Sightings

Main sighting: Redwing

A single Redwing this morning, calling from a treetop and sounding very like a Great Spotted Woodpecker!

Main sighting: Jackdaw predation

Very surprised to see a Jackdaw fly close overhead carrying a very noisy Starling in it’s claws.

Main sighting: Migrants

Female Sparrowhawk hunting over 200 Swallow and House Martin nr Cwmcarvan Church with 18 redwing flying south above . 10:23am

Main sighting: wheatear

Walk along foreshore on ebbing tide, 5/6 wheatears, 6 little egrets, 2 shelduck, 12 wigeon, flock of 30 ringed plover, around 20 swallows over the hedgerows, flock of 120 goldfinches also possible merlin flying from foreshore and very low direct flight over the fields.

Main sighting: House Martin

a small flock at least 12 H Martins flying around river ebbw and car park
the latest i have seen this bird by this locality

Main sighting: Wheatears & Nature at scale

Close views of 4 Wheatears; also 12 meadow pipits, 6 swallows still here; large numbers of others: 1000 starlings murmurating, 400+ shelduck, 100 + shovelers, 140 redshank, 200+ mixed corbids, similar for mallards and BH gulls; 20 canada geese, few oystercatchers, wigeon now arrived, curlew, little egrets, pintails, GBB and LBB gulls

Main sighting: red kite

Red kite flying north

Main sighting: Bittern

Bittern, Kingfisher, Cetti’s Warbler, Stonechat, GS Woodpecker, Teal, Gadwall, Widgeon, large flock of Goldfinches, huge passage of Swallows. Plus Clouded Yellow and Small Copper.

Main sighting: Ring Ouzel

3 Ring Ouzels this am , also 12 Redwing

Main sighting: Merganser

5 immature birds swimming together on the river near Croesyceiliog school at 07.30.

Main sighting: Redwing

2 redwings passing with a mistle thrush in tow.

Main sighting: Goosander

Seven Redhead Goosanders.