Whimbrel

We went out for a walk with Glamorgan Bird Club on Saturday and saw a lot of birds (42 species). We were lucky enough to see 3 Whimbrel. We also had Swallows, Swifts and Sand Martins flying right over our heads which was awesome.

In the afternoon we went to Bryngarw Park and saw a Dipper and a noisy family of Nuthatch (2 parents and 3 fledglings). We also found some plants on the flood plain.

 Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

 Ivy leaved Water Crowfoot (Ranunculus hederaceus)

Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense)

Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas

With the sun shining, the butterflies were out.

 We think this one is a Green Veined White (Pieris napi) Please tell us if we have got it wrong.

 Orange Tip (Anthocaris cardamines)

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus)

A trip to the river with our fishing nets and we caught some bay trout.

Baby trout are also called 'Fry'

After a busy day we enjoyed a drink, chips and the view from a pub beer garden.

Ticked off the list were

Sand Martin
Whimbrel
Fry (Trout)
Water Crowfoot
Buttercups
Dragonfly
King Cups (Marsh Marigold)
Male Fern