Sightings

Main sighting: porpoise

Porpoise heading upriver off Black Rock yesterday, late afternoon by Rhys Jenkins

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

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.

Main sighting: Redwing

More than 150 Redwing and a pair of Stonechat (not common here) this morning.

Main sighting: Tree creeper

I observed a tree creeper with a flock of tits around Milton primary school.

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.

Main sighting: Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe in winter plumage diving on Llanyrafon Lake in the afternoon.

Main sighting: Goosander

Female Goosander swimming with several mallard then disturbed by people on the bank .flew up river

Main sighting: Hen Harrier

Male Hen Harrier, also an unkindness of eleven Ravens enjoying some aerobatics

Main sighting: Turnstone

18 Turnstone resting on the old jetty posts (new patch tick for us); 4 whimbrel; hundreds of shelduck, few wigeon, pintail and shovelers; 90 oystercatchers; 40 redshank; 2 grey herons; 1 stonechat; BH gulls++

Main sighting: Yellow-browed Warbler

One yellow-browed today at the top of the lane up to the Deri woodlands at SO300168. First heard calling at 12.15 in trees around the garage marked ‘No parking’. I waited and it eventually showed really well down to about 10m out in the open at 13.15. A nice one for my local patch!

Main sighting: Kingfisher

Two Kingfishers by canal at Sebastopol around 2.30 pm.