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Sightings

Adrian Edwards

Peterstone seawall

Fri 27th Jan 2023

Main sighting: Almost everything

At and after high tide: whimbrel, curlew, black tailed godwits, redshank, spotted redshank, oystercatchers, dunlin, turnstones grey plovers lapwings; BHGs, LBBGs, herring gulls; little egret, grey herons, kestrel, song & Mistle thrush, blackbirds, wren, robin, stonechats; shelducks, pintails, wigeon, teal, mallards, tufted and shovelers; cormorant; moorhen, coots, greylag and canadas; carrion, jackdaw; chaffinch; swans; pied wagtails; long tailed tits

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Peterstone Gout

Thu 26th Jan 2023

Main sighting: Bewick Swan

A good morning at PG looking towards Cardiff the were large flocks of ducks and waders. Bewick Swan 2 our suspicions were confirmed by another birder who had better views. Dunlin 2000 Oystercatcher 80 Redshank 320 (single flock) Turnstone 3 Grey Plover 3 Curlew 130 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Shelduck 200 Pintail 52 Wigeon 30 Mallard 60 Shoveler 40 Teal 80 Little Egret 3 Great B/B Gull 4 Herring Gull 50 Blac-headed Gull++

Verity Picken

Ton, Llangybi

Thu 26th Jan 2023

Main sighting: Fieldfare

The thrush flock in the garden and neighbouring field reached c150 today; mostly Fieldfares but with a few Redwing and Starling mixed in.

John Evans

Llanlllwell

Tue 24th Jan 2023

Main sighting: Smew

Male adjacent to Graig Olwen Farm this morning.

Verity Picken

Ton, Llangybi

Mon 23rd Jan 2023

Main sighting: Fieldfare

There have been up to 60 Fieldfares in the garden trees every day during the recent cold snap.

Verity Picken

River south of Usk

Sun 22nd Jan 2023

Main sighting: Smew

A drake Smew, 2 pairs Goldeneye, pair Goosander, 23 Mute Swans (but no Whooper) and Little Egret (in the middle of a field) this morning.

Ruth Brown

Abergavenny Castle

Sun 22nd Jan 2023

Main sighting: Chiffchaff

Surprised to see a Chiffchaff after the spell of cold weather, foraging along the lane south of the castle.

tony jenkins

St Arvans to Devauden road

Sat 21st Jan 2023

Main sighting: Woodcock

Single bird flushed from roadside at 0175hrs

Tadhg Burrell

Gwent Garden

Sat 21st Jan 2023

Main sighting: Blackcaps

2 blackcaps. (1 male 1 female) Female viciously guarding feeders.

Neville Davies

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sat 21st Jan 2023

Main sighting: Raptors

Patches of low mist, lagoons frozen so wildfowl out on the mudflats. En-route to hides – 5 pheasants, crows, blackbirds, collard dove, woodpigeons, mistle thrush, 1 heron, magpies, robins, gt spotted woodpecker and starlings. Redshank platform – herring gulls, male kestrel, meadow pipit. Snipe platform – 1 gt black-backed gull, 2 female marsh harriers. Hedge line to sea wall – reed buntings and fieldfares. Seawall – first for me was a pair of mallard mobbing a peregrine (witnessed by 2 Steve and co from Abergavenny). Peregrine later joined by its mate. On the mudflats themselves, mix of 20 grey plovers, 13 avocet, black headed gulls, curlew, shelduck, widgeon, raven, oystercatchers and teal. Back to the car park – blue tit, great tit and a buzzard.

Tadhg Burrell

Shaftsbury Park

Sat 21st Jan 2023

Main sighting: Possible Jack Snipes

Had a short walk along path that runs along a section of Usk at low tide. Spotted what I think were 3 Jack Snipe. My reasoning for jack snipe and not common snipe is: when the birds got spooked there was no alarm calling, they only travelled a short distance over the water before landing, and the birds were rather small. 2 redshank, 2 goosander (1 fem. 1 male), 1 grey wagtail, 2 pied wagtail, Lesser-BB Gulls, Black-headed gulls, 4 mallard.

John Lawton

Usk Road

Thu 19th Jan 2023

Main sighting: Goshawk

Goshawk flying over grass verge/pathway about 20’ up and towards our car as we rounded a bend in wooded area between Usk and Llangybi.

Next event

Apr
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2024
9:00 am Change of Date:- Outdoor meeting... @ Mynynedd Llangatog
Change of Date:- Outdoor meeting... @ Mynynedd Llangatog
Apr 1 @ 9:00 am – 12:30 pm
Due to unforeseen circumstances the date of tis walk has had to be changed. It will now occur on Monday April 1st.[...]