Month: September 2016
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29th September 2016 – New Passage
A really pleasant hour spent at New Passage on the Severn Estuary this morning. Redshank, flocks of Wigeon in the distance and a few closer up, Turnstone, Curlew, Little Egret, Grey Heron and spectacular Black-tailed Godwit in flight in front of the Old Severn Bridge. Even a Red Admiral before I took any of the…
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26th September 2016 Pilning Wetlands
When I arrived at New Passage there were a few drops of rain, but I managed to get some lovely views of 2 Wheatear. I beat a hasty retreat to the car when the rain increased but I ventured out again shortly after to get some shots of a Robin (looks as though it had been…
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24th September 2016 Eastville Park and Chew Valley
A morning walk through Eastville Park and only a Grey Wagtail in the penumbra on Colston Weir. In the afternoon a trip to Blagdon and Chew Lake where we saw a dozen or more Grey Heron and probably as many Little Egret. The highlight was 2 Great White Egret.There were also lots of Teal. Great White Egret…
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Spain September 2016
Not a birdwatching holiday but you don’t stop looking and where the opportunity presents you click a few times. The best were the White Storks and the birds of prey seen from the motorway driving from Santander to Salamanca but not much opportunity to take photos at 120 kph. In Salamanca lots of House Martins.…
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