Portbury wharf reserve was lovely this morning. Lots of the usual ducks etc about. Lovely to hear the chiffchaffs starting to sing and we saw a few. The real treat was seeing siskins and a (lesser?) redpoll in the alder trees along the rhyne at the sea wall end. #AvonBirds #PWNR

Spied in the alder trees at Portbury Wharf this morning - a little gang of Siskin and a Redpoll. Haven't seen a Redpoll before, so that was nice to see. #AvonBirds #PWNR - Portishead, 28 February 2026.

In frog news I spied this tiny little guy in the garden today, presumably from past year's spawn.

Woo first frog spawn of the year in our tiny pond 🐸

Spied the Green Woodpecker again yesterday clinging to a distant neighbour's fence - it sat in this weird pose for a good few minutes before popping off into various gardens (except ours!) A bonus Sparrowhawk was spotted much later in the day. #AvonBirds - 13 February, 2026.

Just had a rarely-spied garden visitor - a nice Green Woodpecker. Have only seen one here before, back in November.

** edit - these are actually Red Knot ** #AvonBirds

I always enjoy seeing an Oystercatcher 🥕 #AvonBirds #PWNR - Portishead, 8 February 2026.

From Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve today we could see a giant murmuration over the Severnside area - presumably Dunlin based on reports earlier in the week (haven't seen any reports today yet). #AvonBirds - 8 February 2026.

229 Dunlin over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh and then the Nature Reserve today at high tide. #AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.

164 Black-Tailed Godwit over Portbury Wharf Saltmarsh today at high tide. They flew off towards Avonmouth docks and further north. #AvonBirds - Portishead, 8 February 2026.

this buff little guy is taking his job in security seriously.

Battery Point is not easy to get to when you‘re disabled but I am glad I made the effort. We went to see purple sandpipers, which are usually on the rocks, but they were on the buoy far out to sea, with some turnstone. We waited an hour, just as we were leaving two flew in onto the rocks. #AvonBirds

Took advantage of some dry weather and cycled over to look for the local Avocets. Sadly couldn't see any, just the usual suspects... #AvonBirds - 28 January 2026.

Some waders spied on the receding tide at Kilkenny Bay yesterday including: - Curlew & Shelduck; - Oystercatcher, Curlew & Redshank; - Shelduck & Oystercatcher; - Redshank and a cheeky Dunlin. #AvonBirds - Portishead, 27 January 2026.

A small flock of possibly Lapwing (?*) were seen in the distance over Worle yesterday. * Hard to identify from such a great distance but ties in with other recent report. #AvonBirds - 23 January 2026

Forgot some of the obligatory Curlew. #AvonBirds - Clevedon, 23 January 2026.

More from this morning's trip to Clevedon including Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Knot, and Oystercatchers. Thanks to @howardtaffs.bsky.social for pointing out the Greys & Knots - probably wouldn't have identified them successfully without the tipoff. Nice to meet you. #AvonBirds - 23 January 2026.

Some Dunlin spotted at Clevedon this morning. Photos don't really do the amazing scene justice, several thousand were flocking about. #UKbirding #AvonBirds - Clevedon, 23 January 2026.

Excuse the shaky video and wind noises. We had the most wonderful experience at Clevedon sea wall today. Thousands and thousands of mostly dunlin. The sound of them flying past was incredible. The way the colour changes as they turn around. It was hypnotising. #AvonBirds

Some birds from yesterday

Some of the waders at Fisherman's Steps today. A rather low 10m high tide meant the birds were quite far out. Numbers include: * 20 Turnstone. * 6 Curlew. * 1 Oystercatcher. * 30 Redshank. #UKbirding #avonbirds - Portishead, 12 January 2026.

A short walk out this afternoon on some random footpaths to the south of Portishead was quite productive - highlights include Stonechat, some Mistle Thrush and a Fieldfare. #UKbirding - Portishead, 10 January 2026

Some of the smaller birds seen around Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve this morning. #UKbirding - Portishead, 10 January 2026.

