Sightings
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Newport Wetlands Uskmouth
Fri 1st Oct 2021
Main sighting: Jay
A flock of 24 Jays near Perry’s Lane. House Martin 2 Swallow 2 Marsh Harrier 1 hunting along the shoreline , Migrant Hawker 30 Common Darter 10 Red Admiral 1
David Stokes
Chapel Road Goldcliff
Tue 28th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Barn Owl
I saw the Barn Owl come up off the ground between the solar panels, it landed on a perimeter post. If appeared to be holding some prey, it was then mobbed by 2 crows. It circled around a couple of times and then headed off east.
Christopher and Julie West
Oxbow, river Usk.
Mon 27th Sep 2021
Main sighting: pair sand martins
Pair sand martins heading south. {appropriate as I will be in the Sand martin public house tomorrow before watching City v WBA.
Denis Parkes
Goldcliff
Sun 26th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Pectoral sandpiper
Excellent view of Pec sand from seawall hide with Green sand, but probable Pec Sand (timing making it likely a 2nd bird) also from last platform before sea wall looking towards seawall hide – in reed edges in furthest corner towards hide. Snipe, ruff and 2 curlew sands in proximity for comparison but (Pec) only seen very briefly in extreme corner and usually obscured. Also Marsh harrier, kestrel, “white” buzzard, 1 Greenshank and big movements of meadow pipits and flocks of up to 13 jays moving over.
David Hathaway
LLanishen
Sun 26th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Mistle Thrushes
Had a flock of about 20 Mistle Thrushes flying over my house and land in my large fir trees.
this morning
Simon James Bedford
Garden Llanyrafon
Sat 25th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Various
First Back Garden Grey Wagtail at pond. Also huge flock of mixed Hurindines ( mainly House martin } moving south at altitude Probably around 200 birds . Nuthatch Siskin Goldfinch and Tit flocks visiting feeders plus a sudden appearance of 14 Blackbirds arriving together on the Rowan Berries.
Chris and Trees Stone
Sudbrook on Severn
Sat 25th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Common Scoters
two Common Scoters on Severn probably female and juv approx 5.20 pm on turning tide
Neville James Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sat 25th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Pectoral Sandpiper
2 buzzards, gt spotted woodpecker, pheasant, 3 chiffchaffs, cettis calling and a flock of 13 jays overhead. Hide two – 3 black-tallied godwits, 2 herons and 3 little egrets. Hide three – wigeon, teal, linnets, 8 mute swans, female marsh harrier, shelduck, kestrel, 2 male stonechats and around 60 meadow pipits. Seawall – only 13 swallows overhead, 1 yellow wagtail calling, 1 gt black-backed gull, black headed gulls, 61 curlews and oystercatchers. A flock of about 75 dunlin flew in but lost sight of them over the lagoons. Marsh platform – looking back towards hide 3, down in the dip on the waters edge were all the waders – the pectoral sandpiper was roosting amongst 3 snipe, also there were 4 ruff, 1 greenshank and 97 lapwing. Lapwing platform – 7 ringed plovers only and a single redshank. Lots of migrant hawkers on the wing.
Allan Dowson
goldcliff lagoons
Wed 22nd Sep 2021
Main sighting: Pectoral Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper showing well from sea wall hide.9-Ruff,3-Buzzards and several Wheatears around the hay bales.13h30-14h55.
Simon James Bedford
Blaenafon
Wed 22nd Sep 2021
Main sighting: Merlin
Merlin low and fast over the road just above The Riflemans Pub
Chris Stone
Sudbrook
Mon 20th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Redshank
Redshank 132, Dunlin 2, Ring plover, also a very suttle looking Ad Med gull?
Eddie Wang
Peterstone Gout
Mon 20th Sep 2021
Main sighting: Curlew Sandpiper
1730-1820 – Curlew Sandpiper on rising evening tide. Eventually flew west with Dunlin flock. ~25 Knot as well and ~250 Redshank