It's been a busy week out on the pools at Marian Mawr and the saltmarsh and river.

Russell Jones (Warden) was very luck to see a spotted crake on Sunday, exciting record for the county as well as Wales. 

All week visitors have enjoyed views of greenshank (10 plus) green sandpiper as passage waders take advantage of the muddy poos.

Up to 3 great white egrets, gargany, water rail being the other highlights with numbers of teal, shoveler and others too.

Raptors have been putting on a good show with daily sightings of ospreys, sometimes up to 3 at a time flying over the river and hanging out on the saltmarsh from by the Ynys Feurig hide and Saltings and blue route. Male Marsh harrier has been seen a couple of times during the week as well as a young peregrine and not forgetting red kites too.

Barnacle geese numbers growing from the middle of the month.