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Here's the list of birds seen last week: Bearded tit, Blue tit, Buzzard, Carrion crow, Chaffinch, Common sandpiper, Coot, Cormorant, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, Fieldfare, Gadwall, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great tit, Greenfinch, Grey heron, Grey plover...

I'm sure all of you are avid watchers of BBC Countryfile already, but for the one or two of you who perhaps haven't watched it in the past, here's a reason to do so! On this Sunday's episode, Dr Sean Christian, RSPB Cymru Head of Conservation, will be discussing the RSPB's position...

Hi all! It’s half term next week and we are having fun with wellies…. Just a note to all our regulars with a warning do be weary of flying wellies around the ‘welly wanging area’ which will be marked out! Activities next week: Welly wanging competition (for children...

Hi all, here’s the list of sightings from last week (28 th January to 3 rd February): Main trails birds: Avocet, Bearded tit, Blue tit, Buzzard, Canada goose, Carrion crow, Coot, Curlew, Dunlin, Fieldfare, Gadwall, Goldfinch, Great crested grebe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great tit, Greenfinch...

World Wetlands Day is tomorrow! This is an internationally celebrated day to mark the anniversary date of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (2 February 1971). All over the world there are activities on this day to raise awareness about the benefits and importance of wetlands areas. To celebrate our...

So most of us have seen a coot.... ...but have you ever seen one ice skate? Due to the icy conditions last week we expected a bit of ice here and there at the reserve and got ready with the slippery surface signs. It wasn’t too surprising coming in one morning to see the scrape iced over...

Hello everyone, here’s the list of sightings for the week from 21 to 27 January. Quite a few displaced birds due to the snow – we even had a Bearded tit right by the Visitor Centre! Bearded tit, Black-tailed godwit, Blackbird, Blue tit, Bullfinch, Carrion crow, Cettis Warbler, Chaffinch...

Taken on Friday 11th January, 2013 at The Newport Wetlands. Close to the East Usk Lighthouse, loved the sun shining across there and it was a beautifully quiet day, so peaceful.

Taken on Friday 11th January, 2013, at Newport Wetlands

As many of our visitors know, we have a pair of little owls that are seen regularly on the reserve. They are so ubiquitous they’re even marked on the trail guide! Despite this the owls are quite difficult to see, since they are so well camouflaged against the dead tree they perch on. I think once...

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a lovely festive break. We’ve had quite a busy time here at the Wetlands with lots of visitors walking off the Christmas pudding overload! Regular service has now resumed, the opening hours are back to normal, and we’re back to blogging, hooray...

Newport Wetlands, 30/7/11

Male Reed Bunting, taken at RSPB Newport Wetlands adjacent to the lighthouse. Camera = Canon EOS 60D + Canon 'L' Series 100-400 IS Lens

View of Roost, Sunday 5th December 2010, showing extent of area covered