| DRWG |
Thursday 02-Sep-2010 |
Sluice Farm |
| Little Stint (juv) at Sluice Farm early evening flew off into Cardiff. |
| chris hurn |
Thursday 02-Sep-2010 |
GLWR Uskmouth |
| at 9 pm tonight a nightjar was attracted to my spotlamp i was using a rabbit call it turned and flew around me twice |
| Nicholas & Judy Beswick |
Thursday 02-Sep-2010 |
hafod farm,brynmawr |
| One Swift over early evening with House Martins. Red Kite nearby earlier. |
| FAO Roo |
Thursday 02-Sep-2010 |
Chepstow |
| Birdguides are reporting a Cattle Egret near Chepstow now. |
| Nigel Garside |
Thursday 02-Sep-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| Whinchat in an unusual spot, on a cordgrass 'island' just off the sea-wall. |
| Keith Jones |
Thursday 02-Sep-2010 |
Moorings Fields Newport |
| Walked loop of the river between Chichester Close and Clipper Close at the mid day high tide. Rather disappointing visit with 1 Grey Heron, 3 Mute Swan, 3 Teal, 10 Mallard, 25 Lapwing, 6 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Reed Bunting. At the flooded field (rather dry again), 80 Black Headed Gull, 16 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 1 Stock Dove. |
| Keith Jones |
Wednesday 01-Sep-2010 |
Bulmore Lakes |
| Walked from the lakes back to Caerleon along the Bulmore Road at first light. Thought I would squeeze a final visit before the cup, but please note the course is now closed to walkers just for the duration. Not a great deal about perhaps due to all the inevitable disturbance, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Mute Swan, 11 Canada Geese (Flying south-west), 2 Teal, 33 Mallard, 1 Pheasant, 4 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tawny Owl, 15 Wood Pigeon, 4 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Wren, 1 Blackcap, 1 Common Whitethroat, 2 singing Chiffchaff, 20 Robin, 7 Long Tailed Tit, 4 Jay etc. |
| John Evans |
Wednesday 01-Sep-2010 |
GLWR Goldcliff |
| 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 75+ Knot, 81 Ringed Plover, 137+ Black-tailed Godwit, Wheatear, 11 Yellow Wagtail this morning. |
| Roo |
Wednesday 01-Sep-2010 |
Gwent |
| Checked out the pics - nice! Havent seen one for about 20 years! Anyone any news on Cattle Egret at Usk? |
| tony jenkins |
Wednesday 01-Sep-2010 |
Chepstow |
| A new tick for the portwall estate with a little egret flying overhead from wye valley to the foreshore at 0615 hrs. |
| Nicholas Beswick |
Tuesday 31-Aug-2010 |
hafod farm,brynmawr |
| Swarm of around 100 House Martins around for much of the day, disappeared early evening |
| Lee Parsons |
Tuesday 31-Aug-2010 |
Brynithel |
| 4.10pm, Peregrine Falcon over the top of house, so low I could have swore it winked at me ! |
| FAO Roo |
Tuesday 31-Aug-2010 |
General |
| Have you not seen the pictures on the Gwent Birding blog? |
| Roo Perkins |
Monday 30-Aug-2010 |
General |
| Birdguides has: Aquatic Warbler at Newport Wetlands and Cattle Egret at Usk. |
| Ed Stevens |
Monday 30-Aug-2010 |
Sudbrook |
| This morning 3 yellow wagtail feeding around cattle in field between Sudbrook and Black Rock. |
| Adrian Plant |
Monday 30-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Wentlooge |
| Large overnight influx of chiffchaff:- hedge behind sea wall between church and the Gout stiff with them; one willow bush at the Gout had 8 birds in it! Also plenty of blackcap, some whitethroat and reed warbler in same hedge. 3 wheatear on shore, 1 curlew sandpiper, 36 ringed plover, 2 greenshank, 1 commmon sand at the Gout. Viz mig 2h count (06:30-08:30) had 19 tree pipit and 7 yellow wagtail, 2 grey wag,6 pied wag heading west. Constant trickle of swallow and house martin and 30-40 sand martin mid morning over recently cut hay meadow. |
| tony & jan jenkins |
Monday 30-Aug-2010 |
Out of County Shapwick Heath |
| Well worth a visit at the moment with osprey at Noahs lake, ruff, greenshank, spotted redshank, blkwits at the meare, hobby, swifts, cettis, kestrel, sparrowhawk, buzzard, marsh harrier, great white egret and sighting of otter at Westhay. |
