Cattle Egret
Hobby
Bishopstown and Whitchurch:
1 Raven and 2 Raven
Stoke Park:
2 Stonechat Duchess Pond
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| Jay 26th Sept 2018 Pill (Paul Milsom) |
Jay with a mouth and Crop full.
1 Hobby, 100 Meadow Pipit, 50 Linnet
NP-NW this evening:
1 Barnie x WFG, S14 Shoveler, 22 Wigeon, 1 Little Egret, 5 Ringed Plover, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Turnstone, 57 Knot, 39 Dunlin, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Grey Wagtail
NORTH SOMERSET
Mipits, Chaffinch, Skylark, Wagtails & Jay so far. Also 14 Little Egret in the bay
Bath:
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake, 25th:
30 Pintail, 9 Great White Egrets, 16 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Ruff, 1 Greenshank
Chew Valley Reservoir:
6 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret
Out of Avon:
Little Gull, Black Tern and 2 Grey Phalarope at Cheddar
Reports: Rich Andrews, Chris Craig, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milsom, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland
BELOW M4 & BANES
Compton Martin:
113 Swallows on wires
Compton Martin:
113 Swallows on wires
Bath:
2 Kingfisher on Avon
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake, 25th:
30 Pintail, 9 Great White Egrets, 16 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Ruff, 1 Greenshank
Chew Valley Reservoir:
6 Cattle Egret, 4 Great White Egret
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| 26-9-18 Little Gull and Black Tern at Cheddar (David Hughes) |
Little Gull, Black Tern and 2 Grey Phalarope at Cheddar
BTO Owl Project
Tawny Owl Point Survey: We're now halfway through the survey period and I'd like to give a quick update on the Tawny Owl Point Survey at this stage. We have 68 tetrads allocated with 33 observers. Many thanks to all of you who have volunteered. We still have 4 'Priority' tetrads outstanding around W-s-M /Worle area , these are ST36H,ST36T, ST36M,ST36W. All look accessible by road so if anyone could help out in those areas that would be a great help
Tawny Owl Calling Survey: I'm also delighted to announce that registration for the second of our owl surveys, the Tawny Owl Calling Survey is now open! This simple 20 minute, one evening a week survey runs from the 30th of September 2018 to the 30th March 2019. It is very flexible and can be done by absolutely everyone from pretty much anywhere you chose with the more weeks completed the better. It is specifically designed to be carried out from gardens and other self- selected locations with no standard time/day required from week to week so check out the survey web pages to find out more and sign up, https://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/project-owl/tawny-owl-point-survey
As with the Point Survey, zero records are just as important as recording owls, so even if you don't expect them where you are please do consider taking part. If you have any enquires about this survey please direct them to my colleagues in the BTO Garden Birdwatch team (gbw@bto.org).
Gordon Youdale [Regional Rep. for BTO Avon.]
Reports: Rich Andrews, Chris Craig, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, Simon Isgar, Glen Maddison, John Martin, Nigel Milbourne, Paul Milsom, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland
