The month started with the Kenfig Ring-necked Duck joining the female Lesser Scaup at Eglwys Nunydd. Now what do Ring-necked Duck x Lesser Scaups look like ? Elsewhere, in Cardiff, the Lesser Scaup, Bonaparte's Gull and Great White Egret were all still present during the early part of the month.
Anyone who dared to look up had a good chance of spotting an Osprey whilst for year listers, April is always a great month as the steady trickle of new arrivals starts to push the total onwards and upwards! Keep plugging away Martyn, if the rares keep coming the record is there for the taking, although stop doing Whitford as I cannot face that bloody walk!
1st - 2 Ring Ouzel Caerau. 24 Purple Sandpiper Ogmore-by Sea. Ring-necked Duck & Lesser Scaup Eglwys Nunydd. Water Pipit Ploran Mawr.
2nd - Ring-necked Duck Eglwys Nunydd. Water Pipit Rumney Great Wharf.
3rd - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
4th - Great White Egret Hendre Lake. Bonaparte's Gull & Yellow-legged Gull Cardiff Bay.
5th - Great White Egret Hendre Lake & also seen at Peterstone Gout. Marsh Tit Forest Ganol. Ring Ouzel Cardiff Heliport. Ring-necked Duck & Lesser Scaup Eglwys Nunydd. Lesser Scaup & Bonaparte's Gull Cardiff Bay.
6th - Great White Egret Cosmeston & Hendre Lake. Bonaparte's Gull seen in Cardiff Bay & then Heliport Bay. Med Gull Cardiff Bay.
7th - Ring-necked Duck Eglwys Nunydd. 15 Water Pipits Peterstone Wentlooge.
8th - Great White Egret Saltmarsh Lane.
9th -Osprey Caerau. Bonaparte's Gull & Red Kite Cardiff Bay.
10th - 6 Water Pipits Neath Salt Marsh. Med Gul Cardiff Bay. 2 Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary. Lesser Spoted Woodpecker Rhiwderin. Osprey Bassaleg.
2nd - Ring-necked Duck Eglwys Nunydd. Water Pipit Rumney Great Wharf.
3rd - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
4th - Great White Egret Hendre Lake. Bonaparte's Gull & Yellow-legged Gull Cardiff Bay.
5th - Great White Egret Hendre Lake & also seen at Peterstone Gout. Marsh Tit Forest Ganol. Ring Ouzel Cardiff Heliport. Ring-necked Duck & Lesser Scaup Eglwys Nunydd. Lesser Scaup & Bonaparte's Gull Cardiff Bay.
6th - Great White Egret Cosmeston & Hendre Lake. Bonaparte's Gull seen in Cardiff Bay & then Heliport Bay. Med Gull Cardiff Bay.
7th - Ring-necked Duck Eglwys Nunydd. 15 Water Pipits Peterstone Wentlooge.
8th - Great White Egret Saltmarsh Lane.
9th -Osprey Caerau. Bonaparte's Gull & Red Kite Cardiff Bay.
10th - 6 Water Pipits Neath Salt Marsh. Med Gul Cardiff Bay. 2 Water Pipit Ogmore Estuary. Lesser Spoted Woodpecker Rhiwderin. Osprey Bassaleg.
11th - Osprey Whitchurch. 5 Slavonian Grebe Salthouse Point.
12th - Bonaparte's Gull Cardiff Bay. 2 Water Pipit Rumney Great Wharf. Osprey Nantyffyllon & Llangeinor Moor. Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
13th - Ospreys Cardiff & Beddau. 2 Little Ringed Plovers Ogmore Estuary. Med Gull Cardiff Bay.
12th - Bonaparte's Gull Cardiff Bay. 2 Water Pipit Rumney Great Wharf. Osprey Nantyffyllon & Llangeinor Moor. Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay.
13th - Ospreys Cardiff & Beddau. 2 Little Ringed Plovers Ogmore Estuary. Med Gull Cardiff Bay.
14th- Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Taffs Well. 2 Garganey Goldcliff.
15th - Med Gull Porthcawl. Yellow-legged Gull Rumney Great Wharf.
16th - Great White Egret Lamby Way.
17th - Garganey Kenfig Pool. 8 Red-throated Diver Baglan Bay.
18th - Lesser Scaup Cardiff Bay. Great White Egret St Mellons.
19th - Ruff Ogmore Estuary.
20th - Osprey Abercynon.
25th - Hobby Lamby Tip. Great Skua, Red-throated Diver, & 14 Sandwhich Tern Port Eynon. 23 Common Tern Penclawdd.
26th - Arctic Skua Sker Point. 61 Brent Geese Blackpill. Med Gull Cardiff Bay. Spotted Redshank Rumney Great Wharf.
29th - Quail Peterstone Wentlooge.
