Sightings
Alice Walters
Ringland, Newport
Mon 12th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Tree creeper
I observed a tree creeper with a flock of tits around Milton primary school.
Kevin Dupé
Goldcliff Lagoons, Newport Wetlands NNR
Mon 12th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Disturbance at Goldcliff lagoons
There will some disturbance at Goldcliff Lagoons tomorrow (Tuesday 13th) between 11am and 12pm when I check the salinities and water levels. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
David Roberts
Llanyrafon Lake
Sun 11th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe in winter plumage diving on Llanyrafon Lake in the afternoon.
Graham Thomas Thorne
River Ebbw Risca by Fire Station
Sun 11th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Goosander
Female Goosander swimming with several mallard then disturbed by people on the bank .flew up river
Nicholas Beswick
Mynydd Llangatwg
Sun 11th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Hen Harrier
Male Hen Harrier, also an unkindness of eleven Ravens enjoying some aerobatics
Adrian & Charlotte Edwards
Peterstone Seawall
Sun 11th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Turnstone
18 Turnstone resting on the old jetty posts (new patch tick for us); 4 whimbrel; hundreds of shelduck, few wigeon, pintail and shovelers; 90 oystercatchers; 40 redshank; 2 grey herons; 1 stonechat; BH gulls++
Chris Dyson
Deri, Abergavenny
Sun 11th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Yellow-browed Warbler
One yellow-browed today at the top of the lane up to the Deri woodlands at SO300168. First heard calling at 12.15 in trees around the garage marked ‘No parking’. I waited and it eventually showed really well down to about 10m out in the open at 13.15. A nice one for my local patch!
David Roberts
Sebastopol
Sat 10th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Kingfisher
Two Kingfishers by canal at Sebastopol around 2.30 pm.
Nicholas Beswick
Hafod Farm, Brynmawr
Fri 9th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Redwing
A single Redwing this morning, calling from a treetop and sounding very like a Great Spotted Woodpecker!
Ruth Brown
Abergavenny
Wed 7th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Jackdaw predation
Very surprised to see a Jackdaw fly close overhead carrying a very noisy Starling in it’s claws.
Simon James Bedford
Cwmcarvan
Tue 6th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Migrants
Female Sparrowhawk hunting over 200 Swallow and House Martin nr Cwmcarvan Church with 18 redwing flying south above . 10:23am
tony & jan jenkins
redwick to porton
Sat 3rd Oct 2020
Main sighting: wheatear
Walk along foreshore on ebbing tide, 5/6 wheatears, 6 little egrets, 2 shelduck, 12 wigeon, flock of 30 ringed plover, around 20 swallows over the hedgerows, flock of 120 goldfinches also possible merlin flying from foreshore and very low direct flight over the fields.
