A few shots of the long-staying Spoonbill, in each photo, the bird is actually awake and doing something, unlike most of the Spoonbills we see in Avon where the bird is usually asleep.....
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| © Allan Chard, many thanks |
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| © Don Smith, many thanks |
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| © Don Smith, many thanks |
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| 9.8.11 Woodchat Shrike © Allan Chard, many thanks still present |
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| 9.8.11 Redstart © Allan Chard, many thanks Lesser Whitethroat & Bullfinch nearby too |
SEVERNSIDE: per severnsidebirds
Aust Warth inc Cliff section: 3 Kestrel, 4 Curlew, 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, 4 fly-by GBB Gull to north and a Chiffchaff.
New Passage: Single Little Egret and Grey Heron, 10 Oystercatcher, single Ringed Plover, 2 Sanderling, c.100 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 38 Redshank, 65 Turnstone, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull and c.300 BH Gull.
Orchard Pool: Singles of Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker and Jay.
PORTBURY DOCK: S Hale
Late afternoon high tide: 5 Oystercatcher, 32 Ringed Plover, 95 Dunlin (mostly adults), 29 Curlew and 2 Wheatear.
OLDBURY POWER STATION 8/8/11: per opsbirding
A very early Brent Goose on the tidal reservoir.
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| 9.8.11 Grey Heron usual perch overlooking the pools |
Late afternoon high tide: 5 Oystercatcher, 32 Ringed Plover, 95 Dunlin (mostly adults), 29 Curlew and 2 Wheatear.
OLDBURY POWER STATION 8/8/11: per opsbirding
A very early Brent Goose on the tidal reservoir.
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