1 Great White Egret at Blagdon Lake, 1st reported this autumn on the blog
3 juv Pintail arrived high over Heron's Green Bay, 1st reported this autumn
2 juv Garganey (male and female) in Villice Bay, nearly the first
2 Swift still and 1 Hobby at Newton St Loe, first in a few years
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| 18/8/16 Snipe at Moreton Pond (Ian Stapp) Good to see coming in |
2 bathing Jay, family of 5 Wren, 1 Dipper, family of 3 Grey Wagtail
Stockwood Open Space:
2 Buzzard, 1 Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Linnet
Oldbury coast:
5 Tufted Duck (pill), 2 Buzzard, 13 Curlew, 2 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff, yacht club end
Littleton Warth:
3 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 11 Curlew, 1 Common Sandpiper, 300+ BH Gull,
1 Whitethroat, 2 Wheatear, 60 Linnet.
Aust Wharf:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 6 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Curlew, 12 Common Sandpiper,
1 Greenshank, 2 Meadow Pipit
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18/8/16 Meadow Pipit at Aust Wharf (Martin Tayler)
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2 Pheasant, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Buzzard, 2 Swift, 1 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby (first in a few years here), 1 Raven, 1 Goldcrest, 40+ Swallow, 10+ House Martin, 2 Swift, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Nuthatch, 24 Starling, 7 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail,
3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Yellowhammer,
Portbury Dock:
3 Oystercatcher, 142 Ringed Plover (numbers building), 200 Dunlin, 26 Curlew, 49 Redshank,
900+ BH Gull, 3 GBB Gull, 25 Linnet
Clevedon-Yeo:
24 Shelduck, 1 Teal, 120 Mallard, 1 Tufted Duck, 20 Little Egret (16 together at mouth of Yeo),
1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 23 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 30 Ringed Plover,
1 Whimbrel, 120 Curlew, 80 Dunlin, 2 Ruff (Juv males), 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank,
120 Redshank, 350 Black-headed Gull 350 (Good count for HT), 30 Herring Gull, 4 Swallow,
2 Wheatear,
Weston-super-Mare Airfield:
5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpiper,
200+ Swallows, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat
Barrow Tanks, evening WeBS count:
3 Mute Swan, 8 Teal, 51 Mallard, 336 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 123 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 36 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Heron, 2 Cormorant, 16 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull
5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpiper,
200+ Swallows, 2 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat
Barrow Tanks, evening WeBS count:
3 Mute Swan, 8 Teal, 51 Mallard, 336 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, 123 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 3 Little Grebe, 36 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Heron, 2 Cormorant, 16 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull
Blagdon Lake:
1 Great White Egret 2015 hrs flew east from Lodge
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| 18/8/16 Common Sandpiper at the dam at CVL (Bob Brewer) |
1 eclipse male Wigeon, 3 juv Pintail arrived high over Heron's Green Bay and eventually settled off Moreton Bank, 2 juv Garganey (male and female) in Villice Bay, 45 Shoveler, 1 male Tufted x Pochard hybrid, 3 Lapwings, 2 juv Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad + 3rd-yr)
Moreton Pond:
1 Little Egret, 4 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper
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| 17/8/16 Common Redstart and Wheatear (probably Northern) at Marshfield yesterday (Southglosbirds) |
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| 18/8/16 Wheatear (Mrs Trellis) 2 today at Littleton Warth behind the rock, good identification |
Reports: Bob Brewer, Teresa Chard, Sean Davies, Robert Hargreaves, Nigel Milbourne, Nick Page, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Mrs Trellis, Wayne Tucker, Keith Vinicombe, NSLbirding, Southglosbirds
