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Sightings

Nicholas Beswick

Goldcliff

Tue 5th Mar 2024

Main sighting: Spotted Redshank

Spotted Redshank seen from the first hide. Flock of 18 Avocets flew off to feed on the mudflats. Braved the quagmire to reach the seawall hide and was rewarded by good views of the long-staying female Long-tailed Duck which spent most of its time under water.

Mike Rees

Pwllmeyric

Mon 4th Mar 2024

Main sighting: Red Kite

Red kite flying east over fields west of Pwllmeyric at about 11:30am

Nicholas Beswick

Hafod Farm, Brynmawr

Thu 29th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Brambling

More evidence of the “hungry gap”: the first Brambling of the year visiting feeders, with record numbers of Siskins still around. Meanwhile, a Magpie was carrying a stick for its nest.

Verity Picken

Llangybi

Thu 29th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Curlew

A Curlew pair, 200+ Canada Geese and a single Greylag this morning. Please remember to email all Curlew reports to curlew@gwentbirds.org.uk – there are still more to be found!

Nicholas Beswick

Hafod Farm, Brynmawr

Tue 27th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Siskin

Siskin numbers have been increasing, reaching an impressive 25 on/around the feeders today, joined by a pair of Lesser Redpolls.

Trevor Russell

Home, Monmouth, seed feeders

Sun 25th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Redpoll

4 Redpoll feeding on seed feeders

Verity Picken

Llangybi

Sat 24th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Greenfinch

An amazing count of 18 Greenfinch in the garden just now. Also at least 8 Reed Buntings in the winter seed crop.

Julie Dungey

Llanyrafon Boating Lake

Fri 23rd Feb 2024

Main sighting: Goosander

1 male and 2 female Goosander at 9.30. Not there at 17.15. Also Little Grebe

Neville James Davies

Goldcliff lagoons

Fri 23rd Feb 2024

Main sighting: Long-tailed Duck / Weekly round-up

En-route to hide 1 – wren, chaffinch, collard dove, crows, gt tits, robin, blue tit, gt spotted woodpecker, herring gulls, magpies, song thrush, blackbirds, redwings, fieldfares, woodpigeon, starlings, pheasant and cettis warbler. Hide one – Canada geese, mallards, 41 teal, 119 wigeon, 2 gadwall, 1 cormorant, skylark singing, 18 shoveler, single ringed plover (on the island) and 1 heron. En-route to hide 2 – long tailed tit (1), female goldcrest and moorhens. Hide two – coot, greylags, stonechat pair. Flooded field opposite snipe platform – 15 pied wagtails. Snipe platform – 6 more gadwall, lt grebe, 4 male and 3 fem tufteds and a water rail calling. Seawall – high tide so not much exposed mud, 7 oystercatchers, 25 curlew and ls black-backed gulls only. Hide three – 69 more wigeon, 22 more shoveler, 51 more teal, 2 lt egrets, 2nd-year male marsh harrier, 2 lapwing only and the long-tailed duck diving and showing well.

Allan Dowson

Magor Marsh

Thu 22nd Feb 2024

Main sighting: Grey Heron

From the hide i counted nine occupied Grey Heron nests.Also near to the hide were 2-Chiffchaffs.

Verity Picken

Llanvihangel Crucorney

Tue 20th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Curlew

Two more early arrivals seen today!

Verity Picken

North of Abergavenny and Monkswood

Mon 19th Feb 2024

Main sighting: Curlew

The first inland Curlews of the year were reported today – singles at both locations. This is an early date for Gwent birds. Please keep your eyes peeled and ears pricked and send all reports to curlew@gwentbirds.org.uk so that we can follow up on your sightings.