Sightings

Main sighting: Goshawk

It was a day for raptors from the garden today male Goshawk Red Kite 1
female Sparrowhawk and Buzzard 3. The House Sparrow are engaged in a team building event by the sounds of it, they have been going crazy all day. Blackcap and Chiffchaff singing. Butterflies Large White and Orange Tip.

Main sighting: Ravens

7 ravens, 5 buzzards, 4 goldfinch, 2 mistle thrush, 2 Green woodpecker, 2 greater spotted woodpecker, 2 herons, stock dove, long tail tit, common sandpiper, female bullfinch, yellowhammer, jay, male mandarin, chiffchaff. Also a hare.

Main sighting: Whitethroat

Single tree pipit, redstart and whitethroat all singing from scrubby felled forestry immediately behind Pen y Clawdd farm Dingestow. Also a potential male goshawk over but more likely female sparrowhawk, with five buzzard. Not bad for five minutes’ lockdown watch. .

Main sighting: Gargany

Garganey pair, at flooded end of Nedern Brook. Gadwall; Widgeon; Dabchick; Tufted Duck;
Lapwing; Redshank; Little Egret; Heron; Redshank; Cormorant; etc.

Main sighting: Pied Fycatcher

Pied Flycatcher male

Main sighting: Garganey

Pair of Garganey present for 5th day on Nedern floods. View from ST483893

Main sighting: Red Kite

Red Kite circling over Caldicot centre before heading off NE

Main sighting: Red Kite

Pair of red Kite overhead this morning.

Main sighting: Goshawk

Goshawk

Main sighting: House Martin

Amazed to see a solitary House Martin rebuilding a nest under my neighbour’s eaves this evening. Have never seen one this early before.

Main sighting: House Martins

3 House Martins over the garden this morning

Main sighting: Butterflies

Some nice early season butterflies in lockdown garden – holly blue, brimstone, comma and orange tip. Swallow and house martin locally. Plenty of chiffchaff and blackcap but no willow warblers. Marsh tit regularly behind Pen y Clawdd farm (Dingestow)