Sightings
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
Christopher and Julie West
Oxbow, river Usk.
Sun 7th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Spotted flycatcher
Pair of spotted flycatchers
iain crawford
Vale of Ewyas
Sun 7th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Peregrine
Peregrine falcon, red kite, sparrowhawk, kestrel.
Mark Whitaker
River Monnow between Kentchurch and Llangua
Sun 7th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Common Sandpiper
Single on stony shoals, also 6 Little Egrets together, 1 Grey Wagtail plus approx. 7 Sand Martins around nest site in welsh bank. Kingfisher seen here regularly but not today.
Nicholas. Beswick
Llanfoist
Fri 5th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Hobby
Hobby high over River Usk. Only a few Sand Martins around the nest colony. Four Little Egrets. Kingfisher, female Goosander
iain crawford
Monmouth, Wye and Monnow
Fri 5th Aug 2022
Main sighting: Little egret
Little egret, gsw, 82 canada geese, 20 house martins, 2 grey herons, kingfisher, raveen, stock dove, green woodpecker.
Kevin Richard Dupe
Goldcliff Lagoons
Wed 3rd Aug 2022
Main sighting: Avocet Hide now open
We have repaired the flooring at the entrance to the Avocet Hide and it is now open.
Adrian & Charlotte Edwards
Peterstone seawall
Mon 1st Aug 2022
Main sighting: Common gull
Common gull among hundreds of BHGs; few black tailed godwits, 3 curlews, 42 oystercatchers; many dunlin; 2 common sandpipers; 2 kestrels (pair, regular at the moment); 2 buzzards (one sending the other away from its patch); 2 little egrets, 2 herons; mallards, teal, shelducks (several young) – good visit!
iain crawford
Trellech Beacon area
Mon 1st Aug 2022
Main sighting: Kingfisher
Kingfisher at Cotland pool and Tawny owl at Manorside.
