Nash point,in the wooded valley on the way in,willow warbler (3),stonechat & sparrow hawk,cliff top 4 fulmar.More importantly the old bag was'nt there to fleece me of £1.50 to park in her mud.
Lavernock Point: Swift (1), Spotted Fly. (1), Chiffchaff (4), Whitethroat (1), Swallow (160) & Green Sandpiper (1, first record there since 1973, per GBC data). NOTE: The coastal path (from the point to Ranny Bay) will closed from 15th Sept. for up-grading to commence - it will be closed for up to 6 months.
Cardiff Bay @ ice rink: there was another ad. gannet flying round the bay late afternoon, resting on water during shower, & flying W > River Ely & disappearing. Also present: YLG among 100 LBBGs, common & green sand.
Lavernock Point & LNR. Poor at this site for this time of year. Not much about in the hedgerows or flying over - very wet underfoot. Tree Pipit (1), Chiffchaff (8), Willow Warbler (1), Whitethroat (3) & Green Sandpiper (same bird as 1st in same location).
Lavernock Point, [Very good early morning, lots of migrants in hedgerows and good passage of hirundines/finches]: Rose-ringed Parakeet (1 at church), Chiffchaff (18), Swallow (1600 in 2hrs), Goldfinch (95), Whitethroat (5), Yellow Wagtail (1), Redpoll (2), Garden Wbr. (1), Spotted Fly. (2), Linnet (75), Meadow Pipit (33), Blackcap (3), Tree Pipit (3), Sand Martin (20), House Martin (125), Snipe (3 by muddy pool), Hobby (1, juv.) & Sparrowhawk (1 fem.) Cardiff Bay: Kingfisher (1) & Common Sandpiper (1). DRWG.
Porthcawl Seawatch 08-1200hrs SE(4) - 6 Black Terns, 15 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 1 Whimbrel, 10 Common Scoter & 2 Chough (1 bird with white plastic ring on left leg and grey metal ring on right leg, other bird unringed)
Cosmeston CP: Wryneck in small hedgerow by west pool but mobile (found by Chairman Snipe & 3 dogs). Lavernock Pt. Very quite, not much moving through, highlights: Swallow (c300), Sand Martin (2), Yellow Wagtail (1), Whitethroat (1), Blackcap (1), Willow Wbr. (1) & Nuthatch (1, 5th rec. for site). Leps: Humming-bird Hawk at Cosmeston.
Spotted Fly along Cors Crycydd reen this morning about 50 metres from road. Otherwise just 6 Chiffies and a Common whitethroat. Met Rob Mitchell who had seen a Lesser Whitethroat further on and a couple of Godwits offshore. Sadly no Wrynecks but Hobby over Cypress drive on my way home. Maurice
Lavernock Pt. [Wonderful passage of swallows this afternoon with an est. 8000 past in just over 2hrs. Some sand martins & house martins also. Other birds of note were Swift (1), Yellow Wagtail (3), Chiffchaff (3), Blackcap (7, feeding on elder berries), Garden Wbr. (1) & Crossbill (2, flying south). Leps: Red. Ads (3), Rusty-dot Pearl (1, migrant micro-moth) & Angle Shades (1).
Jammed into the Great White at Goldcliff this morning ( Egret not Shark) From first platform saw it drop behind the bank into the third lagoon and said to John Bennet and Martin Bell who were there ' that was too (F------G) big for a little Egret' Before I could go to check it out Martin said its up again and it is a Great White. It flew across in front of us. A Grey Heron was close for size comparison. After disappearing behind the bank it came back for a few minutes and settled next to a little egret which it dwarfed before flying off west. Also 2 Culew Sands, Spot Red, Ruff, Green Sand and Greenshank and 100+ Snipe. Altogether quite lively. Maurice
Swallows - average of 30 south per minute before tailing off at around 10ish. Siskin 60+, Goldfinch 40+, Grey Wagtail 3, Chaffinch 12, Chiff Chaff 20+, Goldcrest 4, Long-tailed Tit 25+, Blackcap 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Peregrine 1, Guillemot 1 down channel.
