Windy and blustery morning, no rain
RINGED PLOVER: Aug/Sept are the main months of this species. High tide at Severnside/ Clevedon/Sand Bay are best bets.
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| 3/8/16 Common Sandpiper (Mrs Trellis herself) Some muddy fringes starting to appear at Blagdon |
2 fly through Swift, on autumn countdown
New Passage-Northwick:
12 Gadwall, Pochard, 8+ Teal, 12 Little Grebe, c.215 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 65 Redshank,
9 Sand Martin, Willow Warbler, 13 Yellow Wagtail, 120 Linnet.
Portbury Dock:
1 Oystercatcher juv, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Dunlin, 40 Ringed Plover, 63 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 292 Redshank, 3 Common Sandpiper,
Portbury Wharf:
1 Wigeon f, Gadwall brood 3 (new), Teal, 20 Little Grebe (10 juv), 1 Common Sandpiper.
Clevedon coast, Yeo:
28 Shelduck + 30 juvs, 1 Cormorant, 16 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 32 Oystercatcher,
42 Ringed Plover, 5 Whimbrel, 130 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 110 Dunlin, 7 Common Sandpiper (Kenn), 1 Green Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 350 BH Gull, 5 Raven, 45 Linnet.
Milton, W-S-M:
1 juv Yellow-legged Gull heading West
Bath, Twerton:
Raven cronking loudly by St Michael's Church for second day
Blagdon Lake:
41 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 10+ Common Sandpiper, 1 Turnstone,
120 BH Gull, 70 house Martin
Planet Chew:
The Dam: 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 GBB Gull
Heron's Green: 1 Little Egret, 3 Little Grebe (pool), 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper (first seen 1/8/16), 1 juv ringed Yellow-legged Gull,
Moreton: 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Jay, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 2 Bullfinch
Stratford: 1 Peregrine, 2 Swifts
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| 3/8/16 Black-tailed Godwit (Ian Stapp) |
Herriot's Bridge: 4 Shelduck, I Peregrine, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Reports: Anne Crowe, Paul Bowyer, Andy Davis, Cecile Gillard, John Martin, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis.