| John Davies, Steven Butler, Steven Davies |
Sunday 29-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Lagoons |
| 250 Black tailed Godwits, 80 Knot, 3 Spot Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 11 Turnstone, 2 Avocets, 100 Dunlin, 7 Greenshank, Perigrine, Yellow wagtail, Wheatear, 100 Ringed Plover, 17 Little Egrets, 11 Redshank, Sparrowhawk |
| Chris Jones |
Sunday 29-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Lagoons |
| High tide wader roost this morning contained 3 Curlew Sandpipers, 3 Spotted Redshank, at least 8 Greenshank, 330 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits and 80 Knot. |
| Keith Jones |
Sunday 29-Aug-2010 |
Moorings Fields Newport |
| Walked loop of the river between Chichester Close and Clipper Close at high tide this morning. Rather good selection of birds including 3 Mute Swan, 2 Teal, 2 Mallard, 84 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 78 Common Redshanks, 2 Little Stint stuck out like two sore thumbs at the high tide roost, 87 Black Headed Gull, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Reed Warbler, 20 Swallow, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Jay. The flooded field is starting to flood after the rain, little there however just 440 Black Headed Gull, 40 Herring Gull, and 20 Herring Gull. |
| Eddie Wang |
Sunday 29-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| 0715-1015: 56 Ringed Plover and 9 Dunlin on the mud to the east of the Gout on the rising tide. 3 Yellow Wagtail and 3 Tree Pipit over west. Later in the morning at Peterstone Wentlooge, 3 Wheatear along the sea wall and a Lesser Whitethroat in the hedge. |
| Keith Jones |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Uskmouth |
| Rather quiet around the lagoons, and part of the coast early morning, but count included 32 Little Grebe, 6 Mute Swan, 104 Mallard, 1 Gadwall, 35 Tufted Duck, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 1 Buzzard, 28 Moorhen, 89 Coot, 1 Greenshanks, 2 Whimbrel, 28 Curlew, 135 Black Headed Gull, 72 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Owl, 2 Reed Warbler, 9 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Common Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven. |
| Nathan Casburn |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Caerleon Flooded Field |
| 1 Med Gull and 14 Lapwing. |
| Nigel Garside |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| Red Kite, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Shoveler, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Redstart and 3 Wheatear. |
| John O'Sullivan |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Pen y lan (above Bassaleg) |
| Lots of finches this morning (greenfinches/chafinches), probably local birds rather than migrants. Whitethroats and chiffchaffs in good numbers and the first two mixed tit flocks of the autumn. Best bird a juv female peregirne hunting woodpigeons. |
| Adrian Plant |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| A few tree pipits overhead along with a constant trickle of house martins and lesser numbers of swallows. Plenty of blackcap with lesser numbers of chiffchaff, whitethroat etc and a single pied flycatcher. |
| Mathew Meehan |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
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| Below should read - Two juvenile Garganey on Visitor Centre Scrape late morning. |
| Mathew Meehan |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Newport Wetlands - Uskmouth |
| Two juveniles on Visitor Centre Scrape late morning. |
| Ed Stevens |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Black Rock |
| Mid morning at black rock picnic site 3 spotted flycatcher, 1 lesser whitethroat, 1 garden warbler, few blackcap and chiffchaff, 1 linnet, 1 chaffinch, 2 blue tit, 2 great tit all in 1 plum tree. Also 1 juvenile green woodpecker on picnic site and 2 wheatear along shore |
| Craig Constance |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| Yesterday afternoon 1 Greenshank,1 Dunlin and 1 juv Black Tern Still. |