Lesser Whitethroat, Spot Fly along the foreshore between Heliport and Longship's Road (just walk along the beach to cut out the development-the area of land here is NOT docks property and you CAN bird here. The boundary for the docks starts at Longship's Road and north of there). Laid down for a few minutes to 'look up' and was rewarded by a dark Buzzard sp. east along the foreshore.
Kenfig pool this morn - Chiffchaff 16,Siskin 14,Pochard 14,Water rail 4, Blackcap 4,Whitethroat 2,Garden warbler 1 and light passage of Swallow,Chaffinch and Meadow pipit. Leps - Red admiral,Speckled wood Dark marbled carpet,Purple bar,Anthophillia fabricana and Bactra lancealana.Pike 1!
A morning in the Vale. Highlights:~ Aberthaw: Greenshank (1), Little Egret (1), Yellow Wagtail (1), Whitethroat (2). Gileston: Wheatear (1) & Med Gull (ad. w.) Summerhouse Pt. Chiffchaff (2), Sisin (1) & Red-legged partridge (27 in stubble field next to carpark, largest covey recorded in Eastern Glamorgan, beating the 23 recorded at Aberthaw in Dec. 1984.) Llantwit Major: Marsh Tit (1).
RM phoned me this am to say that he had a Hippolais warbler (ID not certain) at the bottom end of Cors Crycydd reen (ST2377 - by the 2nd wooden bridge/ditch area). He could not get onto it to possitively ID to species, but he thought it may have been a possible Olivaceous Warbler. I have been down there for the last 3 hrs but have not seen the bird in question. RM is a very good birder, this bird may still be present!
Cors Crycydd this morning no sign of any unusual warblers but at least 10 Chiffchaffs, Light Passage of Swallows & House Martins and small numbers of Skylarks, Pied wags, Grey wags and siskins all moving west today. Common Sand and wheatear on rocks, Juv Scaup offshore, 2 Ravens, 2 Goldcrests and a Common Hawker. Maurice
East Aberthaw: juv. p-bellied brent, 2 juv. sanderlings, golden plover, whinchat (on top of reed bed), 1st w. med gull, amongst others: stonechat family, curlews, ringed plovers, turnstones, dunlin. Per Alex also grey plover. Cardiff Bay Ice Rink: 3 wheatears. jr
RGW (Rumney Great Wharf ST2478): Honey Buzzard (1, light phase over wharf c11.45 flying east into Gwent) also there Common Scoter (1m), Wigeon (4), Pintail (50), Whimbrel (1), Little Egret (2), Wheatear (1), Chiffchaff (2) & small passage of swallows (c250) & Meadow Pipits (c300) all flying east.
Pontcanna: movement of swallows (perhaps 100+), house martins (no double figures), siskins, chaffinches, starlings, mipits, and 1 dunnock and 2 gsw high over E. Present 3 chiffers, m. sprawk. Also double figures coal tits, seemingly moving d/s.
Lavernock Pt. Good passage of migrants heading south in easterly wind or in bushes. Rose-ringed Parakeet (1), Yellow Wagtail (6), Meadow Pipit (400), Tree Pipit (1), Siskin (2), Blackcap (1), Whinchat (1), Chiffchaff (17) & Blackcap (1), Peregrine (1), House Martin (100) & Swallow (400). Note: The footpath is still open and in use although some cutting of scrub by houses is evident.
Cwm Nash this morn - Light passage of Swallows and Finches including 38 Siskin and 2 Redpoll.15 Chiffchaff,12 Blackcap and a Spotted fly in the valley,A greenland Wheatear with 2 northerns in the fields west of valley and a pair each of Peregrine and Chough.There is a good crop of setaside weeds in the west fields.
Lavernock, 27th: movement of mipits, swallows, house martins, 2 crossbills, 200+ goldfinches, 35+ siskins. Locally, m. stonechat, chiffchaffs. Dipped on BE.
Re: YBW - Rhymney River area around boatyard 7.20 - 8.50 AM. Although not exact location (otherside of river), the habitat is better here for leaf warblers: larger trees etc. Stonechat (4), Chiffchaff (4) & Goldfinch (40) and Lapwing (c60 over tip). Highlight was a Redwing, my first of autumn. No sign of YBW here.
