On the 10th, a Slavonian Grebe was in Cardiff Bay, along with a pair of Greater Scaup and the Common Eider was again at Lavernock Point on a very wet day. A Snow Bunting was at Ogmore-by-Sea. The 11th produced a Firecrest in a Cardiff garden and a Green Sandpiper and a Whooper Swan again at The Watermill Flood. The Snow Bunting, three Red-billed Chough and two Peregrine were at Ogmore-by-Sea. On the 12th, the first Great Bittern of the autumn was at Kenfig Pool, where a Siberian Chiffchaff was still present and eighty nine Fieldfare and twenty six Redwing moved west. An adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Black Redstart and two Greater Scaup were again in Cardiff Bay. The Yellow-browed Warbler was refound in Nant-y-fyllon. Three Mediterranean Gull and sixty Ringed Plover were at Newton Point. A Grey Phalarope was off Salthouse Point and a Short-eared Owl, Spotted Redshank and Common Sandpiper were at Penclawdd Pill. A Black Redstart was at Nash Point, nine Common Crossbill were in Tondu and the Slavonian Grebe was relocated at Penarth. A very wet day on the 13th saw four Black Redstart at Gileston, a Whooper Swan and two Mediterranean Gulls at Ogmore Estuary and two Brambling at Kenfig Pool. The 14th saw the Slavonian Grebe again in Cardiff Bay and a Brambling, 250 Fieldfare, eighty Redwing and 1500 Dunlin were at Rhymney Estuary. Two Water Pipits were at Ogmore Estuary, the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake, along with a Lesser Redpoll and a Wood Lark and three Brambling were at Lavernock Point. Yet another wet day on the 15th and the Whooper Swan was still at Ogmore Estuary, along with the two Water Pipits, two Red-billed Chough were at Ogmore-by-Sea and a Jack Snipe was at St Fagans, near Cardiff. The Slavonian Grebe was again in Cardiff Bay and a Merlin was near Cowbridge. A Red-breasted Merganser and four Greater Scaup were on Kenfig Pool and a drake Ferruginous Duck and a Bearded Tit were at Cosmeston Lakes. On the 16th, the drake Ferruginous Duck was again present at Cosmeston Lakes and a Red-throated Diver, 1000 Redwing and a Firecrest were at Kenfig NNR. Two Green Sandpiper, the Ring-billed Gull, a Barn Owl and four Cetti’s Warblers were at Lamby Way Lake and the Slavonian Grebe was off Penarth Marina. Twenty Purple Sandpipers were at Ogmore Estuary, a Snow Bunting, Slavonian Grebe and six Red-breasted Merganser were at Whiteford NNR and two Grey
Partridge and five Brambling were in St Donats and two Red-billed Chough were in Porthcawl.
