14TH - 20TH JULY 2008

The 14th produced three Grasshopper Warbler, three European Nightjar and a Tawny and Little Owl in Maesteg, while three Common Sandpiper and a Common Kingfisher were in Whitchurch, Cardiff. A Common Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper were present at the Ogmore Estuary on the 15th and more signs of movement were evident at Blackpill, where there were 46 Mediterranean Gulls and a Little Egret. On the 16th, four Common Sandpiper, nineteen Common Swift and six Common Pochard were at Kenfig Pool. Seven Red-billed Chough and four Dartford Warbler were on South Gower. On the 17th, adult Mediterranean Gulls were at Penarth and Rhymney Estuary. The 18th saw a Green Sandpiper again at Ogmore Estuary and the 19th saw good numbers of Common Crossbills in several places, six Common Sandpiper at Briton Ferry Docks, an adult Mediterranean Gull at Ogmore Estuary and a Dartford Warbler nearby. A Tree Sparrow was at a breeding site and two Little Egret were in Cardiff Bay. Signs of autumn migration at Kenfig Pool on 20th with a Green Woodpecker, two Lesser Whitethroat, ten Sedge Warbler and a female Common Teal present. Eight Common Sandpiper and a Little Egret were at Ogmore Estuary.