At Sluice farm this morning there were 2 coal Tits probably of the continental race ( very grey and clean looking). Otherwise just a juv. Merlin, 1 Wheatear and a few Chiffies. Visible migration very light and apart from Curlew, waders conspicuous by their absence. - Maurice
YBW as above (12.25 to 12.35) also there Merlin (1), GS pecker (1), Chiffchaff (2) & Blackcap (1). Seawatch was crap - 1 cormorant. Cosmeston, the Chiloe Wigeon are still present - not inc. in Sept. totals below. Had 106 spp for Sept. in EG, best was 115 in Sept. 2002.
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Nash point,in the wooded valley on the way in,willow warbler (3),stonechat & sparrow hawk,cliff top 4 fulmar.More importantly the old bag was'nt there to fleece me of £1.50 to park in her mud.
Lavernock Point: Swift (1), Spotted Fly. (1), Chiffchaff (4), Whitethroat (1), Swallow (160) & Green Sandpiper (1, first record there since 1973, per GBC data).
NOTE: The coastal path (from the point to Ranny Bay) will closed from 15th Sept. for up-grading to commence - it will be closed for up to 6 months.
Cardiff Bay @ ice rink: there was another ad. gannet flying round the bay late afternoon, resting on water during shower, & flying W > River Ely & disappearing. Also present: YLG among 100 LBBGs, common & green sand.
Lavernock Point & LNR. Poor at this site for this time of year. Not much about in the hedgerows or flying over - very wet underfoot. Tree Pipit (1), Chiffchaff (8), Willow Warbler (1), Whitethroat (3) & Green Sandpiper (same bird as 1st in same location).
Cardiff Bay: Little Gull (ad winter, briefly at 12.30, flew over barrage) also House Martin (c300), Swallow (c50) & Common Sandpiper (2).
Ogmore - Common Sandpiper 1, Chiff Chaff, Whitethroat,Wheatear.Plenty of gulls around the River mouth, including 6+ Common Gulls.
Sunny Porthcawl 3-4pm, After reports of Long-tailed Skua up the channel today, thought I would give it a go. Waste of time. Absolutely nought.
Locks Common - Wryneck again 4.30ish (per NPR & AH). Couldn't find it in a quick search. Gets along the rocks apparently.
Lock's Common, Porthcawl. 10.00-13.30
Wryneck showing now and again, mainly on seaward side but ranging widely.
Heliport-migrants seen wheatear (4 juv/fem),2 chiffchaff,1whimbrel.
Lavernock Point, [Very good early morning, lots of migrants in hedgerows and good passage of hirundines/finches]:
Rose-ringed Parakeet (1 at church), Chiffchaff (18), Swallow (1600 in 2hrs), Goldfinch (95), Whitethroat (5), Yellow Wagtail (1), Redpoll (2), Garden Wbr. (1), Spotted Fly. (2), Linnet (75), Meadow Pipit (33), Blackcap (3), Tree Pipit (3), Sand Martin (20), House Martin (125), Snipe (3 by muddy pool), Hobby (1, juv.) & Sparrowhawk (1 fem.)
Cardiff Bay: Kingfisher (1) & Common Sandpiper (1).
DRWG.
The Barrage
At least 20 Chiff Chaffs in scrub by Channel Dry Dock, along with a single Willow Warbler.
On Barrage, Wheatear 2, Pied Wagtail 22, Reed Bunting 1, Kingfisher 1
Porthcawl Seawatch 08-1200hrs SE(4) - 6 Black Terns, 15 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 1 Whimbrel, 10 Common Scoter & 2 Chough (1 bird with white plastic ring on left leg and grey metal ring on right leg, other bird unringed)
CARDIFF: Heliport to docks coastal path: Wheatear (1), Chiffchaff (3) Swallow (c50) & bay area, Whimbrel (1) & Common Tern (1).
KNNR. Wryneck seen briefly this am (west pool). ND pers comm.
Cosmeston CP: Wryneck in small hedgerow by west pool but mobile (found by Chairman Snipe & 3 dogs).
Lavernock Pt. Very quite, not much moving through, highlights: Swallow (c300), Sand Martin (2), Yellow Wagtail (1), Whitethroat (1), Blackcap (1), Willow Wbr. (1) & Nuthatch (1, 5th rec. for site).
