Sightings
Nicholas Beswick
Mynydd Llangatwg
Wed 2nd Sep 2020
Main sighting: Hen Harrier
Male Hen Harrier hunting near the old Brynmawr reservoir, flew off to the north. Whinchats and Wheatears present recently seem to have gone.
Verity Picken
River south of Usk
Wed 2nd Sep 2020
Main sighting: Swift
A single Swift and 3 Red Kites. Surprised an otter on the bank just 2m away.
Mark Davies
Abergavenny
Tue 1st Sep 2020
Main sighting: Swift
Single Swift still going to nest
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Goldcliff Lagoons
Tue 1st Sep 2020
Main sighting: Redstart
10:05 -13:30 Redstart 2( 3) Whitethroat 3 several Chiffchaff in the hedgerows, not many waders on the lagoons but good numbers of Shoveler and Teal and a solitary Greenshank. and 40 Lapwing. On the foreshore a Black-tailed Godwits 407 Shelduck 153 Dunlin 30 Knot 6.
Iain Crawford
Monmouth Bridge to iron bridge
Tue 1st Sep 2020
Main sighting: Kingfisher
Kingfisher, 2 little egrets, 2 herons, 14 common gulls, green woodpecker, 2 song thrush, juv or female blackcap, juvenile willow warbler
Adrian & Charlotte Edwards
Sirhowy Valley
Mon 31st Aug 2020
Main sighting: Dipper
Excellent views (& photos) of Dipper at Sirhowy Valley park; more distant views of grey wagtail and glimpse of kingfisher; also Jay calling (awful sound)
Iain Crawford
Deri Ridge, Abergavenny
Sun 30th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Kestrel
Female kestrel, 4 ravens, 4 buzzards, a jay, male and female stonechat. Near Forest coalpit, a grey wagtail, jay, female bullfinch, and 4 great spotted woodpeckers
Blair Jones
Goldcliff Lagoons and Goldcliff Point
Sun 30th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Waders and Glossy Ibis
Attended at dawn at Goldcliff Point Initially during high tide. Hedgerows had Chiff Chaffs calling. The wall had Wheatear and lots of Black Headed Gulls. As the sun came up flock of Curlews flew up from Goldcliff Lagoons. A solitary Curlew was feeding near the point as the tide receded.
Goldcliff Lagoons –
Priors had the flock of Black Tailed Godwits 250+, 2 x Ruff , 4 x Knot and 1 x Greenshankl, 20+ Redshanks. Flossy the Glossy Ibis was roosting with the waders. Flocks of Teal, Shoveler and Mallard Ducks . 4 x Snipe
Out on the foreshore – 2 x Oystercatchers, Curlews and Black Headed Gulls.
The sea wall had at least 4 x Wheatear and also Yellow and Pied Wagtails.
Good passage of House and Sand Martins and Swallows all morning.
Iain Crawford
Deri Ridge
Sun 30th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Kestrel
4 ravens, 4 buzzards, a jay, female kestrel, pair of stonechats in moult, grey wagtail. Near forest coalpit, a jay, grey wagtail, 4 great spotted woodpeckers
Allan Dowson
Black Rock
Sun 30th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Yellow Wagtail
At least 11-Yellow Wagtails around the cattle this morning.
Mark Davies
Abergavenny
Sat 29th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Swift
Lone Swift above the house with everal House Martin late afternoon
Ed Stevens
BlackRock
Sat 29th Aug 2020
Main sighting: Redstart
Just east of black rock picnic site one male one female redstart and at least two spotted flycatcher.