1st Jack Snipe & Stonechat of the season at New Passage
1st Spotted Crake of the season at Chew Valley Lake
1st Wigeon at Newton St Loe (on bottom lake) since 13/01/14
Bristol
Bishopston Garden
2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail over at midday, 14 Goldfinch hit the feeders at 3pm stayed as long as it took a cat to get interested and 3 Robins in battle song mode
New Passage/Northwick:
430 Wigeon, 36 Shoveler, 60 Ringed Plover, 21 Grey Plover, 9 Lapwing, 50 Knot, 4 Little Stint
2 Curlew Sandpiper, 500+ Dunlin, 1 Ruff,
1st Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 80 Redshank, 3 Wheatear & 1st Stonechat
Newton St Loe:
1 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 2 Nuthatch
Blagdon Lake:
32 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 juve Hobby, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 24 Lapwing, 1 juv Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Wheatear
Chew Valley Lake:
Large numbers of Pochard
50-100 Hirundine, mostly House Martin, some Swallow, with a few Sand Martin
Herons Green:
2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper
Moreton:
1 Kingfisher
Stratford:
1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Spotted Crake, 6 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Herriotts End:
18 Shoveler
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Nick Hawkridge, Robert Hargreaves, Nigel Milbourne, Martin Tayler, Wayne Tucker
blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, severnsidebirds
1st Spotted Crake of the season at Chew Valley Lake
1st Wigeon at Newton St Loe (on bottom lake) since 13/01/14
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| 26-9-16 Spotted Crake (Andy Davis) Found by Derek Angell at the Stratford Hide Chew |
Bishopston Garden
2 Raven, 2 Grey Wagtail over at midday, 14 Goldfinch hit the feeders at 3pm stayed as long as it took a cat to get interested and 3 Robins in battle song mode
New Passage/Northwick:
430 Wigeon, 36 Shoveler, 60 Ringed Plover, 21 Grey Plover, 9 Lapwing, 50 Knot, 4 Little Stint
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| 26-9-16 Little Stint (Paul Bowerman) |
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| 26-9-16 Ruff (Paul Bowerman) Tame bird on Northwick Warth |
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| 26-9-16 Black-tailed Godwit (Martin Tayler) Some of 300 at New Passage |
1 Wigeon, 12 Teal, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 50+ House Martin, 2 Nuthatch
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| 26-9-16 Wigeon (Wayne Tucker) bottom lake Newton Park |
32 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 12 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine Falcon, 1 juve Hobby, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 24 Lapwing, 1 juv Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Wheatear
Chew Valley Lake:
Large numbers of Pochard
50-100 Hirundine, mostly House Martin, some Swallow, with a few Sand Martin
Herons Green:
2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper
Moreton:
1 Kingfisher
Stratford:
1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 1 Spotted Crake, 6 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler
Herriotts End:
18 Shoveler
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| 25-9-26 Spotted Crake (Gary Thorburn) Slimbridge Just in case you wanted another look at one |
blagdonlakebirds, nslbirding, severnsidebirds
