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This is a lovely video of a fling of dunlins by Portishead Pier. Such a wonderful sight as they twist and turn over the estuary. They can be hard to keep track of but when they turn their white bellies towards the camera they really sparkle. Thank you to Ian Wilson for sharing this great video with us.😃
Celebrate World Wetlands Day - TODAY!
Watch our Portbury Wharf wetlands slide show . . . and see more about world wetlands at The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Enjoy Portbury Wharf and its great wildlife!
A short snapshot from the North Pool with dunlins (flying), redshanks, shelducks, great black-backed gulls and more.
Dunlins and redshanks joined the other winter birds on the North Pool this morning. Luckily we finished our monthly bird count before the rain came down!🌧
Remembering sunnier times on the reserve ☀️🐞
Does anyone know what species this little guy is!?
As far as I can tell it's a common blue damselfly with rather pale head markings? Correct me if I'm wrong though!!!
A gorgeous photo taken by @martinreed2624 THANKYOU for letting us post it ❤️👍
#damselfly #nature #macrophotography #naturereserve #naturephotography #wilfdlifephotography #insects #sunniertimes #throwback #wheresthesungone #winterblues #beautifulnature #portburywharfnr #portishead #bristol
if anyone wants to take part in the RSPB Big garden birdwatch this weekend you can download the forms here -
www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/biggardenbirdwatch/2020/bird-id-and-counting-chart.pdf
and here
www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/biggardenbirdwatch/2020/participation-form.pdf
It was a cold and frosty January morning but things were hotting up on North Pool Island. The swans were kicking up a ruckus. Lots of chasing, wing flapping, trampling, clinches and biting.
BTW look out for the pochard, the duck with a dark chestnut head and black breast, we do not get too many of these here. . . . and the little lapwing which had to get out of the way of these colossal birds.
Look at this POSER!
Anyone who's been to the reserve will have seen the resident pair of Mute Swans, who are definitely bold enough to stand for a close up photo-shoot!
What stunning birds 😍😍😍
#swan #muteswan #birds #wildlife #resident #poser #closeup #photohraphy #wildlifephotography #portburywharfnr
#portburywharf #portishead #bristol #beauty #elegant
A Redshank 😍
These charismatic little waders aren't uncommon sights here in the winter out on the mud, but with their bright red legs I think they make great models!
#redshank #wader #bird #birdwatch #estuary #photography #wildlifephotography #portburywharf #naturereserve #naturelovers
Map of Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve
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The SEASONAL TRACK may be temporarily closed if it becomes too muddy.We now have an A3 printed copy of the map which folds to A6 and fits snugly in a pocket. You can pick up this free map-let at Portishead Library. It gives you an idea of what you might see on the reserve and suggests three walks. There is also this large map on the other side.
For additional information on how to get to Portbury Wharf please see the visitor information page. You might also find the nature reserve page useful so you know what to expect when you arrive.