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Guidelines for Reporting Rarities and Submission of Annual Records
Detailed records of nationally or locally rare species (guidance on these is
here) should be sent to the County Recorder Eddie Hunter (
goweros23@gmail.com) as soon as possible after the sighting. An appropriate description should be provided of the species, your previous experience of it (and similar species), the circumstances and weather conditions in which the sighting occurred and any other pertinent information (such as photos). He will then circulate to the local or national records committee as relevant.
Day to day observations, including of nest sites, flocks of birds and species of local interest, should be collated in the Annual Record Form and sent to Eddie as an email attachment following each calendar year. Receiving these by the end of January is ideal as an early start can then be made on compiling the annual report.
PLEASE NOTE
Please could we ask that detailed locational information that may lead to the disturbance of the nest sites of species listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act (1981) is omitted from any posts. This may otherwise lead to an offence being committed.
Schedule 1 species that regularly breed in the recording area are Dartford warbler, chough, honey buzzard, crossbill, goshawk, kingfisher, hobby, red kite, barn owl, peregrine, little ringed plover and Cetti’s warbler.
Glossy Ibis over Pennard Cliffs this morning, heading westwards. Last seen heading towards Oxwich.
This morning on my way home, stopped at the pull-in at the Promenade, Penclawdd, low tide: 1 Great White Egret (in company of approx 5 Little Egrets) and 4 Spoonbill out in the middle of the main Loughor channel.
Female Marsh Harrier hunting over Llanrhidian marsh this afternoon. Haven’t seen the Osprey since the 4th Oct, so assume it has moved on.
5 House Martins heading east over Bishopston just now.
4th Oct kingfisher and female goosander in stream behind storm beach at Pwlldu Bay.
Southward Lane, Langland. Firecrest at 08:40.
Mumbles Head 3/10 Decent passage of birds east: 48 Jay, 15 Skylark, 86 Swallow, 1 House-Martin, 3 Grey Wagtail, 16 Pied Wagtail, 101 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 331 Chaffinch, 5 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 745 Linnet, 94 Goldfinch, and 18 Siskin. Also lots of passerines in the scrub including 2 Firecrest, 14 Blackcap and 16 Chiffchaff. (LLG) Mumbles Head 4/10 3 Mute Swan flew west, 23 Jay, 4 Skylark, 62 Swallow, 1 Grey Wag, 12 Pied Wag, 57 Meadow Pipit, 1 Tree Pipit, 285 Chaffinch, 9 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch, 208 Linnet, 2 Redpoll, 65 Goldfinch and 25 Siskin. (LLG, RJ,… Read more »
At Daltons Point on the falling tide a mass of birds : 1 Garganey with 90 Teal watched preening… before fishermen flushed the creek, 3-4 Spotted Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 1 Spoonbill flew from Salthouse Point direction to join 3 more on the carms side., 200 Black Tailed Godwit, 110 Knot, 270 Redshank, 37 Dunlin, 1 Rock Pipit ,120 Linnet At Port Eynon on Sedgers Bank 8 Grey Plover ( flushed by fisherman flew west),, 98 Ringed Plover, 3 Bar tailed Godwit, 34 Med Gull, 12 Turnstone , 25 Gannet, 39 Common Scoter, 2 Dunlin and a Spotted Flycatcher appeared after… Read more »
Oxwich Marsh ringing totals included: 33 blackcap, 34 chiffchaff, 4 goldcrest, 14 long-tailed tit, 14 meadow pipit, 5 wren, reed warbler, 4 Cetti’s warbler, 8 robin.
Port Eynon beach this afternoon. Flock of approx 20 Sanderling, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, numerous (too skittish to count) Ringed Plover and 10+ Med Gulls. Probably more stuff but was getting flushed by someone approaching too close. Also a singe swallow just now and 2 over Broad Pool at lunchtime.
Prince of Wales Dock this morning.
9.30 -11.30
No sign of Grey Phalarope
Grey phalarope still present at 1pm in centre of Prince of Wales Dock.
A decent number of waders at Blackpill at 10am this morning- c.650 oystercatcher, 16 curlew, 4 barwits and 7 knot. None of the smaller waders though. Also 2 med gulls flying past and 7 dark bellied Brent geese just offshore.
Grey phalarope still present at eastern end of Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea Marina today (per Alun John)
We still have an Osprey on Llanrhidin Marsh, seems reluctant to go to Africa. Spents most of the day on a post not far from the sunken vehicle and seems to like to fish on the Leason Pil when the tides in.
Langland golf course today a flock of 17 Meadows Pipits counted feeding on the fairway.
Grey Phalarope still on Prince of Wales Dock this morning at 10.40.
Langland. 3 (three) firecrests in the garden at 09:20 suggesting an influx
Weobley on the rising tide w/Mark Hipkin this morning:
1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Grey Plover, 26 Golden Plover, 41 Lapwing, 1 Whimbrel, 185 Curlew, 3 Snipe and very low numbers of small waders. Lots of waterfowl including 14 Brent, 151 Shelduck, 166 Wigeon, 282 Pintail and 10 Teal. Also lots of passerines on the saltmarsh with at least 700 Linnet, 45 Meadow Pipits and a single Whinchat at the start of the track.
Marsh Harrier hunting alongside Dalton’s Point in Penclawdd and across the estuary in the distance there was approx. 20-30 brent geese.
Grey Phalarope, Prince of Wales dock Swansea this morning
Grey phalarope seen at the Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea Marina this morning (per John Hole)
A report from Alex Ford of a phalarope species (believed to be grey phalarope) at the Prince of Wales Dock, Swansea Marina.
A Garganey and 6 Cattle Egrets were the highlights at Loughor foreshore this evening.
Video of the Cattle Egrets here (file too large to post here) https://photos.app.goo.gl/7xAYavEcV8bQUDjb6