St Brides Lighthouse/ Ebbw mouth 11:45- 13:40; 2 Whinchat, 7 Stonechat, 6 Jay, Red Kite, c220 Linnet, c30 Mipit, Blackcap & Chiff. 5 Barwit, 3 Blackwit, 19 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew & 5 Shoveler #gwentbirding

Saltmarsh Lane: Reed Warbler, 31 Jay hedge-hopping SW, Redpoll SW, missed a Redstart.
Goldcliff Pools: Woodlark low SE (long overdue patch-tick!), 1st cal-yr Hobby, 14 Jay NW, 2 Spotshank, Garganey, Wheatear, 2 Red Kite, Kingfisher, distant Golden Plover heard and 3 Willow Emerald. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: Curlew Sand, 350 Knot, 103 Dunlin, Garganey, Water Rail, 26 Jay (9S, 17WNW), 2 Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, a few Grey Wag and Siskin over. Also Willow Emerald. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: 2 Spotshank, Barwit, 325 Knot, 2 colour-ringed birds amongst the Blackwit flock, 13 Pintail, 3 Common Gull, 2 Wheatear and 41 Jay (loose flocks of 29W and 12S). Also Willow Emerald still on the wing. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: Golden Plover heard going over, Curlew Sandpiper, Barwit, Spotshank, 205 Knot, 2 Great White Egret, a showy Water Rail, Yellow Wag plus a few alba wag, Swallow, Blackcap, etc. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff pill/ Pools & Boat Lane 11:30- 14:40; Garganey, 800-900 Blackwit, c100 Knot, 4 Snipe, just a single Dunlin & Ringed Plover, c750 Hirundines & 7 Stonechat #gwentbirding

An easy spin round the western levels: no sign of the Cattle Egrets down fly tip lane; Red Kite high E over Peterstone; adult Med Gull amongst 750++ (probably 1,000+) aerial feeding BH Gulls just W of Peterstone Gout; Greenshank at the gout. #gwentbirding #birdingbybike #lowcarbonbirding

A phew fotos,… Grey Falarope and Greater Phlamingo at a grey and breezy Goldcliff. #fotography #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Point 13:15-14:00: Manxie down-channel. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: 1st-winter Grey Phal, Greater Flamingo roosting on foreshore, Barwit, 185 Knot, 1,000+ Blackwit (3 colour-ringed). Phal not seen after 1st cal-yr Peregrine repeatedly buzzed the lagoons. #gwentbirding #birdingWales

Goldcliff Point 10:15-11:00: nothing in the murk ‘offshore’; Barwit, c.35 Turnstone and c.35 Ringed Plover on foreshore. #gwentbirding

Grey Phalarope, 1st-winter, Goldcliff Pools, Gwent. cc @birdguides.bsky.social #gwentbirding #birdingWales

Goldcliff Pools: Garganey, Ruff, Barwit, c.150 Knot, 2 Snipe, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Whinchat, Yellow Wag, 3 Blackcap, c.20 Chiffchaff, etc. #gwentbirding

Garnlydan Res: zero wildfowl, zero waders, 125 large larid, 2 Red Kite. #bleak #gwentbirding

Grey Phal at Llandegfedd res this evening, also 10 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, ad YLG, Great Egret & 2 Wheatear #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: Garganey, Barwit, 120 Knot, 1,000+ Blackwit (incl. 2 cr birds), 4 Snipe, Redstart, Yellow Wag, Wheatear, etc. Also another fresh out of the box RV Darter and 4
Willow Emerald. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: Little Stint, 7 Barwit, c.50 Knot, c.1,200 Blackwit, 5+ Snipe, 8 Pintail, Spotted Fly, Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wag, 2 Wheatear, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 4+ Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff. Also still lots of Clouded Yellow and a few very fresh looking Red-veined Darter. #gwentbirding

Ynysyfro WeBS: male Shoveler in eclipse, otherwise, shite. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: Little Stint, Curlew Sand, 3 Turnstone, 2 Knot, 2 Garganey, 2 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, Tree Pipit, 3 Yellow Wag, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, etc.
Saltmarsh Lane: Little Owl, Yellow Wag, Whimbrel, Water Rail, etc.
#gwentbirding

Uskmouth/Saltmarsh Lane: Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 5+ Willow Warbler, 25+ Blackcap, 20+ Chiffchaff. Also 8 Blackwit and Curlew on the Usk just up-river of the Transporter Bridge. #birdingbybike #lowcarbonbirding #gwentbirding