| Lee Parsons |
Saturday 28-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| Yet again no forum access to debate this !!! Personally I did not renew my permit to the site this year because the place has been neglected ! All hides have restricted views and at the green pool hide, I needed a machete to get to it ! The feeding station was one of my favourite places to visit, but unfortunately on my last visit you couldn't see out through it! If its Welsh Waters intention to stop birders visiting here, then they have succeeded with this one ! |
| Andrew King |
Friday 27-Aug-2010 |
Varteg |
| 2 Whinchats (towards Blaenmelyn Farm) and a family party of 4 Stonechats (near Pembroke Terrace). |
| John O'Sullivan |
Friday 27-Aug-2010 |
Ynysyfro Reservoir |
| An adult and a juv Hobby were hunting sand martins over here this morning. Several sustained bursts of activity but no success. |
| Craig Constance |
Thursday 26-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 2 Common Tern (1 juv) and 1 juv Black Tern still this evening. |
| John Edwards |
Thursday 26-Aug-2010 |
rogerstone |
| Seems a good year localy for house sparrows! Over a dozen regularly visit front and back garden. Key seems to be easy accessible dense bushes/ivy for instant cover. |
| Richard Poole Site Controller |
Thursday 26-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| Re comments about Llandegfedd.
Please do not take any notice of comments with regards to lestening the conservation value of Llandegfedd Reservoir. The site is a SSSI and as such cannot open to any activities during the November to February period without consent from CCW and following a full and extensive environmental impact assessment, GOS were involved over a three year period for such a study to permit sailing for 4 hours on sundays in November. There is no intention to extend fishing into the winter months nor discourage conservation activities. If members have any concerns regarding the site please feel free to email me or ring me to discuss your concerns. |
| Concerned Birder |
Thursday 26-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| Bring back chris Hatch.He done some great things for the place.Dont forget that good numbers of wigeon overwinter here.Winter fishing would be a nightmare for the birds and birders. |
| Jo |
Thursday 26-Aug-2010 |
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| In response to Ed Hutchings comment.
What I can gather and have been told on a number of occasions, Llandegfedd is under staffed and has a very small budget toward conservation...this is very true. This along with the Head Rangers drive to lesson the sites conservation status so that he can get winter fishing up and running, will only lead to further disrepair to the bird hides etc.
Any complaints about the site in regards to conservation just makes him more determined to undermine any conservation efforts on site and to impede the access for birders and naturalists alike.
Regards…Jo
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| Craig Constance |
Wednesday 25-Aug-2010 |
LLandegfedd Reservoir |
| Juv Black Tern still this evening. |
| Chris Waite |
Wednesday 25-Aug-2010 |
Caerleon |
| About a dozen very bedraggled looking young swallows sitting on a garden fence this afternoon in torrential rain. I can't see how they can survive. |
| Ed Hutchings |
Tuesday 24-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 1 Juvenile Redshank, family of 3 Great Crested Grebes, about 50 Herring Gulls and the same number of Cormorants near the South Car Park. Cormorants using the nesting platform meant for the Ospreys. Hides overgrown and in a shocking state of disrepair. I thought this was a top birding site so why isn't it maintained as such?! |
| Malcolm Appleton |
Tuesday 24-Aug-2010 |
Usk Garden Centre |
| Feeding in the stubble field next to the Garden Centre - a large flock (50-70 at a guess). I could see Greenfinch (in the main) plus Chaffinch, Linnet & a few Goldfinch. |
| Eddie Wang |
