29-08-19 Thursday - Wryneck

Quite an autumnal morning - overcast with a fresh, cool SW wind.  Brightening up later, and warm out of the wind.

Little Ringed Plover
Knot
Spotted Redshanks
Curlew Sandpiper
Common Terns
Wryneck
Whinchats

One of two Spotted Redshanks at Pilning Wetlands today ('Lisegirl')

BRISTOL
no reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE


Oldbury Power Station:
1 Nuthatch.

Spotted Redshanks at Pilning Wetlands today ('Lisegirl')

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning wetland:
c.300 ("an infestation of ?") Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Moorhen + 1 juv, c.25 Coot, c.40 Oystercatcher, 8 Lapwing, 14 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 30 Black-tailed Godwit with 30 Redshank, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Curlew Sandpiper (on the falling tide this morning), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, c.250 BH Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 3 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, flock c.70 Starling, 7 Pied Wagtail, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, flock c.40 Linnet, flock 15 Goldfinch & 1 juv.

Male Sparrowhawk with kill in a Kingston Seymour garden (Richard Gaunt)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo:
80 Canada Goose, c.12 Shelduck, 140 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 12 Little Egret, 10 Oystercatcher, 110 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 175 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Turnstone, 90 Knot, 210 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 290 Redshank. 2 Greenshank, 250 Black-headed Gull, 8 Stock Dove, 1 Wryneck, (Channel View), 12+ Swallow (all moving SW), 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 3 Stock Dove, 6 Swift, 2 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 1 Marsh Tit, 50 + Swallow, 70+ House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 5 Spotted Flycatcher (possibly 2 groups of 5 - photos above from NSL Birding), 35 Goldfinch.

They're still here!  Swift at Newton St Loe (NSL Birding)

Common Terns over Chew (Ian Stapp)

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

1 Black Swan, 1 Shelduck,  10+ Pochard, 148 GC Grebe, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 5+ Great White Egret, 4 Buzzard, 1 Greenshank, 9 GBB Gull, 5 Common Tern, 5 Hobby (including a 2CY bird), 2 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 3 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 1 Raven, 20+ LT Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 30+ mixed House Martin and Sand Martin, 10+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff,  2 Reed Warbler, 16 House Sparrow,  9 Pied Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Heron's Green:
10+ Little Grebe, 1 juv. Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 60 Sand Martin, 4 Whinchat.

Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Pintail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher.


In other news....

A lot of our readership has cared very passionately about the grouse shooting petition running presently. If there is a general election petitions are closed. Currently the petition has 81,100 signatures towards the 100,000 required for the government to respond.

 Petition: Ban Driven Grouse Shooting, Wilful blindness is no longer an option

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