19TH - 25TH MAY 2008

On the 19th, a Eurasian Hobby was at Kenfig Pool, five Wood Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Glyncornel, Rhondda and a Wood Warbler and a Common Cuckoo were at Maesteg. Two Spotted Flycatchers were at Wenvoe near Cardiff. On the 20th, a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was at Pontardawe and fifty Common Crossbills were at Resolven.The 21st produced a Eurasian Hobby again at Kenfig Pool and five Northern Gannet and four Sandwich Terns were at Sker. On the 22nd, six Manx Shearwaters were off Kenfig Sands and a Common Cuckoo was at Kenfig Pool. A pair of Tree Pipit, Common Redstart and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Coed-y-Bedw, Cardiff. Two Grey Partridge and a pair of Yellowhammer were at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm. A warm day on the 23rd saw a Cattle Egret at Miskin, while thirteen Northern Gannet and nine Manx Shearwater were off Kenfig Sands and ten Sanderling, thirty Ringed Plover and nine Dunlin were on the beach. A Eurasian Hobby was again at Kenfig Pool and two Turtle Doves were at Kilenny Moor, Gower. On the 24th, two European Storm Petrel were off Port Eynon Point and 32 Manx Shearwater were off Kenfig Sands. Really poor weather on 25th saw an Arctic Skua, a European Storm Petrel, four hundred Manx Shearwater, three Arctic Terns and five Sandwich Terns were off Porthcawl Sea Front.