Tuesday 24-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| 0700-0930: High tide. Good selection of passerines around the Gout and waders on the high tide roost. 7 species of "commoner" warbler including 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler and several pairs of Reed Warbler feeding fledglings in hedge to west of Gout. 1 Tree Pipit on the path before flying west calling. 1 House Martin and 1 Sand Martin passed through with the more numerous Swallows. Waders roosting included ~80 Redshank, 35 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 15 Black-tailed Godwit with 1 Bar-tailed Godwit amongst them and 1 Golden Plover. |
| Keith Jones |
Tuesday 24-Aug-2010 |
Wentwood |
| Walked early morning from Little Oak west to Coed y Caerau via Caer Licyn motte, rather muddy around Will o Wentwood cottage area. Seems quieter than east Wentwood, but birds noted include 1 Goshawk, 1 Buzzard, 4 Wood Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Wren, 8 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 22 Blue Tit, 20 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit, 25 Great Tit, 5 Nuthatch, 8 Chaffinch, 2 Redpoll, 1 Crossbill, 7 Jay, and 2 Raven.ker, 5 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, |
| Craig Constance |
Tuesday 24-Aug-2010 |
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| 1 juv Black Tern still and 1 ad Common Tern yesterday afternoon. |
| Mike and Jackie Pointon |
Monday 23-Aug-2010 |
Newport Wetlands - Goldcliff |
| 17:15 18:30 Very strong westerly wind: Common Tern(ad)1 form 3rd VP Greenshank 15 Spotted Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 150+ Knot 20 Turnstone 3 Dunlin 80 Ringed Plover 50 Whimbrel 1 Avocet 3 Oystercatcher 76 Little Egret 30 Mediterranean Gull 1(ad WP) Black-headed Gull 80 Mallard 30 Shelduck 20 Buzzard 1 Raven 2 |
| allan dowson |
Monday 23-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| This evenings tide produced;3-Greenshanks,1-Whimbrel,2-wheatears,23-Black'wits and an adult Black Headed Gull with rings on its left leg.It looked like three rings,red on the bottom,i couldn't make out the middle colour,but then green on top. |
| Nigel Garside |
Monday 23-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Wentlooge |
| Two, possibly three, Spotted Flycatchers together in hedgerow, with Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Chiffchaff. Redstart near path from village, 2 Yellow Wagtail, and a Greenshank at the gout. |
| Keith Jones |
Monday 23-Aug-2010 |
Ponthir Reservoir |
| An early morning visit produced 4 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 17 Tufted Duck, 1 Buzzard, 4 Coot, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker. 2 Raven. Also once again feeding just up stream of Afon Lwyd Bridge at Ponthir the predictable Dipper. |
| Julie & Mick Andrews |
Sunday 22-Aug-2010 |
Grwyne fawr Reservior |
| 3 Dipper, 4 Wheatear, 2 buzzard, 5 redstart, several goldfinch, meadow pippits, chaffinch, nuthatch, 1 redpoll, siskin, coaltits. |
| tony & jan jenkins |
Sunday 22-Aug-2010 |
Redwick to Porton |
| Mid afternoon walk co-inciding with tide on the flood gave hunting peregrine out on the tideline(no sucess)but great aerial acrobatics, wigeon, mallard, 3 grey herons, 11 oystercatchers, 5 wheatear, 6 whimbrel, several curlew, 1 egret,15 ringed plover, 6 dunlin, also notable south-westerly movement of swallows, 110 in 30mins, single stock dove,a flock of 100+ linnets on the sea wall and along the hedgerows, reed warbler, meadow pipit, chaffinch, several mixed flocks of goldfinches & greenfinches and while observing one of the flocks we spotted a pair of tree sparrows on top of a sloe bush, a great end to what started a very quiet afternoon. |
| Craig Constance |
Sunday 22-Aug-2010 |
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| 5-7pm.1 Black Tern(juv),1 Arctic Tern (juv),2 yellow Wagtail,1 Shoveler and 1 female Goosander. |
| chris and julie west and digger |
Sunday 22-Aug-2010 |
Oxbow and R Usk, Gobion |
