• Outstanding Starling Murmurations
    Has to be seen to be believed. Excellent viewing from sea wall with starlings arriving on cue, and accompanied by a goose flypast. Great end to a very enjoyable visit to the wetlands area.
  • Weekly sightings and Starlings update
    Hi all, here’s the list of sightings from last week (26 th November to 2 nd December): Main trails birds: Bearded tit, Blackbird, Blue tit, Buzzard, Cetti's warbler, Chaffinch, Coal tit, Coot, Curlew...
  • Sparrowhawks and Starlings
    Recent highlights around the Newport Wetlands reserve include a ring-tailed hen harrier, the marsh harrier , and the short-eared owl (which disappeared after my last blog post, but has been spotted once...
  • Starlings ahoy!
    So it’s that time of year again, when we’re able to enjoy one of Britain’s most beautiful natural spectacles. Starlings can be seen in the UK all year round, often in noisy groups bullying the smaller...
  • Video of the starlings
    If my attempts at using technology are successful, hopefully below is a video of the starling murmuration on Saturday afternoon. It was filmed on a phone so the quality isn't great, but it should give...