Sightings

Main sighting: Merlin

Managed to get around a lot of areas today with my job .Merlin low in the mist Waunafon .Red Kite at the Coal slip below the British …3 red Grouse at Pantygasseg .24 Redpoll in the alders nr Blaenafon Iron Works 8little Egret amongst the 200gulls at Penperlleni flood meadows..Notably a male Petegrine on “The Tower ” in Cwmbran ..Everytime I park in Sainsburys car park I take a look as it has become a favoured wintering spot for random birds .

Main sighting: Redwings

30 redwings roosting in avenue of oak trees

Main sighting: Black Redstart

4-Stonechats,1f-Black Redstart together close to the sea wall hide.Also 3-Buzzards near to middle hide,all calling.They briefly landed in nearby trees before flying off.Two of them had a lot of white in their tails.I managed to get three photos,will send them to the recorder.10h302-12h15

Main sighting: Red Grouse

At the east end of the mountain, a flock of nine grouse flew from Brecon into Gwent. Flock of eight Reed Buntings near Hafod Road

Main sighting: Pair of glossy ibis

Pair of glossy ibis, following a single bird sighted a year ago.

Main sighting: Dipper

42 species on my lockdown walk from home. Dipper on River Clydach on the edge of town near the top of the gorge. Male Goosander over our house is anew record for the garden list. Happy New Year.

Main sighting: Kingfisher

Short walk early afternoon Kingfisher gazing hopefully into the river. First species of the year was a Dunnock in the garden.

Main sighting: Blackcap

Pair of Blackcap perched up in garden hedge scrub between Caird and Green street this morning

Main sighting: redwing

flock of 50 +redwing feeding along hedgerow and on adjacent field

Main sighting: treecreepers

2 pairs of treecreepers – one in St Mellons golf club, the other at Peterstone golf club; so perhaps golf clubs have something to offer wildlife. Also large group (40) fieldfares enjoying the fareway. 6 little egrets, 2 pairs of swans, one grey heron and a buzzard at the site of the proposed Wentloog solar farm … kestrel at St Mellons railway line; also mistle thrushes (5), grey and pied wagtails together, and meadow pipit.

Main sighting: Little Egrets

A group of 12 little egrets on the shallows between flooded river and the oxbow, also a pair of goosander and 2 little grebe

Main sighting: Redpoll

Redpoll, gsw, 2 wrens, 11 ravens buzzard, 70 common gulls