| 2.00pm 6 spotted flycatchers in trees near road bridge, 3 gooseanders,common sandpiper. |
| Steve Williams |
Saturday 21-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 5 Sanderling, 3 Goosander and a single adult Common Tern. |
| allan dowson |
Saturday 21-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Lagoons |
| Birds of note,07h45-08h50.250+ Black Tailed Godwits,42-Little Egrets,2-Greenshanks,1-Spotted Redshank,3-Avocets,2-Knots |
| Craig Constance/ Nathan Casburn |
Friday 20-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 1 Sanderling,1 Ringed Plover,1 juv Arctic Tern and 1 ad Common Tern this evening. |
| tony & jan jenkins |
Thursday 19-Aug-2010 |
Slimbridge |
| Passage of yellow wags observed from Holden Tower at 1430 hrs, at least 12 individuals together with several pied wags, also possibly upwards of a thousand martins & swallows over the hundred acre area before the rain set in. |
| Craig Constance |
Thursday 19-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 5-7pm.Fishermans Car park.12 Ringed Plover (3 Juv),2 Gadwall and 1 juv Arctic Tern still. |
| chris and julie west and digger |
Thursday 19-Aug-2010 |
Oxbow and R Usk, Gobion |
| 12noon. Pair of redstarts in heavily berry laden hawthorn tree, f merlin fly/gliding 3/4 foot above ground, kingfisher, green and great spotted wp, heron, lt tit family and 6 jays. |
| tony jenkins |
Thursday 19-Aug-2010 |
Chepstow |
| 2 swifts heading south-west over portwall this morning |
| Keith Jones |
Wednesday 18-Aug-2010 |
Uskmouth |
| Walked around the lagoons early morning from western footpath to west end of R4 to west R11 completing at visitors centre and R2. Not a great deal about but birds of note include 23 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 10 adult 2 juvenile Mute Swan, 81 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 40 adult and 4 recently fledged young (these on R9) Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 1 juvenile Peregrine, 2 Buzzard, 28 Moorhen, 90 Coot, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Greenshanks, 1 Whimbrel, 34 Curlew, 180 Black Headed Gull, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Siskin, 28 House Sparrow, 2 Reed Bunting. |
| David Hathaway |
Wednesday 18-Aug-2010 |
Dingestow Court |
| Water rail walking around edges of duck pond. I hope Keith saw it. |
| Nigel Garside |
Wednesday 18-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Wentlooge |
| Two Pintail, Yellow Wagtail, Greenshank, Wheatear, Redstart and Garden Warbler. |
| Craig Constance/ Nathan Casburn |
Tuesday 17-Aug-2010 |
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| Juv Arctic Tern still present this afternoon. |
| Lee Parsons |
Monday 16-Aug-2010 |
Brynithel |
| 7.50 pm, Peregrine Falcon flew low and fast above the estate and headed down to Llanhilleth before diving out of sight ! |
| Rhys Jenkins |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Panty Goytre Bridge |
| 6 Little Egrets in a group feeding on rivers edge and 4 Goosander also seen |
| Lee Parsons |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Llanover |
| Red Kite giving excellent viewing low over field ! |
| John Davies |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
White Castle |
| Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker, 8 Spotted Flycatchers, loads of Redstarts in hedge rows (double figures), Swift. |
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Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
bent iron rhymney |
| Do you know the easiest route to walk to the bent iron in Rhymney. Or know of anyone who knows the easiest route to get there?c |
| Matt Broome |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Pools |
| Birds of note this evening, 1 male Redstart, 2 Whimbrel, 9 Yellow wagtail, 1 LRP, 1 Spotted Redshank, 9 Turnstone on the foreshore. |
| mark davies |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Abergavenny |
| Walked from llanwenarth to llanfoist bridge this afternoon -
only birds of note were a green woodpecker & a kingfisher .
