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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.
At Dryslwyn this afternoon a flock of 34 little egrets down stream from the car park.
Been eagerly awaiting my first warblers of the year so pleased to hear a couple this week.
Monday 11th March: Singing Blackcap in Singleton Park
Wednesday 13th March: Singing Chiffchaff in the trees along the road behind Amazon
Distant photo taken with mobile of the Wheatear
Wheatear on the coastal path between Langland and Caswell this morning
Also have a female Hen H (ringtail) out in the marsh right now
There is a female Marsh Harrier hunting on Llanrhidian Marsh this morning
Llanrhidian marsh has an exceptionally high tide this morning, but the is still a male and female (ringtail) Hen Harriers hunting on it
NocMig Little Ringed Plover calling over Penclawdd this evening, probably one of the first birds in the area.
3 Red-breasted Merganser off Penclawdd this morning along with a selection of waterfowl and waders.
Walk around Rhossili this morning 16 species recorded, including one solitary Fulmar, Linnets and Stonechats.
9 Goosander on Ffendrod this morning. (3 M 6 F)
Two male greenfinches this morning: one on the sea side of the coast path south-east of Beaufort Avenue; the other on the landward side of the road at Bracelet Bay.
Excellent view of female Kingfisher at Knab Rock this morning.