AS it's World Wetlands day (of course you knew!) here are some fantastic views showing how lucky we are having the Newport Wetlands.

1. Newport wetlands by Argus photographer Mike Lewis.

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2. SPOON-FED: Spoonbills pictured at Newport’s Wetlands by Alison Phillips, of Cwmbran

South Wales Argus: SPOON-FED: Spoonbills pictured at Newport’s Wetlands by Alison Phillips, of Cwmbran

3. One of the paintings by Gwent artist Jill Hobbs of the Newport Wetlands.

South Wales Argus: STRIKING: One of Jill's wetlands views

4.Nia-Rose Evans from Cwmbran searching for butterflies when the Wetlands celebrated its fifth birthday in July 2013.

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5. Newport student Natasha Ford's shot of the Newport Wetlands won a competition to feature in a Keep Wales Tidy calendar.

South Wales Argus: WETLANDS: Natasha's picture is used for October in the calendar

6. A cracking view of the East Usk lighthouse by Argus photographer Mike Lewis.

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7. An Avocet - one of the many types of bird that can be seen at the Newport Wetlands. See more here: 

South Wales Argus: AVOCET

8. Birds in flight over Newport Wetlands

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