Sightings

Main sighting: Dipper

Breeding attempt under way as bird seen on Tresenny Brook with moss for a nest in its bill. Chiffchaff in song nearby for a couple of days now.

Main sighting: chiff chaff

Hueet song of chif chaff heard

Main sighting: Brambling

Garden Brambling count now 12. Six Greenfinch.

Main sighting: Hawfinch

Hawfinch briefly in the churchyard Magor this morning. Calling plus a brief snatch of song.

Main sighting: Chiffchaff

Three Chiffchaff singing this morning.

Main sighting: Cerlews

One pair this morning whistling since 6 oclock

Main sighting: Otter

2 male Reed Bunting , 12 Greenfinch,
2 Little Grebe , 5 Long tailed Tits
Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Great Spotted
Woodpecker, Hedge Sparrow
All seen on walk from Cafe to Lighthouse

At first reen on way to lighthouse looking east about 10m out from viewing point I had great views of an OTTER diving, feeding and bobbing around for about 15 mins – brilliant

Main sighting: Spoonbill

Sea wall hide: 1 spoonbill

Main sighting: Siskin

20 siskin feeding in alder trees, kingfisher.

Main sighting: Dipper

A Pair of Dipper collecting nesting material in a stretch of the river Rhymney near Machen. Also, two Grey Wagtails.

Main sighting: Woodcock

Midday vist very quiet until I flushed 2 woodcock the bracken just below the Tumble. First time I have seen them here. Several groups of mixed tits in the valley and a mistle thrush.

Main sighting: Spoonbills and waders

Dawn visit today. Highlights – 9 x Black Tailed Godwits, 12 x Avocets, 2 x Marsh Harriers ( M and F), Brent Goose ( Pale Bellied) , 14 x Redshanks, 1 x peregrine, 2 x Ringed Plover and 15 x Lapwing.
Ducks – Wigeon, Gadwall, Pintail, Teal, Mallard , Shelduck and Shoveler
Skylarks and Reed Buntings all over the place.
There are still Redwings in the hedgerows.
Monks had 13 x Mute Swans and there were two others on Priors Lagoon.
Chiff Chaff head singing in the blossom trees.