21ST - 30TH SEPTEMBER

On the 21st, a Glossy Ibis was seen in flight over Swansea, a Black Tern, Garden Warbler, Whinchat and Eurasian Siskin were at Kenfig Pool and forty two European Golden Plover and eight Red Knot were at Sker. The first rain of the month on the 22nd saw the Black Tern again at Kenfig Pool and a Bar-tailed Godwit and three Common Scoter at Sker Point. A Razorbill was off Cardiff Heliport and a Whinchat was at Cosmeston Lakes. On the 23rd, a Firecrest was in Maesteg and the Black Tern, Whinchat, four Eurasian Siskin and eight Eurasian Jay were at Kenfig Pool. The 24th produced a Common Redstart at Kenfig Pool, along with the Black Tern, Whinchat, two Fieldfare and fourteen Song Thrush and a Jack Snipe was at Sker Pool. A Eurasian Hobby was at Broad Pool, Gower and three Bar-tailed Godwit, 180 Sanderling and 150 Ringed Plover were in Swansea Bay. A quieter day on the 25th though forty two Mediterranean Gull and six Harbour Porpoise at Mumbles was noteworthy. Otherwise, sixty six European Golden Plover and a Bar-tailed Godwit were at Sker and another Mediterranean Gull was at Lamby Lake. A Wryneck was at Lavernock Point on the 26th and a Eurasian Hobby was at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir. A Coal Tit and thirty European Robin were at Kenfig Pool. The 27th saw an Osprey again in Neath, a Pied Flycatcher in Cardiff, a Little Egret and six Redwing at Lisvane Reservoir and a Common Redstart and Dartford Warbler at Cwm Nash. Twenty Lesser Redpoll, thirty Eurasian Siskin and thirty six Eurasian Jay were at Lavernock Point and seventy seven Common Pochard, thirty eight Tufted Duck, a Common Treecreeper and a Lesser Whitethroat were at Kenfig Pool. On the 28th, the only news was of a Firecrest on Flatholm, eleven Mistle Thrush at Kenfig Pool and a Grey Plover in Maesteg. On the 29th, Merlins were present at Maesteg and Mynydd Eglwysilian, where two Red Kites and fourteen Common Raven were also present. A Yellow Wagtail was at Nash Point, eighty three Tufted Duck and eleven Eurasian Jay were at Kenfig Pool, a Barn Owl was at Lamby lake and a Garden Warbler and four hundred Barn Swallow were at Mewslade. On the 30th, ten Red-billed Chough were at Rhossili and fifty Sky Lark, five Redwing and two European Golden Plover were in Maesteg.