Tuesday 13 September 2016

Sightings 13-9-16

40 Golden Plover, 105 Knot, 2 Little Stint, at New Passage
Garganey, 1 Black-necked Grebe, at Blagdon Lake
Snipe, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull1 juv Black Tern, at Chew Valley Lake

13-9-16 Common Sandpiper (Robert Hargreaves)
Villice Bay, CVL
Bristol:
Eastville Park:
2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 3 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Dipper, 1 Grey wagtail

Oldbury Power Station:
2 juv Teal, 9 Little Egret, 20 Chiffchaff, c.10 Blackcap, c.20 Chiffchaff

Littleton Ringing Station:
7 & 11/9/16: 1 Cetti's Warbler, 43 Chiffchaff, 20 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Reed Warbler, 4  Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Greenfinch,
27 Goldfinch, 33 retraps

New Passage/Northwick:
7 Wigeon, 4 Little Egret, 4 juv Ringed Plover, 40 Golden Plover, 105 Knot, 2 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 30 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 100+ Blacktailed Godwit, 50 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper,
2 Greenshank, 60 Redshank, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Portbury Wharf:
12 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 50 Dunlin, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 6 Swallow & 7 House Martin (heading off to Africa), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warble, 1 Blackcap, 400 Starling, 7 Mistle Thrush,
3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 40 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting

Weston-Super-Mare:
Knightstone:  ‏8 Ringed Plover

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 1 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 2 Common Sandpiper
13-9-16 1 Green Sandpiper (Ian Stapp)
And 2 Little Egret at Chew Valley Lake
Chew Valley Lake:
15 Turnstone (flew through in thunder storm at 12.10), 1 Common Gull, 1 juv Mediterranean Gull
Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 60+ Swallow/Martin
Villice:
8 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 17 Little Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpiper,
2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay, 6 Chiffchaff, 30 Tit flock,
25 Goldfinch
Heron's Green:
13 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine (large Female), 1 Cetti's Warbler
Moreton:
1 Hobby, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Jay, 1 Raven,  4 Chiffchaff
Stratford:
2 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 4 Lapwing, 1 Snipe, 1 juv Black Tern, 2 Common Tern, 45 Swallow/Martin
Herriotts End:
8 Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 8 Little Grebe, 6 GBB Gull

Reports: Derek Angell, BOC Walk, Karle Burford, Anne Crowe, Andy Davis, David Gibbs, Markas Gilmartin, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood,  Richard Hearn, Paul House, Mike Jenkins, Roger Palmer, Stuart Sammonds, Ian Stapp, Paul Taylor, blagdonlakebirds,, opsbirding, severnsidebirds