Very little on the beach; just a single Ringed Plover and four Wheatears. A Chough appeared over the cliffs at Allt Wen. On the way back I was pleased to see that a Swift had joined the hirundines and there were three Common Sandpipers on the riverbank near the Goosanders. Even better, a quick look at the harbour before moving round to Pendinas revealed an Otter swimming past the lifeboat station towards the harbour mouth.
And so to Pendinas. From the sheds I walked along the footpath round the lower slopes before coming back and having a look along the cycle track.
This place really is well worth a visit, especially in spring when there are small birds everywhere. Apart from the resident birds, which included Long-tailed Tit and a pair of Bullfinches, I had six species of warbler; Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler, and seen well at close range (apart from the gropper of course).
The rain was still falling steadily as I set off home, but somehow it doesn't seem to matter if the birds are showing.