Spring Has Sprung.

A Visit to Boat Lane and Goldcliff Pools this morning produced a couple of spring migrants.
Three Wheatears behind platform 3 in the fields and chiffchaffs in nearly every bush. The farmer and a friend and 2 runaway dogs were behind the seawall by the hay bales.The dogs were running wild and flushed everything in sight.Happy Days.At Boat lane 1 Golden Plover flew in for a few seconds before departing to the east.


In the evening checked out the Gull roost at Llandegfedd Res,nothing much of interest in the roost.Found a better spot for viewing the roost where you can hide from the wind.Its just a little hut by the yacht club but you can view the res and the Gulls are a lot closer.Not as good as the pre roost from the fisherman's car park.Since the water levels risen the pre roost has disappeared.The only highlight was a Little Egret.

Med

Checked out the flooded field in Caerleon this morning as i haven't checked it for ages.Amongst the more commoner species of gulls was a Mediterranean in near enough in full summer plumage.

Speech House Shrike.

Payed a quick visit to Speech House in the Forest Of Dean late Friday afternoon in search of the Great Grey Shrike.Done one lap of the clear fell in heavy showers and only just found it on the way back to the car.Views wasn't the best as i was looking straight into the sun then rain.Didn't have time to look for any Hawfinch either.

Don't Bother Clicking on them for large,there not worth it.

Good News for One and All

Check out this bit of good news-www.birdlife.org/news/pr/2008/03/becks_petrel_rediscovery.htlm
Just Copy and Paste

Pintail Pleasure

Disappointing weekend.The only highlight was a pintail at Llandegfedd Res.And 6 Million fishermen.

3 Target Species

Friday Saturday and Sunday evening was spent at LLandegfedd Reservoir looking for the Caspian Gull.It was seen on Friday and Saturday and thank my lucky stars it was seen by a few other Caspian hunters.Also popped into Lamby Lake Cardiff during the week for the Ring Billed Gull.Sunday morning was a stroll along the river Afon Lwyd.Target-Dipper.Result-Mission Accomplished.

A few More

A few more pics from the weekend.Taken at Cardiff Bay/Port Talbot/Mumbles Pier.

A Welsh 1st Possibly

Friday evenings entertainment was finding possibly wales first Caspian Gull at Llandegfedd Reservior.No Phone on me at the time resulted in me emailing a few pics when i got in.After a while a few other birders said it looked good.Just got to get past the WRP next.If anybody got any comments on this bird please feel free to leave a comment below.Gwents not that bad really.

Might just indulge in a curry feast tonight to celebrate.

Like A Spring Weekend

This weekends been a little like spring.Skylarks singing butterflies on the wing,bumble bees terrorising the house and on a sunny day its still light after work.Highlights this weekend were 1 Spotted Redshank,1 Greenshank and 2 Green Sandpipers at Golcliff Lagoons.Also 4+ Rock pipits at Boat Lane.

No sign of any hides bieng built but the few million pouds worth of

visitors centre is about to be opened soon.