Recent sightings

Some notable migrants beginning to filter through the county in the last few days include.

Wood Sandpiper at Llanilid 30th but no sign 31st (NPR, AH)

Garganey at Cardiff Bay 28th but no sign 29th (ABv)

2 Garganey at RGW 29th (AP, CE)

Cardiff Foreshore

Evening seawatch from RGW: Great Skua chasing gulls this evening & adult Yellow-legged Gull.

Seawatching from Tutt Head 18/07/12

From Simon Murray

2 Great Skua
1 Sandwich Tern

past Mumbles Head yesterday evening

Seawatching from Tutt Head

From Simon Murray

Adult Roseate Tern d/c(west) past Tutt Head 15:55

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Pomarine Skuas past Mumbles

From Simon Murray and Peter Murray.

Seawatching from Tutt Head 15:00 to 18:00

5 Pomarine Skua (all pale phase, at least 2 with spoons. 4 together at 16:00 and a single bird at 16:10 passing d/c (west))

50+Manx, 3+Guillemot, 10+ Gannet & 7+ Mediterranean Gull

Arctic Skuas past Kenfig Rivermouth

From Gwyn Randall

2 Arctic Skuas (1pale phase and 1 dark phase) were watched passing Kenfig river mouth late morning.
Birds were seen to head off in a SE direction.