Sightings
James Graham
Machen Mountain
Sun 29th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Kestrel
Very active Kestel hovering over Machen Mountain. Also, a Goosander duck in the nearby River Rhymney at Draethen.
Verity Picken
Fields south of Usk
Sun 29th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Water Rail
Water Rail seen and heard squealing at dusk – first time at this location. Wigeon heard and 8 Snipe flushed.
Neville Davies
Mynydd Llangattock
Sat 28th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Raptors
A number of red grouse pellets / droppings found. Also of note, good flocks of fieldfares around the hawthorns near the escarpment. 1 buzzard, 1 kestrel, 1 male peregrine, 3 red kites and 5 jays.
Allan Dowson
Goldcliff
Sat 28th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Avocet
36-Avocets on the tidal mud,1f-Goldeneye on priors and a Glossy Ibis showing well alongside priors.1-Peregrine perched on a fencepost for my entire visit.
Also, not bird related,a mole hill but more a mole ridge about eight feet long and two inches high near to the sea-wall.Not seen anything like this before.11h10-13h00.
Kim Waters
Gobion Oxbow
Fri 27th Dec 2019
Main sighting: 12 little egrets
12 litlle egrets flying over the oxbow. 2 x snipe, numerous common sandpipers
Nicholas Beswick
Mynydd Llangatwg
Fri 27th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Red Grouse
A misty, murky walk up to the old Brynmawr reservoir, so finding two Red Grouse was a surprise. Also a Mistle Thrush singing in Clydach Gorge and a flock of 45 Starlings.
Verity Picken
River south of Usk
Fri 27th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Smew
The drake Smew, 9 Goldeneye, a pair of Mandarin, Goosander and a Little Grebe all showed well in spite of misty conditions this afternoon.
Neville Davies
Peterstone Sluice Farm
Fri 27th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Water rail
Only bird of note on a cloudy, drizzly dark day was a water rail on the left edge of the pool going in and out of the small patch of reeds.
Roo Perkins
Llandegfedd Reservoir
Thu 26th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Smew
Male Smew back viewable distantly from dam. Also 5 Goosander, 15 Mandarin and Kingfisher.
Chris West and digger
0xbow
Wed 25th Dec 2019
Main sighting: merlin
F merlin, redwing 50, fieldfare, gsw and green woodpecker, 10 lt tits, pair goosander, cormorant, goldcrest.
Steve Dungey
Boating Lake, Llanyravon, Cwmbran
Wed 25th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Goosander
Single bird (female or non-breeding male plumage) near small island in middle of lake.
Daniel Web/ Andrew Strong
Goldcliff Lagoons
Tue 24th Dec 2019
Main sighting: Glossy Ibis
Glossy ibis still present, otherwise quiet with adult male peregrine, c160 teal, c60 gadwall, c60 mallard, 8 tufted duck, 2 feral barnacles, cr Canada goose and 3 redshank
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