Wryneck at Lavernock

A Wryneck seen briefly this morning by Lol Middleton along the coastal path unfortunately could not be relocated despite searching.

Seawatching at Lavernock

To High Tide [16.00-18.15] West backing NW 5/6>7
Lavernock LNR shelter
Bonxie 1 UC
Arctic Skua 1 dark phase UC
Manx 4 all DC
Gannet 5 all DC
Kittiwake juv UC
Turnstone 8 DC probably making for Sully Is. roost.
LNR
House Martin 10+
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Seawatching at Porthcawl

A Leach's Petrel past porthcawl this am, also a Red-throated Diver. [GP]

16/09: A juvenile Sabine's Gull past Porthcawl [GP]. Also there Bonxie & Arctic Skua [PH & MJB]

16/09: 1 (sp) Great Northern Diver and 2 Great Skuas past Port Talbot Harbour during an evening sea watch [RJ]

Lisvane Wagtail

(c) Rob Thomas [cropped but otherwise unedited]

The best of three record shots taken by Rob of a wagtail that ticks most of the boxes for Citrine. The weak wrap-around supercilium is a little off-putting, but could just be an effect of the dull light and the head being turned slightly towards the camera? All the other features appear to be spot on. This will be an interesting one for the rarities panel.

Ogmore by sea

Wryneck at Ogmore-by-Sea

 Present this morning, ranging around the gorse scrub along the coastal path.

Wryneck at Ogmore

The Wryneck found yesterday by Karen & Alan Thomas is still present this morning at Ogmore @ SS 8696 7421 [NPR per VC41 text service].

Also report of a Wryneck at Llantwit Major on 10th.

Ruddy Shelduck

A Ruddy Shelduck, of unknown origin, was at RGW [Cardiff, East Glam] today at high tide, moving down to Sluice Farm [Gwent] where it roosted. This is possibly the same bird seen at Peterstone Wentloog [Gwent] in mid August. This individual or another was seen at the wharf the previous day & at St. Brides Wentloog [Gwent] on 8th [CE pers comm].

Penclawdd

The juvenile Marsh Harrier is still present, watched hunting the marsh straight out from the car park this morning - later seen on the Carms side of the estuary at Penclacwydd (Wendell Thomas et al).
Rubbish video here, but bird readily identifiable from this and five merged phone'scope video grabs below.

I presume this is the same bird first seen by Mike Piercey on 23 Aug and subsquently by Owen Leyshon, Owain Gabb, Wendell Thomas, etc. Hopefully someone will get a better pic at some point.

Marsh Harrier is more of a spring bird in Glamorgan, but there is a good spread of records throughout the year.
2013 records centred black, the Burry records presumably relating to the same bird.

Curlew Sandpiper at Brunel Dock

This evening at Brunel Dock - Little Egret (1), Ringed Plover (1), Curlew Sandpiper (1juv), Dunlin (65), Whimbrel (2) & Redshank (96)

Neath Saltmarsh - Canada Geese (149) & Little Egret (1)

Yesterday evening at Brunel Dock - Little Egret (1), Ringed Plover (1), Dunlin (29) & Redshank (89)

Crymlyn Burrows - Mute Swan (4 past -> east) Common Scoter (4 past -> west), Great Crested Grebe (1 on sea - 1st this autumn), Ringed Plover (252), Sanderling (294), Dunlin (164) & Turnstone (9)

2nd Sept.
20 Spotted Flycatchers seen on the Cefn On Ridge [NJD]. The highest count for this species in East Glam since 1978.

Distribution of Curlew Sandpiper records in Glamorgan with 2013 records centred black