Sightings

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

Main sighting: Snow Bunting

Feeding at the side of the mountain road that goes to Abersychan.

Main sighting: Hen Harrier

Ringtail harrier over Hafod Road in filthy weather this afternoon. Failed to make headway into the wind and disappeared over Clydach Gorge towards Gilwern Hill.

Main sighting: STOCK DOVE

Main sighting: Redwings

About 50/60 Fieldfare/Redwings in trees and flying about in Countryside Dingestow, Monmouth

Main sighting: brent geese

High tide walk this afternoon produced 2 DB Brent geese flying upriver, on the tideline, 30 knot together with a few dunlin and single turnstone, inland 35 curlew on the field,

Main sighting: Kingfisher

Single female kingfisher. Now seems to be a regular occurrence fishing on the canal. Mallards, Juvenile mute swan, moorhens, long-tailed tits.