Recent sightings

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• More Wind and Rain and Active Otters

  Recent sightings from 11 to 17 March 2019 It was another wet and windy, yet quite exciting week at Newport Wetlands. Whilst Bittern, Cetti's warbler, Water rail and Bearded reedling did their best to make themselves heard in the stormy conditions,...

  Posted 17 Mar 2019 by Stefan Z

• Rain, Wind and Much More

  Recent sightings from 03 to 10 March 2019 The week started very promising indeed and on Monday a female Hen harrier which has been seen on several occasions since the end of November was spotted from the hide. One day later it made another...

  Posted 12 Mar 2019 by Stefan Z

• Lively Lagoons

  Recent sightings from 25 February to 03 March 2019 After some quiet months in the reedbeds and on the lagoons at the Newport Wetlands, things are starting to change and to become much livelier again. Lots of Tufted ducks and a good number of...

  Posted 04 Mar 2019 by Stefan Z

• Spring is Coming Early

  Recent sightings from 11 to 24 February 2019 In the last two weeks, spring seems to have taken over from winter - at least for now. While swallows were flying over the Gower peninsula near Swansea, we saw some butterflies (Peacock, Brimstone and R...

  Posted 24 Feb 2019 by Stefan Z

• Windy Wet-Lands

  Recent sightings from 04 to 10 February 2019 The often windy and rainy conditions this week allowed some stunning views of the hovering Kestrel. While all its body was in motion with the wings flapping and the tail trying to steady the bird in the...

  Posted 10 Feb 2019 by Stefan Z

• Wetland Winterwatch

  Recent sightings from 28 January to 03 February 2019 In a week in which Winterwatch spoilt us on the telly with some great footage from the Cairngorms National Park, the Newport Wetlands were the location for its very own Winterwatch with lots of...

  Posted 03 Feb 2019 by Stefan Z