Sightings 16-9-16

Little Stint seen at Shepperdine, Oldbury Power Station and New Passage
Wood Sandpiper seen at New Passage
Marsh Harrier and Black Tern seen at Chew Valley Lake
Yellow Wagtail seen at New Passage and Chew Valley Lake

16-9-16 Kingfisher (Gill Sapsed)
Pair calling at Eastville Park

Bristol
Eastville Park:
1 Heron, 2 Jay, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Grey Wagtail
Gary Thoburns house:
4 noisy Buzzard

Shepperdine:
1 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper and a Seal

Oldbury Power Station:
8 Wigeon, 7  Teal, 4 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Peregrine, 10 Ringed Plover, 2 Lapwing, 1 Knot, 1 Little Stint, 150 Dunlin, 55 Turnstone

New Passage/Northwick:
Spectacular views of 800+ waders looking for a safe roost at New Passage this evening but spring tide and female Peregrine causing havoc (Paul Bowerman)
3 Pintail, 2 Grey Plover, 1 Golden Plover, 100+ Knot, 2 juv Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper,
270+ Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 1 Whimbrel, 2 juv Wood Sandpiper,
1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail

16-9-16 Ringed Plover (Rod Holbrook)
juv on Shaft Rocks at Severn Beach

Severn Beach:
Low numbers of Ringed Plover

Sea Mills:
1 Common Sandpiper,  9 Redshank, 1 GBB Gull

Stanton Wick:
150+ Rooks (Grass field by road)

Marksbury:
200 + Rooks Crows & Jackdaws (field with stubble)

Newton St Loe:
1 Raven, 1 Chiffchaff

Barrow Gurney:
6 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Common Sandpiper

16-9-16 Green Sandpiper (Robert Hargreaves)
Below Stratford Hide

Chew Valley Lake:
250+ Swallow & House Martin with 12 Sand Martin
Dam:
1 Little Egret, 4 GBB Gull
Villice:
8 Wigeon, 1 Hobby, 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 5 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper,
1 Kingfisher
Heron's Green:
4 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard (white one), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail
Sutton Wick:
2 Black Tern
Moreton:
2 Hobby, 2 Sparrowhawk, 150 Wood Pigeon, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 3 Raven
Stratford:
1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 1 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper
Herriotts End:
3 Little Grebe, 5 GBB Gull

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Anne Crowe, Sean Davies, lee Gardiner, Steve George, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Rod Holbrook, Jonathan Margetts, Andy Middleton, Lois Pryce, Gill Sapsed, George Stacey,  Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds