I saw a rich variety of waders at New Passage this morning aided by Mr “Severnside” Paul Bowerman.

There were flocks of dunlin, redshanks, black-tailed godwits, turnstones and a 3 greenshank. Paul also pointed out yellow wagtails (but I was not up to getting a photo). I also saw a curlew, 3 little egrets and 6 oystercatchers. On the Pilning Wetlands I also saw a flock of 12 goldfinch, lots of swallows, 2 little grebes, big flocks of starlings, a grey heron and at least a dozen lapwing.

Dunlin

Turnstone

Black-tailed godwits

Black-tailed godwits

Little grebe

Little egret

2 greenshank behind the black-headed gulls

Curlew

Curlew, black-tailed godwits, redshank and dunlin

Black-tailed godwit and oystercatcher

Goldfinches

Lapwings

Swallow

Starlings

Grey heron

In the evening we walked from Shepperdine to Oldbury and then had supper in the Anchor. On the estuary we saw 4 curlew, 2 flyover oystercatchers and a little egret.

Curlew

Oystercatchers fly over a curlew

Oystercatchers

Little egret

Gallery of photos from today: