Sightings
Chris Stone
Sudbrook
Sat 8th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Comic terns
c100 terns over river Severn gained height flew off over Second severn crossing high west mid afternoon – Passage pill Redshank 43 – Sudbrook Wheatear
Neville Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sat 8th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Wood Sandpiper
Sat 8th – 55 species from 0645 – 1100. Of note 2 chiffchaffs and 1 common whitethroat en-route to first hide. Hide one – 1 little stint in partial breeding plumage, female sparrowhawk on the mud, 4 curlew, 10 ringed plovers and 1 common sandpiper. Redshank platform – 41 lapwing and small passage of swallows (31 counted with 20 house martins also). Snipe platform – very productive with 12 little egrets, 5 grey herons, 1 green sandpiper which flew off towards Uskmouth but a 2nd one located at the top end of the lagoon where I was pleased to also pick out an adult wood sandpiper. The glossy ibis at one point was very close in offering excellent views by all, 4 yellow wagtails over, sedge warbler going into the reeds, 1 stock dove, 21 teal, buzzard, 1 turnstone, 106 dunlin, green woodpecker calling, gt spotted woodpecker overhead, 1 bar-tailed godwit with some lapwings and a fem marsh harrier made a brief appearance, Marsh platform – huddled along the edge of the reeds were 206 black-tailed godwits with 1 ruff, 16 knot, 2 greenshank (1 juv) and a good count of 181 redshanks mixed in together., soveler and 2 sand martins also. Seawall – male wheatear moving along the wall and a raft of 280 shelduck on the water. Other: numerous gatekeepers, meadow browns, 1 red admiral, common darter (male), large whites, small blue and a possible southern hawker.
Chrs and Trees Stone
Sudbrook
Fri 7th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Common scoter
Looking out on the Severn this afternoon 4 scoter were found at approx 2.45pm floating out on the outgoing tide, when they got near to the Second severn crossing, they took off and flew back up river and repeated the exercise at least once, before flying off high s/w over the bridge. Also Med gull, Common buzzard and Common sand
David Hopkins
Garn Lakes Blaenavon
Fri 7th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Great White Egret
Walk around Garn Lakes at approx. 10.30 a.m.
Stefan Zitzmann
Beechwood Park
Thu 6th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Crossbills
Flock of around 10 crossbills this morning in Beechwood Park in the centre of Newport.
Chris West and digger
Blorenge tram track
Wed 5th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Young kesstrel
Newly fledged Fluffy kestrel perched, male stonechat with fledgling.
Adrian & Charlotte Edwards
Marshfield
Tue 4th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Siskin
Siskin on garden feeder – unusual at this time of year here. 42 juv house martins on wires this morning. 5 song thrushes on walk last evening (often pleased if we see one – must be doing well this year)
Graham Agg
The Narth
Mon 3rd Aug 2020
Main sighting: Crossbills
A party of about 10 crossbills were in Douglas Firs on the road from The Narth to Pen y Fan Green this morning.
Verity Picken
River south of Usk
Mon 3rd Aug 2020
Main sighting: Garden Warbler
River low, Himalayan Balsam high. Sand Martin colony still active, 56 Canada Geese including juvs, Garden Warbler, 2 well-grown juv Goosanders plus the head of a decapitated Goosander in the field. Be alert – ticks rife across the Severn.
Blair Jones
Garn Lakes, Blaenavon
Sun 2nd Aug 2020
Main sighting: Green Woodpecker
Walk around Garn Lakes. No sign of the Great White Egret on the upper pond.
Lots of Bull Finches around the lakes.
Buzzard being mobbed by Magpies, near the Whistle Pub . Later it was doing a balancing act on a telegraph wire.
Green Woodpecker showed well at a distance. Really impressed by the amount of wild flowers and insects on the site.
Blair Jones
Pwll Ddu, Blaenavon
Sun 2nd Aug 2020
Main sighting: Chats
Walk to the mast and back. Stonechats in the patches of bracken. Juvenile Wheatears , Linnets and Meadow Pipits. Pair of Ravens.
Neville Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sun 2nd Aug 2020
Main sighting: Whimbrel
12noon – 1500hrs. Hide one – 2 house martins, 2 common sandpipers, 3 swallows and yellow wagtail calling. Redshank platform – 61 lapwing, 310 dunlin 6 of which were juvs, 3 shelduck, chiffchaff contact call, 2 greenshanks (1 in adult plumage), green sandpiper still present, 1 ruff (damaged leg), 6 ringed plovers and 5 yellow wagtails overhead. Snipe platform – 8 lt egrets (3 of which were juvs), 9 grey herons (3 of which were also juvs), 6 redshanks, ravens, 6 teal, another yellow wagtail over and a female reed bunting in the hedgerow. Marsh Platform – a single whimbrel passing was a nice surprise, possible juv spotted redshank (pictures awaiting confirmation). Seawall – 304 black-tailed godwits on the mudflats with 18 knot mixed in (no sign of any avocets), oysteratchers and 2 gt black-backed gulls. Hide three – 2 more yellow wagtails. Other: Green lacewing, numerous gatekeepers, meadow browns, small copper, large skipper and several hawkers species but too far to ID.