a Common Redstart was at Coed-y-Bedw, Cardiff. A Green Sandpiper, seven Common Sandpiper and five Little Ringed Plover were at Llanilid. A windy day on the 17th produced six Whimbrel, a Common Whitethroat and two Sedge Warbler were at Kenfig Pool and four Green Sandpiper were at Llanilid. The Spotted Sandpiper and two Common Sandpiper were at Lisvane Reservoir. A Common Tern and Little Gull were at Cardiff Bay. On the 18th, a Eurasian Hobby was at Lamby Lake and a male Pied Flycatcher was at Margam Park, while three Common Sandpipers were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir. A Common Swift was a very early arrival at Ogmore Estuary, the Glaucous Gull was in Port Talbot Harbour and fifty Barn Swallow were at Cosmeston Lakes. The Spotted Sandpiper was at Lisvane Reservoir and a Black-tailed Godwit was at Aberthaw Marsh. Another very windy day on the 19th produced a Common Tern at Loughor Bridge. Two Common Terns were in Cardiff Bay, a Red Kite was at St Fagan’s, Cardiff and a Willow Tit was at Tair Onnen. A much better day on the 20th saw a Common Redstart, Tree Pipit, three Grasshopper Warbler, a Garden Warbler, two Sedge Warbler and two Eurasian Siskin at Kenfig Pool and a Merlin and two Whimbrel were at Sker. Another Grasshopper Warbler was at Lamby Lake, along with a Lesser Whitethroat, while Rhossilli held two Ring Ouzel, 42 Willow Warbler, 28 Common Chiffchaff, five Grasshopper Warbler, 24 Northern Wheatear and a Pied Flycatcher. Two Whinchat, a Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Common Redstart were at Margam Moor, a Grasshopper Warbler was at Hendre Lake and two Grey Plover were at Llanilid. A male Pied Flycatcher was at Llwyn On Reservoir and the adult Little Gull, a first summer Mediterranean Gull and two Common Terns were in Cardiff Bay.