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Description
The town of Clevedon has been a 'seaside' location since the Victorian era and a popular place for the visiting people of nearby Bristol. Typical of the era it has a pier (various opening times - charge incurred) that stretches out into the estuary. On the estuary the low tide mark can be half a mile from shore, birds can be spread over a wide area, 3+ hours before/after high tide is best. Dunlin sometimes numbering 5,000+, Common Redshank, Eurasian Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Red Knot, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon, Red-throated Diver and small numbers of Brent Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Teal, Northern Pintail, Greater Scaup, Common Eider, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Scoter, Common Goldeneye and occasionally Goosander. Little Egret, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Kestrel, European Stonechat, Little Owl, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit and Common Shelduck are regularly seen throughout the year. Freezing/cold weather conditions elsewhere may bring in larger flocks of Northern Lapwing and European Golden Plover. During Spring/Autumn migration Common Ringed Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Northern Wheatear, White Wagtail, Pied Flycatcher, Common Redstart regularly pass through.
The wet areas behind the sea wall can hold a lot of birds, pushed off the estuary mud by high tide or the Severn Bore (following a new or full moon - depending on weather conditions) and Blackstone Rocks are all worth checking out (Press STARS on map), birds of prey actively hunt when birds are concentrated at roost sites.
The sea wall is a popular walking area and can be busy mostly in the afternoons, a morning visit with suitable tide times may be best. If you have time be sure to check further up the Blind Yeo for birds.
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Access
The M5 motorway is on the Eastern edge of Clevedon, leave M5 at junction 20 signed Clevedon/Nailsea B3133. On large roundabout take exit signed Clevedon/Nailsea B3133, get in Left hand lane. At next roundabout take first exit signed Yatton/Congresbury (B3133)/Sports Center/Sea Front. Continue on this road (Central Way), at next roundabout continue straight ahead (second exit). Road is now Southern Way but soon becomes Old Church Road, Salthouse Fields car park (Fee Payable) is on the Left by some large trees.