SOUTH WEST
Highlights An American Herring Gull (first-winter) was at West Bexington, Dorset, on 26th. Devon’s long-staying, first-winter drake Blue-winged Teal continued to show at Man Sands, Devon. A Long-billed Dowitcher was a bit further north in the same county, mainly at Bowling Green Marsh RPSB.
AVON
CLEVEDON-WESTON-SUPER-MARE: There were 13 Goosanders on the Blind Yeo and a Mandarin on the Land Yeo. Uphill had a Marsh Harrier (19th). Clevedon-Yeo logged 28 Avocets, 18 Grey Plovers, a Bar-tailed Godwit, Little Stint, two Spotted Redshanks, 1,500 Dunlin, 130 Knot, 490 Redshanks, seven Common Sandpipers, 55 Snipe, two Jack Snipe, two Short-eared Owls and a Merlin. Black Redstarts remained at Portishead, Clevedon Pier and Uphill. The Richard’s Pipit was at Channel View (10th). Woodspring Priory had a Firecrest (10th).
SEVERNSIDE: An unseasonal…