This evening a dozen or so swifts over the town |
| Brian Thomas |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Canal - between bridge 69 & 70 |
| 15.00: Spotted flycatcher, maybe 2 or 3. |
| Nigel Garside |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Great Wharf |
| Marsh Harrier on sea-wall just west of village, 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Greenshank and 5 Snipe. On Rumney Great Wharf (Glamorgan) 5 Wheatear and a Spotted Redshank. |
| Barry Ingram |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Caldicot |
| A sparrow hawk 'whizzed' through my garden this morning. Not really surpising as we appear to have been adopted by a flock of about 6 house sparrows. They were all in a bushy tree at the time. |
| David Hathaway |
Sunday 15-Aug-2010 |
Trelleck |
| Early this morning flock of about 20+ lapwings,over half of which were yound birds not feathered through. White rumps were coloured but wings still brown. |
| chris and Julie West and digger |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
Oxbow and R Usk, Gobion |
| Pair of willow warblers,peregrine falcon hassling 3 buzzards,4 little egrets and heron on ground within 20yards of each other,4 green sandpipers,common sandpiper,one pair sandmartins,12 goosanders,14 mallard,cormorant. |
| chris and julie west and digger |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
Ox Bow, Gobion |
| Pair of wood warbler, pair of little egrets, familly of 4 green sandpipers, common sandpiper, heron, 14 female gooseander,3 buzzard attacked by peregrine. |
| Craig Constance & Nathan Casburn |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 5.30-7pm. 4 Common Tern (1 juv) dropped in briefly during passing showers,1 ad Dunlin and 1 drake Common Scoter this afternoon. |
| Matt Broome |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Pools |
| Just to add to Nathan's sightings below, 1 Winchat & 1 Hobby over midday. |
| Nathan Casburn |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Pools |
| Highlights at the pools this morning were 10 Greenshank 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Green Sand and 1Lrp |
| Peter |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
newport city centre |
| Today on Civic Centre Clock Tower, two peregines. Have been up to three in this area for the last few weeks often very vocal in the evening |
| Mike Warburton |
Saturday 14-Aug-2010 |
Garnlydan Reservoir |
| 2 `Commic` Terns on one of the North shore islands as of 9.00 this morning. |
| Steven Millard |
Friday 13-Aug-2010 |
Ebbw Vale |
| Flock of 200+ jackdaws over town centre |
| Mike and Jackie Pointon |
Friday 13-Aug-2010 |
Newport Wetlands - Goldcliff |
| Black-tailed Godwit 60 Curlew 50 Greenshank 1 Spotted Redshank 1 Dunlin 40 Gey Plover 1 (SP) Knot 2 (SP) Ringed Plover 15 Avocet 8 Oystercatcher 56 Teal 10 Shoverler 8 Mallard 10 Shelduck 12 Grey Heron 3 Little Egret 64 (counted by Brian Thomas)Yellow Wagtail 4 Reed Warbler 2 juvs Reed Bunting 3 Swallow 40 Sand Martin 6. At Uskmouth Little Owl 3.
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| Nigel Garside |
Friday 13-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Wentlooge |
| Yellow Wagtail on the wharf and 2 Wheatear at the gout. |
| Nathan Casburn |
Thursday 12-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 1 Common Tern |
| Nicholas Beswick |
Thursday 12-Aug-2010 |
A40 Raglan to Abergavenny |
| Red Kite over near Penpergwm |
| John Edwards |
Thursday 12-Aug-2010 |
Newport |
| Screaming, young Peregrine flying from Passport office towards Civic Centre. |
| Keith Jones |
Thursday 12-Aug-2010 |
Bryn |
| A walk early morning from Llanfihangel Gobion bridge to the Bryn produced a count of 34 species including singles of Little Grebe, Cormorant, and Grey Heron, Kingfisher, Dipper, 5 Mute Swan, 23 Canada Geese, 10 Mallard, 7 Goosanders (all red-heads). 1 juv Buzzard, 1 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 7 Wood Pigeon, 4 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martin, 1 singing Chiffchaff, 2 Raven. Also of note extensive and large patches or chunks of white-cream coloured froth floating down the river. |
| steven butler |
Wednesday 11-Aug-2010 |
Abergavenny |
| 6 Swifts over twon 12;30 |
| Nigel Garside |
Wednesday 11-Aug-2010 |
Peterstone Gout |
| Redstart between village and gout; also in hedgerows Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and Garden Warbler. At the gout, Cuckoo, 8 Whimbrel and 3 Common Sandpiper. |
| Gray |
Wednesday 11-Aug-2010 |
Ally-yr-yn & Ridgeway |
| Pair of goshawk soaring high over Allt-yr-yn ridge at 13:20 today. |
| bill williams |
Tuesday 10-Aug-2010 |
Abergavenny |
| re fedgling greenfinch that was tuesday the tenth |
| Nathan Casburn |
Tuesday 10-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Res |
| 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 2 Goosander were the highlights this evening. |
| Tom Dalrymple |
Tuesday 10-Aug-2010 |
Goldcliff Lagoons |
| The reserve team will be cutting vegetation on the lagoon islands tomorrow. We appologise for any inconvenience caused. |
| Keith Jones |
Monday 09-Aug-2010 |
Wentwood |
| Walked from Wentwood Gate north to Little Oak at first light, east to Cadira Beeches completing walk at the reservoir by way of the Nightjar Path, and Nine Wells. Typical of the time of year long periods of silence with brief bursts of activity. No a great deal about just 34 species including 1 juvenile Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Mallard, 8 Tufted Duck, 4 Buzzard, 1 Red=legged Partridge, 10 Coot, 15 Wood Pigeon, 3 Green Woodpecker, 7 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 8 Wren, 2 occupied House Martin nests still at Forester House, 5 Robin, 10 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 31 Blue Tit, 12 Coal Tit, 2 Marsh Tit (together), 28 Great Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Redpoll, 2 Crossbill, 1 male Bullfinch, 1 Jay, |
| John Davies, Steven Butler, Andrew Baker |
Sunday 08-Aug-2010 |
Llanwenarth |
| Kingfisher,Dipper,Little Owl,5 Swifts |
| Richard May |
Sunday 08-Aug-2010 |
Newport Wetlands - Goldcliff |
| Highlights being 2 stock dove, 28 little egret and a yellow wagtail. Also shrill carder bee |
| Bill Jones |
Sunday 08-Aug-2010 |
Newport Wetlands - Uskmouth |
| Wood Warbler; both male and female seen today with three young. This species seems as likely to be seen in lowland locations now as it is in it's more traditional breeding habitat, it has declined in worrying numbers over the last twenty years or so, but this is the second confirmed breeding success I've witnessed in the past ten days, and that pleases me mightily. |
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Saturday 07-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 4 Shelduck,2 Common Sand and 1 juv LRP. |
| chris hurn |
Friday 06-Aug-2010 |
GLWR Goldcliff |
| fifty one little eagrets grouped together in reeds sheltering from the stong wind this morning also sixteen stock doves feeding on fresh grass opposite no one platform |
| Craig Constance |
Thursday 05-Aug-2010 |
Llandegfedd Reservoir |
| 6pm, 1 Oystercatcher,1 juv Redstart and 1 juv Common White throat. |
| Lee Parsons |
Thursday 05-Aug-2010 |
Brynithel |
| Opened the front door to the din of Crows going beserk, a look to the sky produced a Goshawk, happy days ! |
| Tara Okon |
Wednesday 04-Aug-2010 |
Newport Wetlands |
| Hobby. |
| David Hathaway |
Wednesday 04-Aug-2010 |
Llanishen, S. of Trelleck |
| Further to Martin Stevens article in the Argus in June regarding House Martins, I have noticed that they arrive later in recent years,which causes a problem when the 2nd brood fledges last year this was late September, So much so that one nest on my house went leaving the chicks to fend for themselves. This year we have hsd 4 nests with chicks, One has fledged,so I am hoping this pair will have time for a second brood. I also have up a couple of concrete nests. I also clean them over the winter. One of the probems is that sparrows take them up before the Martins return. This year I did not put them up until the birds had returned. They were in the boxes within an hour of me putting them on the walls |
| Keith Jones |
Wednesday 04-Aug-2010 |
Moorings Fields Newport |
| Walked loop of the river between Chichester Close and Clipper Close at high tide this morning. Not a great deal about just 2 Mute Swan, 1 Mallard, 54 Lapwing, 48 Common Redshanks, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Reed Warbler. At the muddy field 210 Black Headed Gulls. |
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