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Sightings

Christopher Reading

Rogerstone, Newport

Sun 17th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Grey Wagtail

A single Grey Wagtail on the edge of the canal at Rogerstone, just above Pont-y-Mason Lane.

Allan Dowson

Peterstone Gout

Thu 14th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Spoonbill

1-Spoonbill,also good numbers of Pintail and Oystercatchers.At least 284-Shelducks.13h45-14h45.

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Goldcliff Lagoons

Thu 14th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Merlin

Merlin hunting over Becs Jay 44 (flock of 42) Wheatear 1 Greenshank 1 Lapwing 124, good numbers of Teal and Shoveler, Gadwall 27. The bales are being collected.

Allan Dowson

peterstone gout

Mon 11th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Spoonbill

1-Spoonbill juv. still at Peterstone Gout this afternoon,15h45

David Hathaway

Hay Bluff

Mon 11th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Jack Snipt

Jack Snipe flew out of heather,beautiful yellow streak on back. 3 red kite(dont seem many of them up there} Plus usual ravens having great time flying the ridge

Ray Duggan

Cwmcarn pond

Mon 11th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Grebe

Little grebe on the pond at the scenic drive am

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sun 10th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Great White Egret

WeBS count: Three GWE flew West over the seawall, seen from the first hide. Avocet 17 the only small wader was a Dunlin. Lots of duck and a flock of 57 Greylags. Meadow Pipit 50 Wheatear 1 Stonechat 8 Swallow 8

Blair Jones

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sat 9th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Barn Owl and Curlews

Pre-dawn visit. – Barn Owl was quartering the bank near the Redshank Platform and field behind. I watched it for about 5 minutes.
Just before dawn Whinchat on fence opposite Redshank Platform.
A second visit at high tide later – 200+ Curlews came in onto Becs Lagoon. Unable to view any coloured rings due to distance, heat haze and depth of water.
Female (Juve) Marsh Harrier put the birds up revealing 150+ Black Tailed Godwits, Lapwings 7 x Avocets, flocks of mixed ducks of Wigeon, Mallards, Teal and 7 Pintail Ducks.
Little Grebe seen on Priors. Peregrine was also sighted perched on a bale of hay.
Small flock of Redwing flew over Redshank Platform.
Lots of Meadow Pipits, big flock of Linnets and Starling flock size is increasing.
Green Woodpecker in field at rear of Hide 1

Verity Picken

Llangybi

Sat 9th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Brambling

My first Brambling of the ‘winter’ in the garden just now – my earliest winter garden sighting.

Mike Smart

Goldcliff Lagoons

Fri 8th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Curlews

Curlews again, folks – sorry!  Big tide this morning covered all the foreshore Spartina, and pushed at least 350 Curlews on to Becs Lagoon. This must represent all the Curlews between St Brides and Goldcliff? Sadly, high water levels on Becs Lagoon meant that they were up to their bellies in water, so that ring reading was impossible, but Terry Winter later photographed one ring, Black Blue Blue, from the 2015/16 catch on the first lagoon.

Also one Greenshank, a Merlin chasing Medaow Pipits, and still ten Swallows.

Julie Dungey

Afon Llwyd, Boating Lake, Cwmbran

Fri 8th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Goosander

Single female on river by bridge to car park around 10.30

Allan Dowson

Peterstone Gout

Fri 8th Oct 2021

Main sighting: Spoonbill

1 Spoonbill (juv) in the gout. 14h25-15h10

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