8TH - 15TH SEPTEMBER 2008

The 8th produced six Whinchat, a Common Redstart, a Dartford Warbler and four Common Snipe at Llanilid. A Sandwich Tern and nine Northern Wheatear were at Kenfig Rivermouth, while a nice selection of migrants at the pool included two Ruddy Duck, Garden Warbler, four Eurasian Wigeon, five Sedge Warbler, a Reed Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat and sixteen Common Chiffchaff, as well as a Common Nuthatch – the first on the reserve for four years. Two Red-billed Chough were at Locks Common, Porthcawl and two Spotted Flycatcher were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir. A Eurasian Hobby, three Tree Pipit, 1600 Barn Swallow, Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, two Spotted Flycatcher and two Lesser Redpoll were at Lavernock Point. Another Wryneck was at Pant Norton, Ogmore Estuary, along with another two Spotted Flycatchers. On the 9th, yet another Wryneck was present this time at Kenfig Pool, where there were also two Garden Warbler and a Ruddy Duck. Two Spotted Flycatcher and a Yellow Wagtail were at Pant Norton and six Black Terns, fifteen Sandwich Terns and two Common Terns were off Porthcawl. Two Red-billed Chough were again at Locks, Common, Porthcawl and a Common Tern was at Rhymney Estuary. Two Spotted Flycatcher and two Lesser Whitethroat were at Lavernock Point. The 10th produced yet another Wryneck, this time at Cosmeston Lakes. A female/immature Merlin was at Sker Farm, a Manx Shearwater was offshore there and a Whinchat and Lesser Whitethroat were at Kenfig Pool, as well as a Ruddy Duck again on the pool. A Common Redstart and two Tree Pipit were in Maesteg and a Yellow Wagtail and 300 Barn Swallow were at Lavernock Point. A Eurasian Hobby and Spotted Flycatcher were at Rhymney Estuary. On the 11th, a Grey Phalarope was at Kenfig Pool, two Whinchat were in Tondu and a Common Redstart was in a Cardiff garden. On the 12th, a Black Tern was at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir. The 13th produced Wrynecks at Pant Norton and Cosmeston Lakes and a Common Greenshank was at Kenfig Pool. The reserve was busy with a Black Tern, Merlin, two Whinchat, eighteen Common Buzzard, a Little Egret, 54 Eurasian Siskin, a Mediterranean Gull and a Spotted Flycatcher. On the 14th, a Red-billed Chough was at Sker, along with a Yellow Wagtail and twenty Eurasian Siskin and twenty Common Chiffchaff were at Kenfig Pool. The 15th produced 63 Red Knot and 650 Common Redshank at Rhymney Estuary, three Yellow Wagtail, a Common Swift, two Common Crossbill and a remarkable 8000 Barn Swallows per hour at Lavernock Point.