Sightings
Bernie Jones
Newport wetlands
Thu 8th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Cettis warbler
First water course as you walk from centre to wards lighthouse on RHS
Cettis singing in small bush behind screen showing well – then flew across to reeds – – nice to see one after hearing about 20 on my travels
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Goldcliff Lagoons
Thu 8th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Common Gull
Common Gull 8 mainly first summer one adult Gadwall 8 Shelduck 142 White-fronted Gosse 1 Bean Goose 1 Kestrel 1 Ringed Plover 22 Little Ringed Plover 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 2 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 one pale individual.
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Goldcliff Lagoons
Thu 8th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Common Gull
Common Gull 8 mainly first summer one adult Ringed Plover 22 Little Ringed Plover 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Knot 1 Ruff 2 Shelduck 142 Pintail 4 Tufted Duck 9 Bean Goose 1 White=fronted Goose 1 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 ( one pale individual)
Iain Crawford
Monmouth
Thu 8th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Red kite
Red kite soaring over Vauxhall Meadows 4pm.
Ruth Brown
Castle Meadows, Abergavenny
Wed 7th Apr 2021
Main sighting: mixed Hirundines
Mixed flock of 20-30 Hirundines ( partially out of sight behind trees) passing up the Usk. Included one Swallow, 2 House Martins (minimum numbers) and Sand Martins. About 3.00 pm.
Chris Forster Brown
Goldcliff lagoons
Wed 7th Apr 2021
Main sighting: spotted redshank
Cracking couple of hours at Goldcliff, with spotted redshank right in front of first hide (coming into summer plumage), 2 ruff from second hide, 2 great white egret from second hide, one flying to join a little egret, providing a nice comparison. Further along were several swallow and sand martin, a pair of pintail from last hide, as well as many (60+) avocet. Behind last hide on path and sea wall, were at least 8 lovely adult male white wagtails, a wheatear and two reed bunting. A couple of meadow pipit also with the wagtails.
Allan Dowson
Goldcliff
Wed 7th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Great White Egret
2-GWEs around the small reed bed in the north west corner of the reserve,6-White Wagtails on the ground near to the sea wall hide,2-Ruff,1-White fronted goose,no sign of Bean goose,20 or so Swallows,2+LRPs,2-Wheatears on sea wall and lots of Avocets too many and too spread out and mobile to make a count,but 70 to 80 possibly.11h30-13h25.
tony & jan jenkins
Pantygoitre
Tue 6th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Swallows
A late afternoon passage of swallows observed along the river @ 1 mile upriver from the bridge, several groups of 500 + birds heading upriver also feeding low over the sheep fields, a few house martins also, 25 sand martins over their nesting site, a pair of goosander, single green sandpiper, single common sandpiper, pair of grey wags, little egret and grey heron.
Bob Potter
Goldcliff
Mon 5th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Merlin
0725, shortly after arriving at first (Greenshank) hide, a small group of Redshank took to the air as a Peregrine flew in chasing a Redshank (which it subsequently missed) , followed closely by a Merlin (female). Both flew off beyond the sea wall. Other sightings: Swallows (3); Gadwall; Widgeon; a few Teal; Tufted Duck; Dabchick; Black Tailed Godwit (250+), Avocet (50+); single Curlew (no leg rings); Ruff (2); Little Ringed Plover; Bean Goose and White Front Goose sat together in adjacent field; Reed Bunting; Skylark singing. Rather cold and windy.
Chris Stone
Sudbrook
Mon 5th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Brent goose
regarding report of Brent goose at Sudbrook, date should have read 1st April, sorry
Verity Picken
Gwent
Mon 5th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Curlew request
Please go to the Home page to see details of GOS’s request for all inland Curlew sightings in Gwent. It’s essential to know where they might be breeding if we’re to do anything to prevent the appalling decline in numbers of this lovely bird.
Bob Potter
Sudbrook
Sun 4th Apr 2021
Main sighting: Swallow
Single Swallow (male). First this year for me.