Highlights for August

I suppose the easy way to sum up august would be,wet,very wet,needless to say nothing of any major significance turned up locally,with a wryneck being the best bird.With the exception of the CBC paelagic across the Bay of Biscay the birding has been dire,the weather outlook looks promising with deep lows promised off the Atlantic for September.

2nd-2 med gulls,9 sanderling at Aberthaw
3rd-green sandpiper and juv marsh harrier at Kenfig.
5th-3 green sandpiper at Kenfig,3 common sands at Cardiff Bay,barn owl at Maesteg.
7th-Pontcanna-10 chiffchaff,5 willow warbler and 3 blackcap,5 black tailed godwit and 2 greenshank at Kenfig.Out of county at Goldcliffe 1 wood sand ,7 black tailed godwit, 7 green sands,marsh harrier and a spoonbill.
8th-med gull,little gull and whimbrel at Cardiff bay.
9th-marsh harrier at Trowbridge.
10th-manx shearwater and 'commic' tern at Lavernock
13th-arctic skua and manx shearwater at Porthcawl.
15th-crossbill(2) over Nell's point
17th-med gull at Aberthaw and 6 common sands,4 wheatear,whimbrel and gooseander at Ogmore.
18th-25 black tailed godwit at Sluice farm.Kingfisher at Ogmore to add to yesterdays birds.
19th-5 storm petrels from Cors Crycydd,black tern at Ogmore.
20th to 23rd CBC paelagic to Biscay
25th-whimbrel at Cardiff heliport.
26th-37 med gulls at the Mumbles.
29th-gadwall at Cosmeston
30th-3 choughs at Dunraven, med gull,little egret and common sands at Aberthaw.
31st-bird of the month Wryneck at Blaengarw.Aberthaw saw 20 wheatear,whinchat,whitethroat and lesser whitethroat,whilst at Llanhillid,hobby,cuckoo,yellow wag and peregrine.