Sightings
Nicholas Beswick
Hafod Farm, Brynmawr
Sun 18th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Fieldfare
Flock of 60 plus Fieldfares (recent Redwings have moved on). Also Stonechat and Treecreeper.
tony & jan jenkins
Goldcliff Pill & Wetlands
Sat 17th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Male Marsh Harrier
Male marsh harrier flying over seawall 1515 hrs then heading west hunting over wetlands for 15 mins being mobbed by raven, heading west, peregrine also flying from shore heading north inland, 2 cettis also calling, also pair of stonechats
Chris Forster Brown
Pen y Clawdd farm Dingestow
Sat 17th Oct 2020
Main sighting: fieldfare
Plenty of redwings, blackbirds and song thrushes around Pen y clawdd farm Dingestow. Smaller numbers of fieldfare (groups of five or six).
Tadhg Burrell
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sat 17th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Peregrine and Wheatears
1 female Peregrine resting on gate post
2 female Wheatears on sea wall
2 female stonechat on reserve walk
4 Black tailed godwits
Shovelers
Teal
Flock of Dunlin
Plenty of Lapwing
3 Oestercatchers
Few mallards
Family of mute swans with 3 more on lagoon
6 Canadian geese
Nicholas Beswick
Hafod Farm Brynmawr
Fri 16th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Brambling
Yesterday a female Brambling with Chaffinches. No sign of a Ring Ouzel reported nearby but plenty of Redwings and immigrant Blackbirds. Today, a pair of Stonechats
tony jenkins
black rock
Thu 15th Oct 2020
Main sighting: porpoise
Porpoise heading upriver off Black Rock yesterday, late afternoon by Rhys Jenkins
tony & jan jenkins
goldcliff lagoons
Wed 14th Oct 2020
Main sighting: curlew sandpiper
Solitary curlew sand spotted from 1st platform, 2 chiffchaffs calling, green woodpecker & group of 24 redshank & @ 65 lapwing.
Very quiet on the foreshore with only 1 blk t. godwit and 5 oystercatchers
Verity Picken
Llangybi
Wed 14th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Aberrant Redwing
A very attractive aberrant Redwing appeared in a flock of c30 in the garden this morning. All the usually brown parts, including the breast markings, were honey-coloured, the primaries and tail were off-white, and the flanks red. Two Fieldfare also present.
Verity Picken
Llanbadoc
Tue 13th Oct 2020
Main sighting: Redwing
More than 150 Redwing and a pair of Stonechat (not common here) this morning.
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.