Leps: Humming-bird Hawk at Cosmeston.
Spotted Fly along Cors Crycydd reen this morning about 50 metres from road. Otherwise just 6 Chiffies and a Common whitethroat. Met Rob Mitchell who had seen a Lesser Whitethroat further on and a couple of Godwits offshore. Sadly no Wrynecks but Hobby over Cypress drive on my way home. Maurice
An f-type redstart was hanging out in an Oakfield Street garden yesterday afternoon. VdC
Nash point:chiffchaff,wheatear and whinchat.
Portobello:med gull and common sands of note.
Redwing over Ryder Street @ 5.20AM. Pers. phenology record.
A Spot Fly was at the Heliport Bay at lunchtime
Lavernock: plenty of migrants in the morning sun,included sedge (1),& garden warbler(3),whitethroat(2),chiffchaff (atleast 20),loads of swallows,house & sand martins going over.
Lavernock Pt. [Wonderful passage of swallows this afternoon with an est. 8000 past in just over 2hrs. Some sand martins & house martins also. Other birds of note were Swift (1), Yellow Wagtail (3), Chiffchaff (3), Blackcap (7, feeding on elder berries), Garden Wbr. (1) & Crossbill (2, flying south).
Leps: Red. Ads (3), Rusty-dot Pearl (1, migrant micro-moth) & Angle Shades (1).
Rhymney est [black pipe]: Black-tailed Godwit 40 & Little Stint
Pontcanna B allotments this AM, double figures chiffs, bullfinch, comma, 2 southern hawkers. Kingf & dippers on Taff.
Jammed into the Great White at Goldcliff this morning ( Egret not Shark) From first platform saw it drop behind the bank into the third lagoon and said to John Bennet and Martin Bell who were there ' that was too (F------G) big for a little Egret' Before I could go to check it out Martin said its up again and it is a Great White. It flew across in front of us. A Grey Heron was close for size comparison. After disappearing behind the bank it came back for a few minutes and settled next to a little egret which it dwarfed before flying off west. Also 2 Culew Sands, Spot Red, Ruff, Green Sand and Greenshank and 100+ Snipe. Altogether quite lively. Maurice
Cosmeston Lakes - Wryneck early am (per WMS)in scrub around Dragon Fly Pond. Dipped miserably between 9 - 12 noon. Whinchat 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Whitethroat 1,
per MCP Common Darter,Black Darter,Migrant Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly. Hobby 1 - Lavernock Point.
Aberthaw - PM small trickle of Swallows 200+, several Sand Martins, Whinchat 1, Blackcap 1, large numbers of Red Admirals. Common Buzzard 3
The Slapster and loverboy;EARLY morning at Cwm Nash produced garden warbler,blackcap,chiffchaff,siskin and a steady stream of swallows.
not as early morning at Rhoose point;tree pipit,wheatear and c500 swallows going over,lesser whitethroat enroute
and even later in the morning at Bendricks;greenshank,and c500 swallows.
Heliport late pm,other than the LBB and BHG's there was 1 common sand and a kestrel,along with about 50 worm drowners (fishermen).
Lavernock Point 8.30 - 11.00
Swallows - average of 30 south per minute before tailing off at around 10ish. Siskin 60+, Goldfinch 40+, Grey Wagtail 3, Chaffinch 12, Chiff Chaff 20+, Goldcrest 4, Long-tailed Tit 25+, Blackcap 1, Sparrowhawk 2, Peregrine 1, Guillemot 1 down channel.
Lesser Whitethroat, Spot Fly along the foreshore between Heliport and Longship's Road (just walk along the beach to cut out the development-the area of land here is NOT docks property and you CAN bird here. The boundary for the docks starts at Longship's Road and north of there). Laid down for a few minutes to 'look up' and was rewarded by a dark Buzzard sp. east along the foreshore.
