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.
Sunday, 30 November 2014
Black Redstart : Penarth Marina
Thursday, 27 November 2014
News
A Firecrest was in the north pool bushes near the hide at Kenfig NNR. [ND]
Saturday, 22 November 2014
Ogmore & Southerndown
A brief stop at Southerndown saw the Snow Bunting still present.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Brent Goose at Ogmore
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Red-throated Diver from Crymlyn Burrows
Otherwise on the sea 4 female Common Scoters, a drake Wigeon and 5 Guillemots (plus lots of distant Auk sp on the sea and in flight). The Great Crested Grebes are now 213+ on the Crymlyn Burrows side of Baglan Bay, with c100 off Aberavon Beach. However, conditions were a bit choppy and there are probably more out there.
Monday, 17 November 2014
Porthcawl yesterday.
© M. Cobb
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Snow Bunting at Southerndown
Friday, 14 November 2014
News (Early November round-up)
© NPR
Black Redstart 2 around Penarth Marina/Barrage most of month [multi obs]
© D. Lack
Osprey over Kenfig Pool 10th [DGC]
Marsh Harrier at Llanrhidian Marsh 9th [JNE]
Water Pipit at Ogmore Est. 9th [NPR]
GND off Mumbles, still present 9th [OG]
© D. Rouse
GND on Kenfig Pool 8th [DGC]
Brambling reported at Oxwich 8th [OG] & Rudry Common 7th [TF]
Lesser Scaup still at CBWR till 6th at least. [CJ]
Bittern at KNNR 6th [TM]
GGS north of Llwyn-on Res. 1st
Thanks to observers
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
Kingfisher at Blackpill
© J. Garside |
A Kingfisher was at Blackpill this afternoon. Also there 6 Dark-bellied Brent Geese briefly at 14:30 before flying off west and 2 Little Egrets, later flying off east.
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
News
A Velvet Scoter past Porthcawl mid afternoon on 3/11/14 [SR]