T NOVEMBER saw a female Red-breasted Merganser and two Purple Sandpipers at Ogmore-by-Sea and the Whooper Swan and two Common Goldeneye were at The Watermill Flood. The second winter Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake. Kenfig Pool had a drake Gadwall, two Common Kingfisher, sixteen Common Teal, eleven Eurasian Wigeon, twelve Northern Shoveler, twelve Eurasian Siskin, two Common Chiffchaff and two male Blackcap. A Black Redstart and Eurasian Spoonbill were at Penclawdd, along with 700 Northern Pintail, 300 Eurasian Wigeon and 100+ Dark-bellied Brent Goose. An amazing movement of 22,000 Wood Pigeon took place over Western Cardiff and a Brambling was at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm. On the 2nd, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake, a female Merlin was at Llanrhidian Marsh, a Eurasian Spoonbill was seen from Dalton’s Point where there were also two hundred Black-tailed Godwit and two Spotted Redshank and a Common Greenshank were at Penclawdd Pill. Two Peregrine were at Ogmore-by-Sea, the Whooper Swan was at the Watermill Flood and large numbers of European Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Red Knot, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover and Dark-bellied Brent Goose were at Salthouse Point, where three Red-breasted Merganser and three Northern Pintail were also present. On the 3rd the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake and an adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Rhymney Estuary. A Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl were at Llanrhidian Marsh, a Little Egret and three Common Scoter at Sker and a male Merlin was at Porth, Rhondda. A male Black Redstart was in Swansea, two Greater Scaup, a Slavonian Grebe and 263 Northern Shoveler were at Crofty, North Gower. The 4th produced a Snow Bunting at Nash Point and a pair of Goosander, four Common Goldeneye and an unseasonal Dunlin at Kenfig Pool and a Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at the river mouth. Two Yellow-legged Gulls , twelve Barn Swallow and four hundred Red Knot were at Rhymney Estuary. The Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake and a Barn Owl and a Dartford Warbler were in Port Talbot. On the 5th a Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank and twenty five Northern Lapwing were at Kenfig Pool and two Whooper Swans were at The Watermill Flood. Five Brambling were in Maesteg, a Dark-bellied Brent Goose and thirty five Eurasian Wigeon were at Aberthaw Marsh and a Firecrest was at Cardiff Bay. The 6th saw a Firecrest and Brambling at Lavernock Point and twenty seven Redwing, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a Jack Snipe and the big female Northern Goshawk were again at Kenfig Pool. The two Whooper Swans remained at The Watermill Flood and a Green Sandpiper and four Little Egret were at Ogmore Estuary. A Brambling was in Cardiff Bay, the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake, a Yellow-browed Warbler was in Maesteg and two Merlin at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The 7th saw the two Whooper Swans and a Green Sandpiper at the Ogmore Estuary and a ringtail Hen Harrier was at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Nant-y-fyllon, a Short-eared Owl and eight hundred Red Knot were at Rhymney Estuary and a Common Eider was at Lavernock Point. On the 8th, the Yellow-browed Warbler remained at Nant-y-fyllon and the two Whooper Swan were again at Ogmore Estuary, where there were also twenty five Fieldfare, two Little Egret, eighty one Eurasian Curlew, a drake Common Goldeneye and six drake Goosander. A Red-throated Diver was at Lavernock Point and a Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier were at Llanrhidian Marsh. Eleven Water Rail were at Aberthaw Marsh, along with thirty five Eurasian Wigeon, two Coal Tit and two Redwing. The 9th produced a Siberian Chiffchaff at Kenfig Pool, where there was also a female Greater Scaup, seventy six Common Pochard and a pair of Gadwall. The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Nant-y-fyllon and the Common Eider was again at Lavernock Point. The Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Lake and the two Whooper Swans were again at Ogmore Estuary. Seventy Common Scoter and thirty Black-legged Kittiwake were at Oxwich Bay.
