Newport Tues am

No sign of the Bittern. Spectacular numbers of Teal (80) & Wigeon (185 - 1/2 at bridge & rest at the Parrog)
5 Bar T Godwits (including the ringed one which was ringed in Holland on Sept 13 2010 & not reported again till it reached Newport) & 1 Black T.10 Snipe on the mud.
Yesterdays Bittern was a mythical bird which Newport watchers have been expecting for several years since Adrian & my friend Jen seperately glimpsed a large bird flying low over the reeds - too glimpsy to identify. So thank you Paula & Cliff (& messenger Richard) - a lifer for me.