Sightings
Bob Potter
Goldcliff
Fri 24th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Curlew
Curlew, a large flock of over 200 birds, at high tide, sheltering from high winds, to the West of the sea wall hide.
Shelduck over 150; Avocet pair; Lapwing; Dunlin; Teal; Wigeon; Shoveler; Gadwall.
Cetti’s, Chiffchaff’s, Skylarks all singing.
Fielfare flock of 60
Bob potter
Goldcliff
Fri 24th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Curlew
Curlew – over 200 at high tide, sheltering from high wind from sea wall hide (leg rings not visible); 150 Shelduck; Avocet pair; Gadwall; Widgeon; Teal; Shoveler; Lapwing; Dunlin; Redshank; Reed Bunting; Cetti’s, Chiffchaffs singing. Shortly after leaving, a flock of 60 Fieldfare seen over adjacent field.
Deborah Tee
St. Peter's Church, Llanwenarth
Thu 23rd Mar 2023
Main sighting: Curlew
Two Curlew seen circling the fields between Llanwenarth Church and the Usk (8:00am).
Ed Stevens
Black rock
Wed 22nd Mar 2023
Main sighting: Firecrest
Early afternoon wheatear on foreshore at sudbrook and a firecrest in hedge east of black rock
iain crawford
Skenfrith
Wed 22nd Mar 2023
Main sighting: Swallows
2 swallows by the bridge. Soaring near Sand House, 25 ravens, 7 buzzards, m and f sparrowhawk. Jay, green woodpecker, mistle thrush
Nicholas Beswick
NWR Goldcliff
Tue 21st Mar 2023
Main sighting: Spoonbill
Immature Spoonbill feeding in the lagoon directly in front of Hide 1. Distant view of Spotted Redshank feeding along the far shore of the island. Pintail pair seen from Seawall Hide. Skylarks and Chiffchaffs singing. Sparrowhawk and immature Marsh Harrier hunting over reedbeds.
Hadyn Jones
West Pill
Sun 19th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Wheatear
3 male Wheatear at Westpill in afternoon.
Ruth Brown
Pant-y-Goitre, R Usk
Sun 19th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Sand Martin
5 Sand Martins, probably moving through
Nicholas Beswick
Mynydd Llangatwg
Sun 19th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Wheatear
Spring has sprung! Skylarks, Meadow Pipits, Stonechats and a Reed Bunting back on territories on the mountain. Count of 14 Wheatears, including three females. Red Kite, Kestrel and three Buzzards.
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Sluice Farm
Sun 19th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Red Kite
Red Kite in Sluice Farm area. Tide out birds far off at Peterstone Gout, Little Egret 4 Chiffchaff 3. Yesterday in Machen a Brimstone butterfly and a small Bat almost certainly a Pipistrelle.
Graham Agg
Trellech Common Woods
Sat 18th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Chiffchaff
Chiffchaff calling in woodland, also one calling on 19th March in garden off Manor Wood, The Narth – the first I’ve heard this year.
Hadyn Jones
Collister
Sat 18th Mar 2023
Main sighting: Pale -bellied Brent Goose
Pale-bellied Brent Goose among the Shelduck on Collister saltmarsh.Also my first Wheatear of the year at the Pill.A male.