24TH - 31ST AUGUST 2009

The 24th was a very busy day for migrants with a Common Redstart, seventy Yellow Wagtail, 800+ House Martin, a Common Greenshank and a Northern Goshawk at Blaen-y-Cwm, Vale of Glamorgan. A Pied Flycatcher, fifteen Common Chiffchaff, fifteen Blackcap and twenty Common Whitethroat were at Pant Norton, a Black Tern and nine Common Eider were at Salthouse Point, North Gower, a Eurasian Hobby was at Kenfig Pool and an Arctic Skua was at Pink Bay, Porthcawl. Three Grasshopper Warbler, twelve Willow Warbler and a Garden Warbler were at Oxwich Bay, along with seventeen Reed Warbler. On the 25th, the Osprey was again at Neath, a Yellow Wagtail and Common Greenshank were at Cardiff Heliport, five Common Swift were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir and 170 Ringed Plover, 130 Sanderling, forty Dunlin, five Red Knot and two Black-tailed Godwit were in Swansea Bay. The 26th saw just a Whinchat at Blaen-y-cwm and two Manx Shearwater and twenty Sandwich Terns at Port Eynon before heavy rain set in for the day. An Arctic Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker, two Lesser Whitethroat, twelve Blackcap, nine Willow Warbler and ten Common Whitethroat were at Kenfig Pool on the 27th, while the 28th saw a Whinchat and eleven Common Crossbill at Abercregan. A Little Egret was at Lisvane Reservoir and an Osprey was again at Wernffrwd. On the 29th a Black Tern, Ruddy Turnstone and six Common Swift were at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, while three Red Knot, eighty three European Oysetrcatcher, fourteen Eurasian Curlew, four Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler and seven Sedge Warbler were at Kenfig National Nature Reserve. A Eurasian Hobby was at Margam and a Spotted Flycatcher was at Oxwich Marsh. After a day of heavy rain and no news on the 30th, the 31st saw three Great Skua, a Common Tern and twenty four Sandwich Terns at Oxwich Bay, a Little Egret again at Lisvane Reservoir, 200 Goldfinch at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm and thirteen Common Whitethtroat, three Willow Warbler, eleven Blackap, nineteen European Robin and five Reed Warblers at Kenfig Pool.