Black Redstart at Neath Canal

I've been hoping to capture one of the Black Redstarts in NPT on camera for a while now. Today in the same fields as before the female/immature posed long enough for me to capture this delightful bird. The fields hold a few horses and are best viewed from the bridge over the Neath Canal, near to the Square Pond.

1 Water Pipit, 1 Adw Med Gull and 2 Little Egret was the best of the rest around the river

Great Day at Baglan Bay

At present there are very large numbers of Great Crested Grebe off Aberavon Sands. Among them is a single Fem/imm type Velvet Scoter. It seems to loosely associate with the Grebes and today spent most of its time with a single raft of approx 120 Grebes. I counted 168 Great Crested Grebes in the Bay and also at least 6 Red-throated Diver and possibly 9+. The Divers were quite mobile though, often flying to different locations within the Bay. These species have been present for some time. First recorded 1/1/10 per SLM and again on 8/1/10 per ND. Also today a Great Northern Diver flew past but was lost to sight heading into Swansea Bay.
The Birds seem to favour the west end of the beach which is easily accessible from the car park off Scarlet Avenue. The nearby dunes offering a welcome vantage point from which to scan the sea. High tide is clearly the best time to look from the dunes since the birds are closer in.
Just a short walk from here the Black Redstart, mentioned in an earlier post, was still present just inside the BP perimeter fence SS727914

Black Redstart at Baglan Bay

A fem/imm Black Redstart was today(15/1/10) feeding inside the BP perimeter fence near the Ragworm Farm at SS728913. BP have now moved on leaving a very nice habitat resembling steppe or montane terrain. It has the advantage of being fenced off from the public so disturbance is greatly reduced. Also present 20+ Lapwing and interestingly a stream of Pied Wagtails in 1's, 2's and small groups flying towards the Biomass Power Station at dusk presumably to roost in a warm place.

Black Redstart at Rhossili

The Black Redstart that has been hanging around the NT shop at Rhossili since at least the 20th November was still present today and was pleasantly confiding in the breezy conditions. One km to the east, in the Nitten field, a female Hen Harrier was seen to make a kill.

Black Redstart at Rhossili

Chris Brewer reported that the Black Redstart seen on and around the National Trust shop buildings at Rhossili yesterday (per Sian Musgrave) was still present again today.