29 December 2009

Hen Harriers in west Gower


Map showing 2009 winter records (in red).In addition to sightings at the regular winter roost in the extensive stands of Saltmarsh Rush at Llanrhidian, there have recently been a good number of records elsewhere on the western half of the Gower peninsula. Observations of hunting birds have been made at Rhossili Down, The Viel field system, Scurlage and locations on Cefn Bryn. It is likely that there are at least four birds involved with two adut males and two ringtails. Roosting may not be restricted to Llanrhidian Marsh as historically the north-east facing dip slope of Cefn Bryn SS4990 has also been used.

1 comment:

Dilip Sinha said...

15 July 2021. I thought I saw one today around the worms head area just down from the national trust car park - it was quite a distance away my friends thought it a buzzard but to me its build looked different and proportionately longer wings. Never flying or soaring high