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I set off to go birding in a T-Shirt and had even contemplated wearing shorts but when I arrived at New Passage on the Severn Estuary I was glad I hadn’t and even more glad that I had several layers and a waterproof. The tide was very high and had clearly crossed over on the Northwick Warth when at its highest an hour before.

This stretch of water is normally a narrow Pill leading in to the Severn Estuary between the two Severn Bridges

It was very poor light but I still managed a few passable photos of swallows, yellow wagtails, wheatears, starlings and waders (mainly black-tailed godwits) on Pilning Wetlands and flying over the Warth. I even worked my way along the Pill and saw the Great White Egret which has been there in recent days.

Swallow

Great white egret

2 yellow wagtails ( I saw 4 but others saw more)

Yellow wagtail

Wheatear ( I saw another one too)

Starling

Pied wagtail

Starlings

Black-tailed godwits

Little egret

Black-tailed godwits

Collared dove

Curlew

4 curlews

Linnet

Godwits on the estuary – this image is not really in black and white, just the weather