Sightings

Main sighting: Woodcock

Woodcock flushed from roost. Goshawk over ridge, pursued by a Raven. Sparrowhawk soaring.

Main sighting: Adult goshawk

M when mountain

Main sighting: Goosanders

Two females fishing on the river

Main sighting: Great White Egret / Golden Plover

En-route to hides: herring gulls, crows, jackdaws, magpies, song thrush, dunnock, wrens, pheasants and blackbirds. Hide 1: Canada geese, 18 greylag geese flying out, 25 teal, 2 wigeon, 8 black tailed godwits, robin and stonechats. Hide 2: water rail squealing, 33 more teal, 4 shoveler, 2 curlew, 1 heron, 3 fly-by swans, starlings, little egret, 25 lapwing which landed in front of hide one ad a single golden plover mixed in, marsh harrier, buzzard calling, robins, linnets and 1 stock dove. Snipe platform: male pintail, 15 gadwall, coot, 71 more teal, mallards and 8 more shoveler. En-route to seawall: 4 fieldfares calling, blue tits and chaffinch. Seawall – numerous meadow pipits, male pied wagtail, great white egret flying across by the wall and then on past The Point, shelduck, 2 more wigeon, black headed gulls, 4 oystercatchers, 31 more curlew, 35 redshanks and a better flock of 30 dunlin. Hide 3: reed bunting and 25 more wigeon. Other: fungi enthusiasts, horse mushrooms and orange peel fungus on raised bank to the right just over the stone bridge.

Main sighting: Hawfinch

A very pleasing single Hawfinch in the garden this morning, plus the regular Green Woodpecker and 8 Greenfinch. Less welcome are the now regular 23 Pheasant (which have taken to roosting in the birches) and the 4 Red-legged Partridge.

Main sighting: Green sandpiper

1# adult about 45 minutes after 1st light

Main sighting: Pochard

A very busy Waun pond, after the sad events of recent week, female Mute Swan was killed and Male has left the site leaving 4 cygnets. These were seen taking off and landing on several occasions and looked strong. There was also good Numbers of Tufted Duck, Coot and Mallard as well as 8 Wigeon and surprisingly a single male Pochard. Also a Cormorant, Great crested Grebe and a Grey Heron. 2 Bullfinches, were near the steps with Goldfinches nearby and a Chiffchaff calling. The Machine pond was less busy but there were 5 Goosanders and a flock of 16 Canada Geese flew over. Raven heard and a Jay was also seen.

Main sighting: Disturbance at Goldcliff

There will be some disturbance at Goldccliff Lagoons on Thursday 7th November, between 1pm and 3pm, when a Reservoir Act inspection takes place. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Main sighting: Red Grouse

2 birds seen by friends (photo proof) between Foxhunter Car Park and B4246.

Main sighting: Goshawk

Male Goshawk flying across top end of Manor Brook in Manor Wood, The Narth.

Main sighting: Fieldfare

34 flying overhead heading direction of Maesycymmer.

Main sighting: Hoopoe

Broadstreet Common road leading in from the NRW premises marked Pye Corner and down to the junction of Chapel Road, hoopoe perched on the wire close to the telegraph pole in a field about 60 yards up from property called Greenacres. Crest half erected, fawny colouring, black and white wing markings. By the time I managed to stop the car on the grass verge and exit it had gone, a lone mistle thrush was close by so suspecting this may have disturbed it? Could not relocate it after considerable scanning of ground, trees, outbuilding roofs etc. Daryl if description required please email me. This was approximately 1045am.