MAY 1ST saw the
Black-winged Stilt again at Kenfig Pool, along with a fly over
Curlew Sandpiper, three
Black and a
Little Tern were at Aberthaw Marsh and a
Yellow Wagtail at Lisvane Reservoir, but there was no sign of the long staying Spotted Sandpiper. A
Common Cuckoo and a
Common Redstart were in Oxwich Marsh and ten
Pale-bellied Brent Goose, six
Bar-tailed Godwits, twenty
Sandwich Terns, an
Arctic Skua and three
Red-throated Divers were offshore there. A
Garden Warbler was in Central Cardiff . On the
2nd, a
Lesser Whitethroat and a
Garden Warbler were at Kenfig Pool, while a pair of
Dotterel were at Mynydd Eglwysilian – a traditional spring site for the species. On the
3rd, the
Black-winged Stilt returned to Kenfig Pool two
Common Cuckoo, four
Grasshopper Warbler and a
Spotted Flycatcher were at Pant-y-Sais Fen, Swansea, two
Sandwich Terns were at Ogmore Estuary and a
Yellow Wagtail was at Nash Point. Three
Tree Pipit, a male
Pied Flycatcher and a
Common Cuckoo were in Maes
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teg and a
Whinchat was in Cardiff. The two
Dotterel were again at Mynydd Eglwysilian, along with a
Whinchat and a
Lesser Whitethroat was in Bridgend. A pair of
Northern Goshawk were in full display near Llantrisant. On the
4th a
Whiskered Tern was a major find at Kenfig Pool - the first for Glamogan for 34 years. The
Black-winged Stilt remained there, a
Short-eared Owl was in the southern dunes and a
Eurasian Hobby flew east. A
Black Tern, the
Ring-billed Gull and a
Grasshopper Warbler were at Lamby Lake and an
Arctic Tern and the adult
Little Gull were again in Cardiff Bay.
MAY 1ST saw the Black-winged Stilt again at Kenfig Pool, along with a fly over Curlew Sandpiper, three Black and a Little Tern were at Aberthaw Marsh and a Yellow Wagtail at Lisvane Reservoir, but there was no sign of the long staying Spotted Sandpiper. A Common Cuckoo and a Common Redstart were in Oxwich Marsh and ten Pale-bellied Brent Goose, six Bar-tailed Godwits, twenty Sandwich Terns, an Arctic Skua and three Red-throated Divers were offshore there. A Garden Warbler was in Central Cardiff . On the 2nd, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Garden Warbler were at Kenfig Pool, while a pair of Dotterel were at Mynydd Eglwysilian – a traditional spring site for the species. On the 3rd, the Black-winged Stilt returned to Kenfig Pool two Common Cuckoo, four Grasshopper Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Pant-y-Sais Fen, Swansea, two Sandwich Terns were at Ogmore Estuary and a Yellow Wagtail was at Nash Point. Three Tree Pipit, a male Pied Flycatcher and a Common Cuckoo were in Maesa.jpg)
teg and a Whinchat was in Cardiff. The two Dotterel were again at Mynydd Eglwysilian, along with a Whinchat and a Lesser Whitethroat was in Bridgend. A pair of Northern Goshawk were in full display near Llantrisant. On the 4th a Whiskered Tern was a major find at Kenfig Pool - the first for Glamogan for 34 years. The Black-winged Stilt remained there, a Short-eared Owl was in the southern dunes and a Eurasian Hobby flew east. A Black Tern, the Ring-billed Gull and a Grasshopper Warbler were at Lamby Lake and an Arctic Tern and the adult Little Gull were again in Cardiff Bay.
