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Description
The new reedbeds, saline lagoons and wet grasslands have already attracted a wealth of wetland birds including internationally important number of overwintering Northern Shoveler and Northern Pintail with numbers of Eurasian Wigeon and Common Teal rapidly approaching the same level of importance. Other wintering wildfowl include Gadwall, Common Pochard and Common Goldeneye, with the occasional Greater Scaup.
Great Bittern may be seen at the Uskmouth Reedbeds in winter along with Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl. Up to 50,000 Common Starling use the reedbeds to roost in winter.
The scrub around the reedbeds has Cetti's Warbler which are resident all year, a recent survey revealed around 70 singing males! Also Reed Warbler and Sedge Warbler in summer along with a few Grasshopper Warbler in the reedbeds through the summer. A good number of Lesser Whitethroat are found around the hedgerows during the summer and are joined passage Common Redstart, Black Redstart, Whinchat and flycatchers during the spring an autumn.
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By car, join the A48 at either junction 24 or 28 of the M4. Follow the A48 until you come to the Spytty Retail Park roundabout. Exit onto the A4810 Queensway Meadows. At the first roundabout take the third exit onto Meadows Road and follow the brown tourist signs to the reserve. By bike, Sustrans National Cycle Network route 4 has a branch to Newport Wetlands using existing roads. The car park has a covered cycle stand. By bus, number 63 bus from Newport city centre goes to the visitor centre, is a demand responsive service.