Sightings

Main sighting: Woodcock

Single Woodcock flew across the field by the house at dusk.

Main sighting: Short Eared Owl

SEO at Black Rock this morning

Main sighting: Lapwings

Very blustery and muddy at Goldcliff Lagoons. Flossy the Glossy Ibis was hunkered down between Becs and Priors. 8 x Lapwings on Monks which was good to see. Otherwise no Waders anywhere not even on the foreshore – however person seen walking dog as tide went out along the edge of the water on the mud ! Large numbers of ducks – Shovelers, Teal, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Shelduck. Black-necked Grebe no where to be seen. Stonechats near Seawall Hide. Skylarks singing. Kestrel at Monks. Peregrine on Becs. Flock of redwing in the fields at rear of Snipe Platform. Buzzard and Green Woodpecker at entrance where cars parked.

Main sighting: Red kite

Circled and landed in muddy field just opposite the turning up to llanhenock Cheshire homes.

Main sighting: Snipe

Ten Snipe, 15 Teal, 9 Skylarks (several singing) and 100+ thrushes (mostly Redwing) on still partially flooded fields this afternoon.

Main sighting: Barn owl

Barn owl crossing M4 at 19.50 tonight near Underwood overbridge

Main sighting: YOUR 2019 RECORDS WANTED

It’s that time of year again! Please send your 2019 records to the county recorder ASAP. See the Home page for how to do this.

Main sighting: SLIMBRIDGE TRIP POSTPONED

In view of the extremely bad weather Storm Dennis will bring this weekend we have decided to postpone the Slimbridge trip by one week. See the Home page for further details.

Main sighting: Redwing

Single redwing,3 little egrets,red kite,song thrush,blue tits,great tit,2 pairs mallard,pair goosander, 6 male blackbirds.

Main sighting: Female sparrowhawk

F sparrowhawk, 3 buzzards, 40 goldfinches, a jay, 30 lbb gulls and 40 blackheaded gulls

Main sighting: Planning application

The deadline for submitting objections to the Llandegfedd Reservoir planning application is this Tuesday – 11th February. See the Home page for more information and what you can do to help protect this important site.

Main sighting: Goldeneye

Incredibly muddy and hard going underfoot and water levels still way too high. Highlights included male peregrine on 1st island eating a kill at dawn then returned with a second kill around 11am, buzzard 1, shelduck 48, mute swans 4, tufted duck 3 pairs, common pochard 5 males, goldeneye 4 females, 748 wigeon, 128 teal, black-necked grebe still present, lt grebe 1, glossy made a brief appearance in the gaps in the reeds, stonechat pair, lt egret 1, grey heron 1, black-tailed godwit 5 with a single redshank behind (water levels still too high for waders – its not all about the ducks you know), cormorant 2 and 3 pairs of skylarks (chasing each other and 2 singing).