Male Goshawk dive bombing a large Jackdaw flock over Nantyffyllon at 1:30 pm.Migrants,just 2 Chiffchaff.
yesterday sunday 14th a hobby was at maesteg cemetery old washeries area
Kenfig pool this morn - Chiffchaff 16,Siskin 14,Pochard 14,Water rail 4, Blackcap 4,Whitethroat 2,Garden warbler 1 and light passage of Swallow,Chaffinch and Meadow pipit. Leps - Red admiral,Speckled wood Dark marbled carpet,Purple bar,Anthophillia fabricana and Bactra lancealana.Pike 1!
A morning in the Vale. Highlights:~
Aberthaw: Greenshank (1), Little Egret (1), Yellow Wagtail (1), Whitethroat (2).
Gileston: Wheatear (1) & Med Gull (ad. w.)
Summerhouse Pt. Chiffchaff (2), Sisin (1) & Red-legged partridge (27 in stubble field next to carpark, largest covey recorded in Eastern Glamorgan, beating the 23 recorded at Aberthaw in Dec. 1984.)
Llantwit Major: Marsh Tit (1).
The Barrage - early morning
Tree Pipit 1, Chiff Chaff 3, Wheatear 1, Turnstone 7, Pied Wagtail 50+, Linnet 6, Cormorant 62, Kingfisher 1
The Barrage - Ringed Plover 10, Turnstone 3, Chiff Chaff 10, Wheatear 1, Siskin 7
RM phoned me this am to say that he had a Hippolais warbler (ID not certain) at the bottom end of Cors Crycydd reen (ST2377 - by the 2nd wooden bridge/ditch area).
He could not get onto it to possitively ID to species, but he thought it may have been a possible Olivaceous Warbler. I have been down there for the last 3 hrs but have not seen the bird in question.
RM is a very good birder, this bird may still be present!
Cors Crycydd reen & RGW (west): Highlights include:~ Blackcap (2), Reed Wbr. (3), Whinchat (1), Chiffchaff (2), Little Egret (3), Yellow Wagtail (2), Wheatear (1), Dunlin (3), Ringed Plover (27) & Curlew Sandpiper (1, juv.). Also small passage of swallows and meadow pipits.
Summerhouse pt.11:00-12:30
chiffchaff(4),meadow pipit(13),skylark(7),red legged partridge(7).
Gileston:12:45-14:00 wheatear(7),little egret(1),stonechat(5),whitethroat(1),linnet (c150)
Cors Crycydd reen - In addition to Brother Meriwether's sightings - Grasshopper Warbler 1, Whitethroat 1, Willow Warbler 1
Isaac, Slap and Randal
Vale [Llanbethery & Gileston]: [out moth trapping last night with Portly & Meriwether jr.]:~ Tawny Owl (1), Barn Owl (1) & Little Owl (1).
Cors Crycydd this morning no sign of any unusual warblers but at least 10 Chiffchaffs, Light Passage of Swallows & House Martins and small numbers of Skylarks, Pied wags, Grey wags and siskins all moving west today. Common Sand and wheatear on rocks, Juv Scaup offshore, 2 Ravens, 2 Goldcrests and a Common Hawker. Maurice
East Aberthaw: juv. p-bellied brent, 2 juv. sanderlings, golden plover, whinchat (on top of reed bed), 1st w. med gull, amongst others: stonechat family, curlews, ringed plovers, turnstones, dunlin. Per Alex also grey plover.
Cardiff Bay Ice Rink: 3 wheatears.
jr
Slap & Issac:- Cwm Nash, blackcap(5),garden warbler(2),chiffchaff,swallows in a steady stream going S/SE,sparrow hawk.
Aberthaw:-chiffchaff,bullfinch,grey plover(1),sanderling(1),turnstone(10+).
Aberthaw 12-2pm - Lovely weather, crap birding. Much quieter than yesterday. Chiff Chaff 1, Blackcap 2, Ringed Plover 20+, Turnstone 16
Cardiff Bay (Boardwalk)4.30-6pm : Black-necked Grebe 1, Little Grebe 6, Great-crested Grebe 17, Teal 8, Grey Heron 1
Lavernock Point AM - Goshawk (per PB)
also today:
Summerhouse point-10 RL Partridges,chiffchaff,peregrine taking a pigeon,and crossbill(1).
2 chough whilst swimming in the sea at Cwm Nash. Swimming tick!
