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Sightings

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Goldcliff Lagoons

Wed 28th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Curlew Sandpiper

Our visit with Alan Rosney. A nice selection of waders at the lagoons today including: Curlew Sandpiper 2 one transitional WP-BP and another in pristine winter plumage Ruff 2 Little Stint 1 Snipe 1 Greenshank 1 Ringed plover 12 Whimbrel 8 Sanderling 3. Also Swift 1 House Martin 10 Swallow 30Sand Martin 4 Lesser Whitethroat Whitethroat Reed Warbler Cetti’s Warbler Wheatear 1 and Linnet 2. Nice to meet up with some regular birding visitors too.

Neville Davies

Maesycymmer

Wed 28th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Common Swift

Single swift flying over. My second in a week now so hopefully some more are pushing through?

Mark Davies

The Blorenge

Tue 27th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Whimbrel

A Whimbrel near Keepers Pond this morning

Iain Crawford

Usk Valley walk, Bryn area

Tue 27th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Oystercatcher

2 oystercatcher, 2 common sandpiper, 11 goosander 6 m 5f, 200 sand Martins, green woodpecker, 2 collared doves, 2 goldfinch, 2 grey herons, 2 little egrets, a yellow wagtail

David Hathaway

Crumblands wood

Tue 27th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Cuckoo

Cuckoo calling in woods,lots of song thrushes singing and GS woodpecker’s drumming

Christopher Reading

Rogerstone

Mon 26th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Redwing

A solitary Redwing rooting in the mud in a shallow part of the canal at Rogerstone.

Allan Dowson

St Davids Vale

Mon 26th Apr 2021

Main sighting: redstart

Had a good day at this beautiful location,despite a cold wind.Pied Flycatcher male,Tree Pipit heard and seen,3-Redstarts 2m 1f,Cuckoo calling from across the valley,a Wood Warbler heard trilling but i couldn’t locate it,Garden Warbler and Willow Warblers heard singing.Several Nuthatches and good numbers of Blue and Great Tits.

Ed Stevens

Caldicot pill

Mon 26th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Cuckoo

Cuckoo seen perched on driftwood far eastern end of caldicot pill.

Graham Agg

Trellech Common Woods

Mon 26th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Wood Warbler

Woodwarbler singing near Maryland car park – the first I’ve heard this year.

Jon Austin Holmes

coed morgan

Sun 25th Apr 2021

Main sighting: swifts

3 swifts heading north at a rate of knots (pardon the pun)

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Machen

Sun 25th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Swift

A single Swift over Machen this morning is our earliest inland record. Sand Martin 8 near breeding site. Several Blackcaps and a few Willow Warblers Linnet 4 and Bullfinch 4.

Nick Saunders

Tintern

Sat 24th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Greenfinch

At last a singing male Greenfinch in the the garden, sad this is now unusual.

Next event

Apr
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2024
9:00 am Change of Date:- Outdoor meeting... @ Mynynedd Llangatog
Change of Date:- Outdoor meeting... @ Mynynedd Llangatog
Apr 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Due to unforeseen circumstances the date of tis walk has had to be changed. It will now occur on Monday April 1st.[...]