Thursday 15 September 2016

Sightings 15-9-16

Whinchat seen at Chipping Sodbury Common, Kenn and Chew Valley Lake
Little Stint seen at Shepperdine, Oldbury Power Station and New Passage
Bar-tailed Godwit, Wood Sandpiper seen at New Passage
Grey Plover (first here), Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank seen at Clevedon -Yeo

15-9-16 Kingfisher (Richard Scantlebury)
Eastville Park
Bristol
Aztec West:
1 Egyptian Goose with Canada Geese
Eastville Park:
1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail
Stockwood Open Space:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Linnet, 1 Bullfinch, 10 Goldfinch.

Shepperdine:
2 Knot, 2 Little Stint, 8 Sanderling, 2+ Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Stint with Dunlin flock

15-9-16 Wood Sandpiper (Paul Bowerman)
Pilning Wetland
New Passage/Northwick:
4 Ringed Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Little Stint, 35 Knot, c.300 Dunlin, 8 Curlew Sandpiper,
c.55 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 220 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Bar-tailed Godwit,
2 Wood Sandpiper (Pilning wetland), c.105 Redshank

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 10 Whinchat (Some along recently renovated Bridleway from Mapleridge Lane to Vinney Lane entrance to Lower Woods)

Clevedon-Yeo:
90 Shelduck, 5 Little Egret, 45 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plover (first here this autumn), 20 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot, 12 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank,
130 Redshank, 5 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Wheatear, 2 Rock Pipit, 150 Goldfinch (In 2 flocks)

Kenn:
3 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 4 Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Buzzard, 2 Hobby,
4 Stock Dove, 7 Chiffchaff, 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, 15 Linnet,
1 Reed Bunting

14-9-16 Waders at Sand Bay (Simon Williams)
Sand Point:
Wednesday evening, 14th, tide high: Curlew hiding in the marsh grass along with Godwits, Ringed Plover and Dunlin in numbers, a few Oystercatcher and 1 Sanderling - Wonderful sight!

Newton St Loe:
4 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Wheatear

15-09-16 Great Black-Backed Gull (Ian Stapp)
Green ring L42 at Chew
Chew Valley Lake:
14+ Wigeon around
Dam:
3 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 7 GBB Gull (One a French ringed Green L42, visiting Blagdon Lake on a regular basis since it was a juvenile), 1 Grey Wagtail
Woodford:
2 Little Egret, 200 Swallow & Martin, 4 Mistle Thrush, 6 Pied Wagtail
Heron's Green:
1 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 18 Little Grebe, 1 Hobby, 2 Buzzard, 1 BH Gull (Yellow 2KTS), 1 Snipe,
1 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Whinchat (reeds back of Pond), 1 Reed Bunting,
Moreton:
52 Canada Goose, 2 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Stratford:
4 Snipe, 4 Greenshank in flight, 1 Common Gull

14-9-16 Waders at Sand Bay (Simon Williams)
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