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

Nicholas Beswick

Mynydd Llangatwg

Thu 14th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Merlin

Merlin, Kestrel, Peregrine and group of four Red Kites over. Red Grouse flushed. Report of a Goshawk narrowly failing to catch a rat on a bird feeder.

Nicholas Beswick

Upper Llanover

Tue 12th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Woodcock

Woodcock flushed from roost. Goshawk over ridge, pursued by a Raven. Sparrowhawk soaring.

G north

Hunting over farmland

Mon 11th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Adult goshawk

M when mountain

John Edwards

Rogerstone

Mon 11th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Goosanders

Two females fishing on the river

Neville Davies

Goldcliff Lagoons

Sat 9th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Great White Egret / Golden Plover

En-route to hides: herring gulls, crows, jackdaws, magpies, song thrush, dunnock, wrens, pheasants and blackbirds. Hide 1: Canada geese, 18 greylag geese flying out, 25 teal, 2 wigeon, 8 black tailed godwits, robin and stonechats. Hide 2: water rail squealing, 33 more teal, 4 shoveler, 2 curlew, 1 heron, 3 fly-by swans, starlings, little egret, 25 lapwing which landed in front of hide one ad a single golden plover mixed in, marsh harrier, buzzard calling, robins, linnets and 1 stock dove. Snipe platform: male pintail, 15 gadwall, coot, 71 more teal, mallards and 8 more shoveler. En-route to seawall: 4 fieldfares calling, blue tits and chaffinch. Seawall – numerous meadow pipits, male pied wagtail, great white egret flying across by the wall and then on past The Point, shelduck, 2 more wigeon, black headed gulls, 4 oystercatchers, 31 more curlew, 35 redshanks and a better flock of 30 dunlin. Hide 3: reed bunting and 25 more wigeon. Other: fungi enthusiasts, horse mushrooms and orange peel fungus on raised bank to the right just over the stone bridge.

Verity Picken

Llangybi

Sat 9th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Hawfinch

A very pleasing single Hawfinch in the garden this morning, plus the regular Green Woodpecker and 8 Greenfinch. Less welcome are the now regular 23 Pheasant (which have taken to roosting in the birches) and the 4 Red-legged Partridge.

Chris Formaggia

River Trothy - Llantilio Crossenny

Sat 9th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Green sandpiper

1# adult about 45 minutes after 1st light

Kevin Wood

Brynmawr ponds

Fri 8th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Pochard

A very busy Waun pond, after the sad events of recent week, female Mute Swan was killed and Male has left the site leaving 4 cygnets. These were seen taking off and landing on several occasions and looked strong. There was also good Numbers of Tufted Duck, Coot and Mallard as well as 8 Wigeon and surprisingly a single male Pochard. Also a Cormorant, Great crested Grebe and a Grey Heron. 2 Bullfinches, were near the steps with Goldfinches nearby and a Chiffchaff calling. The Machine pond was less busy but there were 5 Goosanders and a flock of 16 Canada Geese flew over. Raven heard and a Jay was also seen.

Kevin Boina M'Koubou Dupé

Goldcliff Lagoons

Thu 7th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Disturbance at Goldcliff

There will be some disturbance at Goldccliff Lagoons on Thursday 7th November, between 1pm and 3pm, when a Reservoir Act inspection takes place. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Mark Whitaker

Blorenge Mountain

Wed 6th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Red Grouse

2 birds seen by friends (photo proof) between Foxhunter Car Park and B4246.

Graham Agg

The Narth

Mon 4th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Goshawk

Male Goshawk flying across top end of Manor Brook in Manor Wood, The Narth.

Neville Davies

Ystrad Mynach

Mon 4th Nov 2024

Main sighting: Fieldfare

34 flying overhead heading direction of Maesycymmer.

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