Severn Beach

Leader: Simon Ashley

A winter visit to this well-watched site on the Severn Estuary.  Under the shadow of the Second Severn crossing, this part of the coast is a great place to visit for a short Sunday morning stroll.  We’ll meet on the sea wall just above Beach road and walk towards the wetlands at New Passage – hopefully find a few birds along the way.  There are several types of habitat, including wetlands, salt marsh, hedges and the wide estuary itself.

Paul Bowerman’s excellent website has comprehensive sighting records, and during a comparable period in 2024, highlights included.

• • Black-throated Diver
  • Great Northern Diver
  • Marsh Harrier
  • Merlin
  • Bar-tailed Godwit
  • Grey Phalarope
  • Jack Snipe
  • Snipe
  • Turnstone
  • Woodcock
  • Pomarine Skua
  • Glaucous Gull
  • Little Auk
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Rock Pipit
  • Water Pipit
  • Waxwing
  • Desert Wheatear

Car share logistics co-ordinated via our WhatsApp group – we’ll aim to meet on Beach road at 9:00am.