Sunday, November 09, 2008
1ST - 9TH NOVEMBER 2008
The 1ST NOVEMBER saw a female Red-breasted Merganser and two Purple Sandpipers at Ogmore-by-Sea and the Whooper Swan and two Common Goldeneye were at The Watermill Flood. The second winter Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake. Kenfig Pool had a drake Gadwall, two Common Kingfisher, sixteen Common Teal, eleven Eurasian Wigeon, twelve Northern Shoveler, twelve Eurasian Siskin, two Common Chiffchaff and two male Blackcap. A Black Redstart and Eurasian Spoonbill were at Penclawdd, along with 700 Northern Pintail, 300 Eurasian Wigeon and 100+ Dark-bellied Brent Goose. An amazing movement of 22,000 Wood Pigeon took place over Western Cardiff and a Brambling was at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm. On the 2nd, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake, a female Merlin was at Llanrhidian Marsh, a Eurasian Spoonbill was seen from Dalton’s Point where there were also two hundred Black-tailed Godwit and two Spotted Redshank and a Common Greenshank were at Penclawdd Pill. Two Peregrine were at Ogmore-by-Sea, the Whooper Swan was at the Watermill Flood and large numbers of European Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Red Knot, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover and Dark-bellied Brent Goose were at Salthouse Point, where three Red-breasted Merganser and three Northern Pintail were also present. On the 3rd the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake and an adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Rhymney Estuary. A Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl were at Llanrhidian Marsh, a Little Egret and three Common Scoter at Sker and a male Merlin was at Porth, Rhondda. A male Black Redstart was in Swansea, two Greater Scaup, a Slavonian Grebe and 263 Northern Shoveler were at Crofty, North Gower. The 4th produced a Snow Bunting at Nash Point and a pair of Goosander, four Common Goldeneye and an unseasonal Dunlin at Kenfig Pool and a Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at the river mouth. Two Yellow-legged Gulls , twelve Barn Swallow and four hundred Red Knot were at Rhymney Estuary. The Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake and a Barn Owl and a Dartford Warbler were in Port Talbot. On the 5th a Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank and twenty five Northern Lapwing were at Kenfig Pool and two Whooper Swans were at The Watermill Flood. Five Brambling were in Maesteg, a Dark-bellied Brent Goose and thirty five Eurasian Wigeon were at Aberthaw Marsh and a Firecrest was at Cardiff Bay. The 6th saw a Firecrest and Brambling at Lavernock Point and twenty seven Redwing, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a Jack Snipe and the big female Northern Goshawk were again at Kenfig Pool. The two Whooper Swans remained at The Watermill Flood and a Green Sandpiper and four Little Egret were at Ogmore Estuary. A Brambling was in Cardiff Bay, the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake, a Yellow-browed Warbler was in Maesteg and two Merlin at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The 7th saw the two Whooper Swans and a Green Sandpiper at the Ogmore Estuary and a ringtail Hen Harrier was at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Nant-y-fyllon, a Short-eared Owl and eight hundred Red Knot were at Rhymney Estuary and a Common Eider was at Lavernock Point. On the 8th, the Yellow-browed Warbler remained at Nant-y-fyllon and the two Whooper Swan were again at Ogmore Estuary, where there were also twenty five Fieldfare, two Little Egret, eighty one Eurasian Curlew, a drake Common Goldeneye and six drake Goosander. A Red-throated Diver was at Lavernock Point and a Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier were at Llanrhidian Marsh. Eleven Water Rail were at Aberthaw Marsh, along with thirty five Eurasian Wigeon, two Coal Tit and two Redwing. The 9th produced a Siberian Chiffchaff at Kenfig Pool, where there was also a female Greater Scaup, seventy six Common Pochard and a pair of Gadwall. The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Nant-y-fyllon and the Common Eider was again at Lavernock Point. The Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Lake and the two Whooper Swans were again at Ogmore Estuary. Seventy Common Scoter and thirty Black-legged Kittiwake were at Oxwich Bay.
T NOVEMBER saw a female Red-breasted Merganser and two Purple Sandpipers at Ogmore-by-Sea and the Whooper Swan and two Common Goldeneye were at The Watermill Flood. The second winter Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake. Kenfig Pool had a drake Gadwall, two Common Kingfisher, sixteen Common Teal, eleven Eurasian Wigeon, twelve Northern Shoveler, twelve Eurasian Siskin, two Common Chiffchaff and two male Blackcap. A Black Redstart and Eurasian Spoonbill were at Penclawdd, along with 700 Northern Pintail, 300 Eurasian Wigeon and 100+ Dark-bellied Brent Goose. An amazing movement of 22,000 Wood Pigeon took place over Western Cardiff and a Brambling was at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm. On the 2nd, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake, a female Merlin was at Llanrhidian Marsh, a Eurasian Spoonbill was seen from Dalton’s Point where there were also two hundred Black-tailed Godwit and two Spotted Redshank and a Common Greenshank were at Penclawdd Pill. Two Peregrine were at Ogmore-by-Sea, the Whooper Swan was at the Watermill Flood and large numbers of European Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Red Knot, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover and Dark-bellied Brent Goose were at Salthouse Point, where three Red-breasted Merganser and three Northern Pintail were also present. On the 3rd the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake and an adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Rhymney Estuary. A Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl were at Llanrhidian Marsh, a Little Egret and three Common Scoter at Sker and a male Merlin was at Porth, Rhondda. A male Black Redstart was in Swansea, two Greater Scaup, a Slavonian Grebe and 263 Northern Shoveler were at Crofty, North Gower. The 4th produced a Snow Bunting at Nash Point and a pair of Goosander, four Common Goldeneye and an unseasonal Dunlin at Kenfig Pool and a Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at the river mouth. Two Yellow-legged Gulls , twelve Barn Swallow and four hundred Red Knot were at Rhymney Estuary. The Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Way Lake and a Barn Owl and a Dartford Warbler were in Port Talbot. On the 5th a Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank and twenty five Northern Lapwing were at Kenfig Pool and two Whooper Swans were at The Watermill Flood. Five Brambling were in Maesteg, a Dark-bellied Brent Goose and thirty five Eurasian Wigeon were at Aberthaw Marsh and a Firecrest was at Cardiff Bay. The 6th saw a Firecrest and Brambling at Lavernock Point and twenty seven Redwing, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a Jack Snipe and the big female Northern Goshawk were again at Kenfig Pool. The two Whooper Swans remained at The Watermill Flood and a Green Sandpiper and four Little Egret were at Ogmore Estuary. A Brambling was in Cardiff Bay, the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Way Lake, a Yellow-browed Warbler was in Maesteg and two Merlin at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The 7th saw the two Whooper Swans and a Green Sandpiper at the Ogmore Estuary and a ringtail Hen Harrier was at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Nant-y-fyllon, a Short-eared Owl and eight hundred Red Knot were at Rhymney Estuary and a Common Eider was at Lavernock Point. On the 8th, the Yellow-browed Warbler remained at Nant-y-fyllon and the two Whooper Swan were again at Ogmore Estuary, where there were also twenty five Fieldfare, two Little Egret, eighty one Eurasian Curlew, a drake Common Goldeneye and six drake Goosander. A Red-throated Diver was at Lavernock Point and a Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier were at Llanrhidian Marsh. Eleven Water Rail were at Aberthaw Marsh, along with thirty five Eurasian Wigeon, two Coal Tit and two Redwing. The 9th produced a Siberian Chiffchaff at Kenfig Pool, where there was also a female Greater Scaup, seventy six Common Pochard and a pair of Gadwall. The Yellow-browed Warbler was again at Nant-y-fyllon and the Common Eider was again at Lavernock Point. The Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Lake and the two Whooper Swans were again at Ogmore Estuary. Seventy Common Scoter and thirty Black-legged Kittiwake were at Oxwich Bay.
