Sightings

Main sighting: Merlin

Merlin 1 female Pintail 50 Wigeon 50 Shoveler 40 Redshank 135 at hightide.

Main sighting: black tailed godwit

11-Avocets,a minimum of 475-Black Tailed Godwits from sea wall hide.To count them i had to take a series of photos there were so many.10h45-12h45

Main sighting: Blackcap

Three Blackcaps singing loudly off The Narth to Pen y Fan Green road and below Pan y Fan Green.

Main sighting: Red Kite

there is something to be said for gardening after all then, approx mid day, headed off N/W

Main sighting: Ruff

Ruff from 1st platform, Spotted Redshank

Main sighting: Ring-necked Parakeet

One ring-necked parakeet in-off the Bristol Channel chased by a peregrine. Also at least 2 water pipits on saltmarsh.

Main sighting: Wheatear

Wheatears have arrived, 5 males 2 females, plus 5 male Stonechat 1 female, several Skylarks singing overhead, 1 Kestrel, numerous Meadow Pipits and Green Woodpecker calling.

Main sighting: Blackcap

Singing Blackcap and 3 singing Chiffchaffs.

Main sighting: Greenfich

TEN Greenfinches on garden feeders containing Sunflower hearts; Black sunflower seeds; Mealworms and fat nuggets.
In Garden, two Jays, one collecting nesting material, then flew off towards Castle grounds.
Peacock Butterfly.

Main sighting: Chiffchaff

Two chiffchaffs calling and first Brimstone

Main sighting: Black Redstart

Black Redstart still viewable from footpath under bridge at Caldicot Pill on tidal rack, with Stonechats.Also 22 Pintail seen.

Main sighting: Wheatears

Morning visit with 51 species seen, highlights were (hide 1) – skylarks singing, a pair of stonechats, a pair of wheatears on the other side of the lagoon on the metal gate, 2 buzzards, female kestrel, 29 shelduck, 8 lapwing, 6 ringed plovers (on the island), 23 teal and a cettis calling. 3 chiffchaffs heard elsewhere. Redshank platform – 85 black-tailed godwits took off and headed past the Point, with 133 remaining on the lagoon and another 41 from the seawall. Marsh harriers, spotted redshank, 2 dunlin, 26 meadow pipits on the bank, 21 wigeon, 2 herons, 8 gadwall, black headed gull, 1 little egret and 109 redshanks. A female peregrine made an appearance and 5 reed buntings also seen. Seawall – very high tide but 9 oystercatchers and 62 curlew flew past. Hide 3 – 2 pairs of tufteds with a single male, 15 avocet, 25 shoveler and another 65 shelduck.