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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.
The falco has another meal.
Flock of 50 plus Swifts high over West Cross now. Flying ants may be the attraction.
Wheatear doing well up around Penwyllt Quarries/ The Cribarth Swansea Valley… Stunning little bird… Whinchat in the area to 22/06/22
Gnoll main pool 70÷ mallards a few tufteds moorhens,2 mute swan and the female type red crested pochard house sparrows chaffinch,robin,wood pigeons blackbird carrion crows,
Nice to see 3 swifts feeding around the cliffs at West Cliff early this morning and 3 Choughs on Pennard Golf Course. Good numbers of Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs still singing too.
Nice to see some aerial action this evening above Clydach. First off was a female Goshawk giving the roosting Jackdaws a run for their money.Despite several attacking swoops she was eventually driven away by a Carrion Crow. Next came a male Peregrine diving into a flock of racing pigeons he too was unsuccessful. Next came the female Peregrine to show him how it’s done. On the third dive she took out one of the flock-there will be an extra space in the loft tonight. Supporting cast were eight hawking Swifts,have not seen many around this year so far.
A pair of Choughs at Whiteshell Point this morning and a Whitethroat caught a Scarlet Tiger Moth. These moths are in profusion just now.
Great to see a family of Swallows fledged in Langland today. Here are three of the five juvs…
Family of Wheatear between Rhossili Coastgaurd and Fall Bay this afternoon, 3 poss 4 birds at least 2 juv. I’m not a local but a regular visitor and I have only ever seen this sp on spring passage before.
Lliw Valley. Spotted Flycatchers back in traditional place – quarry face between 2 reservoirs.
Loughor Bridge this morning.
Oystercatcher 458, Shelduck 4 plus a crèche of 11 young, although the larger chick seen on the 16th was absent.
Llanrhidian this afternoon
Lapwing 3, Shelduck 9.
Castell Du this evening
Curlew 1, Ringed Plover 2 adults, Herring Gull 17, LBBG 5, BH Gull 1 juv, Pied Wagatil 21.
17/06/22
On a rising tide at Port Eynon this evening. Guillemot 59, Gannet 14, all bar two 1st summer birds, Manx Shearwater 194, Fulmar Petrel 1, Razorbill1. Most movement was down channel. Two pods of dolphin sp very active off shore numbering about a dozen individuals.
Dalton’s Point at HT. Curlew 1, Gadwall 5.
16/06. Common dolphins foraging around the large buoy off Port Eynon head for considerable periods. Porpoise also noted (per Miguel Lurgi).
Loughor Bridge at HT this evening
Oystercatcher 226, BH Gull a single juv amongst the many, my first juv this year, Little Egret 5, Shelduck 11 plus a crèche of 8 young at least one of which, by size, is not from the same brood, Curlew 6, Mediterranean Gull one 2nd summer
Castell Du this evening at HT
Pied Wagtail 41, Little Egret 12, Shelduck 19, Canada Goose 12, Sand Martin 50, Goosander 2 Fems, Oystercatcher 1.
Broughton Bay at LT
Ringed Plover 1, Herring Gull 88, Gannet 1, Stonechat a pair with three juvs by the car park.
Red kite over skewen 4.30
Called to lan coed house llandarcy nine house martins nests feeding young could be more
Talking to the security guard he showed me a photo on his phone taken last Saturday inside the compound what bird is this it was a red legged partridge
My attachment earlier today did not attach. So be it. Now here is a female swallow at Kittle Hill Farm this afternoon/ early evening. I also saw whitethroat in the hedge.
South Gower coast yesterday and today: plenty of whitethroats and stonechats (some young being chased away by adults). Quite a few linnets. One gannet out at sea. Several chough passing from time to time — maximum seen at once six. Three shelduck on rocks.
Common dolphins (8+) actively foraging around Port Talbot harbour mouth and adjacent areas for parts of the day today. Some breaching noted. Per Darryl Spittle.
Very grateful if anyone could help me identify these 2 birds I saw on Cefn Bryn yesterday morning.
Hi Derek. Dartford warbler (youngster) and willow warbler. Please don’t be any more specific about the location of the former if asked as it is Schedule 1. However, please do let Rob Jones know the location as inland records are particularly valuable.
Many thanks Owain. Will do as you suggest.
Beautiful Juv Male Sparrowhawk. At my garden in Newton
This is not so much a sighting of a bird as a sighting on page 2 of this morning’s Telegraph.
8 swifts foraging along Rams Tor this morning
14/06/22
Loughor Bridge, LT
Mediterranean Gull adult and 1st summer, Oystercatcher 9, Little Egret 5, Shelduck 5.
Bwllchymynydd foreshore car park LT.
Shelduck 24, Little Egret 8, Red Kite 1