Beautiful winter morning at Portbury Wharf today. The pools weren’t as frozen as last week so more birds on the water and hedgerows were very busy with tits, gold crest, collared doves, redwing etc. reedbuntings and stonechat by north #AvonBirds #PWNR

Cycle ride from Portishead to Pill this afternoon. Lots of Redwing seen en-route as usual, two Heron were in a random field along Sheepway; and one Curlew & a few Redshank at destination. Sadly didn't notice any Avocets. #UKbirding #BirdingByBike - 9 January 2026.

Seven Turnstone spied on the rocks and beach at Clevedon this morning. Here are six of them... #UKbirding - Clevedon, 7 January 2026.

Three Purple Sandpipers spied this morning on the rocks. #UKbirding - Portishead, 6 January 2026.

Birding-by-bike: * brown Blackbird blocked by berries; * black Blackbird + berry; * Blackcap; * blurry Bullfinch. #UKBirding - Portishead, 3 January 2026.

Here's a Redshank in the mud with its shadow. #UKbirding - Portishead, 2 January 2026.

Bit of excitement took me by surprise today so wasn't ready with camera - a Sparrowhawk caught a Dunlin, tried landing on a harbour wall and dropped it into the sea. #UKbirding - Portishead, 2 January 2026

Had time for a quick cycle ride down to the coast this afternoon and was treated to some glimpses of the local Purple Sandpipers. At least five were seen amongst all of the seaweed and rocks. #UKbirding - Portishead, 31 December 2025.

A nice lifer to end the year - one of the ever elusive Water Rail in the ditches at Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve. Have been hearing them for so long, good to finally see one (well, two were seen today!) #UKbirding - Portishead, 31 December 2025.

Two Redwing sit in various bushes this morning at Portbury Wharf, one looks very cold. #UKbirding - Portishead, 31 December 2025.

Quite a few Blackbirds were seen this morning in Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve. #UKbirding - Portishead, 31 December 2025.

Nice cycle ride from Portishead to Pill this afternoon. Lots of Redwing seen along the route, and obligatory Sandpiper & Black-headed Gull at destination. #UKbirding #BirdingByBike - 30 December 2025.

Back after a short Christmas break in Suffolk - different scenery with lots of flat arable farm land and heathland. Of interest was a huge flock of Lapwing hiding in a stubbly field, which then flew over to a large puddle in a nearby flooded field. #UKbirding - near Thetford, 26 December 2025.

Far from home but still managed to get some birding done :D It was cold at Lackford Lakes today, some of the water was frozen. huge numbers of bh gulls, pochard, tufted, gadwall, teal, wigeon, shoveler and shelduck. Some very camouflaged snipe, a great white egret, heron and lots of tits. #UKBirding

A nice trip to NWT Thetford Heath this afternoon - hundreds of linnets seen, some kestrels, a few white wagtail, and a final lifer for the year - a Fieldfare. Adjacent to the Heath is an old Cold War bomb store with delightful watch towers. #UKbirding - Norfolk, 26 December 2025.

Lots of nice birds seen this year. Some highlights include a close encounter with these Oystercatchers...

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A few little birds at Portbury Wharf this morning, including a Blackbird eating some berries, a Robin, a Blue Tit and a Chiffchaff. #UKbirding - Portishead, 14 December 2025.

Some Rock Pipits (and a Metal Pipit). #UKbirding - Portishead, 11 December 2025.

Nice Redwing hopping about in the berry bushes. #UKbirding - Portishead, 10 December 2025.

Never quite know what to make of the bleak Hallen Marsh Wetlands on the edge of Bristol, but the piles of fly tipping in it always add to the experience.

Very rainy morning at Portbury Wharf. Pretty dark too so photos are graiiiiiny! Snipe, lapwing, redshank, wigeon, teal, tufted duck, little grebe, stonechat at more. Perfect weather for ducks #PWNR #AvonBirds

A few other sights along the sea wall today including a Turnstone, Oystercatcher, Redshank and Stonechat. #UKbirding - Clevedon, 3 December 2025.

One or two Dunlin seen today on the shore from the recently reopened Clevedon Sea Wall. #UKbirding - Clevedon, 3 December 2025.

Sparrowhawks have been a semi-regular visitor to our garden for years - and I usually only get poor dull through-window photos of them. Today I was outside in the sun and one briefly turned up! #UKbirding - Portishead, 2 December 2025.

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