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Sightings

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Machen

Tue 7th May 2024

Main sighting: Garden Warbler

A Garden Warbler heard and seen trees by the river. Sand Martin 20, not seen entering the newly installed nest boxes on the retaining wall.

bob.potter

South of Devauden

Mon 6th May 2024

Main sighting: Woodcock

Woodcock Roding; Nightjar churring (1); Snipe drumming (1); Tawny Owls calling (two males, one female).

Neville James

Ystrad Mynach

Mon 6th May 2024

Main sighting: Late Swift sighting

Late sighting record for May 1st around 16.45 hrs, single Swift over Ystrad Mynach. Also, May 4th around 10.45 hrs, Tawny Owl calling three times form a garden in Machen.

Mark Whitaker

Hoaldalbert near Grosmont

Mon 6th May 2024

Main sighting: Tree Pipit

Singing and displaying near lane, also Grey Wagtail on house roof, Linnet song and House Martins and Swallows finally present in numbers around breeding sites.

Andy Smith

Tumble, Blorange Mnt

Mon 6th May 2024

Main sighting: Cuckoo

A quick evening walk. 2 mail cuckoos first I’ve seen this year. Good numbers of linnets and meadow pipits and stonechats 1 kestrel and buzzard.

Chris Dyson

Deri, Abergavenny

Mon 6th May 2024

Main sighting: Pied Flycatcher

6 (5 male) Pied Flycatcher in the oak woods (pair prospecting nest hole) and similar number Redstart this afternoon (no Wood Warbler though perhaps too late in the day), Treecreeper nest building. On the open hill / ffridd, 2 male Whinchat and good numbers (well into double figures) of Tree Pipit, Skylark, Wiillow Warbler, Stonechat, Meadow Pipit. A few Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Cuckoo. Woodland edge: 3 Garden Warblers, 1 Redpoll.

Ruth Brown

St Mary's Vale and Rholben, Abergavenny

Sun 5th May 2024

Main sighting: Wood Warbler

Several territories of Wood Warbler, Tawny Owl, numerous Tree Creepers, Song Thrush and Mistle, many Gt Spotted Woodpeckers. Far too many Squirrels, and surprisingly 2 Roe Deer. On the Rholben ridge, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler, Common Redstart, Skylark, Tree Pipit. I used to see Yellowhammer here.

Marcus Doolan

Blaenavon

Sun 5th May 2024

Main sighting: Grasshopper Warbler

Pair of Cuckoos and a pair of Grasshopper Warblers seen in the area above Garn Lakes over a 2 hr period early this morning.
Other sightings included: Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Crow, Magpie, Raven, Blackbird, Goldfinch, Canada Goose, Swallow, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Wren, Herring Gull, Robin, Stonechat, Starling, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron.

Mark Whitaker

Grosmont

Sat 4th May 2024

Main sighting: Swift

3 birds – first in the village this year. A few Swallows but haven’t seen a House Martin yet. Lesser Whitethroat singing about 2 miles SW of village a couple of days ago.

Verity Picken

Llangybi

Sat 4th May 2024

Main sighting: Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher in the garden this morning – my first of the year. Such a joy to have them back.

Neville James Davies

Goldcliff lagoons

Fri 3rd May 2024

Main sighting: Great White Egret

First hide visited only. En-route to hide – chiffchaffs, pheasant, collard dove, gt spotted woodpecker, 9 swallows, raven, reed warbler singing and lesser whitethroat. Hide – skylarks, Canada goose (goslings seen), mallards, 16 avocet, 3 oystercatchers, ls black-backed gulls harassing the avocets, coot, 8 male and 1 female teal, 6 gadwall, herring gulls, 8 redshanks, 2 lapwing, 1 shelduck, 231 black-tailed godwits, 2 lt egrets, greylags, linnets, magpie, blackbird, blackcap, fem marsh harrier, 5 mute swans, meadow pipits, pair stonechats, woodpigeons, moorhen, jackdaw, 5 sand martins and a buzzard.

Allan Dowson

Peterstone Gout

Fri 3rd May 2024

Main sighting: Whimbrel

11-Whimbrels and 3-Turnstones in BP.Otherwise pretty quiet.14h30-15h15

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