Sightings
Christopher and Julie West
Oxbow, river Usk.
Thu 14th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Yellow wagtail
Very bright yellow wagtail, black cap,
Lee Parsons
Penyfan Pond
Thu 14th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Swallow
Swallow flying through and singing Willow Warbler!
Nicholas Beswick
Parc Nant-y-Waun
Thu 14th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Grasshopper Warbler
34 species recorded on this morning’s walk with Gavin Vella. Highlights included a reeling Gropper, a single Swallow, a Lesser Redpoll and singing Willow Warblers everywhere.
Graham Agg
Pen y Fan near The Narth
Thu 14th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Willow Warbler
Willow Warblers clearly heard in five separate locations on the Wye Valley way near Pen y Fan, Cuckoo Wood and east of Beacon Hill.
Kevin Dupé
Goldcliff Lagoons
Thu 14th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Disturbance
There will be some disturbance this afternoon at Goldcliff Lagoons when we carry out our monthly monitoring of water levels and salinities. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Hadyn Jones
West Pill
Wed 13th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Dark bellied Brent Goose
2 dark bellied Brent Geese feeding on a rising tide before flying off west.Also 2 Barwits.
Neville Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Wed 13th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Common gull
Also from Goldcliff this afternoon (photos checked and confirmed by Dan Webb) as 2nd summer common gull (2nd lagoon).
Neville Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Wed 13th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Little ringed plover / reed warbler
Little ringed plover from hide 3 on the right of the island, also singing reed warbler between snipe and marsh platforms. Other highlights – chiffchaffs, blackcaps, cettis, redshank, gadwall, teal, avocet, shelduck, shovler, stonechat (male), linnets, kestrel (male), 3 herons, 1 lt egret, 4 swallows, 55 curlew came onto lagoon 3 where 263 black-tailed godwits were feeding, which took off and went high. Other: small tortoiseshell, small white, brimstone and speckled wood butterflies.
Peter O'Duffy
Gwent levels (tata steel)
Wed 13th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Reed & Sedge Warbler
One Sedge and two Reed Warblers this am.
Allan Dowson
Goldcliff
Tue 12th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Black Tailed Godwit
Many Black’wits again today mostly on Becks.I counted a minimum of 645 from my photographs,also 2-Spoonbills,7-Avocets and the Spotted Redshank looking a lot blacker than on my last visit.11h30-13h45
tony & jen jenkins
goldcliff lagoons
Mon 11th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Spoonbills
1400 – 1530 hrs, good views of a pair of spoonbills from snipe hide, they were on the far west bank of Becs and were resting, also flock of 250 plus blk t godwits flew over, reed bunting, chiff chaff, cettis, 14 avocets, single spotted redshank on east of Monks and finally our first willow warbler heard.
Graham Agg
The Narth
Mon 11th Apr 2022
Main sighting: Red Kite
Red Kite circling over The Narth 17.45 before flying off in westerly direction.