Gargeney
Bittern, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Curlew Sandpiper, Greenshank
Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart, Whinchat
Yellow Wagtail
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| Hobby, CVL (Allan Chard) |
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
6 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 4 Coot,10 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 5 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit,1 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1f Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 15 Starling, 2m 2f Blackbird, 4 Robin, 50+ House Sparrow, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
100+ House Martin, 50+ Swallow, 1+ Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher (together by pylon next to ramp up to Lagoon 3)
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| 13-09-19 Green Woodpecker, New Passage (Lisegirl) |
60 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Common Sandpiper, c 110 Knot, 1 juv Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 juv Peregrine taking a small wader,1 juv Whinchat, 2 Grey Wagtail
Chipping Sodbury Common + Horton:
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 1 Skylark, 25 Swallow, c.300 House Martin (feeding and gathering on lines, on escarpment top east of Horton; +young House Martins being fed in house eaves in Horton), 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear, c.30 Yellow Wagtail (round feet of herd of cows including many juveniles), 3 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Yellowhammer
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 13-09-19 Turnstone, Battery Point, Portishead (David Howes) |
4 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 1 Common Gull, 1 Greenshank, 1 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear .
BELOW M4 & BANES
No reports
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
86 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 6 Pintail, 158 Great crested Grebe, 8 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret (2 Moreton 2 Herriotts), 11 Great White Egret (8 Herriotts Pool 1 Moreton 2 other side lake), 5 Buzzard, 12 GBB Gull, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 9 Wood Pigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 3 Hobby (Moreton, Stratford, HG), 3 GS Wood (2 Moreton & 1 Stratford), 50+ Starling, 6 House Martin, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 14 House Sparrow, 11 Pied Wagtail, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting
Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Common Sandpiper
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| 13-09-19 Chiffchaff, Bittern trail, CVL (George Stacey) |
2 Greater Spotted Woodpecker, 10+ Chiffchaff + Willow Warbler, 1 m 1 f Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest---- 1 Bullfinch (male)
Parkland:
old road - 2 Spotted Flycatcher
Heron's Green:
18 Wigeon, 9+ Little Grebe, 1 juv Common Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Whinchat
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| 13-09-19 Coal Tit, Moreton, CVL (Ian Stapp) |
1 Gargeney, 1 Water Rail, 1 Lapwing, 5 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, 2 Raven, 20+ LTT with mixed Tits, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackbird
Main reed bed:
4 Bittern, 2 Marsh Harrier
The Bitterns can be anywhere along the front edge of the main reedbed, as viewed from Stratford Hide, from around the white house hidden in the trees directly opp hide to as far as you can see south of that before the ‘Cormorant’ island is in the way Today they were sunning themselves for about on hour in the last hour of light.
Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 2 Water Rail, 1 1st w Mediterranean Gull, 1 Hobby
Herriott's inc Pool:
10 Pochard, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 7 Jackdaw
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| 13-09-19 Common Sandpiper, CVL (TalkingtoBears) |
RARITY CHECK
The following is a list of rarities seen in the first 6 month of 2019 for which a description has not been submitted. If you were the finder please send a little story to Richard Mielcarek on email avonbirds@hotmail.co.uk - Thank you.Great Northern Diver 1 10/01/2019 Barrow Gurney Res.
Tree Sparrow 25/01/2019 Bristol, Clifton, Richmond Hill
Hen Harrier 1 ring tail 17/03/2019 Chew Valley Lake (CVL), Heron's Green
Tree Sparrow 3 24/03/2019 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Wain's Hill
Goshawk 1 29/03/2019 Clevedon, Kennaway Rd
Cattle Egret 1 08/04/2019 Uphill, The Grange Heronry
Hen Harrier 1 17/04/2019 Clevedon-Yeo (Cl-Y), Dowlais
Turtle Dove 2 22/04/2019 Old Sodbury
Nordic Jackdaw 23/04/2019 Portbury Wharf
Channel Wagtail 1 ♂ 26/04/2019 New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
Channel Wagtail 1 27/04/2019 New Passage / Northwick Warth, PWL
Spoonbill 1 sub adult 05/05/2019 Portbury Wharf
Cattle Egret 2 05/05/2019 Chew Valley Lake (CVL)
Goshawk 1 30/06/2019 Hunstrete Plantation
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| 12-09-19 Hornets' nest, Blakes Pool Hide- Clevedon-Yeo (John Croxtom) |
Reports: Rich Andrews, Derek John Angell, Allan Chard, John Croxton, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, David Howes, Brian Lancastle, Lisegirl, Lois Pryce, Patrick Hardyman Richards, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, TalkingtoBears
