Sunday 11 September 2016

Sightings 11/9/16

1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper and 1 Little Stint at Northwick Warth
1 Black Necked Grebe, 4 Sandwich Tern at Blagdon Lake

11-9-16 Pectoral Sandpiper (Brian Lancaster)
juvenile at Northwick Warth
Bristol:
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet,

Oldbury Power Station:
6 Whinchat on third  Lagoon, 2 Whitethroat

New Passage/Northwick:
3 Pintail, 25 Wigeon, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Stint, 1 juv Pectoral Sandpiper (Brian Lancaster),
7 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 4 Knot, c.180 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 1 Whinchat,
1 Wheatear, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail

11-9-16 Wheatear (Higgy)
Kenn Moor (also seen at Clevedon)
Clevedon-Yeo:
4 Buzzard, 3 Raven, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Kenn Moor:
1 Great White Egret, 4 Grey heron, 3 Hobby, 5 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Wheatear
YACWAG Reserve: 6+ Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Goldcrest

11-9-16 Dipper (Brian Thompson)
Good to see them at Willsbridge
Sand Point:
2 Whimbrel, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 20-25 Yellow Wagtail, 15-20 Meadow Pipit

Willsbridge:
2 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

11-9-16 Meadow Pipit (Paul Cousins)
A difficult bird to identify
Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey , 1 Great White Egret, 1 Black Necked Grebe, 4 Sandwich Tern
3 Hobby, 2 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper

Chew Valley Ringing:
7 Chiffchaff & 1 recapture, 16 Reed Warbler, 6 Sedge Warbler

Chew Valley Lake:
10+ Little Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 m Pintail, 1 Wheatear.
Stratford:
1 Black Necked Grebe. 

11-9-16 Great White Egret (Higgy)
Escaping 
Crow harrassment
WWT Steart Marshes: 1 Lesser Yellowlegs

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