21ST - 31ST OCTOBER 2009

The 21st saw more poor weather and just a single Barn Swallow present at Cosmeston Lakes. On the 22nd, a Green Sandpiper and Mediterranean Gull were at Ogmore Estuary and thirty Redwing were at Cosmeston Lakes. The 23rd saw the drake Lesser Scaup again in Cardiff Bay, while the 24th saw two Greater Scaup at Egwlys Nunydd Reservoir. A Firecrest and fifteen Redwing were at Crymlyn Bog on the 25th and one thousand Common Redshank were at Rhymney Estuary. The 26th finally saw a bit of movement with four hundred and sixty five Redwing, five Fieldfare, fifty four Chaffinch, two hundred and eighty five Wood Pigeon, three Lesser Redpoll and a Brambling at Kenfig Pool. A Purple Sandpiper and Little Gull were at Ogmore Estuary and a Red-throated Diver, nineteen Razorbill and nineteen Black-legged Kittiwake were at Porthcawl. On the 27th, a Red Kite as in Penclawdd, while impressive movement over the Bristol Channel at Barry included three thousand eight hundred Wood Pigeon, two thousand five hundred Redwing, three hundred and fifty Chaffinch, a Brambling, ten Reed Bunting and two Barn Swallow. Another Brambling was at Lamby Lake, a Northern Pintail, fifty Common Teal, five Cetti's Warblers and twenty one Common Snipe were at Kenfig Rivermouth, a Lesser Redpoll and seventy five Sky Lark were at Nash Point and five Fieldfare and Small Copper, Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady and Red Admiral butterflies were at Tyn-y-Caeau Farm as the temperature reached almost 20 Celsius. On the 28th, a male Black Redstart was at Gileston, a Purple Sandpiper was at Ogmroe Estuary, fourteen Common Crossbill were in Cardiff and an adult Mediterranean Gull, eighty Fieldfare and twenty Lesser Redpoll were at Kenfig Pool. The 29th saw a Great Bittern back at Kenfig Pool, while large numbers of Redwings were seen all over Glamorgan with the biggest flock in excess of a thousand was at Maesteg, where there were also large numbers of Fieldfares, a male Merlin and a Ring Ouzel. Another Ring Ouzel was at Lavernock Point. On the 30th, poor weather meant few birds with just forty two Common Crossbill in the Caerphilly area of note. The 31st saw a Hen Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh, the drake Lesser Scaup and a Common Goldeneye at Cardiff Bay, an adult Mediterranean Gull, a Northern Pintail, six Common Chiffchaff and two hundred and twenty seven Common Pochard at Kenfig Pool and a Lesser Redpoll, four Blackcap, two Greater Scaup and one hundred and ninety six Tufted Duck at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir.