• Recent sightings - June roundup
    June is a transitional month in the life of the reserve. After all the spring activity as birds establish territories, find mates and build nests, after the new growth of the reeds, June calms down. The...
  • Wonderful Wetlands
    Photo - Reedbeds in the breeze (Tracey Dunford) With all the recent rainfall, flooding and soggy ground, we may be forgiven for assuming the UK has plenty of wetland habitat. On the contrary flooding...
  • Bearded Reedlings Newport Wetlands
    Hi, Dipperboy has posted some of our fantastic encounters with the Bearded Reedlings last Saturday. Heres a few more, as kindly requested... Though being blown about in the reeds, Mr Beardie...
  • Wetlands in bloom
    Hands up who thinks orchids are rare and exotic plants that grow exclusively in far off rain forests and mountains shrouded in mist. Well I have to be honest, I did until I started working at Newport...
  • Recent sightings from Newport Wetlands 01/07 – 16/07
    Avocet, Bearded reedling, Blackbird, Black-headed gull, Blue tit, Buzzard, Canada goose, Carrion crow, Cetti's warbler, Common sandpiper, Coot, Cormorant, Cuckoo, Curlew, Dunlin, Dunnock, Goldfinch, Great...