Sightings
Simon James Bedford
Pwll Ddu to Waun Afon
Tue 29th Oct 2019
Main sighting: Various
Huge flock of 150 plus mixed redwing and fieldfare Blorenge bound also 3 kestrel (two falcon ) one male and a merlin over the tips low and fast .
Simon James Bedford
Buckholt / Mansons Cross
Tue 29th Oct 2019
Main sighting: Various
Over 300 wood pigeon 30 plus redwing a male Goshawk 6 Buzzard and a mixed finch flock in visible migration headed S.E at 11am
Chris Stone
Sudbrook
Mon 28th Oct 2019
Main sighting: Brambling
Brambling calling Gt crested grebe off jetty and Black rock when flew upstream almost certain Goosander fem downstream but sun in eyes
Blair Jones
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sun 27th Oct 2019
Main sighting: Kestrels and Marsh Harriers
Afternoon visit until sunset. 2 x Marsh Harries ( 1 m 1 f). 2 x Kestrel (1 m 1 f). 1 x Peregrine ( on Monks).
Sunset coming off the mud – 60c Redshank, 1 x Knot in with them roosting on Priors Lagoon. Circling out on the estuary flock of 40+ Oystercatchers.
Also of note – Curlews, 2 x Stone Chats and 1 x Pied Wagtail. 1 x Avocet ( on Becs)
Wigeon increasing in numbers and lots of Mute Swans (17).
Lots of Woodpigeons moving through. Cettis are still calling.
Neville Davies
Silent Valley Ebbw Vale
Sat 26th Oct 2019
Main sighting: Redwings
Lots of migrant activity this afternoon with a flock of 64 siskin, 48 chaffinches, 28 redwings and song thrushes mixed in and numerous blackbirds.
Neville Davies
Gwent
Thu 24th Oct 2019
Main sighting: Goshawks
A pair of Goshawks watched around 8.30am circling together before splitting up. The female drifted off south and the male drifted off over the nearby forestry plantation.
Barry Embling
East of St Pierre Pill
Wed 23rd Oct 2019
Main sighting: Whooper Swan
One swimming in the estuary, close to shore around lunchtime.
Peter Blackaby
LLanwern
Wed 23rd Oct 2019
Main sighting: Black Redstart
Female black redstart in steelworks around the coldmill carpark. Probably the same bird sighted in that area during November last year.
mark davies
The Blorenge
Wed 23rd Oct 2019
Main sighting: Snow Bunting
Snow Bunting showing very well in and around Foxhunters car park
Chris Stone
Sudbrook
Tue 22nd Oct 2019
Main sighting: Swans
I saw two swans yesterday from Sudbrook on the Severn but they were to far away to identify near the new bridge on the north side which could have included the Whooper seen today anyway they were on the Gloucester side
Chris Stone
Sudbrook
Tue 22nd Oct 2019
Main sighting: Med gull Ad
Mediterranean gull was drifting down stream late pm – Wigeon 153 Black rock
Simon James Bedford
Blorenge Punchbowl and Pwll Ddu areas
Tue 22nd Oct 2019
Main sighting: Various
20 brambling with chaffinch nr punchbowl .Merlin x2 in vicinity of Blorenge 3 kestrel fem sprawk 6 buzzard 4 red kite 40 plus fieldfare mippits Raven displaying .green woodpecker and 14 mistle thrush .