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Wales Blaenau Gwent County Borough (visit this page on fatfisherman.com)

Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix � Chris Thomas http://www.ceeege.com/Birds/Birds_BirdMenu.php

You will notice that there is no introduction to this section yet.

I would like to fill this gap with an introduction from a local birder [or someone who is a frequent visitor] for every one of the geographical pages. The many thousands of birders now regularly using these pages prefer to read something written by someone who can see the place from an insider's point of view. They know the best spots, not just the ones that first time overseas visitors usually visit or that are on the normal birding trip itineraries.

Each introduction carries the e-mail address of the contributor so that birders can get in touch with them if, for example, they are planning a trip [unless the contributor is unable to do this].

Please get in touch if you feel you can contribute an introduction to this page - you don't have to be an expert; I'm not!

top sites

Trefil Quarries

(SO120130) Trefil Quarries used to have Ring ouzel, raven, peregrine etc, but the quarries are in active use again. Use an OS map, and discover for yourself dipper, grey wagtail, common sandpiper, sand martins ,buzzard and sparrowhawk of course, raven, pied flycatcher, wood warbler, all 3 woodpeckers, common redstart, all the tits (except crested); red grouse are sparse.

county recorder

Chris Jones
22 Walnut Drive, Caerleon, Newport, Gwent NP6 1SB
01633 423439
countyrecorder@gwentbirds.org.uk

useful reading

Birds of Gwent

by Andrew Baker Helm 2007
ISBN: 0713676337
Buy this book from NHBS.com

Gwent Bird Report

...available from Jerry Lewis, Y Bwthyn Gwyn, Coldbrooke, Abergavenny NP7 9TD

clubs

Gwent Ornithological Society

http://www.gwentbirds.org.uk
TJ Russell, The Pines, Highfield Road, Monmouth, Gwent NP5 3HP 01600 716266 - Home Page for the Gwent Ornithological Society (GOS) now up and running with news, the latest newsletter, meetings dates, links and more...

Gwent Wildlife Trust

http://www.gwentwildlife.org/
Gwent covers the lower Wye and Usk river valleys and the Severn Estuary in South East Wales. In the last fifty years Gwent has lost two thirds of its ancient woodland and the lowlands surrounding the Severn Estuary are threatened by industrial development...

trip reports

Travelling Birder
http://www.travellingbirder.com
The Travellingbirder.com birding trip report search engine guides you to 7,000+ birding trip reports on the Internet. You can search for trip reports from a specific country and time of year. Not all these reports are in English. So, if you can�t find the trip report you want on this Fatbirder page� give them a try!

A local Biodiversity Action Plan for Blaenau Gwent

http://www.ukbap.org.uk/lbap.aspx?ID=415
Conservation partners and plans...

Ebbw Vale Owl Sanctuary

http://www.owlpages.com/articles/ebbw_vale/Default.htm
The sanctuary is in Ebbw Vale, Gwent, and it is run by a man called Malcolm. He doesn`t charge a penny for entry into the sanctuary, you are free to donate anything you might wish to, whatever you can afford. All his owls are rescued birds which have suffered some horrible fate, or been injured at some time, and Malcolm takes them in and looks after them...