Friday, 22 September 2017

22nd September '17 Friday - Cattle Egret

Not a bad day again, clouded over midday a bit but stayed dry

Cattle EgretHobby
Yellow-legged Gull,
Bar-tailed GodwitCurlew Sandpiper
Ring-necked Parakeet
Osprey

22-9-17 Wheatear at New Passage (Vic Savery)
BRISTOL

Avonmouth: Henson Cement
1 Osprey (harassed by corvid - but when aren't they - heading towards Bristol) 2 Peregrine and a Raven.

Ashton Court, golf course:
1 Wheatear

22-9-17 Ring-necked Parakeet at Windmill Hill (Chris James)
Badock's Wood:
1 Grey Wagtail
22-9-17 Coot at Eastville (Rich Scantlebury)
Eastville park:
1 Coot (rare), 2 BH Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Blackcap, 1 Grey Wagtail

22-9-17 Peregrine at Stapleton Church (Rich Scantlebury)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Pill:
1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 27 Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing, 27 Dunlin, 200 Curlew, 82 Redshank, 40 Turnstone, 400 Swallow, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear, 150 Meadow Pipit


22-9-17 Godwits at New Passage (Adam Rawson)
New Passage/Northwick Warth:
1 j Curlew Sandpiper, 27 Knot, Dunlin flock, 450 Black-tailed Godwit then zero, but 1 Peregrine, 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, Wheatear

22-9-17 ringed Ringed Plover at Severn Beach (Vic Savery)
Severn Beach:
1 ringed Ringed Plover this morning. Left leg - ring colour = half red half white. Right leg - 2 rings green above silver

Chipping Sodbury Common:
8 Buzzard, 5 Raven, 3 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat

22-9-17 Little Grebe at Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Kingsgate Park:
4 Gadwall, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Grebe, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch

NORTH SOMERSET

Bristol Airport:
Meadow Pipits streaming over

Clevedon Yeo:
100 Shelduck, 60 Wigeon, 1 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 4 Ringed Plover, 150 Curlew, 10 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 1 Turnstone, 3 Raven, 10 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 10 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit

Weston-Super-Mare, Quarry
12 Raven
BELOW M4 & BANES

Prior Park:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, Grey Wagtails

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:
22-9-17 Cattle Egret at Chew (Ian Stapp)
Yes, two there
Chew Valley Lake:
Cattle Egret, 15 Great White Egret, 23 Little Egret, 14 Pintail, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper,

Woodford:
5 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 10 GBB Gull, 7 Swallow, 20 + Martin

Villice:
1 Hobby
22-9-17 Three Egrets at Herons Green (George Stacey)
Herons Green:
2 Cattle Egret, 11 Great White Egret, 17 Little Egret, 11 Little Grebe, 6 + Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 50+ Martins (House with some Swallows), 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer (Rare bird at Chew)


22-9-17 Hobby at Chew Valley Lake (David Hughes)
Moreton/Stratford:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 4 Chaffinch

22-9-17 Great White Egret (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts End:
2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Ruff, 19 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Lakeside Optics are having a Swarovski Day tomorrow

22-9-17 Great Bustard at Chewton Mendip (David Hughes)
Out of Avon:
Chewton Plain:

Great Bustard today

Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, David Gibbs, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, David Lumkin, Chris James, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Jean Oliver, Justin Quennell, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Vic Savery, Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Steve Wood, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds