6TH - 19TH APRIL 2009

On the 6th, a House Martin was with thirteen Barn Swallow on a cold morning at Kenfig Pool and another was at Cosmeston Lakes. A Common Sandpiper was at Hendre Lake and the Iceland Gull was again at Ogmore Estuary. On the 7th, a Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler and 35 Willow Warbler were at Kenfig Pool. A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was in north Cardiff and a House Martin, the Ring-billed Gull and two Sedge Warbler were at Lamby Lake. On the 8th, a song flighting Common Whitethroat was an early migrant and another Grasshopper Warbler, a House Martin, the Sedge Warbler, two Common Shelduck and a Eurasian Curlew were also present at Kenfig Pool. An Osprey and a Ring Ouzel were in Maesteg and the Iceland Gull was again at Ogmore Estuary. The Ring-billed Gull was again at Lamby Lake, along with two Sedge Warbler and a Common Whitethroat was at Hendre Lake. The 9th produced a Common and a Green Sandpiper at Ogmore Estuary, while the 10th saw another Grasshopper Warbler, four Sedge Warbler, 25 House Martin, two Short-eared Owls and 120 Barn Swallow at Kenfig Pool. An Iceland Gull, Northern Gannet and Sandwich Tern were at Mumbles and a Little Ringed Plover was at Felindre, Swansea. Early Common Swifts were seen in Pontypridd and Cardiff. The Iceland Gull and five Red-billed Chough were at Ogmore Estuary and the drake Lesser Scaup was in Cardiff Bay. A beautiful day on the 11th saw a Eurasian Spoonbill, Reed Warbler, three Common Whitethroat and a Common Sandpiper at Kenfig Pool, a Little Ringed Plover and the Water Pipit were at Ogmore Estuary and three Common Redstart, a Common Cuckoo and two Tree Pipit were in Hirwaun. On the 12th, a Grasshopper Warbler was at Pant-y-Sais Fen, a Green Sandpiper was at Kenfig Pool, an Osprey was at Cosmeston Lakes and an early Garden Warbler was at Parc Slip near Bridgend. The 13th produced a Grasshopper Warbler as well as the drake Lesser Scaup in Cardiff Bay and the Iceland Gull was again at Ogmore Estuary. On the 14th a Brambling and seventeen Eurasian Siskin were in Neath, a Red Kite, a Little Ringed Plover and Mediterranean Gull were at Ogmore Estuary and the Lesser Scaup and Grasshopper Warbler were again in Cardiff Bay. Twenty House Martin were in Pontypridd on the 15th, the Lesser Scaup was in Cardiff Bay and Common Whitethroats, Sedge and Reed Warblers were at Lamby Lake. The 16th saw Lesser Whitethroats at Hendre lake and Cardiff City Centre, an Osprey was at Treforest and a Grasshopper Warbler was at Lamby Lake, while the 17th produced the Lesser Scaup in Cardiff Bay, a Whimbrel and Fieldfare at Rhymney Estuary and eight Common Sandpiper and the Mediterranean Gull were at Ogmore Estuary. The first Pied Flycatcher was back in Maesteg on the 18th and two Manx Shearwater, two Northern Gannet, fifteen Sandwich Tern, two Whimbrel and two Tree Pipit were at Worms Head. The drake Lesser Scaup was in Cardiff Bay and a Lesser Whitethroat and a Yellow Wagtail were at Rhymney Estuary. The 19th saw forty seven Willow Warbler at Kenfig Pool, while the first Whinchat was in at Llanwonno along with a Common Redstart and Tree Pipit. The Lesser Scaup was at Cardiff Bay, along with two Little Gulls, a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker was in Maesteg and a Little Ringed Plover was at Ogmore Estuary.