Please do not post reports of nesting birds or sightings of rare or Schedule 1 breeders. Sightings which might lead to disturbance will be removed.

Sightings

Iain Crawford

Clytha and Llanarth

Tue 13th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Red kite

Red kite, 5 ravens, 4 buzzards, 3 gsw, heron, red legged partridge, and a long tail tit. Also an unidentified bat species hunting at 4pm at junction of Clawdd Brook and River Usk

Nick Saunders

Redwick

Mon 12th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Black Redstart

Handsome male Black Redstart at the end of Mead Lane Redwick near perimeter fence of new solar farm. Wheatears using solar panels as a perch for insect hunting.

Verity Picken

Llangybi

Mon 12th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Linnet, Fieldfare

A flock of 50 Linnets in the garden trees and recently topped field, and a flock of 30+ Fieldfare and Redwing (mostly the former) about two miles away.

Mark Whitaker

Grosmont

Sun 11th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Curlew

Three calls heard, presumably in flight, at 5.28 pm from the valley just south of the village but not seen.

Blair Jones

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sun 11th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Wagtails, waders and geese

Morning visit at high tide. Monks Lagoons 3 x Little Ringed Plovers, 20 x Dunlins, 16 x Ringed Plovers, 40 + Avocets, Shelduck, Lapwings, Canada Geese. Skylarks and 1 x Yellow Wagtail on far bank mud opposite Hide 1 . 1 x Male Marsh Harrier. 1 x Grey Heron
Field at rear of Snipe Platform – Greylags with 1 x Bean Goose and 1 x White fronted Goose.

Sea Wall – 9 x White Wagtails, 2 x Reed Buntings, 4 x Wheatear 2 x Swallows.
Saltmarsh 40+ roosting Curlews, 30 + Oystercatchers , Canada Geese with 1 x Brent Goose.
Becs Lagoon – 300 + Black Tailed Godwits, 80+ Avocet. Shelducks in good numbers. 2 x Oystercatchers . 1 x Little Ringed Plover. 2 x Ruff.
Note – on Saturday and Sunday a sperate big flock of Black Tailed Godwits was put up from the saltmarsh direction. I reviewed pics and the flock is 200c at least and is a separate flock to what was on Becs.
Note – I am noticing increasing visits from people turning up with dogs on the reserve going to hides and platforms and not on leads.

Neville Davies

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sat 10th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Lesser Whitethroat

Dawn – mid morning visit: Entrance – Goldcrest singing, treecreeper taking nesting material into nest site, pheasants, 3 chiffchaffs, blackcap singing and a lesser whitethroat contact call heard. Redshank Platform – shelduck, common redshanks (several pairs copulating), 15 black-tailed godwits, male goshawk mobbed by crows was flying just above the hedge line before dropping out of sight, cettis calling, willow warbler singing in the hedge line, female marsh harrier hunting for over half an hour, 2 skylarks singing, 4 swallows, lapwing, avocets (some copulating), 31 ringed plovers and 4 dunlin mixed in and a great black-backed gull trying to eat the remains of what may have been a peregrine kill. The white-fronted goose was feeding with a few Canada geese in the field behind the platform. Lapwing Platform – pair of ruff. Snipe Platform – linnet overhead, 12 mute swans, 8 tufted ducks, 8 gadwall, reed buntings and 2 grey herons. Marsh Platform – the bean goose dropped in and was showing well. Seawall – the brent goose was on the saltings but later came onto the top of lagoon 2 with the Canada geese, 6 white wagtails, ringed plovers with 20 dunlin mixed in, 42 curlew, 48 shelduck and 6 teal. Hide 3 – male wheatear on the fence post, 2 buzzards overhead circling, 1 little egret, 9 wigeon, 1 little ringed plover, shoveler, 3 oystercatchers ‘piping’ and at least 426 more black-tailed godwits and male marsh harrier making an appearance.

Bernie Jones

Newport wetlands

Thu 8th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Cettis warbler

First water course as you walk from centre to wards lighthouse on RHS
Cettis singing in small bush behind screen showing well – then flew across to reeds – – nice to see one after hearing about 20 on my travels

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Goldcliff Lagoons

Thu 8th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Common Gull

Common Gull 8 mainly first summer one adult Gadwall 8 Shelduck 142 White-fronted Gosse 1 Bean Goose 1 Kestrel 1 Ringed Plover 22 Little Ringed Plover 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Ruff 2 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 one pale individual.

Mike and Jackie Pointon

Goldcliff Lagoons

Thu 8th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Common Gull

Common Gull 8 mainly first summer one adult Ringed Plover 22 Little Ringed Plover 2 Spotted Redshank 1 Knot 1 Ruff 2 Shelduck 142 Pintail 4 Tufted Duck 9 Bean Goose 1 White=fronted Goose 1 Blackcap 2 Chiffchaff 2 ( one pale individual)

Iain Crawford

Monmouth

Thu 8th Apr 2021

Main sighting: Red kite

Red kite soaring over Vauxhall Meadows 4pm.

Ruth Brown

Castle Meadows, Abergavenny

Wed 7th Apr 2021

Main sighting: mixed Hirundines

Mixed flock of 20-30 Hirundines ( partially out of sight behind trees) passing up the Usk. Included one Swallow, 2 House Martins (minimum numbers) and Sand Martins. About 3.00 pm.

Chris Forster Brown

Goldcliff lagoons

Wed 7th Apr 2021

Main sighting: spotted redshank

Cracking couple of hours at Goldcliff, with spotted redshank right in front of first hide (coming into summer plumage), 2 ruff from second hide, 2 great white egret from second hide, one flying to join a little egret, providing a nice comparison. Further along were several swallow and sand martin, a pair of pintail from last hide, as well as many (60+) avocet. Behind last hide on path and sea wall, were at least 8 lovely adult male white wagtails, a wheatear and two reed bunting. A couple of meadow pipit also with the wagtails.

Next event

Dec
11
Wed
2024
7:30 pm Indoor Meeting – Barn Owl an ill... @ The Grange
Indoor Meeting – Barn Owl an ill... @ The Grange
Dec 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Indoor Meeting - Barn Owl an illustrated talk by Richard M. Clarke @ The Grange
This event is being held a joint meeting with Gwent Wildlife Trust and GOS. Please not the location is The Grange in[...]