6th April 2026 – Severn Estuary, Gloucestershire

After an early morning trip to a garden centre (it seems this is the favourite thing to do in the UK on Easter Monday) we spent a couple of hours along the Severn Estuary. Luckily the cold wind of the last few days had abated.

I’m still limited to how far I can walk and the size of the lens I can carry so we chose two venues which might get us close to the birds. At the first, at Northwick Warth, we were too early to benefit from the falling tide and only managed to see shelduck, common redshank and a solitary pied wagtail. We then drove a couple of miles further north to Aust Warth and saw a common kestrel hunting a vole (I believe) and a stonechat posing on a nearby tree.

Then it was time to plant those new plants and keep fingers crossed not to get a frost!

The view from Northwick Warth north towards Aust Warth – Warth is the local name for the shore

Common shelduck flying over the River Severn

Pied wagtail on the warth

Common redshank on the muddy banks of the pill

Common redshank in flight

Common kestrel

Common kestrel

Common kestrel

Common kestrel diving for its prey

Common kestrel making off with its prey

Common kestrel devouring its prey

Male European stonechat

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5 responses to “6th April 2026 – Severn Estuary, Gloucestershire”

  1. Michael Sammut Avatar
    Michael Sammut

    Nice experience and great shots. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. martintayler Avatar

      Thanks, Michael. Hope you have enjoyed your Easter.

      Martin Tayler

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  2. Michael Sammut Avatar
    Michael Sammut

    You’re welcome. It was a good Easter with the family, but poor in birds.

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  3. Suzanne et Pierre Avatar

    Nice set of images. I particularly like the images of the kestrel. (Suzanne)

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    1. martintayler Avatar

      Thanks, Suzanne.

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