15TH - 21ST DECEMBER 2008

The 15th saw the Bearded Tit again at Cosmeston Lakes and 41 Grey Plover were at Rhymney Estuary. The Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake. On the 16th two Mediterranean Gulls were at Ogmore Estuary, while the 17th produced a Bohemian Waxwing at Brackla, Bridgend, the Ring-billed Gull at Lamby Lake and a Jack Snipe, sixty Common Snipe and twenty Reed Bunting at Oxwich Marsh and a Red-throated Diver and Common Guillemot in the bay there. At Penclawdd, 46 Grey Plover, 138 Black-tailed Godwit [including two colour-ringed birds] and 89 Bar-tailed Godwit were present, the latter being the biggest flock there since 2001. A Common Sandpiper was still present in Penclawdd Pill. A Snow Bunting, Water Pipit, 86 Eurasian Wigeon and two Common Scoter were at Rhymney Estuary. On the 18th, the Bearded Tit was again at Cosmeston Lake, the Snow Bunting and a Short-eared Owl were at Rhymney Estuary. A Little Gull and two Mediterranean Gulls were in Swansea Marina. On the 19th, the Snow Bunting was again at Rhymney Estuary, a ringtail Hen Harrier was at Mynydd Eglwysilian and a Marsh Tit was near Pontypridd. Two Peregrine, thirty Yellowhammer and sixteen Grey Partridge were at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm. The Slavonian Grebe was again in Cardiff Bay and the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake. On the 20th, the Ring-billed Gull and a Jack Snipe were at Lamby Lake, the Snow Bunting was at Rhymney Estuary, the Slavonian Grebe and Black Redstart were in Cardiff Bay and a Hen Harrier was at Llanilid. The 21st saw a Red Kite at Mynydd Eglwysilian and a Mediterranean Gull and Peregrine were new at Cosmeston Lakes.