WEBs count this morning with @magorbirder.bsky.social
Caldicot Pill - of note 700 + Shelduck, 21 Pintail, 170 Wigeon & c500 BHGs

Collister Pill - of note 300+ Curlew, 7 Pintail, 6 Barwit, Teal 3, a Snipe.

Also, singles of Hobby, Rock Pipit, and a Wheatear probably Greenland race due to its size

Caldicot Pill @ HT early evening.

Of note - 42 Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, 25 Dunlin, 2 Blackwits, 235 Curlew, 4 Whimbrel, 71 Redshank & 68 Oycs.

Wasp Spider found at Goldcliff Lagoons today

Good number of Blackwits, Hadyn.

Caldicot Pill (WEBs) in conjunction with Magorbirder

Pintail 131, Shelduck 169, Mallard 13, Redshank 33, BHGs 505, Herring Gull 2, LBBG 1, L Egret 1 Stonechat 1, and a singing Reed Bunting.

Caldicot Pill @ HT late afternoon

2 Barwits, 57 Curlew, 2 Oycs, 71 Redshank , 26 Dunlin, 210 Shelduck , 132 Pintail, 27 Mallard & 4 Stonechat.

Goldcliff Lags around HT
1st visit since Nov!

Of note the Spotted Redshank, 16 Snipe, 3 RPs, 6 Stock Dove (OH), at least 307 Blackwits, 61 Avocet, a Marsh Harrier. An Otter seen briefly by my better half from the seawall hide.

Good to see the doors back on the hides and steps into the 2nd hide.

Caldicot Pill @ HT this morning.

Best patch count of 108 Pintail for me here. Also, 32 Curlew, 45 Redshank, 72 Shelduck & 280+ BHGs

Exceptional count of 21 Gadwall at Magor Marsh this afternoon.

Nice count of Pintail, Hadyn

Male Mandarin duck with Mallards - pond at Rockfield Road car park Monmouth this morning.

Tredegar House lake.

5 Little Grebe while on warm up (it was needed as bitter cold!) for Parkrun this morning

Caldicot Pill, @high tide this morning.
Shelduck 116, Curlew 96, Redshank 61, Dunlin 21, Oycs 10, Pintail 40, Mallard 8, BHGs 220, GBBG 2. A Red Kite over, only my 2nd record here.

Caldicot Pill just after (low) high tide this afternoon.

Of note 19 Blackwits, a good count for here.

Some cold weather movement today with the first Redwing of the year, with 26 at St. Pierre and 22 near Magor Marsh. (Very few seen in the Autumn)