Sightings

Main sighting: Grey Wagtail

A Grey Wagtail on a roof in the town centre was a surprise. Female Stonechat near Brynmawr School. Around a hundred Fieldfares on Hafod Road.

Main sighting: Mandarin Duck

Male Mandarin on river just up from Llanfoist bridge . Also a Little Grebe

Main sighting: Fieldfare

Around 500 Fieldfares going to roost near the old Brynmawr reservoir. Just a couple of Redwings with them. Two Stonechats nearby.

Main sighting: Turnstone

38-Turnstones on the tidal mud and rocks towards the point.1m-Marsh Harrier,several pairs of Stonechats and 20 or so Fieldfares.11h00-13h00.

Main sighting: Great White Egret

Great White Egret in field behind church today

Main sighting: Barn Owl

Barn Owl quartering across eastern edge of lagoons near the lighthouse around 15.45. Black tailed godwits (one with missing/broken leg – feeding well), 2 dabchicks, usual ducks – mallard, wigeon, shoveller, teal,+20 fieldfare, longtailed tits, stonechat.

Main sighting: Swallow

Single swallow over garden Sudbrook

Main sighting: Wheatear

1-Wheatear today,quite a late date for me.12h00.

Main sighting: curlwe

WeBS count 07:30-09:30 Curlew 250 (water levels high so rings could not be seen) Redshank 104 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Dunlin 60 (did not land) Teal 66 Pintail 4 Lapwing 60 (distant) Shoveler 35
Great B/B Gull 1 Common Gull 2 Little Grebe 3 Skylark 10 Fieldfare 12 Redwing30 Stonechat 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker 1.
Also A late Common Darter

Main sighting: Kingfisher

Fishing on small pond at caldicot castle, also seen along the nedern brook

Main sighting: Crossbill and brambling

5 crossbills flying overhead towards the pine copse. Four days ago in the garden (two villages away) a male brambling also.

Main sighting: Woodpigeon

Flocks of Woodpigeons, totalling 1090, east between 0730 and 0830. Very few later. Also 240 Redwings. Another 950 Woodpigeons yesterday between 1330 and 1430, again heading east.