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Daz B
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Mostly birds, sometimes photos of other things too.
Portishead, North Somerset, UK.
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this buff little guy is taking his job in security seriously.
a rotund little brown Rock Pipit is standing on a metal gate next to a sign saying "No unauthorised access"
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Took advantage of some dry weather and cycled over to look for the local Avocets. Sadly couldn't see any, just the usual suspects...
#AvonBirds - 28 January 2026.
a little brown & white Sandpiper stands on a muddy shore. a little brown & white Redshank with orange legs stands on a muddy shore obscured by some twigs. several white & grey gulls sit on some tarpaulin-covered boats, and floating buoys/barrels in a muddy brown river
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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Some waders spied on the receding tide at Kilkenny Bay yesterday including:
- Curlew & Shelduck;
- Oystercatcher, Curlew & Redshank;
- Shelduck & Oystercatcher;
- Redshank and a cheeky Dunlin.
#AvonBirds - Portishead, 27 January 2026.
A Curlew with long slender beak stands on a seaweed-covered rock on the seashore. A white black & orange Shelduck bobs on by in the sea in the background a black & white Oystercatcher, brown Curlew with long beak, and two smaller Redshank wade through a muddy sea shore. A black & white Oystercatcher, and white black & orange Shelduck on a muddy sea shore a flock of 11 Redshank bird fly over a blue sea. They are joined by a small white & grey Dunlin bird
January 28, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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A small flock of possibly Lapwing (?*) were seen in the distance over Worle yesterday.
* Hard to identify from such a great distance but ties in with other recent report.
#AvonBirds - 23 January 2026
Hundreds of little black dots (birds) in a grey cloudy sky
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Forgot some of the obligatory Curlew.
#AvonBirds - Clevedon, 23 January 2026.
several Curlew flying through a sky coming in to land. Some sea and rocks are in background Several Curlew with long beaks are landing and standing on muddy shore. They're joined by a few white & black Shelduck ducks. Several Curlew with long beaks are standing on grassyshore. They're joined by a few white & black Shelduck ducks and many grey & white small birds several Curlew stand in some long grass
January 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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reckon there's maybe 8000 Dunlin in flock, not entirely sure how to count in such massive 3D flocks! At least 517 in the red square; guestimated the yellow numbers based on that.
a flock of birds with an overlay of squares and numbers
January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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More from this morning's trip to Clevedon including Ringed Plover, Grey Plover, Knot, and Oystercatchers.
Thanks to @howardtaffs.bsky.social for pointing out the Greys & Knots - probably wouldn't have identified them successfully without the tipoff. Nice to meet you.
#AvonBirds - 23 January 2026.
four little Common Ringed Plover birds stand on a concrete sea wall. The birds have orange legs, and grey, white & black bodies. Several waders of different sizes stand on a muddy shore. There are large grey & white Grey Plovers, and small grey & white Dunlins. Several waders of different sizes stand on a muddy shore. There is a large grey & white Grey Plover, and some small grey & white Red Knots. Nine black & white Oystercatcher birds land on a rippled mud shore.
January 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Some Dunlin spotted at Clevedon this morning. Photos don't really do the amazing scene justice, several thousand were flocking about.

