Sightings

Main sighting: Hen Harrier

Male Hen Harrier just north of Twmbarlwm this am.

Main sighting: Brambling and Blackcap

Male Brambling and male and female Blackcap in the garden. Finch numbers increasing rapidly with plenty of Siskin and Goldfinches. A few Redwing in the local area.

Main sighting: Brambling

Female brambling in the garden this morning

Main sighting: Wood Pigeon

A count of 4,300 Wood Pigeons in one hour this morning, all flying south or southwest. Good numbers of Redwing.

Main sighting: Red Grouse

Two Grouse flushed from moor. Several hundred Woodpigeons heading east in flocks of 50 to 100. Golden Plovers reported near summit. Four Bramblings under feeders at Hafod Farm.

Main sighting: Wheatear

Wheatear on side of Sugar Loaf this morning

Main sighting: Swallow

Small numbers of Redwings and Fieldfares.
6-Swallows over,flying in an easterly direction.14h10-15h40

Main sighting: Marsh Tit

Marsh Tit seen well this afternoon. Flock of c65 Linnets in the seed crop and garden yesterday.

Main sighting: Red Kite

Red Kite circling over Monmouth. First for me. Finding no carrion (we’ve eaten it all) flew West into deepest lockdown

Main sighting: Firecrest

In garden this morning before moving off through neighbours garden

Main sighting: Various

Continental Flocks of up to 2000 woodpigeon over the Wye Valley and Cleddon Beech Woods attracting immature Goshawk at 14.25 in the open and Male Sparrowhawk .Mixed Flock of Crossbill and Hawfinch of around 40 birds heading S.W .Female peregrine joining in the pigeon hunt high above
the ridge above the Priory .Occassional Sporadic flocks of fieldfare and redwing at river level coming in to roost before sundown .

Main sighting: Hen Harrier

Male Hen Harrier