Saturday 1 October 2016

1st Oct '16 Saturday

Heavy showers with some sunny periods

Great White Egret and Little Stint at Blagdon

Little Stint and Ruff at New Passage/Northwick

Bristol, Stockwood Open Spaces:1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Raven, 2 Mistle + 1 Song Thrush, pair Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit (more heard, saw 4) 20+ Goldfinch, 2 Linnet

New Passage/Northwick:
4 adult Mute Swan & 5 juv, 11 Canada Geese, 30+ Wigeon, 12 Gadwall, 20+ Teal, 4 Shoveler,
3 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 94 Grey Plover, 1 Little Stint, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 9 Little Grebe, 5 Moorhen, 23 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 10 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 30+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 20+ Dunlin, 35+ Redshank, 270 House Martin, 45 Swallow,  3 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear, 4 Blackcap, 1 Whinchat, 6 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 40+ Meadow Pipit

1/10/16 one of 94 Grey Plover at Northwick this morning (Brian Lancastle)
Sand Point:
5 Wheatear, 4 Stonechat, 2 Rock Pipit, 40+ Meadow Pipit

Sandbay:
31 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 9 Oystercatcher

Langford:
Sparrowhawk.
1/10/16 Male Sparrowhawk in a garden in Langford (David Goodliffe)
Marshfield:
Northfield and Rushmead Lane only: 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 65 Golden Plover, 3 Northern Wheatear, 1 Common Stonechat, 60 Meadow Pipit, 50 Sky Lark, 70 Linnet, 2 Pied Wagtail.15 Barn Swallow through south also 2 House Martin,1 Sand Martin, 20 Yellowhammer and a few Corn Bunting, over 100 Wood Pigeon and 1 Raven over Rushmead Lane.

1/10/16 Golden Plover at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)
Paulton:
1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat, 16 Robin

Kenn Moor:
1 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Swallow, 1 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit,
1 Jay, 2 Raven

Blagdon Lake:
2 Great White Egret, 13 Little Egret, 6 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 2 juvenile Little Stint
32 Northern Pintail 30 Northern Lapwing, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Common Kingfisher 

Chew Valley Ringing Station:
Rain reduced the amount of ringing, but 6 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (a juv male) were ringed mid-morning

Request from Bristol Wildlife
"One of our GPS-tagged Lesser Black-backed Gulls has visited Monkswood Reservoir. I’ve never been there, but wondering if anyone knows if there is a roost on the reservoir, or if gulls gather there for a wash and brush-up?" - please reply to pete.rock@urbangulls.com "

Reports: Peter Coslett, Paul Cousins, David Goodliffe, Brian Lancastle, Trevor Riddle, Chew Valley Ringing Station, blagdonlakebirds