Wednesday 19 September 2018

19-09-18 Wednesday - Leach's Petrel

 V. windy with showers as Storm Ali passed across Northern Ireland and Scotland

Leach's Storm Petrel
Cattle Egret, Great White Egret
Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, Pectoral Sandpiper
Black Tern
Whinchat


19-09-18 Ruff, Blagdon (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Severn Beach:
1 Leach's Storm Petrel, 2 Black Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Portishead:
Marina - 3 Cormorant

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marksbury:
150+ Starling

Chelwood:
2 Jay

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
Bells Bush, -  1 Pectoral Sandpiper (K E Vinicombe). Reported later from Top End Hide.
Also 4 Ruff

19-09-18 Black Tern, Herriotts Pool, CVL
(photos by Ian Stapp ( left) George Stacey (right)
Chew Valley Lake

1 Shelduck, 80+ Pochard, 12 Pintail (Herriotts), 34 Shoveler (Herriotts), 14 Little Grebe,      43 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 14 Cattle Egret (Herriotts early on -  only one later on), 7 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 3 Water Rail (Herriotts/Moreton/ Stratford),
1 Spotted Redshank (Herriotts), 2 Greenshank (Herriotts, later Stratford and Moreton), 8 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper  (Herriotts & Moreton),  2 Common Sandpiper, 7 GBB Gull, 2 Black Tern (Juv Herriotts Pool and Stratford bay),3 Stock Dove,1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,  5 Hobby (Moreton, Stratford and Herriotts), 17 Jackdaw, 3 Jay, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 5 LTT it, 24+ Swallow/H Martin, 10+ Sand Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Stonechat, (Moreton lane), 7 House Sparrow,  7 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail

19-09-18 Two more images of a Black Tern at Herriotts, CVL
 Photos by Raoul Chandrasakera (left) and Bri Thompson (right) 
Spot the difference!



Out of Avon:
Black Tern at Cheddar Reservoir
Grey Phalaropes at Huntspill (still) and Burnham-on-sea
19-09-18 yet another cracking Grey Phalarope image: Huntspill (Andy Slade)
Reports: Paul Bowerman, John Clark, Chris Craig, Andy Slade, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Keith Vinicombe,