Please do not post reports of nesting birds or sightings of rare or Schedule 1 breeders. Sightings which might lead to disturbance will be removed.

Sightings

Allan Dowson

Peterstone Gout

Thu 5th May 2022

Main sighting: Whimbrel

7-Whimbrels at high tide today.

Verity Picken

Gwent

Thu 5th May 2022

Main sighting: Curlew

Curlews are far less vocal at the moment and therefore harder to find but you may see one chasing off a Buzzard or crow when guarding the nest. Don’t forget to send an email to Curlew@gwentbirds.org.uk if you see this behaviour. All reports, whether sightings or heards, are important.

Lee Parsons

Llanhilleth

Wed 4th May 2022

Main sighting: Cuckoo

Cuckoo heard 5:10am.

tony & jan jenkins

devauden

Tue 3rd May 2022

Main sighting: cuckoo

Cuckoo calling late afternoon near Devauden

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Lower Machen

Mon 2nd May 2022

Main sighting: Hawfinch

A Hawfinch sat out in the open for a short while. In Machen we saw 12 Sand Martins gathering dried grass as nesting material, not seen this behaviour before.

David

Chapel Road Goldcliff

Mon 2nd May 2022

Main sighting: 18 Swallows

Perched on the solar farm fence surround.

Ben Jones

Llanfosit, Abergavenny.

Sun 1st May 2022

Main sighting: Transitory swallows

Several hundred high flying swallows passing overhead heading due North.

David Hathaway

LLanishen

Sun 1st May 2022

Main sighting: Cuckoo

Cuckoo calling early this morning close to village,then flew over my house calling,flew off towards Devauden

Allan Dowson

Goldcliff

Sat 30th Apr 2022

Main sighting: Greenshank

2-Greenshanks from sea wall hide,1-Common Sandpiper,2-Avocets,2-LRP’S,1m-Marsh Harrier.There was a Fox on the island in front of the sea wall hide,the whole time i was there.
Also at Boat Lane singing Sedge,Garden,Willow and Reed Warblers.10h00-12h30.

Nicholas Beswick

Hafod Farm Brynmawr

Fri 29th Apr 2022

Main sighting: Brambling

One female Brambling after a gap since Monday. Pair Lesser Redpolls. Jay a surprise visitor for the time of year.

Iain Crawford

River Usk Pantygoetre to Llanover

Fri 29th Apr 2022

Main sighting: Waders

Snipe, 2 oystercatcher, 2 little ringed plovers, a common sandpiper, 7 little egrets, 5 grey herons, 6 goosanders, 2 goldfinch, 2 ltt, a red kite, 6 buzzards, 3 stock doves, wren, song thrush, 2 grey wagtails, 2, ravens, 2 blackcap 2 swallows

Hadyn Jones

Collister Saltmarsh

Thu 28th Apr 2022

Main sighting: Dotterel

Dotterel in breeding plumage on the saltmarsh at Collister.Probable
female as quite black underneath.

Next event

Apr
1
Mon
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.[...]