Sightings
Nicholas Beswick
Hafod Farm, Brynmawr
Thu 29th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Brambling
More evidence of the “hungry gap”: the first Brambling of the year visiting feeders, with record numbers of Siskins still around. Meanwhile, a Magpie was carrying a stick for its nest.
Verity Picken
Llangybi
Thu 29th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Curlew
A Curlew pair, 200+ Canada Geese and a single Greylag this morning. Please remember to email all Curlew reports to curlew@gwentbirds.org.uk – there are still more to be found!
Nicholas Beswick
Hafod Farm, Brynmawr
Tue 27th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Siskin
Siskin numbers have been increasing, reaching an impressive 25 on/around the feeders today, joined by a pair of Lesser Redpolls.
Trevor Russell
Home, Monmouth, seed feeders
Sun 25th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Redpoll
4 Redpoll feeding on seed feeders
Verity Picken
Llangybi
Sat 24th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Greenfinch
An amazing count of 18 Greenfinch in the garden just now. Also at least 8 Reed Buntings in the winter seed crop.
Julie Dungey
Llanyrafon Boating Lake
Fri 23rd Feb 2024
Main sighting: Goosander
1 male and 2 female Goosander at 9.30. Not there at 17.15. Also Little Grebe
Neville James Davies
Goldcliff lagoons
Fri 23rd Feb 2024
Main sighting: Long-tailed Duck / Weekly round-up
En-route to hide 1 – wren, chaffinch, collard dove, crows, gt tits, robin, blue tit, gt spotted woodpecker, herring gulls, magpies, song thrush, blackbirds, redwings, fieldfares, woodpigeon, starlings, pheasant and cettis warbler. Hide one – Canada geese, mallards, 41 teal, 119 wigeon, 2 gadwall, 1 cormorant, skylark singing, 18 shoveler, single ringed plover (on the island) and 1 heron. En-route to hide 2 – long tailed tit (1), female goldcrest and moorhens. Hide two – coot, greylags, stonechat pair. Flooded field opposite snipe platform – 15 pied wagtails. Snipe platform – 6 more gadwall, lt grebe, 4 male and 3 fem tufteds and a water rail calling. Seawall – high tide so not much exposed mud, 7 oystercatchers, 25 curlew and ls black-backed gulls only. Hide three – 69 more wigeon, 22 more shoveler, 51 more teal, 2 lt egrets, 2nd-year male marsh harrier, 2 lapwing only and the long-tailed duck diving and showing well.
Allan Dowson
Magor Marsh
Thu 22nd Feb 2024
Main sighting: Grey Heron
From the hide i counted nine occupied Grey Heron nests.Also near to the hide were 2-Chiffchaffs.
Verity Picken
Llanvihangel Crucorney
Tue 20th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Curlew
Two more early arrivals seen today!
Verity Picken
North of Abergavenny and Monkswood
Mon 19th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Curlew
The first inland Curlews of the year were reported today – singles at both locations. This is an early date for Gwent birds. Please keep your eyes peeled and ears pricked and send all reports to curlew@gwentbirds.org.uk so that we can follow up on your sightings.
L north
Rear of pen y fan pond oakdale
Sun 18th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Frogs
100 plus breeding frogs pen y fan pond oakdale
David Hathaway
Llanishen
Sat 17th Feb 2024
Main sighting: Sparrow Hawk
Walk around Crumlands wood. 6 Skylarks,5 song thrush,8 jackdaws,In my field 1 sparrowhawk,3 red kites,2 buzzard,2 siskins,numerous goldfinch,chaffinch and greenfinch