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Kenfig National Nature Reserve

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The largest freshwater lake in south Wales; Kenfig Pool is a 70 acre freshwater lake that has two bird hides. It is one of Wales’ finest wildlife habitats for wild orchids and insects. The freshwater lake is fringed with a reed bed. Migrant wading birds include dunlin, ringed plover, little ringed plover, little stint, common sandpiper, greenshank and black-tailed godwit. In the winter expect to find good numbers of water birds including mallard, pochard, tufted duck, goldeneye, teal, widgeon, gadwall, great crested grebe, mute swan, Canada geese, cormorant and the bittern. In the spring and summer you will find plenty of warblers here including blackcap, willow warbler, whitethroat, chiffchaff, reed warbler, sedge warbler, Cetti's warbler, lesser whitethroat and grasshopper warbler. The coast is approximately one mile away via the dunes to Sker beach, giving good views to Swansea Bay and the Gower peninsula.

Ogmore Estuary (Aberogwr)

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This site came to prominence in 1990 when a Semi-palmated Sandpiper was found here. Sadly, both for the bird and for birders, the bird was eventually taken by a wintering Peregrine. This is a nice little spot for wintering waders, including Little Stint, Dunlin, Redshank and Ringed Plovers. Rock Pipits are commonly seen here, along with Meadow Pipits, and Water Rail have been seen.

Parc Slip Nature Park

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Parc Slip is a large nature reserve. The area comprises a 305 acre ex-colliery and the reserve is managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. It has a range of environments including woodlands, wetlands and meadows. The reserve has hides for wildlife watching. Birds such as lapwing, bullfinch, linnet, little grebe, skylark, mallard, tufted duck, teal, goosander, pochard, snipe, meadow pipit, teal, widgeon, gadwall, pochard, red-breasted merganser and water rail are present either all year round or as winter visitors.

An Atlas of Breeding Birds in West Glamorgan

DK Thomas 160 pages, b/w illus, maps. Gower Ornithological Society 1992
ISBN: 0952014610
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Birds of Glamorgan

Clive Hurford and Peter Lansdown 228 pages, 30 col & 17 b/w photos, line illus, maps. 1995
ISBN: 1872808344
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Glamorgan Bird Club & Gower Ornithological Society

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The Glamorgan Birds Website, a joint venture between the Glamorgan Bird Club and Gower Ornithological Society. The main function of these bodies is to produce the annual bird reports for the East and West of the county of Glamorgan. This website features a number of online services aimed at making your birding in Glamorgan much easier. There are links to a number of pages that will be useful to anyone with an interest in birds, from the casual birdwatcher to the keenest of birders...

Glamorgan Wildlife Trust

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Glamorgan Wildlife Trust was established in 1961 to maintain and increase the biodiversity in the old county of Glamorgan, and to enhance public understanding, enjoyment and respect of Glamorgan`s environment. The Trust has approximately 1,400 members and manages 46 nature reserves, which cover nearly 1400 acres - from cliffs and sand dunes in the south to woods and moor land in the north.

Kenfig National Nature Reserve

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Kenfig is one of the most important sites in Britain for nature conservation. Close to the popular holiday resort of Porthcawl, the area is one of the last remnants of a huge dune system that once stretched along the coast of South Wales from the River Ogmore to the Gower peninsula...

Celtic Bird Tours

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Celtic Bird Tours is an independent Tour Operator [ATOL 6839] offering birders excellent value holidays in interesting and beautiful locations worldwide. Our aim is to provide an enjoyable and interesting experience within a small group environment...

Mic Clark Bird Photography

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Welsh Bird & Wildlife Photographer Mic Clark's photos have been taken on the coast, rivers, lakes and the countryside around Mid, West & South Wales…