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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.
Swallows back in Pant glas today
Red Kite hunting over Bishopston this morning.
A quick walk around Brunel Dock outer basin at midday and coming in to high tide.
1 Little Egret (feeding). 2 Oystercatchers . 1 Curlew. 5 Redshank . 1 BHG (still winter plumage ?). 5 LBBG ( 2 juveniles ) 1 Cormorant at entrance diving for food. Carrion Crow and Jackdaw. Blue tit. Goldfinch. 1. Linnet ( Red in breast but not on head, possibly female ? Brown back ) Male Blackbird.
Whimbrel off Dalton’s Point this afternoon
Clyne Valley – 31st March
2 adult Dippers together on the stream – the first I have seen here for at least 6 years.
Also my first singing Blackcap, 2 Marsh Tits calling to each other and a Sparrowhawk. No sign of Jay, Chaffinch or Song Thrush – recently so regular in these woods.
Hi David, I was in Clyne Valley today and spotted the three that you missed – jay, chaffinch and song thrush. Also, coal tit, buzzard and goldcrest, and my Merlin app picked up nuthatch, along with the usual noisy songbirds. I didn’t hear any woodpeckers today, which I’ve heard plenty of recently.
Your comment about the dippers is interesting (and the reason I’ve replied) because I followed a couple along the stream last summer, the first I’ve ever seen in Clyne!
A lot of Siskin activity in the garden today(Clydach). I noticed regular numbers overhead yesterday and thought I better fill up the feeders.
My wintering blackcap has finally left – last seen 28th March.
Well I seem to be down to one for the last week, but he was here this morning on the fat block feeder
Kittiwakes at Mumbles pier up to 40. Numbers have not increased since earlier in the week.
Burry Holme 26th March. 3 male and 3 female wheatears, 26 common scoter feeding close offshore, 6 turnstone.
Unfortunately I couldn’t make the Penllergare walk this weekend however I did manage to get out today to WWT. A great variety of species on show including Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Dunnock, Wren, ChiffChaff, a Cinnamon Teal on the first pond to your left as you leave the visitor centre, but for me the species of the day were, a pair of Spoonbill observed from the British Steel hide, alongside a large number of Redshank and from the Herons Wing hide not one but TWO Kingfisher! Didn’t have my camera with me so… Read more »
Ah… here they are below 🙂
Dear All It is common knowledge that hen harrier and other raptors roost during winter on the marsh at Llanrhidian. We have also had the pallid harrier there this winter, which has resulted in more people visiting. Unfortunately over this winter there has been persistent disturbance of the roosting area by people wandering off the road into the marsh. Both bird watchers and photographers have been responsible; I doubt any GOS members have been involved, but you may have observed it. There is no reason to leave the road. There are various places from which you can scan across the… Read more »
This morning at Mewslade a group of at least 30 Yellowhammer moving through and feeding as well as 8 Chiffchaff. Also 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine Falcon and 1 Kestrel.