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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
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Last Updated: January 31, 2020 by fpwnr
World Wetlands Day 2 February 2020
Celebrate World Wetlands Day
Go out and enjoy our precious wetlands and wonderful wildlife on World Wetlands Day!
Watch out for the winter wildfowl as they won’t be here for much longer. Soon the migration will start and the winter birds will fly back to northern countries. Meanwhile other birds will fly from Africa and beyond to nest here in spring and summer.
Take a look at our slide show to see why wetlands such as Portbury Wharf are so important.
For more facts about wetlands visit www.worldwetlandsday.org
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