Wednesday 4 September 2019

04-09-19 Wednesday - Bittern

OK! Nice after the rain, but it is a bit chillier.

Whinchat
Spotted Flycatcher
Swift
Pintail
Curlew Sandpiper
Bittern
Marsh Harrier


BRISTOL

04-09-2019 Whinchat Stoke Park (Allan Chard)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven, 10 House Martin, 8 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Whinchat - bit flighty today

04-09-2019 Whinchat Stoke Park (Allan Chard)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth:
1 Kestrel

04-09-2019 Dunlin NP-NW (Martin Tayler)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Buzzard, Dunlin, Meadow Pipit

04-09-2019 Curlew Sandpiper NW (Steve Jones)
Northwick Warth:
1 Curlew Sandpiper - this morning

Thornbury - Milbury Heath:
c14 Swallow - post sitting ! !

NORTH SOMERSET

Walton Common:
2 Spotted Flycatcher

Clevedon-Yeo:
20 Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Oystercatcher, 350 Ringed Plover, 170 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 100 Knot, 150 Dunlin, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 150 Starling (to SW), 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear and 120 Linnet.

BELOW M4 & BANES

Pensford:
3 Swift - over the village

Stanton Wick:
250+ Rook - on muck spreading field - nice!

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collared Dove,

RESERVOIRS


4-9-2019 Black-headed Gull CVL (TtB)
Chew Valley Lake:
1 Greylag Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shelduck, 20 Gadwall, Tufted Duck - influx, 11 Little Grebe - inc juv, 148 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 3 Cormorant, 5 Buzzard, 3 Dunlin, 1 3 Common Sandpiper, 12 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Woodpigeon, 5+ Swift, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 or 7 Hobby, 60 in a mix of Sand Martin, Swallow and House Martin, 1 Reed Warbler, 9 Pied Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting

04-09-2019 Hobby CVL (NSL Birding)
Villice:
3 Hobby

Blue Bowl and Stratford Lane:
20 House Sparrow

04-09-2019 Dunlin CVL (Lucy Masters)
Heron's Green:
15 Canada Goose, 30+ Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Dunlin, 1 Kingfisher - reeds on left, 1 Kestrel, 20+ Starling, 2 Whinchat,  12 Pied Wagtail, 5 Chaffinch

04-09-2019 Greenshank & Little Egret CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:
1 Water Rail, 1 Greenshank, 2 Stock Dove, 4 Jay, 2 Raven, 20+ Long-tailed Tit = with mixed tit flock, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird, 4 Goldfinch,

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 37+ Pochard, 2 Bittern - pm, in main reed bed, 2 Marsh Harrier - juv, 2 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper,  12 mixed tit - mostly Long-tailed

04-09-2019 Common Sandpiper CVL Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:
3 Pintail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw,

Reports: Derek Angell, Allan Chard, Davis Horlick, Lucy Masters, NSLbirding, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, TtB, Martin Tayler, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG