Sightings

Main sighting: Chiffchaff in song

Bullfinches, chaffinches, blue tits, jackdaws, dunnock, rook, mistle thrush, crows, cettis warbler, great tits, wrens, herring gulls, blackbirds, water rail and woodpigeons. From the hide – 2nd and 3rd water rails calling,, moorhens, mallards, 8 gadwall (a good count here), 1 swan, kingfisher, stock dove, little grebe, teal, magpie and green woodpecker yaffling. Elsewhere – robin, chiffchaff in full song, song thrushes, raven, long tailed tits and house sparrows.

Main sighting: Merlin

Merlin, Kestrel, Peregrine and group of four Red Kites over. Red Grouse flushed. Report of a Goshawk narrowly failing to catch a rat on a bird feeder.

Main sighting: Woodcock

Woodcock flushed from roost. Goshawk over ridge, pursued by a Raven. Sparrowhawk soaring.

Main sighting: Adult goshawk

M when mountain

Main sighting: Goosanders

Two females fishing on the river

Main sighting: Great White Egret / Golden Plover

En-route to hides: herring gulls, crows, jackdaws, magpies, song thrush, dunnock, wrens, pheasants and blackbirds. Hide 1: Canada geese, 18 greylag geese flying out, 25 teal, 2 wigeon, 8 black tailed godwits, robin and stonechats. Hide 2: water rail squealing, 33 more teal, 4 shoveler, 2 curlew, 1 heron, 3 fly-by swans, starlings, little egret, 25 lapwing which landed in front of hide one ad a single golden plover mixed in, marsh harrier, buzzard calling, robins, linnets and 1 stock dove. Snipe platform: male pintail, 15 gadwall, coot, 71 more teal, mallards and 8 more shoveler. En-route to seawall: 4 fieldfares calling, blue tits and chaffinch. Seawall – numerous meadow pipits, male pied wagtail, great white egret flying across by the wall and then on past The Point, shelduck, 2 more wigeon, black headed gulls, 4 oystercatchers, 31 more curlew, 35 redshanks and a better flock of 30 dunlin. Hide 3: reed bunting and 25 more wigeon. Other: fungi enthusiasts, horse mushrooms and orange peel fungus on raised bank to the right just over the stone bridge.

Main sighting: Hawfinch

A very pleasing single Hawfinch in the garden this morning, plus the regular Green Woodpecker and 8 Greenfinch. Less welcome are the now regular 23 Pheasant (which have taken to roosting in the birches) and the 4 Red-legged Partridge.

Main sighting: Green sandpiper

1# adult about 45 minutes after 1st light

Main sighting: Pochard

A very busy Waun pond, after the sad events of recent week, female Mute Swan was killed and Male has left the site leaving 4 cygnets. These were seen taking off and landing on several occasions and looked strong. There was also good Numbers of Tufted Duck, Coot and Mallard as well as 8 Wigeon and surprisingly a single male Pochard. Also a Cormorant, Great crested Grebe and a Grey Heron. 2 Bullfinches, were near the steps with Goldfinches nearby and a Chiffchaff calling. The Machine pond was less busy but there were 5 Goosanders and a flock of 16 Canada Geese flew over. Raven heard and a Jay was also seen.

Main sighting: Disturbance at Goldcliff

There will be some disturbance at Goldccliff Lagoons on Thursday 7th November, between 1pm and 3pm, when a Reservoir Act inspection takes place. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Main sighting: Red Grouse

2 birds seen by friends (photo proof) between Foxhunter Car Park and B4246.

Main sighting: Goshawk

Male Goshawk flying across top end of Manor Brook in Manor Wood, The Narth.