Sunday 24 April 2016

24th April 2016 (Gwent)

After hearing that the broad-billed sandpiper roosted at Newport Wetlands again last night, I planned to head up there this morning. Arrived at about 7:00am. Looking out from the hide, the Dunlin flock was still on the Island, but most of the birds were asleep and mostly hidden in long grass; seemed it was just a case of waiting for them to be encouraged to move by the incoming tide. In the meantime, there was a good selection of other species including a pair of Little Ringed Plovers and a male Yellow Wagtail.

Yellow Wagtail - Newport Wetlands

Little Ringed Plovers - Newport Wetlands

Before 9:00, the whole Dunlin flock flew up and out onto the mud, scanned through them, no broad-billed sandpiper... Had a walk round the rest of Goldcliffe Pools but still no sign. All I had was my first Reed Warbler of the year, and I heard both common and lesser whitethroat, but failed to locate either.

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