Sightings

Main sighting: Green Sandpiper

3-Green Sandpipers,5-Goosanders(4f+1m),2-Dippers,10h10-12h40

Main sighting: Little Grebe

Little Grebe, huge flocks of Fieldfares and Redwings.

Main sighting: Water Pipits

Minimum of 5 Water Pipits, Kingfisher, Stonechat, 3 Skylark, 105 Wigeon, 22 Pintail, 8 Teal, c.90 Lapwing, c.200 Dunlin, 30 Curlew, 9 Snipe, 2 Lgrt, Heron.

Main sighting: Goosander

An unusual sighting were 6-Redhead Goosanders in the gout lagoon.Also a large flock of Fieldfares in the surrounding hedges,over 60 maybe nearer 100 birds.12h30-13h00

Main sighting: Goosander

6-female Goosanders,also a flock of Fieldfares 60 to 100 in numbers.12h30-13h15

Main sighting: Goldeneye

An unusual sighting for goldcliff were 2-female Goldeneye from the snipe platform.Also,5-Snipe,1-Peregrine,1-Little Grebe and 42-Gadwall.10h00-12h00.

Main sighting: Hen Harrier

Male harrier hunting winter thrushes (unsuccessfully), disappeared on to Mynydd Llangatwg.

Main sighting: Kingfisher

Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail by the pond

Main sighting: male blackcap

Late male blackcap in garden this morning in crab apple tree. It might overwinter?

Main sighting: Stonechat

Late afternoon/dusk visit. Buzzard, 3 Red Grouse, pair Stonechats. No owls…

Main sighting: Swallow

Afternoon visit highlights 2 barwit, 14 grey plover, c80 dunlin, 10 turnstone, c30 curlew, 10 redshank and 10 avocets on mudflats, 1 swallow, 3 stonechats, 40+ fieldfares, c10 redwings, 5 blackbirds, 1 grey ‘continental’ type song thrush, 2 goldcrests, 12 long tailed tits, 1 spotshank, c220 wigeon, 50 teal, 50+ gadwall, 60 shoveler, 16 mallard, adult male peregrine, kestrel, 20 meadow pipits, 26 lapwings on lagoons. 3 more swallows over Farmer’s Arms pub in village.

Main sighting: Short Eared Owl

Short Eared Owl flushed at 8am from the grass flood bank. Flew towards Sudbrook.