Chris Jones

Bit calmer this morning and better light #marshsand, #gwentbirds

A pleasent evening watching the rising tide at Peterstone, Gwent, turned a little manic in the final minutes before the mud was covered, when looking through the Redshank flock I found a Marsh Sandpiper, ooossh, County 1st!!!! Manage to relocate the bird about 45 mins later

Bordered Straw the highlight this morning in the Caerleon moth trap, others included a Snout, Copper Underwing agg, Pale Mottled Willow #gwentmoths

Cheers

@hewittkvnvc35.bsky.social hi Kevin Small Mottled Willow in the Caerleon trap this morning

@mothiduk.bsky.social would you be able to confirm if this is a Small Mottled Willow? #Caerleon #gwentmoths

Err, we're these pictures supposed to be depicting a Pochard? The images you've displayed are of male Wigeon and Red Crested Pochard, both entirely different species to the Pochard

Better image of the Sharp-angled Peacock. Also Sallow Kitten from last night

Sharp-angles Peacock #NFG, Purple Thorn and Mocha the highlights of last night's moth trap. #caerleonmoths

Brill thanks

@mothiduk.bsky.social hi would you be able to confirm this is a Common Lutestring? Thanks

Caerleon moth trap this morning, Buttoned Snout, Lime Hawkmoth, Chocolate-tip, also 2x Chinese Character, Spectacle, May Highflyer #gwentmoths

Caerleon moth trap this morning highlights, Early Tooth-striped, Least Black Arches, Small White Wave, Alder Kitten, Pale Tussock, Pop Hawkmoth, 2 Buff-tip #gwentmoths

Best I could manage

Yellow-browed Warbler still present along Perry Lane, Uskmouth this morning. #gwentbirds

1 of the 2 Curlew Sand at Peterstone today, is missing a foot. Only noticed when reviewing the video when the bird was roosting #gwentbirding

Rising tide at Peterstone Wentloog late afternoon, Curlew Sand, Garganey, 300+ RP, 175+ Dunlin, 33 Turnstone, 13 Knot, 2 Whimbrel, 280+ Redshank, Snipe, Common Sand, 2 Wigeon, 17 Shoveler, 6 Teal. Highlight tho were 35 Rook feeding out on a seaweed patch on the foreshore. #gwentbirds

Iron Prominent, 2 Jersey Tiger, 3 Straw Dot and Maiden's Blush last night #gwentmoths #Caerleon. Also a Nic. Investigator

Petertsone on the rising tide this PM. Presumably the last of the spring passage waders, 17 Sanderling, 12 RP, 11 Dunlin, 2 Turnstone and a Knot. A single Redshank in the Pill and 5 BHG's (4 ads and a 1st summimm) may have been the 1st returning birds (?). #gwentbirds

Peterstone on the rising tide this eve. Wader flock departed to roost before a full count, est 400+ Dunlin, 100+ RP, 8 Sanderling and 25 Turnstone. Female Common Scoter offshore #gwentbirds

Peterstone this morning, 7 Barwit, 400+ mixed small wader flock, mainly Dunlin / RP but several Sanderling and Turnstone, 7 of which departed off high North. Nearby roost on wharf inc 800+ Dunlin, 200+ RP, 2 Whimbrel, at least 4 Sanderling and 10 Turnstone #gwentbirds

Excellent wader numbers at Peterstone, Gwent this evening, 600+ Dunlin, 150+ RP, 30+ Turnstone, 25+ Sanderling and 3 Whimbrel. Quite a few mixed groups of up to 30 birds each were seen departing North as the incoming tide pushed them off the mud #gwentbirds

High tide along Peterstone Great Wharf, summ plum Curlew Sand, sanderling, 12 Barwit, 5 Knot, Greenshank, 360 Dunlin and 85 RP. #gwentbirds.

11 Eider drifted upchannel off Goldcliff Point earlier this evening. Successfully twitched by @twitch150 off Magor Pill, #gwentbirds

3 Glossy Ibis at Goldcliff Lagoons this eve from the 1st hide, also Spot Red, summer plumage Knot, 21 Barwit, 64 Blackwit and 8 Curlew. #gwentbirds

Rising tide at Peterstone Wentloog this morning. Very quiet, just 20+ Whimbrel, 7 Dunlin, 2 RP and a Curlew #gwentbirds

Avocet red H9 was at Godcliff last Monday. There was also another bird, which I saw too briefly to get the combo

Rising tide at Peterstone Wentloog late afternoon, a very early Little Tern, spent at least an hour feeding in the pill, also Whimbrel, 300+ Redshank, 33 Pintail & 7 White Wag of note. 9 Barwit, 2 Grey Plover and another White Wag at the nearby Peterstone Great Wharf #gwentbirds