UNITARY AUTHORITY BIRD LISTS
(EASTERN GLAMORGAN RECORDING AREA = 306)
UA Species List
BRIDGEND 282
CARDIFF 263
MERTHYR 140 [Possibly incomplete total]
RCT 189
VALE OF GLAMORGAN 264
Note: Caerphilly is not given because the UA overlaps two counties: Glamorgan (west) & Gwent (east). Data is not
available for the eastern section (Gwent), so no formal list can be given. However the western (Glamorgan) list stands at
169.
EASTERN GLAMORGAN BIRD LISTS FOR PRINCIPAL SITES
(Key sites in Eastern Glamorgan [90+ spp.] inc. sites in western area of Caerphilly UA).
SITE Species List
Aberthaw area (I) 211 (2)
Caerphilly area (II) 108
Cadoxton Pools 110
Cardiff Bay (Taff/Ely Est.) area 171 (10)
Cardiff Heliport & WTW area 157
Coed-y-Bedw, The Garth & Pentyrch 98
Cosmeston CP 189 (6)
Flat Holm 133
Hendre Lake 93
Hensol area (III) 137
Kenfig NNR Recording area (IV) 276 (1)
Lavernock area (V) 204 (4) (206 - 2 spp. Pending)
Llanilid 152
Llanishen/Lisvane Reservoirs 210 (3)
Llynfi Valley 148
Merthyr Mawr NNR 102
Nash Point area (VI) 165
Ogmore Recording area (VII) 200 (5)
Parc Tredelerch/Lamby Lake 124
Parc Slip NR, Tondu 91
Porthcawl area (VIII) 178 (8)
Rhondda Valley 115
Rhymney Est. & Lamby 174 (9)
Roath Park Lake area (IX) 125
Rumney Great Wharf & Wentloog Levels 188 (7)
Lesser Sites of Interest
(Dunraven) 70
(The Knap) 55
(Rhoose area) 77
(Sully Island) 78
(Llanwonno area) 58
Blue Listed : Sites with 200+ species recorded .
Key:
(I) = includes: Aberthaw lagoon, Gileston & Summerhouse Point + seawatching
(II) = inc. Caerphilly Common, Castle Moat, Wern Ddu, The Warren & Rudry Common
(III) = inc. Hensol Forest, Hensol Lake, Peterston Moors & Bosch Factory
(IV) = inc. KNNR, Sker, Kenfig rivermouth and Kenfig Sands + seawatching
(V) = inc. Lavernock Point, Lavernock LNR, St. Mary’s Well Bay & Sully + seawatching
(VI) = inc. Nash Point, Cwm Nash, Monknash, Marcross & St. Donat’s + seawatching
(VII) = inc. Ogmore Est. Watermill, Pant Norton & Portobello Is. + seawatching
(VIII) = inc. Porthcawl, Newton Point, Newton Burrows and Rest Bay + seawatching
(IX) = inc. Roath Park Lake, Botanical, Pleasure, Recreational, Wild Gardens & Waterloo Gardens
Only species that are currently on the official Eastern Glamorgan List are included.
These lists are all formulated from records on the database. They are accurate insofar as the records entered. However
every effort has been made to document all species, either for their respect Unitary Authority or for the Site mentioned.
All lists are calculated up to December 2008.
Acknowledgements
P. Bristow, D. Carrington, N. Donaghy, N.P. Roberts & P. Parsons
Compiled by David Gilmore
ã CBC December 2008