The month was all about the magnificent white phase Gyr Falcon (juv female) found by Andrew Lucas at Scurlage on the Gower. It was twitchable for just 2 days in total. Either you saw it or you didn't. There's no point wittering on about other birds.
1st - Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.
2nd - Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.2 Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary.
3rd - Jack Snipe Parc Slip NR.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.2 Black Redstart Barry.
4th - Firecrest Newton Burrows.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.
5th - Lesser Scaup & Med Gull Cosmeston.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works. Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary.Black Redstart Rhossilli. Hen Harrier Nitten Field.2 Great Northern Diver Oxwich Bay. 35 Crossbill Cwmavon.Snow Bunting & 6 Water Pipits Peterstone.
6th - 3 Common Scoter Llanishen Reservoir.Water Pipit Penclawdd.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works. 19 Purple Sandpiper Ogmore-by-Sea.4 Med Gulls Porthcawl.Black-throated Diver Gileston.
7th - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Great Grey Shrike Llanwonno. Snow Bunting & Great Skua Peterstone.
8th - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.
9th - 8 Med Gulls Porthcawl.Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.
10th - Yellow-browed Warbler Llangynwyd Sewage Works.Twite Werfa. Marsh Tit Upper Boat.
12th - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Llangynwyd Sewage Works. Hen Harrier Llanwonno.
13th - 3 Black Redstart Gileston.Black Redstart Mewslade.
14th - Whooper Swan Watermill Flood.Great Grey Shrike Perthcelyn. Bewick's Swan Peterstone.
16th - Black Redstart Cathays.
17th - Lesser Scaup Cosmeston. Black Redstart Penarth.Water Pipit Llwyn-onn. Gyr Scurlage.Snow Bunting Southerndown.
18th - Med Gull Lamby Lake. Gyr Scurlage. 2 Chough Nash Point.
19th - Black Redstart Grangetown.Gyr Scurlage.Bittern Cosmeston.
20th - Richard's Pipit Southerndown. Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
21st - Med Gull Kenfig Pool. Red-throated Diver Sker. Richard's Pipit, Snow Bunting & Black Redstart Southerndown. 17 Purple Sandpiper Ogmore-by-Sea. 2 Hen Harrier & 4 Med Gulls Scurlage.White-fronted Goose Peterstone.
22nd - Black Redstart Grangetown.
23rd - Richard's Pipit, Snow Bunting & 3 Black Redstart Southerndown.22 Crossbill Blaencanaid. 24th - Richard's Pipit, Snow Bunting & 2 Black Redstart Southerndown.
25th - Black Redstart Southerndown. Water Pipit Llwyn-onn.
26th - Med Gull Lisvane Reservoir. Black Redstart Cardiff Bay Barrage.2 Black Redstart & Snow Bunting Southerndown. Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary. Bittern Kenfig Pool.
27th - 2 Med Gulls Porthcawl. Hen Harrier Cefn Bryn.2 Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary.Richard's Pipit & 2 Black Redstart Southerndown. Black Redstart Rhossilli.
28th - Eider Sker Point.Hen Harrier Cefn Bryn. Snow Bunting Southerndown. Iceland Gull Llandegfedd Reservoir. 6 Crossbill Waun Wen.
29th - Bittern Kenfig Pool. Hen Harrier Rhossilli.Black Redstart Southerndown.
30th - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Coity.
31st - 2 Marsh Tit Michaelstone-le-Pit. Black Redstart Southerndown. Med Gull Newton Beach.
