Wednesday 27 September 2017

27th Sep '17 Wednesday - Great Skua

Sunny spells but windy in the morning. Cloudy with drizzle in the afternoon.

Great Skua


BRISTOL

No reports


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Avocet, 1 Knot (at yacht club), 100+ Swallow, 5+ House Martin, 2 Whinchat

New Passage/Northwick Warth:
Marsh Harrier, 7 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Little Stint, 8 Ruff, Pochard, Pintail, 2 Spotted Redshank (Signals Pool)
1 Brambling, 2 Chiffchaff, with Chaffinch (group) and Goldfinch (Sluice)


Little Stint 27th Sept 2017 NP-NW Southglosbirds

Pilning wetland:

One of the Spotted Redshank (Paul Bowerman)

Chipping Sodbury:
Red Kite

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 2 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat, 35 Swallow, 4 Bullfinch, 5 Greenfinch
20 Linnet, 15 Meadow Pipit, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Jay

Stonechat on the Common (Pete Coslett)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Berrow Beach:
Yellow-legged Gull (juv), 5 Crossbill (south), many hirundines (south)


BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff


RESERVOIRS:

Chew Valley Lake:
2 Black Terns, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret
Great Skua, 15 Ruff (biggest flock at Chew ever, unless you know better)


Reports: John Martin, Paul Bowerman, Peter Hazlewood, James Packer, Nick Beamson, Pete Coslett, Rich Andrews, Patrick Hancock, Aravind Ramesh,   blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds