Kingfisher (Martin-Pêcheur; en français)
1/9/16 Martin Pêcheur (Richard Scantlebury) There's tasty fish in Eastville Park |
12 Swallow, 40 House Martin, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler
Oldbury Power Station:
More migrants arriving, mostly on Lagoon 2 shore- 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper,
1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear
Littleton Pits ringing arena: Session 27 to 29th Aug
Grasshopper warbler caught 12ft up in one of the high nets. 28 Chiffchaff the other notable total.
New Passage/Northwick:
2 juv Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank
Severn Beach:
Big flock of mixed Ringed Plover, Turnstone, and Dunlin.
01-09-2016 Dunlin (Vic Savery) |
31/8/16: 1 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Common sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff,
4 Blackcap
Kenn Moor:
200 Swallows lined up on the wires along Duck Lane this morning.
Clevedon-Yeo:
30, Shelduck, 12 Teal, 9 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 62, Oystercatcher, 22 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 23 Black-tailed Godwit (nice flock, lets hope they stay), 8 Turnstone, 80 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 160 Redshank, 300+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Peregrine (out on the Blackstone), 20 Swallow, 2 Wheatear, 3 Rock Pipit, and 30 Linnet
Sand Point:
10 + Whinchat, 10 + Wheatear, 25 + Yellow Wagtail
Somerset: Getting all the action: Aquatic Warbler at Meare Heath, and a Wryneck at Stert Point
1/9/16 Wryneck (Roger Musgrove) |
Warmley Forest Park:
1 Moorhen, 1 Tawny Owl, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 4 Bullfinch
Upton Cheney:
4 Buzzards, 2 Barn Owls, 2 fly-by Raven; one calling ( must be a juv!), 1 Wheatear
Backwell Lake:
1 Little Egret
1/9/16 Little Egret (Jonathon Mock) |
10 Teal, 1 Peregrine, 14 Common sandpiper
Blagdon Lake:
5 Wigeon, 1 Garganey, 2 Little Egret, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, and 2 Common Tern - Adult and Juv
Chew Valley Lake:
Dam: Hungry gulls eating a rotting pike corpse. Phew
2 Lesser Black-backed (metal rings), 1 Yellow-legged Gull (metal ring), 1 Herring Gull (Metal ring + Plastic Yellow ring D:DM)
01/09/2016 juv Great Black Backed Gull (Ian Stapp) |
Woodford:
2 Little Egret, and 12 Swallows.
Villice:
3 Garganey, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper and 2 Hobby.
Heron's Green:
268 Canada Goose, 1 Buzzard, and keeping the flies down around the drinkers 15 House Martins (Blue Bowl)
Moreton:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker,
2 Hobby, 1 Cetti’s Warbler (calling), 6+ Chiffchaff
Stratford:
2 Little Egret, 1 ad Black-necked Grebe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap
Herriotts Bridge:
1 Buzzard, mix of 20 Swallows & Martins
Reports: Karin Breiter, John Croxton Paul House, Harvey Rose, Jonathan Mock, Pete Hazelwood, Judith Hutchins, Steve Hale, John Griffiths John Martin, C Perry, Ian Stapp, Richard Scantlebury, Chris Stone, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG