GRC Blog


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.

Saturday 15 February 2014

Ross's Gull still present at Afan River

© D. Coombs
The Ross's Gull was reported throughout the day, today. Showing well at the Afan river mouth and on the small beach there, this morning. Later, moving slightly upriver and showing very well on the exposed mud viewed from the small dune system (Little Warren).

Elsewhere in the county Lesser Scaup is still at Cosmeston CP, Long-tailed Duck still at the Knapp (Barry), 2 Black-throated Divers at Barry Docks and Little Gulls at Ogmore(2), Aberavon (4+) & south of Loughor Bridge

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