5th October '17 Thursday - Shag

A bit of a wet start today, then it turned into a lovely bright and breezy day with lots of sunshine

Shag
Turtle Dove
Little Stint, Bar-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

5-10-17 DIpper on the Frome (Allan Chard)

River Frome:
1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Iron Acton/Frampton Cotterell:
4 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Grey Heron, 20 Linnet

5-10-17 Spotted Redshank at NP (Carl Bovis)

New Passage/Northwick Warth:

1 Kestrel, 1 Little Stint, 2 Knot, 1 Ruff,  400 Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe, 20 Curlew, 1 Spotted Redshank, 180 Redshank, 20 Turnstone, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Blackcap, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 100 Linnet

5-10-17 Turtle Dove at NP  (Robert  Hargreaves)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
140 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 1 dead Gannet, 4 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 68 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 7 Ringed Plover, 125 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 28 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 190 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 1 GBB Gull, 6 Redwing, 2 Wheatear

Kenn Moor:
2 Tawny Owl calling, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

Sand Point:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Swallow, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

Uphill:
1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Reed Bunting

5-10-17 Stonechat at Bleadon (William Hewitt)

Bleadon:
3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Long Tailed tit, 1 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

5-10-17 Little Owl at Marshfield (Peter Coslett)

Marshfield:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Little Owl, 20 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, 10 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS:

Blagdon Lake:

Chew Valley Lake:

5-10-17 Great White Egret (Bob Brewer)

Totals:
30 Pintail, 1 Cattle Egret, 22 Little Egret, 20 Great White Egret

5-10-17 Common Sandpiper at the Dam (Ian Stapp)

Dam:

2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Dunnock

5-10-17 Shag at Woodford (Chris Craig)

Woodford:
2 Buzzard, 1 Shag, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 4 GBB Gull, 1 Rock Pipit

5-10-17 Godwits and Ruff at Herons Green (Bob Brewer)

Herons Green:

72 Wigeon, 14 Little Egret, 16 Great White Egret, 9 Little Grebe, 2 Buzzard, 16 Ruff, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 GBB Gull, 1 m Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit

Moreton:

1 Great White Egret, 3 GBB Gull, 2 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Stratford:
35 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret,  2 Little Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 2 GBB Gull, 3 Jay, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Meadow Pipit

Herriotts End:
2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 3 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

5-10-17 BH Gull, ring 21S3 black on white (Ian Stapp)

Hollow Brook:
Grey Wagtail

Out of Avon:

Great Bustard still at Chewton Mendip
Reports: Carl Bovis, Bob Brewer, Alan Chard, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, John Croxton, Alastair Fraser, Robert Hargreaves, William Hewitt, Andy Mears, Jon Mortin, Harvey Rose, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, opsbirding, severnsidebirds