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.

Wednesday 6 May 2015

Glaucous Gull at Aberavon Beach (5/5/15)

An adult sp Glaucous Gull was on Aberavon Beach yesterday morning around 09:40 near the Neath river-mouth.  Found by J Garside who kindly waited just under an hour for me to get there and help me get it on my PWC list. The bird waited too which was good and although viewed distantly from Crymlyn Burrows it was clear that it was fairly approachable. Much of the activity on Aberavon Beach seemingly of little concern to it and it would only make short flights when dogs got too close.

Also yesterday a late report of a Roseate Tern past Port Eynon in the afternoon/evening. No further details.

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