16TH -22ND FEBRUARY 2009

On the 16th the Ring-billed Gull was at Lamby Lake, the Great Bittern was at Hendre Lake and the drake Lesser Scaup was at Cardiff Bay. The 17th saw the Iceland Gull again at Ogmore Estuary, a pair of Hen Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh and another along with a Merlin at Mynydd Eglwysilian. The Great Bittern was again at Hendre Lake. On the 18th three Red-billed Chough were at Pennard, a Hen Harrier was again at Mynydd Eglwysilian and the first winter Iceland Gull was at Ogmore Estuary. On the 19th the Great Bittern was at Hendre Lake, two Black-legged Kittiwake were at Porthcawl and the Iceland Gull was at Ogmore Estuary. The 20th produced five Brambling in Neath, five Greater Scaup at Rhymney Estuary, a Red Kite at Port Talbot and the Great Bittern at Hendre Lake. On the 21st, a Barn Owl was at Llancadle, a Great Northern Diver was at Swansea Docks and an Iceland Gull at Port Talbot. A male Hen Harrier and a Eurasian Woodcock were in Maesteg. On the 22nd, the drake Lesser Scaup was again in Cardiff Bay and a drake Greater Scaup and three hundred European Golden Plover were at Kenfig NNR. Two Common Greenshank and four Cetti’s Warbler were at Lamby Lake. Ten Greater Scaup were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir.