The easing of Welsh Travel Restrictions was well timed yesterday to twitch the Pembs Walrus. Phone scoped from distance as it lounged around on the Lifeboat Station Silpway in Tenby. A lot cheaper than going to Svalbard 😀.
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The adult Little Gull was still in the bay tonight along with Med Gull & 2 Sand Martins.
The Caspian Gull was coming to bread this morning. These days it seems to spend most of its time loafing around the buoys off Penarth Marina. Otherwise, both the Little Gulls were still out in the middle of the bay.
Lots of Black-headed Gulls in the Bay this evening along with 2 Little Gulls, several Med Gulls & the long staying Caspian Gull.
The Bonaparte’s Gull was still showing very well at Channel View this morning. The female Ring-necked Duck was off the Ice Rink Car Park with the Tufted Duck flock & the Caspian Gull was in the Bay again.
The Bonaparte’s Gull showed distantly from Channel View late afternoon. Seems to range from here down to road bridge.
A Male and Female Black Redstart in the same area just inside the power station near the carpark.
Recently there were 43 Brent Geese off Gileston and a female Scaup at Rhoose Pools.
A Black Redstart along the wall searching for food on the path and on the beach. This was a female type but not seen the male recently.
At least 10 Hawfinches probably more in trees along the edge of Cogan Wood just north of the Dragonfly Pond in West Paddock. Otherwise, Little Egret, Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Tufted Duck & Pochard.
25 Brent geese all pale bellied.
Black Redstart, 120 Wigeon, 10 shelduck, 2 Peregrines, 2 Chiffchaff.
The female Ring-necked Duck was back on the Wetland Reserve this afternoon whilst the Caspian Gull appeared again not long after 3pm, as usual viewed from the boardwalk.
The Black Redstart was again at power station at the point. 1 Bar t Godwit with Curlews.
No sign of any Brent Geese . 120 Wigeons.
At Rhoose pools there was a Short eared Owl recently.
A male Black Redstart being the first here this autumn/winter was just inside the compound about200m from car park. 6 Little Egrets
11 Pale bellied Brents with 75+ Wigeon.
Flemingston.
150 Lapwing ,100+Cananda Geese also 2 Greylags. Are mostly flooded attracting a lot of birds.
The 1CY Caspian Gull was off the Ice Rink Car Park briefly this evening, although most of the gulls were sat over towards the Yachts off the boardwalk due to the northerly wind. Also Scaup still present.
The LT Duck showed very well at dusk in Cardiff Bay just off the Ice Rink Car park. Otherwise, the 1CY Caspian Gull put in a brief appearance along with an adult Yellow-legged Gull.
A bit of a Cardiff Bay purple patch this afternoon with both Caspian Gulls, 1CY & 2CY appearing in the roost along with a Great Northern Diver and Long-tailed Duck, not that I got to see any of them 😕. Hopefully, the Diver and Duck will be there tomorrow, Elsewhere the female Ring-necked Duck and a Scaup were at Cosmeston.
Cardiff Bay - The 1CY Caspian Gull showed reasonably well off the Ice Rink Car Park this evening amongst the rain and general gloom. Otherwise the Scaup was still amongst the Tufted flock but no sign of any Ring-necked Ducks. Earlier at Cosmeston the Wigeon was still present along with a Chiff Chaff in Cogan Wood, where yesterday the Marsh Tit showed well in the general area of the Dragon Sculpture.
The 1CY female Ring-necked Duck was still on Cosmeston West Lake this pm along with a male Wigeon and a few Gadwall. Elsewhere, a look from the boardwalk in Cardiff Bay at the gull roost produced at least 3 Yellow-legged Gulls and a 1CY Caspian Gull sat on a buoy.
Firecrest this pm by the ruined house. Presumably the same bird Graham saw recently.
The Ring-necked Ducks were back in the Bay late afternoon with the main Tufted Duck flock in front of the Ice Rink Car Park.
Both Ring-necked Ducks were showing very well on East Lake, Cosmeston this afternoon, although the main Tufted Duck flock appears to be elsewhere, presumably down the Bay. At Lavernock, Crossbill & Swallow.
There’s been a 1CY Ring-necked Duck at Cosmeston for the last few days and there was a Yellow-browed Warbler briefly this evening half way along the West Paddock Hedge. Also quite a few Redwing and Fieldfares.
A seawatch this morning produced Arctic Skua 1, Sandwich Tern 1, Commic Tern 2, Common Scoter 1, Gannet 50, Manx Shearwater 70, Med Gull 2, Little Egret 1, Whimbrel 4 & a few Fulmars.
A scattering of migrants yesterday and today in West Paddock and Sully Brook included small numbers of Willow Warblers, several Tree Pipits, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatears, Blackcaps and a few Whitethroats.