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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.

Saturday, 11 October 2014

Pomarine Skua over Bracelet Bay


A couple of record shots of the pale morph adult Pomarine Skua that was found by Darren Coombs on the GOS Vis-Mig field trip to Mumbles. Seen from Mumbles Hill this bird might easily been missed by a sea watcher positioned on Tutt Head due to it flying too close! Luckily for us it made one of 50 species seen today, which also included Dartford Warbler and Great Northern Diver. A decent hirundine movement occurred with c650 Swallows noted plus 34 House Martins including a party of at least 25 birds that lingered around Mumbles Hill till midday.
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