Sightings
Daniel Watson
Goldcliff Lagoons
Thu 18th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Citrine Wagtail
A fine juvenile Citrine wagtail associating with Yellow, Pied and White wagtails at approx 16:20 this afternoon, I picked this bird up on call before eventually pinning it down on the deck. A lovely juvenile Little stint also around, along with Great egret, Ruff, 2 Greenshank, and Black tailed godwits. Decent movement of hirrundines in the rain too. Pics + video on my twitter.
Christopher and Julie West
Oxbow, river Usk.
Wed 17th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Young Buzzard
Young grounded buzzard not quite fledged but unable to get off ground. Dog walkers need to take care. Sand martins over.
Simon James Bedford
Cwmbran Boating Lake
Tue 16th Aug 2022
Main sighting: OSPREY
Another Osprey spotted by my Wife (Hannah) travelling South over South Fields at height
Simon James Bedford
Back Garden Llanyrafon
Tue 16th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Osprey
Large adult osprey at altitude heading SSE high over garden at 1600 this afternoon .
Allan Dowson
Gobion
Tue 16th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Common Sandpiper
5-Common Sandpipers,7-Ravens,8-Stock Doves,35+Mallards,1-Kingfisher,family groups of both Chiffchaffs and Grey Wagtails.Butterflies few and far between and then only whites.10h30-13h15
Allan Dowson
Peterstone Gout
Mon 15th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Great White Egret
1-Great White Egret at the Gout this afternoon 14h35-15h15
tony jenkins
st arvans
Sun 14th Aug 2022
Main sighting: swifts
A small passage of swifts, screaming high over orchard at 1900hrs @ 12 – 15 birds heading south
iain crawford
Nedern Brook
Sat 13th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Spotted flycatcher
Spotted flycatcher, 2 buzzards, 2 grey herons, great spotted and green wpecker.
Dave Littleton
Wentwood
Fri 12th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Nightjar
Walking the dog after sunset to avoid the heat of the day, from Cadeira Beeches on Thursday and Friday, a Nightjar put in very close appearances both nights, with a bonus Woodcock on Friday.
Nicholas Beswick
Cwmtillery Lakes
Tue 9th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Hobby
Hobby over the upper lake, mobbed by Swallows. Pair of Little Grebes on the lower lake. Count of 29 species in all.
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Garn Lakes
Mon 8th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Wheatear
Garn Lakes area; Wheatear 3 Willow Warbler 6 Little Grebe 1 ad 1 Juv Dragonflies: Common Hawker 2 Emperor 1 Common Darter12 and Emerald Damselfly 40+
Allan Dowson
Goldcliff
Mon 8th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Green Sandpiper
1-Green Sandpiper from the snipe platform,1-GWE,9-Little Egrets,167+Black’wits,1f-Marsh Harrier,4-juvenile Willow Warblers along the fence between snipe and marsh platforms.All water fowl and wader activity now seems to be confined to Priors as the other lagoons are completely dry.10h30-12h00
