Yellow-legged Gull, 1cy, Salt Lake car park, Porthcawl, 3rd November. Ringed as pullus, 21.5.25, Archipel du Frioul, off Marseilles, France. Details courtesy of Tour du Valat ringing project.

Yellow-legged Gull, 1cy, Salt Lake car park, Porthcawl, 3rd November. Ringed as pullus, 21.5.25, Archipel du Frioul, off Marseilles, France. Details courtesy of Tour du Valat ringing project.

Caspian Gull, 1w, Rhymney Estuary, Cardiff, found during WeBs count this morning. Attached digiscope video clip, admittedly not the best. Bird was seen well in flight and stood amongst Herring Gulls #BirdingWales

Great Northern Diver, Llanishen Res, Cardiff, 8 December.

Fine scope views of juvenile Sabine's Gull on high tide at mouth of Peterstone Wentlooge pill this morning, then flew off eastwards along the seawall. #birdingWales

5 of the 7 Glossy Ibises that flew over Llanishen & Lisvane Res earlier today. Photo courtesy of Gillian Masters. #birdingWales

Juvenile Garganey now into its third week at Llanishen Res often in the company of Teal, including one in attached photo sporting its emerald green speculum caught in this morning's brilliant sunlight.

Couldn't turn down an opportunity to watch Sabine's Gulls giving a superb performance up close at Jackstones Pier, Aberavon. #birdingwales

Difficult to drag myself away from the Phalarope bonanza at Llanishen & Lisvane Res in the past week. Red-necked and a Grey confiding, as ever, in this morning's dreary weather. #birdingwales

Just about to head home after birding Peterstone Wentlooge when news of Broad-billed Sandpiper at Goldcliff broke. Attached screenshot taken from shaky digiscope effort for the record. #birdingWales

This splendid Black-necked Grebe found by the 'Monday morning birders' - Ric, Nick, Gillian and myself - the highlight at Llanishen Reservoir today. #birdingWales

Brute of second-summer Yellow-legged Gull at Roath Park Lake, Cardiff this morning. #birdingWales

Splendid views of first-year Bonaparte's Gull at Ogmore Estuary yesterday afternoon. Good find by Tom Wright. #birdingwales

Signing off 2024 birding year with Black-throated Diver at Llanishen Reservoir earlier today. #birdingWales

Female Ring-necked Duck asleep on Lisvane Res earlier today, showing its conspicuous white eye-lids that aid distant identification amongst loafing female Tufted Ducks when bill hidden from view #birdingWales

Greater Scaup, first-winter, up-stream of road bridge Cardiff Bay today.

Short digi-scope clip of juv Black-throated Diver, Llanishen Resr today

While Black-throated Diver and Ring-necked Duck are the current main birding attractions at Llanishen & Lisvane Res, this striking leucistic Black-headed Gull in front of the visitor centre was equally eye-catching today #birdingWales

Black-throated Diver, juvenile, Llanishen Reservoir this morning. My sixth ever at the site, the last being one in 2013, so patch gold! #birdingWales

Three Black-necked Grebes distantly towards middle of Llanishen Reservoir this morning #birdingWales

Birding & tea-drinking marathon on patch at Llanishen & Lisvane Res today. Female Ring-necked Duck still present but highlight was brief visit of a Grey Phalarope. Flew in at 1pm, alighted on Llanishen Res, then promptly departed. #birdingWales

Ring-necked Duck, female, Lisvane Res, Cardiff, this morning. Presumably a returning bird from last winter and spring.