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Sightings

Nicholas Beswick

Goldcliff

Tue 22nd Aug 2023

Main sighting: Bittern

At 1030 two Bitterns flew over the reedbeds and landed in the corner just to the right of Snipe platform (seen from Hide 3). Could not be seen from Snipe platform. About 30 minutes after the original sighting one Bittern flew in across the fields to land out of sight close to Hide 1.
Waders about included seven Ruff and one Bar-tailed Godwit.
Two Spotted Flycatchers around the entrance to the reserve and a Kingfisher on the reen.

Neville Davies

Goldcliff Lagoons

Mon 21st Aug 2023

Main sighting: Wader mix and bittern update

|Morning visit, 59 species. En-route to hides: 104 starlings on wire with a juv yellow wagtail mixed in, woodpigeons, goldfinches, blue tits, crows, blackbirds, moorhen, cettis, chaffinch, wren, magpie, 5 house martins and green woodpecker. Hide two – 1 greenshank, 15 swallows, 17 redshanks, 8 ruff, 6 black-tailed godwits, 68 teal, mallards, 3 herons, black-headed gulls, 1 green sandpiper, herring gulls, 7 gadwall, 9 lt egrets, pied wagtails, 2 more juv yellow wagtails, magpie, 2 curlew, 1 chiffchaff, raven, Canada geese, 9 sand martins, meadow pipit, 1 buzzard, willow warbler, 18 knot (one in sumer plumage), 1 spotted redshank, 1 little stint, 1 curlew sandpiper, 48 ringed plovers, 76 lapwing, ls black-backed gulls, 3 dunlin, 2 turnstone, greylags and linnets. Snipe platform – pair of pintail, 15 swans, family group lt grebes (no sign of tufted family), 10 more teal and 5 more gadwall and fem marsh harrier. Seawall – 60 oystercatchers (good number), gt black-backed gull and 105 shelduck. Hide 3 – 25 more teal, stonechat pair and 5 snipe which flew over to lagoon 2. Extra: From hide 2, left corner, bittern is showing now and again but staying well-tucked in.

Monica Dickinson

Bishton village

Sun 20th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Hoopoe

A hoopoe has been in my garden on & off for two days

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Goldcliff lagoons

Sun 20th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Wood Sandpiper

WeBS count today. Further to the posting by Blair. Wood Sandpiper from the first hide. Also Avocet 2 Knot 6 (one in BP) Greenshank 1

Blair Jones

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sat 19th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper

Morning visit just after dawn – Monks Lagoon was busy with waders –
6 x Ruff, 1 x Common Sandpiper, 1 x Green Sandpiper,20 + Black Tailed Godwits, 10+ Redshank Mixed flock of 50+ Dunlin and Ringed Plover feeding on the mud – contained 2 x Turnstone, 1 x Curlew Sandpiper and 1 x Little Stint.
Large flock of 50+ Shoveler and Teal.
7 x Little Egrets, 1 x Marsh Harrier came in quite close to Hide 2.
Chiffchaff near Hide 1 . 6 x Mute Swans.
other 1 x Jersey. Tiger Moth

Mark Whitaker

Grosmont

Sat 19th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Marsh Tit

First on bird table for well over a year, usually regular in colder months but not last winter. Breeds locally (juvenile seen last year). Starlings (up to 30) and House Sparrows most numerous table users at present.

Allan Dowson

Goldcliff

Sun 13th Aug 2023

Main sighting: tufted duck

Fairly quiet this morning.1-Ruff in with a small 25+flock of Lapwings,1-Bittern flying between reed beds.Also a family group of eight well grown Tufted Ducklings with their mother on the small lagoon alongside the fence between the sea wall view point and sea wall hide.

Nicholas Beswick

Mynydd Llangatwg

Thu 10th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Hobby

Hobby made a low level pass over the moor, then soared and circled. Three Whinchats, two Tree Pipits but only one Wheatear.

Graham Agg

The Narth

Thu 10th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Hobby

Hobby over The Narth once more at 11.30 this morning among Hirundines.

Allan Dowson

Goldcliff

Tue 8th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Bittern

Good numbers of waders from the first two hides this morning,especially Dunlins and Ringed Plovers.Also 1-Greenshank,1-Ruff,1-Spoonbill,1-Snipe,1-Whinchat and a Bittern which must have been unnoticed between the second hide and the waters edge flew up and around before coming to land to the left of the sea wall hide.11h10-12h50

Mr Graham Agg

The Narth

Mon 7th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Hobby

Hobby patrolling over The Narth this morning.

iain crawford

Mynydd Garn Wen, Pontypool

Sun 6th Aug 2023

Main sighting: Stock doves

8 stock doves, 1 buzzard, numerous meadow pipits and goldfinches

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9:00 am Change of Date:- Outdoor meeting... @ Mynynedd Llangatog
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