Sightings 10/9/2016

Wet and miserable morning turned into a bright and sunny afternoon.  Late evening update.

Very distant shot of a Buzzard!
(Nigel Stewart)

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Kestrel, 4 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat, 3 Redstart, 2 Whitethroat.

Hopeless photo of a Long-tailed Tit
(Paul Milsom)

Warmley Forest Park:
2 Buzzards,1 Tawny Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 15 Swallows, 8 Chiffchaff, 9 L T Tits, 4 Bullfinch.

Newton St Loe:
5 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 50 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Raven, 40+ House Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch.  

Oldbury Power Station:
40 Ringed Plover, 190+ Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 1 Knot, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (all on the shore by Lagoon 2 at high tide).  6 Whinchat (Lagoon 3).

Egyptian Goose - OK, this one IS rather distant
('Lisegirl')

Northwick Warth:
20 Ringed Plover, 240 Dunlin, c.10 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 9 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear.

Curlew Sandpipers at Northwick Warth
(Craig Lewis)

New Passage:
3 Pintail, 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wheatear.
Clevedon - Wains Hill to Kenn Estuary:
Spoonbill flying south (Andy Gibb).

Clevedon-Yeo (on the high tide):

6 Canada Goose, high count of 160 Shelduck (most at Kenn Estuary), 8 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 21 Ringed Plover, 10+ Dunlin, 2 Knot, 21 Bar-tailed Godwit (near Kenn Estuary), 60+ Curlew, 70+ Redshank, 8 Turnstone, 400 Black-headed Gull, 15+ Swallow, 9 Wheatear, 4 Raven, 80 Goldfinch, 40 Linnet.

Sand Point:
8 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear.

Sand Bay:
500+ Ringed Plover & Dunlin, 8 Knot, 2 Sanderling, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit.

Blagdon Lake:
2 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 325 Canada Goose, 56 Mute Swan, probably still about 35 Wigeon and 8 Pintail, 3 Hobby, 2 Green Sandpiper, 10 GBB Gull.

Chew Valley Lake:
fishing competition - no news today ...

and just outside our area...Brean Down:
Black Redstart at the Fort

Reports: Jane Cumming, Andy Gibb, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Brian Lancastle, 'Lisegirl', Paul Milsom, James Packer, Chris Perry, David Poulton, H E Rose, Mrs Trellis, Nick Workman, blagdonbirds, opsbirding