In and around Cwmavon
Have you 
heard the cockoo in Cwmavon
yet?
Apparently he (or she) has been heard on the Clochdy side of the valley as early as April 22nd. I am still waiting to hear the familiar sound, sometimes I mistake the woodpigeon's call for that of the cuckoo.
I have also missed the Dippers in the Avon Llwydd this year, they can usually be seen bobbing about in the river near the Llanover Lane Bridge. - Last evening our new neighbours who live in a little cottage overlooking the river, told me that the dippers are still around, diving in and out of the water.
Thank goodnes for that!
My husband insists that he heard the whistle of a kingfisher as it flew down towards Station House the other day. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Cwmavon could boast that we 'housed' the kingfisher. Who knows, it could be the otter next.
Another regular visitor to our river is the heron. When accidently disturbed, he flaps heavily and laboriously to obtain lift-off and then 'touches down ' on the highest point of a near-by tree to glare
at the intruder
Buzzards are a familiar sight around our woodlands and we often have a number of pairs nesting during the breeding season. It is wonderful to watch them gliding on the thermals and then suddenly swooping to catch their prey. It is unsettling to observe the crows supposedly 'teasing' the buzzards, as many as six crows swoop and dive at the large bird and you can hear it 'mewing' in distress. We actually watched as the crows brought one down in a nearby field! Fortunately the buzzard was rescued and taken along to a local vet.
Welcome to Cwmavon's newest resident. Angharad Fion Lewis-Aldridge was born on Sunday
April 29th to Sarah and Nick . The little girl was born at home around 9.30pm and both mum and baby are very well.
Condolences to the family of Syd Davies who sadly died on Sunday the 29th April in the Neville Hall Hospital. Syd will be sadly missed in the village, he was a staunch member of the residents committee, and was chairman of this group for a number of years before ill-health overtook him.
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