I visited Cross Inn Forest again this morning, hoping to see the Great-grey Shrike seen by others recently. After searching for about 30 minutes I found it showing very well.
Also seen were a couple of Stonechats, Reed Bunting, Crossbill and lots of winter thrushes.
Later, at Llansaintfraed I saw our resident white Oystercatcher and was puzzled by a duck swimming in breaking waves very close to the shore. It looked to be in a daft and dicey location but seemed quite happy bobbing up and down. I made some field notes and I've now consulted my Collins Guide but I'm still not sure what it was. I'm trying to convince myself that it was a not a Garganey, but that's what it looked like!