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Welcome to the GRC Recorders pages. This blog provides details on all the relevant news of Glamorgan’s scarcer birds, plus all BBRC & WRP decisions that affect us locally. It will also be used to document the status and occurrence of these scarcer species and we welcome contributions from anyone with photographs, artwork or documentation of rarities past, present and future. The GRC also welcomes all seawatching news from around Glamorgan and news of passage migrants in spring & autumn, uncommon birds in our area and unusual behaviour.


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The Glamorgan Rarities Committee, in conjunction with the Glamorgan Bird Club & Gower Wildlife , have agreed to co-operate with the Welsh Ornithological Society in the sharing of bird records & photographs in the interest of keeping accurate records and to promote birdwatching in North, Mid & South Wales.

Thursday 16 August 2012

Roseate Tern from Wernffrwd

1 Roseate Tern was among a massive flock of c800 Common Terns feeding in the inlet near the big mound at Wernffrwd, yesterday evening. Also 1 Black Tern, 23+ Little Tern(including many juvs), 20+ Arctic Tern and 40 Sandwich Tern. (BS)

This morning from first light. 1 Black Tern, c20 Little Tern, c30 Sandwich Tern and a handful of Common Terns in very blustery conditions. Hopefully more later....
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2 comments:

DRWG said...

Well done both. Excellent records, esp. Little Tern numbers. Hopefully a Rosy Tern (please) this end of the county!

16 August 2012 at 15:19
Barry Stewart said...

The terns never performed very well this evening, but I'm sure they're still around so well worth checking the Burry or even Blackpill on the weekend tides.

16 August 2012 at 23:12

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