8TH - 14TH JUNE 2009

On the 8th, 1000 Manx Shearwater, 100 Northern Gannet and fifty Black-legged Kittiwake were off Mewslade, South Gower and a Sandwich Tern was at Wernffrwd, North Gower. The 9th saw a Eurasian Hobby in Cardiff and a Little Egret and Whimbrel at Sker Point, whilst the 10th produced two Grasshopper Warbler and a Whinchat in Maesteg and two Tree Sparrows in Monknash. On the 11th, two Sandwich Terns were off Porthcawl and a first summer Mediterranean Gull at Lamby Lake. The 12th saw a Common Cuckoo at Kenfig Pool and two Cetti’s Warblers at Cadoxton Ponds, Barry – a new bird for the site. The 13th produced a very unseasonal Ruff and Common Teal at Kenfig Rivermouth, while a Common Crossbill, two Grasshopper Warbler and four Tree Pipit were in Maesteg. On the 14th two pairs of Whinchat and a Peregrine were in Maesteg.