Sightings
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Goldcliff Lagoons
Fri 25th Jun 2021
Main sighting: Redshank
Further to Brian’s sightings: 18:30 -21-15 Redshank 120 Curlew 80 Whimbrel 2 Black-headed Gull 140 Ringed Plover 30 Little Ringed Plover 4 Oystercatcher 35 It was good to meet up Chris Jones who saw a female Gadwall with seven young. And most remarkable, totally calm, not a hint of wind!
Andy SMITH
Sugarloaf Mountain
Fri 25th Jun 2021
Main sighting: Yellow hammer
Several males calling perched on top of ferns on the main path up the mountain about 100metres from car park
B Thomas
Goldcliff
Fri 25th Jun 2021
Main sighting: Sanderling
1st platform: Sanderling: 3rd hide: Garganey: Reported and gone: Spoonbill, Garganey, Green Sandpiper
Andrew Crowder
Goldcliff
Tue 22nd Jun 2021
Main sighting: Wood Sandpiper
Single bird from the first hide this morning. Pair of Little Ringed Plover and 3 Black Tailed Godwit from 2nd hide. Distant pair of buzzards in the haze – one was probably ‘Bosprey’ and 30+ Teal.
B Thomas
Goldcliff
Tue 22nd Jun 2021
Main sighting: Wood Sandpiper
First hide: Wood Sandpiper
Iain Crawford
Sudbrooke NP26 5TA
Mon 21st Jun 2021
Main sighting: Rose coloured starling
Adult rosy starling, at 5pm was in buddleia bushes by social club, then flew to South side of pumping Station.
Cold and windy location, definitely jacket required.
Graham Agg
The Narth
Mon 21st Jun 2021
Main sighting: Hobby
Hobby observed hawking among Hirundines over The Narth at midday, also single Wood Warbler heard trilling in Trellech Common Woods (they seem much fewer in the woods on the Trellech plateau this year).
Chris and Theresa Stone
Sudbrook, Caldicot
Mon 21st Jun 2021
Main sighting: Rosy Starling
A Rosy starling appeared in our garden this morning approx 9.45, it was later found by the social club and gave good views.. It was seen later on the roof of the cottages past the pump house briefly, but the club is a good/better? bet.
John O’Sullivan
Goldcliff Lagoons
Mon 21st Jun 2021
Main sighting: Wood Sandpipers
3 Summer Plumaged Wood Sandpipers from the seawall hide plus 19 Teal. 80-100 Sand Martin feeding in the shelter of the seawall in a cold N wind. Male Marsh Harrier showing beautifully, 3 LRP, a single Dunlin, 12 Black Tailed Godwit, also 3 Little Egret and a Great Spotted Woodpecker
Karen Sayers
Lighthouse Park St Brides
Sun 20th Jun 2021
Main sighting: Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling, one on beach lane and one on the park itself a few days before.
Christopher and Julie West
Oxbow, river Usk.
Sat 19th Jun 2021
Main sighting: Blue tit
Newly fledged fluffy blue tit at nest site
Neville Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sat 19th Jun 2021
Main sighting: Garganey
Pheasants, 2 chiffchaffs, 7 ravens, common whitethroat, blackcap and green woodpecker yaffling, Redshank Platform – 48 redshanks (one with a damaged leg), 25 lapwing, 3 skylarks, 4 oystercatchers, 2 ringed plovers, linnets, 2 cormorants, 3 black-headed gulls, shelduck, 1 swift and 1 juvenile little egret, juvenile common buzzard and sand martins in 4 separate groups comprising 5, 3, 25 and 12 birds. Snipe platform – 3 herons (1 juvenile and 1 adult with an eel), 6 mute swans, reed buntings and the reed warbler singing and cettis calling. Seawall – quiet on the mudflats but the cape/ruddy shelduck is still present, 5 curlew, 2 common gulls and the black-tailed godwits which were on lagoon 3 made their way down to the mudflats. Hide three – 2 pairs of tufted ducks, the garganey is still present and going into eclipse plumage, juvenile little grebe showing quite well, gadwall, 1 little ringed plover and 3 swallows. OTHER: Meadow browns on the wing and a lovely bee orchid just past the muddy section alongside the fence prior to the seawall.