Sightings

Main sighting: Firecrest

Good birdtrack day today. A firecrest was in goat willow in my top field together with 4 goldcrests.
Quite a few chiffchaffs and blackcaps in woods and lots of skylarks over plough grounds
Curlews still calling

Main sighting: Crossbill

Crossbill drinking at the pond this morning – a garden tick!

Main sighting: Sand Martins

Sand Martins (x9) at Northern end of Nedern Brook, Caldicot from 0940hrs; Gadwall; Teal; Dabchick; Widgeon, Lapwing; Little Egret; Tufted Duck; Chiffchaffs; Buzzard.

Main sighting: Brambling

Small flock c30-50 Brambling making plenty of noise

Main sighting: PAIR MANDARIN DUCK

MALE AND FEMALE MANDARIN DUCKS ON RIVER TROTHY 300 MTRS DOWNSTREAM OF BRIDGE CAMPSITE.

Main sighting: Short eared owl

Short eared owl hunting near the sea wall east of black rock picnic site at about 5.15.

Main sighting: Curlew

There have been a number of curlew calling for the past 3 weeks,the are in the fields up behind the Carpenters Arms.

Main sighting: Swallow

Two swallow over Monmouth Waitrose this morning.

Main sighting: Sandmartin and Swallow

About 10 Sandmartins and one single Swallow over allotments about 1pm. Also saw Goshawk flying upriver from Wyebridge.

Main sighting: House Martins x12 9:30am

House Martins 12; Chiffchaff singing; Gadwall 10; Little Egrets 9; Widgeon approx. 70; Redshank approx. 60; Teal 20; Buzzard; Shelduck 2; Canada Geese; Coots; Moorhen.

Main sighting: Great Tit

On walking into my conservatory just now (having left the doors open earlier) I found three Great Tits in there together. This ups my total of individual birds inside the house but the species count remains the same – 23.

Main sighting: Blackcap

From our walk this morning: Blackcap male and female seen 2 others heard Chiffchaff 4 Buzzard 2. Also, Small Tortoiseshell 1 Comma 1 Peacock 1 and an Orange Under-wing moth.