There were a couple of redshank on the shore when I arrived and I was feeling optimistic as the light was good. However, as I walked out along the the coastal path I could see very few birds on Northwick Warth and had difficulty picking out what was on the Pilning Wetlands. I spent a little while trying to take photos of House Martins and was distracted by a distant buzzard.
House martin
Buzzard
Northwick Warth
I could see in the distance on the wetlands the great white egret, a couple of little egrets and a grey heron but all too far away for photos.
On my way back there were a couple of meadow pipits within reach.
Meadow pipit
As I reached the first pill box (there used to be a firing range here at Pilning) I met a group of birders and had a very enjoyable time chatting to them. Some of them had telescopes and were very generous in showing me a couple of curlew sandpipers. They were among a large mixed flock of ringed plovers, dunlin and turnstones but all really too far away for me to photograph (but it didn’t stop me trying!).
Dunlin
Turnstone
Starling
Ringed plover
I had a little bit of time to kill before going home to watch the Test match and so stopped at Aust Warth where I saw a kestrel.
Kestrel
Kestrel
Kestrel
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