Thursday 7 September 2017

7th Sept '17 Thursday - Woodchat Shrike

Deteriorating as the day went on, from grey skies to drizzle and then heavy showers by evening.

Woodchat Shrike at Chipping Sodbury still takes top billing.
Wood Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull and 3 Black Terns at Chew.

Portrait of a young Swallow (Keith Williams)
BRISTOL
no reports ; no-one out today?


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
19+ Canada Goose, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 5+ Whinchat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Marsh Tit.

It's still there - the juvenile Woodchat Shrike today on Chipping Sodbury Common (Dan)
Pose two - 07/09/2017 Woodchat Shrike CSC (Claire and Paul Woolams)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
juv. Woodchat Shrike still on show, also 1 Kestrel, 12 Skylark, 6 Whinchat, 1 Raven, 60+ Goldfinch.

Find the Yellow Wagtail - it's in their usual location (Martin Tayler)

NORTH SOMERSET:

Clevedon-Yeo:
2 Mute Swan, 90+ Shelduck (mostly returning adults), 6 Teal, 70+ Mallard, 4 Cormorant, 20+ Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 48 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 160 Curlew, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Turnstone, 1 Knot, c.10 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 200 Redshank, c.50 Black-headed Gull, c.40 Swallow, 8 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 70 Linnet.


BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports


RESERVOIRS:

Little Ringed Plover at Blagdon (George Stacey)
Blagdon Lake:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank at Fishing Lodge.

Chew Valley Lake:
Today's totals: 5 Great White Egret, 9+ Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 3 Black Tern, 300+ House Martin, 100+ mixed Sand Martin and Swallow.

Woodford:
10 GBB Gull (most on Denny).

Heron's Green:
4 Wigeon, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 16 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 150+ hirundines, 2 Reed Bunting.

Moreton:
1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby,  1 G BB Gull, 3 Black Tern, 1 Jay, 2 Raven.

The 'pied Coot' is still there (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge:
(pool)  1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 G BB Gull.

(lake)  3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 1 'pied Coot', 1 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Reports: Teresa Chard, Adrian Hockey, Harvey Rose, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler,  blagdonlakebirds,  CVRSnslbirding,  opsbirding,  severnsidebirds