Sightings

Main sighting: Short-eared Owl

A single owl appeared above the track in near-darkness, disturbing a Red Grouse. Earlier, male Stonechat and Reed Bunting showing.

Main sighting: Wheatear

2 Male Wheatear on Gilwern hill this am.

Main sighting: Turnstone

41 Turnstone On Sea wall at high tide

Main sighting: red kite

Red Kite flying east over fields near stables at 0900 hrs

Main sighting: Curlew

The curlews have returned in the fields behind the Carpenters Arms. The are about 6 as far as I can see.
I have been getting quite a number of siskins on the feeders for the last couple of weeks.
My Red KIte feeding is going well, normally 2 birds but can get 4 sometimes.

Main sighting: Spotted Redshank

Fine winter plumaged Spotted Redshank keeping to grass/reeds at back from the Redshank hide. Drake Greater Scaup from the Snipe hide, Good numbers of Avocet, Wigeon, Black tailed Godwit, a few Ringed plovers and at least 10 Redwings

Main sighting: Red kite

Red kite flying low over village centre

Main sighting: Raven

A Raven was ‘cronking; for about an hour on and off initially on my neighbour’s and then on my roof. with some interesting extra vocalisations which I recorded and will post on the Gwent Birders Facebook page once edited and uploaded.

Main sighting: Red Kite

Red Kite in flight being pestered by two crows.

Main sighting: Gannet

This afternoon from sudbrook, east of Severn bridge and closer to Welsh coast than English 8 gannet and one kittiwake. West of bridge and much closer to english side, 83+ gannets.

Main sighting: Curlew

Curlew heard, 6 little egrets being mobbed by corvid.

Main sighting: Gannet

Group of 8 and 2 gannets seen over estuary from sudbrook, by Chris Stone