Kenfig pool - A fem/imm Marsh harrier,4 Wigeon,2 Wheatear,2 Sedge warbler,Snipe and Willow warbler.
Pontcanna equitation fields: 8+ house martins among barn swallows > SE, willow warbler, 2 chiffs. jr
RGW (Rumney Great Wharf ST2478):
Honey Buzzard (1, light phase over wharf c11.45 flying east into Gwent) also there Common Scoter (1m), Wigeon (4), Pintail (50), Whimbrel (1), Little Egret (2), Wheatear (1), Chiffchaff (2) & small passage of swallows (c250) & Meadow Pipits (c300) all flying east.
The Barrage - Little Gull 1 juv feeding off outflow. Turnstone 9
Pontcanna: movement of swallows (perhaps 100+), house martins (no double figures), siskins, chaffinches, starlings, mipits, and 1 dunnock and 2 gsw high over E. Present 3 chiffers, m. sprawk. Also double figures coal tits, seemingly moving d/s.
3 Ring Ousels at Craig y Llyn (fach) this am, also 4 kestrel, 5Ravens, Peregrine and single Tree pipit
The Barrage - Meadow Pipit 40+, Pied Wagtail 30+, Chiff Chaff 6, Turnstone 4, Siskin 1, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting 2
Report of a Yellow-browed Wbr. at Pant Norton, Ogmore yesterday afternoon: 25/09, (ND pers. comm.).
Lavernock Pt.
Good passage of migrants heading south in easterly wind or in bushes.
Rose-ringed Parakeet (1), Yellow Wagtail (6), Meadow Pipit (400), Tree Pipit (1), Siskin (2), Blackcap (1), Whinchat (1), Chiffchaff (17) & Blackcap (1), Peregrine (1), House Martin (100) & Swallow (400).
Note: The footpath is still open and in use although some cutting of scrub by houses is evident.
(Issac pers.comm.)
Portly had a fly over Bee Eater at Lavernock,low over the hedgerows going N this morning,no sign until 10:15 atleast.
Cwm Nash this morn - Light passage of Swallows and Finches including 38 Siskin and 2 Redpoll.15 Chiffchaff,12 Blackcap and a Spotted fly in the valley,A greenland Wheatear with 2 northerns in the fields west of valley and a pair each of Peregrine and Chough.There is a good crop of setaside weeds in the west fields.
Yellow browed warbler reported from Lamby tip today.Bird was opposite the boat house.
Lavernock, 27th: movement of mipits, swallows, house martins, 2 crossbills, 200+ goldfinches, 35+ siskins. Locally, m. stonechat, chiffchaffs. Dipped on BE.
Re: YBW - Rhymney River area around boatyard 7.20 - 8.50 AM. Although not exact location (otherside of river), the habitat is better here for leaf warblers: larger trees etc.
Stonechat (4), Chiffchaff (4) & Goldfinch (40) and Lapwing (c60 over tip). Highlight was a Redwing, my first of autumn.
No sign of YBW here.
Pair of Ruddy Duck Reported on Cosmeston lakes today.See GBC
Tightwad,Issac & slap:of note in the vale this morning-
Nash valley:blackcap,chiffchaff,redwing,skylark.
Cwm Nash: Blackcap,garden warbler,chiffchaff,bullfinch.
Watermill:green sand & little egret.
Portobello:kingfisher
Middleton,Rhosilli today,Yellow browed warbler,Firecrest,Pied fly and Spot fly (Gower birders).
At Sluice farm this morning there were 2 coal Tits probably of the continental race ( very grey and clean looking). Otherwise just a juv. Merlin, 1 Wheatear and a few Chiffies. Visible migration very light and apart from Curlew, waders conspicuous by their absence. - Maurice
Yellow browed warbler at Lavernock point at 1pm today (meriwether)
YBW as above (12.25 to 12.35) also there Merlin (1), GS pecker (1), Chiffchaff (2) & Blackcap (1).
Seawatch was crap - 1 cormorant.
Cosmeston, the Chiloe Wigeon are still present - not inc. in Sept. totals below.
Had 106 spp for Sept. in EG, best was 115 in Sept. 2002.
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