Sightings

Main sighting: Arctic tern

6 singing chiffchaffs, 1 blackcap, 1 cettis, 1 lesser whitethroat behind lapwing platform singing, 1 reed warbler and 1 common whitethroat. Hide 1 – 2 lt egrets, 49 shelduck, 3 pairs lapwing, 11 ringed plovers, 37 dunlin and a bar-tailed godwit which dropped in briefly. 2 swallows en-route to redshank platform and 72 sand martins in total, in small groups throughout mid-morning to early afternoon, 1 balck-tailed godwit, skylark, male kestrel, linnets, 9 redshank, 3 gadwall, 5 shoveler, 15 teal, 2 herons and drumming gt spotted woodpecker. Snipe platform – 2 pairs tufteds and 11 black headed gulls overhead. Hide 3 – 8 more gadwall and 16 more shelduck, cormorant, reed bunting and green woodpecker. An hour sea watching sat down the other side of the sea wall produced only 1 arctic tern (good numbers reported earlier today from the Severn side).

Main sighting: Little Ringed Plover

3-LRP’s from the first hide,2-Knot on first island and a singing Lesser Whitethroat in the bushes at the first hide.

Main sighting: Spoonbill

One immature spoonbill on the mud this afternoon plus 3 whimbrel. 2 lesser whitethroat singing

Main sighting: Bullfinch

Pair of Bullfinch, linnet.

Main sighting: Red Kite

Red Kite overhead around 13.00.

Main sighting: Red Breasted Merganser

Red Breasted Merganser (f) (close to shore near high tide line).
Wheatear; 2 Swallows; Snipe (flew out from Reen); 2 Curlew (flying West); 95 Shelduck; Chiffchaff, Willow Warblers, Skylarks singing.

Main sighting: Crossbill

Female crossbill showed for roughly a minute atop a large conifer in neighbouring garden .others were heard not seen . A first for myself ..

Main sighting: Bar Tailed Godwit

From 7:30am: Bar Tailed Godwit clearly seen from Greenshank Hide on first lagoon. Bar Tailed clearly seen as bird was moving around frequently. 35 Dunlin, Lapwing, Gadwall, Ringed Plovers, 2 Swallows, Reed Warbler singing, Reed Bunting calling, Teal, Mallard, 13 Mute Swan, numerous Shelduck, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Spotted Redshank, Redshank, Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Shoveler, Linnets, Cettis Warbler, Skylark.
Great White Egret seen from Red House Barn Hide.

Main sighting: Red grouse

Main track between twin masts on Mynydd Maen and Twm Barlwm. Approx halfway between twin masts and the forestry before Twm Barlwm. On grass to side of track, at approx 14.00.

Main sighting: Ring-necked Parakeet

On back garden bird feeder early am

Main sighting: Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank,in virtually full breeding plumage now,was seen briefly from the second hide.Also 1f-Marsh Harrier and 1-Little Ringed Plover.Very quiet otherwise.11h30-14h45

Main sighting: Tree Pipit

Tree Pipit displaying and calling, my first of the year.