18TH - 24TH MAY 2009

On the 18th, the Eurasian Spoonbill was again at Kenfig NNR, while sea watching at Porthcawl produced three European Storm Petrel, two Arctic Skuas, 300 Manx Shearwaters, four Great Northern Divers, seventeen Northern Fulmar, seven Common Scoter, fourteen Northern Gannet, eleven Black-legged Kittiwake, twelve Whimbrel, eleven Dunlin and three Sanderling. Another Arctic Skua was off Port Talbot, 400 Manx Shearwaters, four European Storm Petrel and a Common Tern were at Port Eynon and a Great Skua was off Lavernock Point, while two Lesser Whitethroat and a Spotted Flycatcher were on land there. The 19th saw a return to calmer, but still cool and wet conditions and three European Storm Petrel, thirty five Northern Gannet, a Sandwich Tern and sixty Manx Shearwater were again off Porthcawl. Two European Nightjar were at Llanwonno Forest. A pair of Eurasian Wigeon at Kenfig Rivermouth was an unusual record fro the time of year, while fifty three Dunlin and a breeding plumaged Curlew Sandpiper were at Rhymney Estuary. On the 20th, a European Storm Petrel was off Sully Island, while the 21st produced a Sandwich Tern at Lavernock Point. The 22nd saw the pair of Eurasian Wigeon again at Kenfig Rivermouth and two Common Cuckoo at Llanilid. Pied and Spotted Flycatchers were at Coed-y-Bedw. On the 23rd, Common Redstart, Common Cuckoo, Tree Pipit and Wood Warbler were near Maesteg and a pair of Spotted Flycatcher were in Pencoed, near Bridgend. On the 24th, a Whinchat and a Common Cuckoo were again in Maesteg.