Llwyn On Reservoir and the Red Kite was again at Mynydd Eglwysilian. A Black Restart was in Penarth Marina and another was on St. Donats Castle Vale of Glamorgan. Boxing Day produced a first winter drake Lesser Scaup at Cosmeston Lakes – the first record for Glamorgan and the Bearded Tit was also present. The Ring-billed Gull remained at Lamby Lake and a Water Pipit was at Rhymney Estuary. On the 27th, the drake Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, along with the Bearded Tit and six Bohemian Waxwings were in Briton Ferry. A Dark-bellied Brent Goose was at Ogmore Estuary and a Dartford Warbler at Caswell Bay. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were in Cardiff Bay. The Lesser Scaup was still at Cosmeston Lakes on the 28th and five Bohemian Waxwings remained in Briton Ferry. Three Jack Snipe, nineteen Common Snipe, eighty Fieldfare and four Red Kite were in Maesteg. On the 29th, the Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake along with a Jack Snipe and a Barn Owl. An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Kenfig Pool and a Green Sandpiper was at Llanilid. On the 30th, a Short-eared Owl, three Yellow-legged Gulls and the Ring-billed Gull were in the Lamby Lake area and a Bohemian Waxwing was in eastern Cardiff. A male Hen Harrier, 470 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing and a Red Kite were in Maesteg and the Slavonian Grebe and twenty three Lesser Redpoll were in Cardiff Bay. A Water Pipit and Jack Snipe were at Candleston. The Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, a Great Grey Shrike was a new arrival at Llwyn On Reservoir and an Egyptian Goose was at Neath. Another freezing day on the 31st and a Jack Snipe was at Hendre Lake, while a small influx of wildfowl at Kenfig Pool saw forty one Northern Shoveler and forty four Common Teal present, a Dartford Warbler and a Eurasian Woodcock were in the northern dunes and twenty European Golden Plover flew south east overhead. Three Water Pipits, 149 Black-tailed Godwit and 500 Dunlin were at Salthouse Point and a Spotted Redshank was at Penclawdd Pill. The Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes and the Ring-billed Gull and Short-eared Owl were again in the Lamby Lake area.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
22ND - 31ST DECEMBER 2008
On the 22nd, the Slavonian Grebe and five Greater Scaup were in Cardiff Bay, a first winter Ring-billed Gull was in Swansea Marina and a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was in a Caerphilly garden. The Bearded Tit as again at Cosmeston Lakes on 23rd and the Red Kite was at Mynydd Eglwysilian. Christmas Eve produced three Dark-bellied Brent Goose on the sea at Penarth and five Hen Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh. A Merlin and Red Kite were at Mynydd Eglwysilian and two Common Chiffchaff and the Slavonian Grebe were at Cardiff Bay. On Christmas Day, the Bearded Tit showed well at Cosmeston Lakes, four Greater Scaup were at Rhymney Estuary, the Water Pipit remained at
Llwyn On Reservoir and the Red Kite was again at Mynydd Eglwysilian. A Black Restart was in Penarth Marina and another was on St. Donats Castle Vale of Glamorgan. Boxing Day produced a first winter drake Lesser Scaup at Cosmeston Lakes – the first record for Glamorgan and the Bearded Tit was also present. The Ring-billed Gull remained at Lamby Lake and a Water Pipit was at Rhymney Estuary. On the 27th, the drake Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, along with the Bearded Tit and six Bohemian Waxwings were in Briton Ferry. A Dark-bellied Brent Goose was at Ogmore Estuary and a Dartford Warbler at Caswell Bay. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were in Cardiff Bay. The Lesser Scaup was still at Cosmeston Lakes on the 28th and five Bohemian Waxwings remained in Briton Ferry. Three Jack Snipe, nineteen Common Snipe, eighty Fieldfare and four Red Kite were in Maesteg. On the 29th, the Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake along with a Jack Snipe and a Barn Owl. An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Kenfig Pool and a Green Sandpiper was at Llanilid. On the 30th, a Short-eared Owl, three Yellow-legged Gulls and the Ring-billed Gull were in the Lamby Lake area and a Bohemian Waxwing was in eastern Cardiff. A male Hen Harrier, 470 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing and a Red Kite were in Maesteg and the Slavonian Grebe and twenty three Lesser Redpoll were in Cardiff Bay. A Water Pipit and Jack Snipe were at Candleston. The Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, a Great Grey Shrike was a new arrival at Llwyn On Reservoir and an Egyptian Goose was at Neath. Another freezing day on the 31st and a Jack Snipe was at Hendre Lake, while a small influx of wildfowl at Kenfig Pool saw forty one Northern Shoveler and forty four Common Teal present, a Dartford Warbler and a Eurasian Woodcock were in the northern dunes and twenty European Golden Plover flew south east overhead. Three Water Pipits, 149 Black-tailed Godwit and 500 Dunlin were at Salthouse Point and a Spotted Redshank was at Penclawdd Pill. The Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes and the Ring-billed Gull and Short-eared Owl were again in the Lamby Lake area.
Llwyn On Reservoir and the Red Kite was again at Mynydd Eglwysilian. A Black Restart was in Penarth Marina and another was on St. Donats Castle Vale of Glamorgan. Boxing Day produced a first winter drake Lesser Scaup at Cosmeston Lakes – the first record for Glamorgan and the Bearded Tit was also present. The Ring-billed Gull remained at Lamby Lake and a Water Pipit was at Rhymney Estuary. On the 27th, the drake Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, along with the Bearded Tit and six Bohemian Waxwings were in Briton Ferry. A Dark-bellied Brent Goose was at Ogmore Estuary and a Dartford Warbler at Caswell Bay. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were in Cardiff Bay. The Lesser Scaup was still at Cosmeston Lakes on the 28th and five Bohemian Waxwings remained in Briton Ferry. Three Jack Snipe, nineteen Common Snipe, eighty Fieldfare and four Red Kite were in Maesteg. On the 29th, the Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, the Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake along with a Jack Snipe and a Barn Owl. An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Kenfig Pool and a Green Sandpiper was at Llanilid. On the 30th, a Short-eared Owl, three Yellow-legged Gulls and the Ring-billed Gull were in the Lamby Lake area and a Bohemian Waxwing was in eastern Cardiff. A male Hen Harrier, 470 Fieldfare, 140 Redwing and a Red Kite were in Maesteg and the Slavonian Grebe and twenty three Lesser Redpoll were in Cardiff Bay. A Water Pipit and Jack Snipe were at Candleston. The Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes, a Great Grey Shrike was a new arrival at Llwyn On Reservoir and an Egyptian Goose was at Neath. Another freezing day on the 31st and a Jack Snipe was at Hendre Lake, while a small influx of wildfowl at Kenfig Pool saw forty one Northern Shoveler and forty four Common Teal present, a Dartford Warbler and a Eurasian Woodcock were in the northern dunes and twenty European Golden Plover flew south east overhead. Three Water Pipits, 149 Black-tailed Godwit and 500 Dunlin were at Salthouse Point and a Spotted Redshank was at Penclawdd Pill. The Lesser Scaup was again at Cosmeston Lakes and the Ring-billed Gull and Short-eared Owl were again in the Lamby Lake area.
