Sightings
Kevin Dupé
Goldcliff Lagoons
Thu 29th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Disturbance
There will be some disturbance today at Goldcliff Lagoons between 11.30am and 1pm when we carry out routine monitoring of water levels and salinities. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Chris Hatch
Goldcliff Lagoons
Tue 27th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Great White Egrets
5 Great White Egrets seen from Snipe platform. Also 34 Little Egrets, 150+ Black-tailed Godwits, 40+ Redshank, 50+ Lapwing, 8 Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover.
Graham Agg
The Narth
Mon 26th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Nightjar
Nightjars churring faintly in the distance from direction of Beacon Hill at 22.30.
Elvet John Lewis
Prince of Wales bridge.
Sun 25th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Mediterranean Gull
While driving over the bridge to visit my family home, an adult Mediterranean Gull flew WSW in front of the car over the bridge at 9.06am . I originally posted this on the South Glocs. Whatsapp group, but on reflection it was probably on the Welsh side of the bridge !
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Mr Graham Agg
The Narth
Sun 25th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Red Kite
Red Kite circling overhead around mid-day, also on 24th June being mobbed by crow.
John Lawton
Goldcliff Pools
Sun 25th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Spotted Redshank
A Spotted a Redshank in summer plumage originally seen in front of the first hide but relocated directly in front of the second giving excellent views. Also in addition to Neville’s previous list a Green Sandpiper on the mud behind the island on Monks and a Greenshank at the bottom of the island in Bec’s.
Mark Whitaker
Grosmont
Fri 23rd Jun 2023
Main sighting: Lesser Whitethroat
Just heard a male rattling close to my house near the centre of the village. Spotted Flycatchers around again this year but not apparently breeding in castle grounds though one successful nest in a garden nearby. Another nest abandoned due to disturbance from workmen. None nesting along lane to Hoaldalbert unlike last two years. Birds return to the area but not particularly faithful to former nest sites.
Neville Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Fri 23rd Jun 2023
Main sighting: Snipe
Dawn visit: En-route to hides woodpigeons, 3 chffchaffs, wrens, blackcap, pheasants, 3 whitethroats, reed warbler singing, crows, moorhen and magpies. Hide one – skylark, 3 gt white egrets (including the Ham Wall project ringed bird), 21 lt egrets, 3 herons, greylags and Canada geese. Hide two – cettis, 60 lapwing, 121 black-tailed godwits, 46 redshanks, 7 gadwall, 10 swifts, ls black-backed gulls, 7 swallows, 7 ringed plovers, 5 cormorants, 3 snipe, 3 oystercatchers, herring gulls, starlings, 5 black headed gulls and fem marsh harrier. Snipe platform – 67 mallards (most in eclipse plumage), 2 lt grebes, pair tufteds, 14 swans and 21 coot including juveniles. Single curlew only bird of note from the seawall. Hide three – 8 teal, 6 shoveler, 5 shelduck, lone female tufted and 18 sand martins passing. Back at hide two – pair of lt ringed plovers, female peregrine through, great tits and jackdaws. Plenty of early morning meadow browns on the wing.
iain crawford
Monmouth
Tue 20th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Yellow-legged gull
Yellow-legged gull with lesser blackbacks on boys’ school cricket field
Graham Agg
Trelleck Common
Mon 19th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Wood Warbler
Wood warbler singing among hardwoods.
Mark Whitaker
River Monnow between Kentchurch and Llangua
Sun 18th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Sand Martin
Active colony with a number of nest holes in Welsh bank – birds seen entering and exiting. Around 35 birds in flight. Sadly the few that nested in holes by the old bridge at Monmouth no longer appear to be doing so – unless anyone knows differently.
Mike and Jackie Pointon
Goldcliff Lagoons
Sun 18th Jun 2023
Main sighting: Wood Sandpiper
WeBS count: Highlights, Wood Sandpiper 1 Great White Egret 4 Little Egret 30 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 Black-tailed Godwit 267 Greenshank 3 Avocet 25 Gadwall 67 LRP 3 Stock Dove 1 Warblers: Blackcap Reed Sedge Chiffchaff Whitethroat Cetti’s.
Other: Marbled White 1 Common Blue 1 Large Skipper 1 Meadow Brown 12 Emperor dragonfly 1 Common Darter 1 Blue-tailed Damselfly 6