We were looking for a change of venue for birding but didn’t want to travel too far and so opted for RSPB Newport Wetlands on the other side of the Severn Estuary to where we live in north east Bristol.
We are still enjoying lovely weather in late September and we had a glorious walk around the reserve on the edge of the Severn estuary. However, we didn’t see very much. There were signs of winter fowl on the reserve such as wigeon, gadwall and teal but only in small numbers. There were plenty of dragonflies and butterflies and there were still a number of house martins (but too fast for my reactions). The best bird was a curlew which flew overhead and then stayed around on the edges of the estuary.
RSPB Newport Wetlands is part of the Gwent Levels which stretch 35 kms from Newport to Chepstow.
After lunch we headed to Goldcliff Lagoons but the dry weather meant that the first lagoons were completely dried up and, as rain was threatening, we headed back to the car. We will have another go later in the year as we are bound to pay soon for all the lovely sunshine we have had this summer.
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