Taking the list from the Bird Forum Opus on Forest Farm, a listing of how the list in question matches my observations.
(1) observed (2) photographed (3) part of blog
| Name | Binomial | (1) | (2) | (3) | Location |
| Bittern | Botaurus stellaris |  |
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—– |
| Blackbird | Turdus merula |  |
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ubiquitous |
| Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
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Melingruffydd feeder |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
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river Taff, mostly upstream of Radyr Weir |
| Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | |
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wherever there’s feeding stations |
| Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
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warden centre hide feeding station, Hide #1 |
| Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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river Taff near M4, otherwise mostly soaring over nature reserve |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | |
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seen once at Radyr Weir |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
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ubiquitous |
| Cetti’s Warbler | Cettia cetti | |
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heard in the reed beds from bird hide #2 |
| Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
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near feeding stations, Glamorganshire Canal |
| Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
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heard near bird hide #2 and Melingruffydd feeder |
| Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
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warden centre hide feeding station |
| Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
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Glamorganshire canal |
| Coot | Fulica atra | |
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—– |
| Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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river Taff, mostly upstream of Radyr Weir |
| Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | |
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river Taff near Radyr station and Radyr Weir, Melingruffydd feeder, Glamorganshire canal lock |
| Dunnock | Prunella modularis | |
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warden centre hide feeding station and shrubs near hide #2 |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
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bird hide #2 |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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woods near Glamorganshire canal and Melingruffydd feeder |
| Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
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woods near Glamorganshire canal and Melingruffydd feeder |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
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river Taff |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | |
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woods opposite bird hide #2 |
| Great Tit | Parus major | |
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near feeding stations |
| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | |
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Bird Hide #2, call heard throughout reserve |
| Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | |
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warden centre hide feeding station |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
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ubiquitous near water bodies |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
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river Taff near Radyr Weir, Glamorganshire canal near lock, bird hide #1 |
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | |
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Field between Glamorganshire canal and Melingruffydd feeder |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
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Warden Centre hide |
| Jackdaw | Coloeus monedula | |
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ubiquitous |
| Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
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wooded areas, cache areas in front of hide #2 |
| Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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hides #1 & #2, Glamorganshire canal, river Taff, Melingruffydd feeder |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
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river Taff near Radyr Weir |
| Linnet | Linaria cannabina | |
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—– |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
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Bird hide #2 |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus rufficollis | |
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river Taff upstream of Radyr Weir |
| Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | |
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trees near warden centre and Glamorganshire canal |
| Magpie | Pica pica | |
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ubiquitous |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
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Glamorganshire canal, river Taff, Melingruffydd feeder, sometimes ponds |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
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Melingruffydd feeder |
| Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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Glamorganshire canal, hides #1 and #2 |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | |
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Glamorganshire canal |
| Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
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warden centre hide feeding station and feeding station near Glamorganshire canal |
| Pied Wagtail | Motacilla alba yarrellii | |
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bird hide #2, River Taff near Radar Weir |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | |
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—– |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | |
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bird hide #2 |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | |
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bird hide #2 |
| Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
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hides #1 and #2 |
| Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
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ubiquitous |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |
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—– |
| Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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Swarm of siskins twittering in top of trees near bird hide #2 |
| Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
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hide #2 |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | |
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all wooded areas |
| Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
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Seen flying right to left in front of bird hide #2 |
| Stock Dove | Columba oenas | |
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Field between Glamorganshire Canal and Melingruffydd Feeder |
| Swift | Apus apus | |
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observed flying over the river Taff from downstream of Radyr station to Radyr Weir |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
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20 yards in from Glamorganshire Canal |
| Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Bird hide #2 |
| Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris | |
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Taff trail approaching Forest Farm and near Radyr station, woods near Glamorganshire Canal and Melingruffydd feeder |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | |
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hides #1 and #2 |
| Woodpigeon | Columba palumbus | |
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ubiquitous |
| Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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warden centre hide feeding station, Melingruffydd feeder, Glamorganshire Canal |
| Name | Binomial | (1) | (2) | (3) | Location |
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