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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.

Sunday 30 March 2014

2 Bonaparte's Gulls in Cardiff Bay

The wintering adult Bonaparte's Gull was joined this morning by another adult, both birds seen together on occasions 10:30-12:00 at least. The new arrival is more advanced towards summer plumage with the  hood beginning to develop at the rear and no obvious grey wash on the rear neck/breast sides.

Also an Osprey picked up by Peter Howlett over Penarth Head at 10:00 which we watched heading north, presumably to follow the Taff up.

Little Gull also still present.
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2 comments:

Barry Stewart said...

Wow - fantastic record, well done.

30 March 2014 at 15:08
Graham said...

Cheers Barry. Both Bonaparte's present this evening 18:15 till dusk.

30 March 2014 at 20:59

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