Myself and Colin Gittins went down Kenfig River Reedbed this afternoon to see if the starling roost had started to gather pace yet, we were not dissapointed. Birds started to arrive at 1600 hrs, i decided to give it a go in counting them roughly before the small flocks joined the mass and adding it up at the end. Thousands of birds were coming in from all directions, at 24000 the birds went to roost at 1632hrs in the reedbed, but birds were still streaming in after that and going straight to roost. When i added up the final figure was 41,700. A total not seen since the 70's. The two photos in near darkness are of birds arriving after the main flock had roosted, and the photo in the light is of the birds just starting to gather.
To our great surprise an imm/female
Marsh Harrier flew in from the direction of Maudlum and went straight to roost in the reedbed not far from the Starlings at 1645hrs. Also recorded 8 calling Water Rail, 9 calling Cetti's Warbler from different areas, 1 Snipe & 42 Teal. Photos were taken by Colin Gittins.
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