Common Sandpipers at Pont-y-Cob Road

Two Common Sandpipers at Gowerton on this morning's high tide were presumably fresh arrivals, as none have been seen in the estuary since the mid-winter freeze. Since 1st January the only winter records reported in our area have been a bird on the River Tawe in Swansea on 5th Januray (Andrew Lucas) and another at Port Talbot Docks on 9th February (Martin Hnatiuk).