George Reed

Birdwatcher, living in Gwent originally from Essex. mainly post my birding exploits with the odd exception. -I try not to follow the crowds and find my own 🐦's

[Lee Gregory @BlaenavonNature]

Having missed the Hudsonian Godwit yesterday evening it was great to see her this morning. Harsh light and heat haze were an issue but managed a few OK shots.

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

@Stef123steve It's crazy what goes on out there sometimes.

-There was something seen last week that they thought was a Harbour Porpoise, but I wonder if it wasn't this Common Dolphin as, tbh I thought it looked small and thought it was going to be a Porpoise.

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Common Dolphin breaching the water, fimed on the River Usk just outside Caerleon this evening.

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

@grahamh941 Awesome 👌 I don't live in Caerleon, but I overlook it from St Julians and spend a lot of time birding around both Caerleon and St Julians. I'm in a unique and very fortunate position to have some really nice wildlife on my doorstep.

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

COMMON DOLPHIN is currently swimming on the River Usk viewable from Caerleon Bridge 20:00hrs

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

@grahamh941 It's a lovely place. I can see why you do 👍

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

@grahamh941 Yep, that very same bridge 👍

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Newport: Caerleon flood - 2 Oystercatchers (new in), the water is now dropping rapidly. I'm not sure if we will get much more than a week before it's all gone, so here's hoping for some last-minute waders, I still need Wood Sand, which should love the flood. 🙏 #gwentbirds

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Newport: Caerleon flood- Oystercatcher 1 just flown in and landed. This is the first diurnal sighting this year, with all the others being birds calling at night as they go over. #gwentbirds

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Newport: Caerleon flood - 1 Greenshank greeted us this morning, not a bad first bird on patch after 2 weeks away 👍. #gwentbirds

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Eastern Olivaceous Warblers are only just making landfall in our part of Athens, I literally love patching it aboard. Yesterday, we had Red-footed Falcons (2 male, 2 female) and Goldern Orioles (1 male and 1 female) in our temporary local patch. Of the Old Quarry.

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

@DavidJIPrice Im always hoping to find a UK one, especially on local patch 🙏 lol

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Me and Kate were very happy to get a Black-eared Wheatear and a Chukar hanging out together in our little quarry in Athens today (see pic).
Also, seen was Red Rumped Swallow, Alpine & Palid Swifts Woodchat Shrike, Hoopoe, Turtle Dove, Sardinian Warblers, and a while lot more.

[Kate Reece @katos111]

What are the chances of getting a Black-Eared Wheatear and Chukar in the same shot. Tourkovounia old quarries
#Athens #Greece #birding #birdinggreece #greekbirds #blackearedwheatear #chukar

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

None bird related, but the garden is positively swarming with Red Mason Bee's, so much better than last year 👍.

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Newport: The Moorings - 1st Sedge Warbler singing on site today, 2 Goosander flying up stream, no L. Whitethroat's yet. #gwentbirds

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Newport: Caerleon flood- 1 Greenshank, and 1st linnet of the year for patch.

Last year was great for Greenshank sighting here. This year is shaping up to be even better.
##gwentbirds

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Highly impressed with a sound recording App - linked below (it doesn't ID birds just records sound). It's called Song Meter touch. It provides an excellent sonogram that you can scroll and zoom in and out of, plus a 3 sec pre record plus it plays Wav files https://t.co/vfACrxJ1WG

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

Newport: Caerleon flood- Wheatear on the spoil heap [W3W ///gaps.sleepy.large] this morning 1st of the year for patch #gwentbirds

[George Reed @ReedRitz]

@DavidJIPrice No worries, I'm happy to help anytime 👍.