Thursday, 27 September 2018

27-09-18 Thursday - Short-eared Owl

Temp 8 to 22℃. Just beautiful today, warm dry, sunny, light breeze, perfect

Short-eared Owl
Marsh Harrier, Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Montpelier Park:
Singing in the park - Great Tit, Wren, Blackbird and Robin.

Sea Mills:
Paradise bottom area:
4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher

Harbour to Horseshoe Bend:
35 Redshank, 60 Black-headed Gull.

Stapleton - Holy Trinity Church:
1 Peregrine - on the spire

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
'Barnie' (the assumed Barnacle x White-fronted Goose) drifted upriver past yacht club today, with 84 Canada Goose - also - 1 Mute Swan, 5 Wigeon, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 3 Moorhen, 5 Coot, 6 Ringed Plover, 35 Curlew, 1 Dunlin, 21 Redshank, 7 Common Gull, 7 Herring Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, c.40 Starling - one flock, 3 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 15 Linnet - one flock, 3 Reed Bunting.
Barnacle x White-front 22nd Sept 2018 NP-NW (John Martin)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Jay, 11 Skylark, 2 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit.

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
200 Shelduck, 12 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 10 Little Egret, 30 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 10 Ringed Plover, 120 Curlew, 40 Dunlin, 1 Short-eared Owl - a very dark bird, so different to the one reported here on 10th, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 12 Skylark, 1 Cetti's Warbler, and 1 Reed Bunting.

Bristol International Airport:
20+ Raven enjoying the sunshine this morning, just to SW - midday.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Starling and Magpie - Never seen this before, must be friends! 27th Sept 2018 Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham:
7 Magpie, 2 Raven, 50+ Starling.

Chew Stoke:
1 Tawny Owl

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
21 Pintail, 13 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (j), 2 Buzzard, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 6 Greenshank and a red ringed Black-headed Gull from Blashford Lakes.
Marsh Harrier 27th Sept 2018 CVL (Ian Stapp)
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Shelduck, 7 Pintail, lots of Pochard, lots of Tufted Duck,  4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 2 White Coot (one all white other little bit of black),1 Water Rail, 15 Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 14 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 7 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Jackdaw, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 5 Cetti's Warbler, - all calling, 2 Song Thrush, 7 Robin - lots singing around the lake, 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch.

Heron's Green:
28 Wigeon, 14 Pochard, 200 Tufted Duck, 16 Little Grebe, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby,

Moreton:
1 Marsh Harrier. 2 Hobby, 2 Jay, 3 Raven,

Spotted Redshank 27th Sept 2018 CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's Bridge / Pool:
Marsh Harrier, 2 Spotted Redshank,

OUT OF AREA

Steart Marshes:
1 Spoonbill, 1 Grey Phalarope in main channel near the breach on high tide, flying west into the reserve.

Reports: Des Bowring, Adrian Hockey, Lois Pryce, Trevor Riddle, Tony Scott, Nigel Sluman, Ian Stapp, Dan White, 
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