Sightings

Main sighting: Curlew

THREE PAIRS of Curlew seen on a single traditional Gwent breeding site this morning thanks to a report sent to Curlew@gwentbirds.org.uk ! Now’s the time to find these stunning birds. Pls go out to look for them, listening for that haunting call, and report to the dedicated email address. Ask your friends to do so too – we need to find all Gwent’s breeding Curlews. Details on the GOS Home page.

Main sighting: two sand martins flying over barrage

lovely to see my first sand martins

Main sighting: Snipe

Cettis calling, 3 chiffchaffs, 9 coot, 38 teal, 4 gadwall, skylark singing, 15 shoveler, 1 buzzard, 1 female marsh harrier, 33 crows flying across the pool, 4 little egrets, 1 heron, rooks, 1 common snipe and 5 lapwing.

Main sighting: Spotted Redshank

Spotted redshank still visible, feeding along the edge of the island from the redshank platform. Also of note, 3 grey herons, 4 little egrets, 3 singing chiffchaffs, pheasant, female kestrel, 2 buzzards, cettis calling, blue tits displaying, 2 skylarks singing, 1 ringed plover, reed buntings, 108 wigeon, shoveler, gadwall, only 4 lapwings on the lagoons, 3 cormorants, single dunlin in with 27 redshanks, 102 herring gulls on the foreshore and only 10 avocet, curlew, oystercatchers and a pair of stonechats. Other: comma butterfly.

Main sighting: Disturbance

There will be some disturbance on Friday, 18th March, between 12.30pm and 1.30pm when we carry out essential monitoring. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Main sighting: Black redstart

Black redstart on tide line seen from path under second Severn crossing at Caldicot pill

Main sighting: Dipper

Breeding attempt under way as bird seen on Tresenny Brook with moss for a nest in its bill. Chiffchaff in song nearby for a couple of days now.

Main sighting: chiff chaff

Hueet song of chif chaff heard

Main sighting: Brambling

Garden Brambling count now 12. Six Greenfinch.

Main sighting: Hawfinch

Hawfinch briefly in the churchyard Magor this morning. Calling plus a brief snatch of song.

Main sighting: Chiffchaff

Three Chiffchaff singing this morning.

Main sighting: Cerlews

One pair this morning whistling since 6 oclock