Sunday 25 September 2016

25th Sept '16 Sunday - Avocet

Sanderling at Shepperdine
Avocet, and Ruff at New Passage
Whinchat at Aust Wharf
Great White Egret and Grey Plover at Blagdon

25-9-16 Ruff (Matt Scott)
Showy fellow near 2nd sentry box on Northwick Wharf

BRISTOL
St George: Coal Tits still on feeders
Stockwood Open Spaces:
Green & Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 3 Bullfinch

Shepperdine:
4 Sanderling, 1 Grey Plover

Oldbury Power Station:
7 Shelduck, 27 Mallard, 2 Peregrine, 1 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 65 Dunlin, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew,  35 Turnstone, 25 BH Gull, 4 Chiffchaff, 20 Pied Wagtail,
35 Goldfinch
25-9-16 Curlew Sandpiper (Vic Savery)
Severn Beach
Severn Beach:
2 Curlew Sandpiper

Littleton Ringing:
180 birds from 15th to 23rd Sept, 141 new, 39 retraps.
Kingfisher 1, 0: Goldcrest 2, 0: Blue Tit 9, 11: Great Tit 6, 8: Long-tailed Tit 0, 3:
Cetti's Warbler 0, 2: Chiffchaff 55, 1: Blackcap 19, 0: Reed Warbler 2, 0: Wren 2, 1: Robin 0, 4: Dunnock 3, 0: Chaffinch 3, 0: Greenfinch 1, 0: Goldfinch 38, 9:


25-9-16 Whinchat (Mrs Trellis)
Posing at Aust Wharf
Aust Wharf:
1 Swallow, 1 Whinchat 

New Passage/Northwick:
4 Grey Plover, 3 Little Stint, lots of Knot & Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Wheatear, .
Northwick Warth: 1 Avocet with the 4 Grey Plover, 1 Ruff

25-9-16 Pretend Wigeon (Jason Williams)
Out Boating
Portishead:
Battery Point: 1 Wheatear, 4 Rock Pipit, c.30 Linnet
Boating lake: 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Wigeon, c.120 Mallard

Clevedon-Yeo: (24-09-2016)

4 Canada Goose, 220 Shelduck (good show for time of year), 5 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 60 Mallard,
9 Little Egret, 20 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 8 Turnstone,
20 Dunlin (poor showing), 1 Greenshank (heard only), 110 Redshank, 1 Cetti’s Warbler,
3 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit.

Weston-Super-Mare:
Harbour: 4 Grey Plover, 6 Swallow to East

25-9-16 Red Legged Partridge (Robert Hargreaves)
Skulking with 7 Wheatear and 100 Linnet
Marshfield:
Rushmead Lane: 7 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 9 Skylark, 1 Stonechat, 7 Wheatear, 100 Linnet, 2 Yellowhammer, 8 Corn Bunting
Shire Valley Farm: 100+ Pheasant (75 in one group), 2 Collared Dove, 16 Swallow

Warmley Forest Park:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Tawny Owl, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff

Wick Golden Valley:
2 Jay, 2 Nuthatch, 8 Long-tailed Tit

Bath:
8 House Martin still flying around nests opposite Lidl's

Marksbury:
100+ Starling

Barrow Gurney Tanks:
A few Teal, 2 Common Sandpiper

25-09-16 Grey Plover (Ian Stapp)
Getting grief from a Lapwing at Blagdon  
Blagdon Lake:
Top end only: Lots of Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Pintail, Shoveler
2 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Plover, 28 Lapwing
Also 1 Hobby, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Snipe, More ringed Gulls, 2 Siskin

Chew Valley Ringing:
2 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Sedge Warbler, and 2 Reed Bunting ringed today

Chew Valley Lake:
Woodford:
1 Swallow
Herriotts End:
Great White Egret,

23-9-16 Bearded Tit (George Stacey)
Showing well at Radipole
Reports: Paul Bowdler, Peter Coslett, Paul Francis, lee Gardiner, Robert Hargreaves, Peter Hazelwood, Paul House, Richard Keel, John Martin, Andrew Middleton, Nigel Milbourne, Chris Perry, Robert Purveur, Vic Savery, Ian Stapp, Mrs Trellis, Jason Williams,  Harvey Rose,
blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG