Nice variety today on Pilning Wetland with brief Glossy Ibis before flying NE, Spotted Redshank (thanks @severnsidebirds.bsky.social), 2 Golden Plover, Grey Plover, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 15 Pintail and Yellow Wagtail. 9 Crossbill, 3 Redpoll, 6 Siskin and Red Kite best of the vismig at Aust Services

A short Youtube video of yesterday's/Friday's Spotted Redshank having a wash and clean at Pilning Wetland. youtu.be/UN3BKimwONU?...

A Grey Plover at Severn Beach this morning and the Turnstones were on Shaft Beach again. @severnsidebirds.bsky.social @bristolbirding.bsky.social

With flocks of Glossy Ibis all around the Severnside Patch it was inevitable that another would drop in. This was the 2nd individual this month and the 4th record of the year so far.

Spotted Flycatcher at pipes end of Severn Beach, Wheatear and Little Egret on Severn Beach salt marsh and my first Turnstones of the autumn at Shaft Beach roost - approx 20 of them. @severnsidebirds.bsky.social @bristolbirding.bsky.social

An early evening dash to Pilning Wetland produced an excellent selection on the rear wader pool including a Little Stint, 15 Curlew Sandpipers, 11 Knot, a Golden Plover, 200+ Dunlin, 80 Ringed Plover, 100+ Redshank etc. hopefully something rarer this weekend.

A male Common Redstart has been hanging around in the same clump of coastal scrub at Severn Beach since first found on September 8th . Presumably it has delayed it's departure south due to the prolonged spell of wet and windy weather. The short video has the distinctive "hooweet" contact call.

Sabs dip feeding. Look at that footwork!

Blockbuster views of Severn Beach's two star birds today - Sabine's Gull and Grey Phalarope. Also at SB were 2 Manx, Med Gull and Common Tern. 2 Curlew Sand, Sanderling, 3 Greenshank and 2 Whinchat at New Passage. Hobby, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Siskin and 2 Tree Pipit at Aust Services/STW first thing

Just out walking my dog on the shingle beach at Severn Beach (Riverside Park) and up pops the juvenile Sabine's Gull on the tide line.

If carlsberg did Severn estuary patch seawatches: sooty shear (last one 1974), juv sabines, grey phal, 4 leachs petrels, 3 euro storm, razorbill, black tern, 4 common tern, 8 kitts, double figure Manx plus curlew sands 🤯! #ukbirding

The juvenile Sabine's Gull lingered off of the Shaft beach at Severn Beach this afternoon. Here is a half speed slow motion video.

A short half speed video of today's Sooty Shearwater. Hand held Nikon P1000 in a gusty wind, through railings.

After all the seabird excitement at Severn Beach I had almost forgotten there were at least 13 Curlew Sandpipers and a Sanderling with Dunlin flock at New Passage this morning,

A few snaps of the Sabine's Gull, one of the Grey Phalaropes and a very distant Storm Petrel from the Severn Beach shore.

An exceptional day river watching at Severn Beach. Highlight was the 1st Sooty Shearwater record for 51 years. I even managed to see it from upstairs for my 169th species seen from home. Other sightings included Sabine's Gull, 3 Grey Phalarope, 3 Leach's Petrels, 4 storm Petrel, Arctic Skua etc

A day of carwash rainfall and gusty winds but some hard core birders still managed to find a great selection of waders and sea birds. The weather forecast for the weekend and beyond could produce even more sea birds and maybe an American wader.... www.severnsidebirds.co.uk/page334.html

Some snaps of the Stints at New Passage this morning.

Another excellent showing of at least 30 juvenile Curlew Sandpipers at New Passage/Northwick Warth this morning. Also present were 4 Little Stints, 2 Knot, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Avocets, single Whimbrel, Green Sandpiper and plenty of Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Redshank, Curlew and Oycs.

Most of the waders were displaced from Severn Beach by the spring high tide but 60 Curlew remained with 12 Little Egrets and 4 Grey Herons on the flooded salt marsh. A few wheatears, an obliging Whinchat and the Ring-necked Parakeet (seen earlier at New Passage) were also seen.

Another great morning with a near 14 metre Spring tide & misty dawn over Pilning Wetland. Best birds reported were from Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetland; a Glossy Ibis, 24 Curlew Sand, 4 Little Stint, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 12 Knot and only the 16th patch record Ring-necked Parakeet.

A lovely autumn morning on Severnside. Reports so far include 10 juv Curlew Sandpipers, 2 juvs Little Stints, a Barwit, 7 Knot, 7 Ruff, 6 Common Sand, Green Sand, 100's of Dunlin Ringed Plover etc. at New Passage plus Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, Whinchat, Redstart and Spotted Flycatcher.

The weather forecast of strong South West wind didn't quite happen today with just a moderate South wind & therefore no seabirds. Three Spotted Flycatchers were found in scrub at Severn Beach this morning. Rare waders are appearing all around us and hopefully something decent will appear here soon.

Following on from yesterday's Shag sighting 7 more have just headed NE/upriver at Severn Beach.

A juvenile Shag & Fulmar were nice finds by @thomasweston.bsky.social at Severn Beach. Hopefully the first of some decent seabirds over the next few days (Sabine's Gull & Wilson's Petrel have already been seen in the Bristol channel in the last 2 days). The Shag showed nicely off New Passage later.

When they built the pretty glass wall sea defences at New Passage so knew it would be a disaster. I have seen several dead Wood pigeons killed by hitting the glass and this morning I found this dead Sparrowhawk. Stupid waste.

A noticeable influx of waders at Severn Beach on the afternoon high tide with at least 340 Ringed Plovers in the roost. I also had my first 3 Snipe of the ""autumn" at New Passage today. Hopefully Black-winged Kite tomorrow.

A few more migrants on the patch today with another Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs in the scrub at Severn Beach and best of all a Spotted Flycatcher in a sheep field hedge at Pilning Wetland.

Several hot walks along the Severn Beach coastal scrub produced some nice early returning migrants. Highlights included Grasshopper Warbler (flushed from tall grass), Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart and a flyover Tree Pipit.

Mediterranean Gulls are still a scarce sighting here on the Severn Estuary but July and August are the best time to look for them among the hoards of returning Black-headed Gulls. This one showed well on "the Pipes" at Severn Beach this afternoon, just the 3rd individual I have found this month.

A long overdue and hoped for first patch record Caspian Tern today. Found by Matt Plenty, the only lucky observer for a few minutes at the Orchard Pools in Severn Beach. Fingers crossed it will reappear tomorrow. Pic by Matt. What a cracker

A Wood Sandpiper, a Greenshank, 6 LRP and a Black-tailed Godwit remained at Pilning Wetland this morning. I then had an hour change of scenery at Slimbridge where highlights included a Spotted Redshank, at least 7 Ruff, plenty of Black-tailed Godwits and Avocets, a Spoonbill & Tundra Bean Goose.

A welcome change in the weather today with a strong South West wind and torrential squally showers. The Wood Sandpiper was seen this morning on Pilning Wetland. The Greenshank was still present this afternoon plus 5+ Common Sandpipers, 2 Black-tailed Godwits and my 1st returning Green Sandpiper.

A pleasant morning visit to the nearly dry Pilning Wetland produced a juvenile Wood Sandpiper on one of the few remaining puddles. A Greenshank was roosting with a flock of Redshank on the 1st Pool and at least 3 Common Sandpipers were new arrivals in Chestle Pill at New Passge.

Having only seen a single Shelduck duckling on the patch in May I was beginning to think it was going to be a poor year for this iconic Severn Estuary duck. It was a pleasant surprise to see a pair of adult Shelduck on the mud way off New Passage with a crèche of at least 36 well grown ducklings.

A morning dog walk just 100 metres from home produced 9+ Manx Shearwaters & adult Gannet offshore at Severn Beach; birds lost in the mid river drizzle. The rarest and best event was the first confirmed patch breeding record of Shoveler @ Pilning Wetland where 2 ducklings were found with a female.

The first Cattle Egret record on the Severnside patch was as recent as 2012, followed by records in 2017 and now annual since 2019 with flocks of up to 10. This bird found yesterday and still present today is the 5th record this year. Always a great bird to see especially in summer plumage.

An early morning trip off the patch to Keynsham, just 20 miles from home. The reward was this fine Desert Wheatear showing very well at Somerdale playing fields. My first sighting since one I found here at Severn Beach in December 2013.

An early morning dog walk at Severn Beach produced a "spoonless" pale morph Pomarine Skua at 7.35 for 5 minutes. It flew up to the Prince of Wales bridge and then went high back down river. The first record here since 2021.

This track running below the railway south of Severn Beach has been flooded for 2 years now. Nature has taken over with a family of 9 Coots and today I confirmed Little Grebes breeding with 3 tiny Grebelets present.

The government has let us down. Every nature lover in the land should be doing this. If nature has helped you along at any point do something v simple to help It. Please. Or at the v least Re-post. Thanks! #PlanningAndInfrastructureBill

The 4th Spoonbill record of the year dropped onto Pilning Wetland this afternoon ahead of some torrential rain.

A quiet morning birding and I missed a reported Black Tern at Aust Warth. It was nice to find my first Pyramidal Orchids of the year just 150 metres from home.

This garden next box has been used most of the last 20 years by Blue Tits & this year by Wrens. House Sparrows have roosted in it in the winter & it has been popular with Wood worm. One year it was a Bees nest. Also local Skylarks feeding young today on Pilning Wetland.

Two dark morph Arctic Skuas were lingering at Severn Beach this morning. Hopefully the windy weather will produce some more sea birds later.

A stunning buck Roe Deer was also present today enjoying the lush vegetation around one of the scrapes.

After about 10 days, 3 of the original brood of 4 Little Ringed Plover chicks remain healthy on Pilning Wetland. Some very distant video at 125x zoom.

A windy 2 hours seawatching at Severn Beach this evening produced 5 sightings of Storm Petrel heading out of the estuary and only one heading up. So at least one. Also 5 Manx Shearwaters.

The gusty west wind produced single Storm Petrel, Guillemot, Manx Shearwater and Fulmar on this evenings high tide at Severn Beach. Fingers crossed for the Pomarine Skua seen at Goldcliff Pools this evening to appear here tomorrow.🤞