9TH - 16TH MARCH 2009

On the 9th, the drake Lesser Scaup, Bonaparte’s Gull, two Sand Martin, two Mediterranean Gull, the adult Little Gull and a Slavonian Grebe were in Cardiff Bay. The Iceland Gull was again at Mumbles and the Lesser Whitethroat was again in a Caerphilly garden. A Brambling was in Forest Farm, Cardiff and another Sand Martin was in Swansea. On the 10th, three Great Bittern were at Kenfig Pool and included a bird booming. The Bonaparte’s Gull was again in Cardiff Bay, along with the Little Gull, Slavonian Grebe and Lesser Scaup. An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Rhymney Estuary. The 11th saw the Bonaparte’s and Little Gulls, as well as the drake Lesser Scaup at Cardiff Bay. A Short-eared Owl was at Hendre Lake and the adult Yellow-legged Gull was again at Rhymney Estuary. The Bonaparte’s Gull was in Cardiff Bay on a very wet 12th, while the 13th saw a Eurasian Woodcock in Miskin, a first summer Iceland Gull at Ogmore Estuary, along with a Green Sandpiper and the Bonaparte’s Gull, Little Gull, Lesser Scaup, Slavonian Grebe and four Sand Martin were in Cardiff Bay. The Great Bittern was again at Hendre Lake. On the 15th, the Bonaparte’s Gull was again in Cardiff Bay, three Red-billed Chough were at Lock’s Common, Porthcawl and four Sand Martin and a Great Bittern were at Kenfig Pool. The Lesser Whitethroat was again in Caerphilly and a Great Bittern was at Hendre Lake. On the 16th, the Iceland Gull was at Mumbles, the Lesser Scaup, Bonaparte’s Gull and Little Gull. Another Iceland Gull was again at Ogmore Estuary, along with seventeen Purple Sandpipers. Northern Wheatears were in at Maesteg, Sker, Lamby Lake and Rhymney Estuary and two Short-eared Owls were also at Sker. Eight Greater Scaup and a Northern Pintail were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir and a Black Redstart was at Ogmore-by-Sea.