#UKbirding #AvonBirds - Clevedon, 23 January 2026.
Several thousand small black dots over a sea with some hills in the background a close up of thousands of brown, grey & white Dunlin birds flying in a sky a close up of several hundred brown, grey & white Dunlin birds flying over a grey sea thousands of brown & white Dunlin bird fly over a blue-grey sea, and in front of a large blue, yellow, green & red ship
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Some birds from yesterday
a little brown & black Stonechat sits on some rope. On a nearby fencepost sits a mottled brown Reed Bunting. The scene is surrounded by brownish grass a little brown & grey House Sparrow sits in a bush a brown Redshank wanders about on a muddy shore. In the sea in the background is the reflection of some pier support posts Three grey Woodpigeons sit on 3 wooden posts in front of a sea
January 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Some of the waders at Fisherman's Steps today. A rather low 10m high tide meant the birds were quite far out.
Numbers include:
* 20 Turnstone.
* 6 Curlew.
* 1 Oystercatcher.
* 30 Redshank.
#UKbirding #avonbirds - Portishead, 12 January 2026.
a small brown, black & white bird stands on a seaweed covered sea shore. a Curlew, which is a brown bird with long legs and curved beak, stands on a seashore. another Curlew is hidden amongst the seaweed on a seashore a black & white Oystercatcher with big orange beak pecks about on a muddy shore
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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also saw a lot of Jackdaw, a Buzzard and some Teal.
a silhouette of a tree with the outlines of nearly 30 Jackdaw birds and one Buzzard twenty-or-so brown grey & green Teal ducks are in a river. Slightly obstructed by a tree
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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A short walk out this afternoon on some random footpaths to the south of Portishead was quite productive - highlights include Stonechat, some Mistle Thrush and a Fieldfare.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 10 January 2026
a young brown Stonechat bird sits atop a bush. In the background are some bales wrapped in black plastic a brown Missile Thrush sits at the top of a tree infested with yellowy-green mistletoe. a brown & grey Fieldfare bird flies through a blue sky two white Mute Swans are swimming in a river towards the camera. One is reflected in the blue water.
January 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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bit of snow spied across the rather calm river over in Wales
a sailing yacht on a calm blue river. In the background are some hills topped with snow.
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Thirteen Lapwing were seen on the North Pool. Numbers seem to be slowly increasing. Avg 1-3 start of December, 7ish at end. Now 13.
Thirteen green & white Lapwing bird sit on the shore of an island in the lake.
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Some of the smaller birds seen around Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve this morning.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 10 January 2026.
a little green & grey Chiffchaff sits on a spiky branch a grey & black Bullfinch sits in a tree eating some green bits a black Blackbird sits in a berry branch against a blue sky a striped brown Reed Bunting sits on a twig
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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oh and some Mallards roosting on muddy-seaweed.
a muddy Redshank bird wanders along a seaweed shore. Two mallard ducks are sleeping in the background on the seaweed.
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Cycle ride from Portishead to Pill this afternoon. Lots of Redwing seen en-route as usual, two Heron were in a random field along Sheepway; and one Curlew & a few Redshank at destination. Sadly didn't notice any Avocets.
#UKbirding #BirdingByBike - 9 January 2026.
a brown, white & red mottled Redwing sits in a berry tree a grey, black & white Grey Heron stands in a grassy field. A Curlew, which is an elegant brown bird with long legs and beak wades about in some mud A Redshank, which is an small greyish-brown bird with long orange legs and beak wades about in some mud. The bird is remarkably clean considering the mud it is wading through.
January 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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Seven Turnstone spied on the rocks and beach at Clevedon this morning. Here are six of them...
#UKbirding - Clevedon, 7 January 2026.
a brown & white bird with orange legs stands on a green-lichen covered rock a brown & white bird with orange legs sits on a green-lichen covered rock. In the background is an out-of-focus ship. three brown & white birds with orange legs run around on some rocks two brown & white birds with orange legs stand on a green seaweed/lichen covered rock on the sea shore.
January 7, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Three Purple Sandpipers spied this morning on the rocks.

#UKbirding - Portishead, 6 January 2026.
a small brown & grey bird with orange legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation a small brown & grey bird with orange legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation. Some sea is splashing about in the background a small brown & grey bird with orange legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation with a brown sea in the background a small brown bird with legs and beak stands on a yellowy-green rocky formation in front of the sea
January 6, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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bonus Blackbird blep 😜
a blackbird with its yellow tongue poking out
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Birding-by-bike:
* brown Blackbird blocked by berries;
* black Blackbird + berry;
* Blackcap;
* blurry Bullfinch.

#UKBirding - Portishead, 3 January 2026.
a brown mottled blackbird in a berry bush a black blackbird with a berry in its beak in a berry bush a blackcap bird in a blackberry bush an annoyingly blurry bullfinch in a bush.
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Here's a Redshank in the mud with its shadow.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 2 January 2026.
an elegant brown & white wading bird with orange legs & beak in the mud. Its shadow is on a nearby rock.
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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Bit of excitement took me by surprise today so wasn't ready with camera - a Sparrowhawk caught a Dunlin, tried landing on a harbour wall and dropped it into the sea.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 2 January 2026
a blurry Sparrowhawk bird flying in front of a brown & green wall. The bird has a white dead Dunlin in its claws a blurry Sparrowhawk bird flying in front of a brown & green wall and buddleia bush. The bird had a white dead Dunlin in its claws earlier but has dropped it a Sparrowhawk sits on a wall with some metal railings a dead brown & white Dunlin amongst other flotsam in the sea
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Had time for a quick cycle ride down to the coast this afternoon and was treated to some glimpses of the local Purple Sandpipers. At least five were seen amongst all of the seaweed and rocks.
#UKbirding - Portishead, 31 December 2025.
a Purple Sandpiper is a dark grey bird with white underside and yellowy-orange legs & beak. This one is standing on some wet seaweed-covered rocks. a Purple Sandpiper is a dark grey bird with white underside and yellowy-orange legs & beak. This one is standing on some wet seaweed-covered rocks. a Purple Sandpiper is a dark grey bird with white underside and yellowy-orange legs & beak. This one is standing on some wet seaweed-covered rocks and looking directly towards you the silhouettes of two Purple Sandpiper birds are seen on some seaweed rocks
December 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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A nice lifer to end the year - one of the ever elusive Water Rail in the ditches at Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve. Have been hearing them for so long, good to finally see one (well, two were seen today!)
#UKbirding - Portishead, 31 December 2025.
a Water Rail - brown, grey, black & white bird with long red beak - stands in a green duckweed-covered river a Water Rail - brown, grey, black & white bird with long red beak - wades through a green duckweed-covered river.
December 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM