More Red Kites
Sanderlings passing through
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| Sanderling at Severn Beach (Brian Lancastle) |
BRISTOL
Coombe Dingle:
Red Kite, Stock Dove.
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| Stock Dove at Coombe Dingle (Phil Baber) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Sanderling.
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| Grey Plover - summer and winter plumages (John Martin) |
80+ Shelduck, one big brood of 18, m. Teal, 2 Gadwall, m. Shoveler, 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, i Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Coot with chicks, 52 Oystercatcher, 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Grey Plover, 3 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 13 BH Gull, Swifts trickling NE, Skylark, 150 Starlings most juvs feeding on salt marsh, 1 Reed Bunting.
Severn Beach:
210 Ringed Plover, 30 Sanderling, 55 Dunlin, 1 f. Wheatear.
NORTH SOMERSET
Gordano:
Red Kite, 3.25pm Gordano Valley heading north.
Clevedon:
Red Kite, 1 p.m. heading NE.
Clevedon-Yeo:
47 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, c. 70 Shelduck + 10 chicks (one brood), 12 Mallard. 1 m. Shoveler (Dowlais), 1 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Coot, 8+
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| Coot with chick at Northwick Warth (Vera Carpenter) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Gordano:
Red Kite, 3.25pm Gordano Valley heading north.
Clevedon:
Red Kite, 1 p.m. heading NE.
Clevedon-Yeo:
47 Mute Swan, 7 Canada Goose, c. 70 Shelduck + 10 chicks (one brood), 12 Mallard. 1 m. Shoveler (Dowlais), 1 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Coot, 8+
Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing + 3 juvs (all at Dowlais), 130 Ringed Plover (a good count, presumably involving birds heading for N E Greenland), 6 Whimbrel, 3 Curlew, 1 Sanderling, 160 Dunlin, 1
Common Sandpiper, c. 5 Redshank, 140 LBB Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 1+ Raven, 4+ Skylark singing, 2 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5+ Reed Warbler, 50+ Starling (post breeding flock), 2 Wheatear (1 m. 1 f., possibly Greenland subspecies).
Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
6 Canada Geese (over), 6 Mallard with a brood of 10 ducklings, 1 Moorhen with 2 young, 1 Skylark, 2 Swallow.
BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports
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| Willow Warbler at Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
1 Greylag Goose, 9 Shelduck, 10 Gadwall, 4 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby, 3 Buzzard, 5 G BB Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (nesting), 4 Jay, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Raven, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, lots Reed Warbler, 20+ hirundines (in villages), 4 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting.
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| GSW at Chew (Ian Stapp) |
Reports: Phil Baber, Vera Carpenter, Richard Giles, Brian Lancastle, John Martin, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Jason Williams, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
