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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.
a look around the upper Loughor this am :
by Loughor Bridge , 28 chaffinch , 10 greenfinch , 23 goldfinch , 2 reed bunting , 2 bullfinch . 2 rock pipits . small nos of gulls and waders .
at castell du , 1 water pipit , dipper on the small stream , common sand , kingfisher , 2 goo sander . y’day , 118 lapwing , 62 wigeon . 24 redwing moved on thru’ . good mix of species
Mynydd y Gwair early morning before the heavy showers.Two Merlin-one male and a fem/juv.Very wet underfoot.
Whiteford filed trip yesterday: 15 of us took the traditional route out to Bergess Island enjoying fine cool weather and recording 59 species. Highlights included two species of Diver, Slavonian Grebe, Merlin and Hen Harrier. Thanks to all who joined us and especially to Rob Taylor for his expert guidance. Pheasant Red-Throated Diver Goldcrest Brent Goose Great Northen Diver Wren Shelduck Cormorant Treecreeper Wigeon Grey Heron Starling Mallard Great White Egret Blackbird Pintail Little Egret Song Thrush Teal Sparrowhawk Mistle Thrush Eider Merlin Robin Red-Breasted Merganser Hen Harrier Stonechat Woodpigeon Red Kite House Sparrow Great Crested Grebe Buzzard Dunnock Slavonian… Read more »
There is an interesting Starling roost developing at Clydach.Last week there were around 50 birds.Tonight there were 600 to 700 birds.The remarkable thing is that they all cram into a row of conifer hedging possibly 10 feet high and a clump of bamboo in someone’s back garden.A Sparrowhawk was spooking them this evening.
Oxwich Marsh: 2 firecrest, 27 chiffchaff, woodcock, kingfisher
Green Woodpecker in the garden at Langland 2.00pm
Today
Firecrest in Langland again this morning (Southward Lane)
Ringed Jackdaw at Pennard Golf Club today.. one of the 75 ringed by Richard Dann in Southgate
Cadaxton salt marsh a male goosander on the river by the roundabout viewing area
Hummingbird hawkmoth in back garden this morning feeding around our ‘still’ flowering bedding plants. Seems very late in year. Wondering if sign of overwintering. Or due to mild weather still kicking around. I do know there was a bumper year for them this summer in UK.
Two Little Egrets on the western side of Langland Bay this morning at 08.00, between the Cross Rock and the Head. It seems that the Egrets are now regular visitors to the south coast of the peninsula.
2 black redstart busy deeding around oystermouth rooftops today bottom end Dunn’s lane around boos kitchen – lovely spiralling aerial flights
12 November Thurba Head 3pm. 11 cough and slime moulds (wild scrambled egg)
Pwll Du: peregrine pursuing a larger, pale (sandy brown or lighter) falcon. Very vocal. Only seen briefly from behind and below, but clearly a falcon based on shape, considerably larger than the peregrine mobbing it and very light looking. Not seen well enough to see if it had jesses. Flying towards Bishopston.
Also: sparrowhawk, buzzard, marsh tit, good passage of wood pigeon, with hundreds over in the first couple of hours of light.
Langland: 1 firecrest, 3 goldcrest, 2 chiffchaff, 1 blackcap (m) plus mistle thrushes, song thrushes and redwing.
Port Talbot Dock: 1 Arctic tern (via Darryl Spittle). Birds in Wales suggests wintering individuals are recorded on a very occasional basis.
Superb view of a female Merlin at Dalton Point today at 15.00.
10:44 am can see a cock black redstart in my apple tree. Sa31ph pitton
Called in Tesco car park in Swansea to look at the pied wagtail roost 5 pm I counted 21 flying in from Tesco roof and there were about the same number already in the trees difficult to count they were on the move constantly, windy as well.
2 black redstarts 3/11/22 Woodside Avenue Killay
Firecrest on Southward Lane, Langland this morning
Mill Wood Lodge Black Redstart in garden for last three days.
At Llanrhidian today 10.30 – 4.30
2 Ringtail Hen Harriers in the morning only, 1 (the dark female) “Hen” Harrier in am and pm , 1 Juv Marsh Harrier with a really bright head, 1 Merlin , 2 Red Kite, 45 Little Egret, 1 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Barn Owl first came out at 12.30
Great crested grebe at Mumbles, offshore near Bistrot Pierre
At Dalton’s Point at full tide today I saw redshank, teal, lots of black-tailed godwit, one bar-tailed godwit I discovered later in a photo and can someone tell me if those are knot please in the last photo?
They certainly are Derek, very nice photo too!
Great, thanks Ian.