Sightings
Neville Davies
Magor Marsh
Thu 27th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Chiffchaff
Highlights included 1 Chiffchaff (contact call), Water Rail (calling), 1 Cettis (calling), female Sparrowhawk hunting, Redwings and a pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers feeding. Hide and pool – 1 Little Grebe (male), 4 Mute Swans (cygnets), 15 Teal, 1 Heron, Black Headed Gull and 6 fly-over Canada Geese.
Bernie Jones
Over M4 junction 27
Thu 27th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Red Kite
Red Kite seen hunting over M4 between Ridgeway and High Cross Newport at 9-45
this morning
Bernie Jones
Over M4 junction 27
Thu 27th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Red Kite
Red Kite seen hunting over M4 between Ridgeway and High Cross Newport at 9-45
this morning
Bernie Jones
Over M4 junction 27
Thu 27th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Red Kite
Red Kite hunting over Ridgeway, M4 junction 27 and Highcross Newport at 9-45 am this morning
Robert Pearse
Goldcliff
Wed 26th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Lesser spotted woodpecker - male and female
Seen as I got out of car at roadside parking adjacent to Goldcliff hides. I’m as certain as I can be of Id. Both about size of sparrow. Female remained drumming, male flew off towards the reserve. No other birders around unfortunately. Wondering if anyone else has seen them?
Kevin Dupé
Goldcliff Lagoons
Wed 26th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Disturbance
There will be some disturbance at Goldcliff Lagoons on Friday, between 11am and 12pm, when I monitor water levels and salinities. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
tony & jan jenkins
newport wetlands
Wed 26th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Dunlin
High count from the coast path near the lighthouse – 2000 plus dunlin in flight at high tide, largest count here for some time, along with 30 plus grey plover and 120 curlew.
En route to the motorway, a female marsh harrier overhead above the A4810 with buzzard nearby for comparison.
Mark Davies
Goldcliff
Wed 26th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Bean Goose
A Bean Goose and 20 Pink-footed Geese from the seawall hide this morning
Mr Neville J Davies
Seawall tea room fields.
Tue 25th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Colour ringed Curlew
25 Collard Doves on the roof of Henton Farm Goldcliff. Seawall tea rooms area – 15 Curlew one colour ringed (yellow ring upper right leg, metal ring upper left leg with number 50 on it), Fieldfares and 78 Starlings.
Neville James Davies
Red Barn and Boat Lane
Tue 25th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Waders
Red Barn Pool – Gt Spotted Woodpecker drumming, 31 Teal, 3 Pintail (2 male, 1 female), 25 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 1 Snipe, Cettis calling, female Marsh Harrier and a female Peregrine that put up 162 Lapwing, she singled 1 out and made multiple twists and short dives but this was one lucky Lapwing.
Boat Lane – 7 Reed Buntings (mostly females), 108 Wigeon, 5 Curlew, 1 Buzzard (light bird), 1 Heron. Seawall – female Peregrine perched on a rock on the saltings, 44 Shoveler, 12 Oystercatchers, 3 Pintail, 5 Shelduck, 4 Dunlin, 26 Redshanks, Black Headed Gulls and a Cettis calling.
Neville James Davies
Goldcliff Lagoons
Tue 25th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Merlin / Bean Goose / Spotted Redshank
Pheasant, Goldcrest, 35 Fieldfares with 8 Redwings mixed in, 131 Starlings, 2 pars Stonechats and 10 Reed Buntings (2 males the rest females). Redshank platform – 25 Teal, 5 Mute Swans, female Kestrel, Spotted Redshank and 3 Little Egrets. Snipe platform – Cettis calling, 3 Cormorants and 8 Meadow Pipits. A Bean Goose was mixed in with 25 Greylags feeding in the grass alongside the hedgerow leading to the seawall (lovely close views). Seawall – 4 Pintail, 4 Grey Plovers and 129 Wigeon. Hide three – 143 more Wigeon, 48 Lapwing, distant views of the female Marsh Harrier and a female Merlin that passed right in front of the hide. No sign of the Barn Owl when I left around 1500hrs.
Allan Dowson
Goldcliff
Tue 25th Jan 2022
Main sighting: Bean Goose
1-Spotted Redshank on first lagoon.A probable Bean Goose with 28-Greylags.Photos on Gwent Birds facebook.11h30-13h20.