Goldcliff Pools 08:30-13:20: an unprecedented 9-10(!) Woodlark (1N, 1-2 WNW, 5 SE, 2 WSW), 85 Skylark, 2 Curlew Sand, 2 Spotshank, Golden Plover (overhead then SSW), Grey Plover, Garganey, Pintail, Red Kite, 2 Water Rail, 3 Common Gull, 4 Siskin, 9 Jay, etc. #gwentbirding #vismig

Saltmarsh Lane 08:00-09:25: Golden Plover, 2 Redwing, Brambling, 3 Redpoll, 8 Siskin, 28 Skylark, etc. #gwentbirding #vismig

Groundhog Day at Goldcliff Pools again: 2 Curlew Sand, 2 Spotshank, zzzzz. Linnet flock has increased to about 200 but nothing exciting tagging along. #gwentbirding #yawnfest

Ynysyfro WeBS: 4 Shoveler, nowt else of note. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools: 2 Curlew Sand (CJ had a 3rd fly straight through), 2 Spotshank, 6 Barwit, 22 Grey Plover, c.350 Knot, Garganey, 4 Pintail, 2 Water Rail. Vismig was slightly underwhelming but low thousands of Woodpigeon, 100+ Chaffinch, 18 Redpoll, 25+ Skylark, 3 Jay, etc. #gwentbirding

Saltmarsh/ Uskmouth/ F'house 08:30- 12:00; 2 Woodlark low SW 09:05 (well overdue patch tick), Firecrest by Vis centre, Brambling, Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 20 Swallow, 18 Skylark, single Blackcap, c40 Chiff, 9 Stonechat, c3K Woodpigeon, Great Egret, Kingfisher, 100 Blackwit & 50 Knot over #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools 07:30-11:00 vismig: Redwing, 7,500+ Woodpigeon, 42 Jay, 20 Skylark, 3 Swallow, Grey Wag, 6 Redpoll, Bullfinch, 10 Siskin, 77 Chaffinch, etc. Also 15 Grey Plover, 2 Spotshank, 3 Barwit, c.300 Knot & Wheatear.
Saltmarsh Lane 11:10-12:10: 3 Swallow, 10 Jay, Siskin, etc. #gwentbirding

Quick dog walk from home, 2 Redwing (1st of autumn), 3 Skylark & plenty of Mipit over #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools 07:30-08:30: Grey Plover, Curlew Sand, 2 Spotshank, 2 Barwit, 385 Knot, etc.
Goldcliff Point 08:40-10:10: 2 male Common Scoter close-in down-channel 09:20, 31 Turnstone, etc. #gwentbirding #slightlymoist

Saltmarsh Lane 11:10-12:30: 450 more Woodpigeon, 2 Red Kite (presumed same as Goldcliff), 33 Jay, 2 Siskin, Redpoll, 27 Skylark and 4 Swallow. #gwentbirding #vismig

Goldcliff Pools waders, etc. 07:30-11:00: Garganey, 3 Barwit, Curlew Sand, 2 Spotshank, 325 Knot, Kingfisher and 2 Red Kite. #gwentbirding

Goldcliff Pools vismig 07:30-11:00, almost everything was ‘coasting’ vaguely westward: 2 Woodlark (1 N 08:30, 1 NNW 08:55), Brambling, 4,375+ Woodpigeon, 81 Skylark, 50 Chaffinch, 3 Grey Wag, 83 Jay, 2 Magpie moving amongst a flock of Jay, Redpoll, 12 Jackdaw, and 4 Siskin. #gwentbirding #vismig

Fem-type Red Breasted Merganser from dam at Llandegfedd res tonight, also ad YLG and 3 Little Egret #gwentbirding

A half-arsed mid-morning to early afternoon potter round the patch. Red Kite nr, Saltmarsh Lane; Garganey, Spotshank and 365 Knot at Goldcliff; and a combined total of 22 Jay. #gwentbirding #zzzzzzz

Saltmarsh Lane: 3 1st cal-yr Red Kite W, 39 Jay, 4 Snipe, 3 Siskin, 27 Skylark, 14 Swallow, etc.
Goldcliff Pools: Curlew Sand, 2 Spotshank, 2 Wheatear, Whitethroat and 5 Jay. Also Willow Emerald. #gwentbirding

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