After a trickle of migrants in March migration soon got into full swing during April. A couple of early Swifts set the scene along with expected birds such as Cuckoo, Reed & Sedge Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Wood Warbler and a few Grasshopper Warblers. On the rarity front, the drake Lesser Scaup made it into April, whilst the Bonaparte's Gull was last seen at the end of March. Highlight of the month was out of County at Uskmouth, a cracking male Subalpine Warbler a diffuclt to see Welsh rarity particularly away from places like Skomer and Bardsey. Gwent also scored with a White Stork which drifted over Goldcliff towards the end of the month. Let's hope in May it swings back to VC41!
1st - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Slav Grebe Egwlys Nunnydd
2nd - Green Sandpiper & 4 Little Egret Rumney Great Wharf. Ad Little Gull Cardiff Bay. 3 Whimbrel Cardiff Heliport.
4th - 2cy Iceland Gull Rhymney Estuary. Lesser Scaup, 2cy Med Gull & ad Little Gull Cardiff Bay.
5th - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Water Pipit Llwyn Onn.
6th - Common Sandpiper Hendre Lake. Iceland Gull Ogmore.
7th - Sedge Warbler Kenfig Pool Cors Crycydd Reen. Grasshopper Warbler Kenfig Pool. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Gwaelod-y-Garth.Ring-billed Gull (2nd S) Lamby Lake.
8th - Osprey & Ring Ouzel Llynfi Valley. Ring-billed Gull (1st S) Cardiff Heliport. Common Whitethroat Hendre Lake.
9th - Swift Pontypridd. Iceland Gull 2cy Ogmore. Common Sandpiper Ogmore Estuary.
10th - Lesser Scaup, 3 Scaup, Med Gull & Little Gull Cardiff Bay. Short-eared Owl Lamby Reen. Swift Leckwith.
11th - Little Ringed Plover & Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary. Grasshoppere Warbler CBWR.3 Scaup Ice Rink. Iceland Gull Ogmore.
12th - Lesser Scaup & 3 Scaup. Osprey Cosmeston. 2 Grasshopper Warbler CBWR.
13th - Lesser Scaup and Grasshopper Warbler CBWR.
14th - Grasshopper Warbler Taff Embankment. Iceland Gull, 3 Med Gulla & Red Kite Ogmore. Lesser Scaup and Med Gull Cardiff Bay. Grasshopper Warbler CBWR.
15th - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Med Gull Ogmore.
16th - Lesser Scaup & 3 Scaup Cardiff Bay. Osprey Treforest. Grasshopper Warbler Lamby Lake.
17th -Lesser Scaup & Grasshopper Warbler CBWR. Med Gull Ogmore.
18th - Lesser Scaup & 2 Little Gulls Cardiff Bay. Little Ringed Plover and Med Gull Ogmore. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Llangynwyd.
19th -Grasshopper Warbler CBWR. 16 Whimbrel Sluice Farm.
20th - Ring-billed Gull Lamby Lake. Osprey Baglan.
23rd - 6 Whimbrel Rumney Great Wharf. Gargeny Ewglys Nunydd Reservoir. Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Male GargeneyKenfig.
25th - Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
26th - Male Subalpine Warbler, Uskmouth. Iceland Gull Ogmore. Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
27th - White Stork Goldcliff. Subalpine Warbler, Uskmouth.
28th - Wood Warbler Bute Park. 1st summer Ring-billed Gull and 13 Whimbrel, Rumney Great Wharf. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Pontcanna. Subalpine Warbler, Uskmouth.
29th - Willow Tit Gilfach Mountain.
