Sightings

Main sighting: Curlews

Nice high tide wader roost on big tide this morning. 280 Oystercatchers, 25 Lapwings, 18 Ringed Plovers, 5 Grey Plovers, 7 Dunlin, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 160 Curlews (two colour rings read) 1 Turnstone. Water at Goldcliff Lagoons too deep for Curlews.

Main sighting: Little Owl

2 Little Owls sunning themselves in the usual barn this morning

Main sighting: swallow

? Last swallow of the season; unsurprisingly heading south.

Main sighting: Brambling

Male Brambling with Chaffinches under feeders

Main sighting: Spoonbill

1600-1645 – rising tide. Juvenile spoonbill roosting on the marsh before tide shifted to and it moved to the lagoon.

Main sighting: Grey Wagtail

A single Grey Wagtail on the edge of the canal at Rogerstone, just above Pont-y-Mason Lane.

Main sighting: Spoonbill

1-Spoonbill,also good numbers of Pintail and Oystercatchers.At least 284-Shelducks.13h45-14h45.

Main sighting: Merlin

Merlin hunting over Becs Jay 44 (flock of 42) Wheatear 1 Greenshank 1 Lapwing 124, good numbers of Teal and Shoveler, Gadwall 27. The bales are being collected.

Main sighting: Spoonbill

1-Spoonbill juv. still at Peterstone Gout this afternoon,15h45

Main sighting: Jack Snipt

Jack Snipe flew out of heather,beautiful yellow streak on back. 3 red kite(dont seem many of them up there} Plus usual ravens having great time flying the ridge

Main sighting: Grebe

Little grebe on the pond at the scenic drive am

Main sighting: Great White Egret

WeBS count: Three GWE flew West over the seawall, seen from the first hide. Avocet 17 the only small wader was a Dunlin. Lots of duck and a flock of 57 Greylags. Meadow Pipit 50 Wheatear 1 Stonechat 8 Swallow 8