Grey Phalarope at Crymlyn Burrows

Grey Phalarope at Crymlyn Burrows today feeding in the river near the rivermouth and in shallow water of the receding tide on the beach. The beach itself was crawling with Herring Gulls, numbering 550+. The recent winds having driven these birds into the bay. Also today 1 female Merlin hunting in the Dunes.

Grey Phalarope at Oxwich Marsh

This very vocal and quite mobile bird was feeding on the pools of new fen area. In the bay there was a minimum of 4 Great Northern Divers, one of which was manipulating a crab in its bill for some time.