Sightings

Main sighting: Brambling

Two Brambling under my feeders,  20 Linnets and 20-odd Redwing devouring Holly and Hawthorn berries.

Main sighting: Passing Low North to South down Rhymney Valley

Bewick’s Swan (2)
Small swan, fast wing beats with pronounced whistle from wing feathers, no call.
Time 3.30 Cold. Sun .Wind W.
Naked eye only so no bill markings.

Main sighting: Flock of 50+ mixed finches

Large flock of 50plus mixed finches. 3 red wing, 3 peregrine in the usual place, 1 green woodpecker and a very friendly juvenile kestrel perched on top of the “Iron” rocks.

Main sighting: Hawfinch

Hawfinch was almost the first bird I saw in the garden this morning after my return from the Scilly Isles (dry and mostly sunny with Lesser Scaup, Spot Sand, YBW, Red-breasted Fly, Richard’s Pipit, Hoopoe).

Main sighting: Swallow

1-Swallow flying west 15h35

Main sighting: Brambling

Male Brambling on feeders this afternoon

Main sighting: large numbers

Large numbers this morning, presumably sheltering before the winds / rains: 400 shelduck, 200 shovelers, 100+ dunlin, 60 oystercatchers, 60 redshank, 42 pintail; also curlews, cormorant, little egret, 2 grey herons, few teal and wigeon; mallards and BHGs of course; & kestrel. Sorry imprecise numbers as too blowy to stand still 😉

Main sighting: Fieldfare

Single fieldfare and at least 81 redwings.

Main sighting: Disturbance at Goldcliff lagoons

There will be some disturbance on Tuesday afternoon at Goldcliff Lagoons when we check water levels and salinities. This will be between approx between 1pm and 2pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Main sighting: Various

Up to 800 woodpigeon flying in at altitude over Maypole ..Two house martin stragglers at Greenpool Llandegfedd .mixed flock of blackbird Redwing and few Fieldfare at Garn yr Erw ..(whistle in ) ..

Main sighting: Ring Ouzel

Two Ring Ouzels over, calling, first thing

Main sighting: Curlews

Nice high tide wader roost on big tide this morning. 280 Oystercatchers, 25 Lapwings, 18 Ringed Plovers, 5 Grey Plovers, 7 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 160 Curlews (two colour rings read) 1 Turnstone. Water at Goldcliff Lagoons too deep for Curlews.