Sunday 17 September 2017

17th September '17 Sunday - Firecrest

Dull day, quite chilly at times

Sabine's Gull
Cattle Egret, Great White EgretMediterranean Gull
AvocetLittle StintCurlew Sandpiper
Woodchat Shrike, Firecrest, WhinchatYellow Wagtail

17-9-17 The Woodchat Shrike showing off (Les Williams)
BRISTOL

River Avon, nr Avonmouth:
1 juv Sabine's Gull

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
Swallows to NE, 3 Whinchat,

Thornbury:
c.600 Hirundine, mostly Swallow,  over 10.00-11.00

Littleton Ringing Station:
Last 3 sessions, 203 birds -159 new, 54 re-traps, courtesy of Pete
Sparrowhawk 1,0, Stock Dove 1,0, Kingfisher 2,0, Jay 1,0, Goldcrest 7,0, Blue Tit 22,24, Great Tit 7,6, Lotti 0,1, Cetti's Warbler 0,1, Chiffchaff 59,1, Blackcap 19,0, Grasshopper Warbler 1,0, Sedge Warbler 1,0, Reed Warbler 1,0, Wren 2,4, Robin 2,3, Dunnock 0,2, Grey Wagtail 1,0, Chaffinch 6,0, Goldfinch 25,1, Linnet 1,0, 

Aust Warth:
1 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 7 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Kingfisher, mixed flock c. 30 Blue Tit & Long-tailed Tit, 100 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 15 Linnet, 12 Goldfinch, Reed Bunting

17-9-17 Avocet at New Passage (Lisegirl)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
140+ Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 3 Avocet, 8 Ringed Plover, 20 Lapwing, 12 Knot, 1 j Little Stint, 1 j Curlew Sandpiper, 130 Dunlin, 9 Ruff, 80 Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, 140 Redshank, Turnstones, 1 Kingfisher, 1 j Yellow Wagtail

17-9-17 Woodchat Shrike at home (Andrew Jordan)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 juv Woodchat Shrike, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 5 Whinchat, 10 Yellow Wagtail

Nibley. 07.08:
1 Great White Egret going south to Coalpit Heath

NORTH SOMERSET
17-9-17 Starling at Portishead (Jason Williams)
Portbury Wharf:
15 Wigeon (1st double fig count of the autumn), 1 Little Owl, 1 Cetti's Warbler

17-9-17 Wheatear at  Portishead (Jason Williams0
Portishead lake:
Swallows going NE, Starlings, Wheatear, Rock Pipit

Walton Bay, 12.00-16.00:
1200 Swallows, 40 House Martin, all NE

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 60 Shelduck, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 8 Oystercatcher, 8 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 140 Redshank, 400 BH Gull, 12 Herring Gull, flock 14 Magpie, 300 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 6 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit

Sand Point:
Firecrest in car park
17-9-17 2 Wheatear by River Axe (William Hewitt)
BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
Small groups Swallows in sky still, Mistle Thrushes stripping Rowens

Chewton Mendip:
Not Avon but, 1 Great Bustard just N of CM, view-able from Main Road

Paulton:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 2 Raven, 10 Skylark, 100 Swallow, 20 House Martin, 40 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet

RESERVOIRS:

Barrow Tanks, WeBS:
131 Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Teal, 47 Mallard, 55 Tufted Duck, 11 Cormorant, 4 Heron, 30 (WeBS record) Little Grebe, 30 Great Crested Grebe, 128 Coot, 8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear
Blagdon Lake:
Black-necked Grebe, 3 j Ringed Plover

Cheddar Reservoir:
Not Avon but, a male Mandarin has found the female Mandarin

Chew Valley Lake:
10 Pintail, 1 Garganey?, 1 juv Cattle Egret (flew from HG to Denny), 7 Little Egret, 12 Great White Egret, 2 Kestrel, 1 j Hobby, 1 j Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 8 Lapwing, 7 Ruff, 36 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 j 1st w Mediterranean Gull, 3 Common Gull, 1 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 10 Sand Martin, 2 Meadow Pipit

Reports: Rich Andrews, Terri Borash, Paul Bowerman, Derek Clarke, Mark Coller, cmh, Sean Davies, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Richard Hearn,  Paul House, Andrew Jordan, Wilfred King, Lisegirl,  John Martin, Andrew Mears, Paul Milo, Matt Plenty, Lois Pryce, Harvey Rose, Chris Stone, Gary Thorburn,  Jason Williams, Les Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds