11TH - 20TH NOVEMBER 2009

The Great Northern Diver was again at Cosmeston Lakes on the 11th and three Mediterranean Gulls were at Kenfig Pool. A Short-eared Owl was at Rhymney Estuary and twenty Common Scoter were at Worms Head. The 12th saw a Brambing in Maesteg before very bad weather set in for the next couple of days. The 14th produced a Eurasian Woodcock at Kenfig Pool, a Goosander was at Cosmseton Lakes and thirty Common Scoter, forty Common Gull and a Great Northern Diver were at Porthcawl. On the 15th, another Great Northern Diver was in Barry Docks and the 16th saw a Great Skua off Lavernock Point, the Great Northern Diver again in Barry Docks and one hundred and forty Black-legged Kittiwake off Porthcawl. On the 17th, nine Jack Snipe were at Oxwich Marsh and forty two Mediterranean Gull were at Mumbles Head. A female Greater Scaup was in Cardiff Bay and two Common Chiffchaff were at Kenfig Pool. The 18th saw three Leach's Storm Petrels at Porthcawl Sea Front, along with sixty two Black-legged Kittiwake, fifteen Common Guillemot and six Northern Fulmar. On the 19th, a female Surf Scoter was at Mumbles Head and the Great Northern Diver was again in Barry Docks. The 20th saw three Great Bittern and a Yellow-browed Warbler at Kenfig Pool, a Snow Bunting and four Red-billed Chough at Southerndown and a Grey Phalarope and four Great Northern Divers were at Oxwich Bay and Marsh. The Surf Scoter was again at Mumbles along with a Little Gull. Two Black Redstarts were at Penarth and another Grey Phalarope was at Neath Estuary.