Missed butterflies & back to Kenfig: American Wigeon finally seen

On Friday 21st March, whilst I was travelling over to wales, Jenny saw one of the visiting cats Tabby MCFee unfortunately catch a Peacock buttefly, she managed to rescue it and it flew off, amazingly apparently unharmed & then later she saw a lime yellow Brimstone quickly fly through the garden on the same day. Saturday 22nd March, having been over to Wales, I called into Kenfig NNR in the hope of finally seeing the long staying American Wigeon that i had missed last time as I only had bins and no scope. Unfortunately it was the same scenario this time, so I drove into the car park and headed for Kenfig Pool where it seems history might repeat itself as again scanning from the south- east part of the lake I couldn't see it. However, this time I discovered a path, a public footpath running east along the lake, I kept scanning until I finally saw a group of ducks in the north- west corner and one of them was the excellent 1st winter American Wigeon. He was with a Coot and the cream white forehead and the mucky greenish flash flaring out behind the eye was distinctive and the salmon pink flanks, the pale bluish bill had a dark black tip. On the underparts it appeared to white near the extreme rear flank and blackish tail. Oncve you got your eye in the bird it was very distinctive but it kept hiding behind the Coot, after I had made a phone call it reappeared from behind the Coot and swam alittle closer, great to see this bird again, the last one I had seen was at Spurn. As I walked back to the car, I heard 3 Chiff- chaffs calling, one Chiff- Chaff seen moving near the top of a bush and the second Chiff- Chaff flew frm one tree over the path I was heading back onto another tree. An enjoyable visit.