Tuesday 17 September 2019

17-09-19 Tuesday - Avocet

Sunny - with a cooling breeze

Whinchat
Avocet
Red Kite
Merlin

17-09-2019 Wader flock Pilning Wetlands (Martin Tayler)

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan (2f 1m), about 30 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 6 Moorhen, about 30 Black-headed Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 6 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
3 Knot - Pillhead Gout, 50+ Swallow, 6+ House Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Stonechat.

17-09-2019 Little Ringed Plover NP (Aravind Ramesh)
Northwick Warth:
7 Pintail, 36 Wigeon, 210 Teal, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv - late, 80 Black-tailed Godwit, 230 Knot, 70 Dunlin, 2 Rook, 1 Raven, 1 Yellow Wagtail,

Pilning wetland:
Waders, White Wagtail, Meadow Pipit

17-09-2019 Littel Egret 3 Broocks LNR (Pat Richards)
Bradley Stoke - Three Brooks Nature Resv
60+Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Gray Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 4 Moorhen, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Coal Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blackbird, 3 Robins.

Rangeworthy:
1 Merlin

Chipping Sodbury Common:
Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Redstart, 10 Whinchat, 3 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 12 Yellow Wagtail.

NORTH SOMERSET

Axe Estuary - WeBS count:
3 Canada Goose, 495 Shelduck, 71 Mallard, 2 Teal, 7 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 52 Oystercatcher, 1 Avocet, 2 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 235 Knot, 1 Dunlin, 435 Redshank, 270 Black-headed Gull, 62 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 66 Carrion Crow, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Robin - singing

BELOW M4 & BANES

17-09-19 Corn Bunting and Linnets, Marshfield (Suk Trippier)
Marshfield - BOC Tue Walk:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 4 Pheasant, 1 Red Kite - in among the BZ, 12 Buzzard, 5 Common Gull, 30 Herring Gull - part of flock, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull - part of flock, 22 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Kestrel, 150 Jackdaw - part of flock, 17 Rook, 70 Carrion Crow - part of flock, 2 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 11 Skylark - ones and twos going over, 40 Swallow - passing over, 50 House Martin - passing, 1 Whitethroat, 1 2Wren , 34 Starling, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 House Sparrow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 12 Meadow Pipit, 60 Linnet - barn, 9 Goldfinch - with LI, 60 Corn Bunting - on the wires, 2 Reed Bunting.
17-09-2019 Wheatear Marshfield (Suk Trippier)
Marksbury:
1 Sparrowhawk, 100+ Starling,

Bishop Sutton:
6 Collared Dove,

Chew Magna:
Heading north over the garden - 250 Canada Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose - nice tick

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
1 Shelduck, 66 Wigeon, 52 Little Grebe, 200+ Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 4 Buzzard, 3 Water Rail, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5+ Hobby, 30 Jackdaw,
2 Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Blackbird, 5 Pied Wagtail,

17-09-2019 Green Sandpiper CVL (George Stacey)
Bittern Trail:
1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Bunting,

17-09-2019 Chiffchaff CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Woodford:
4 Chaffinch,

Villice:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Hobby

Heron's Green:
2 Whinchat,

Moreton:
5 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, 1 Raven, 8 Long-tailed Tit - with mixed tits, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush - lane,

Main Reedbed:
2 Bittern - seen from Stratford.

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 11 Carrion Crow - fields by the lane, 2 Dunnock, 10 House Sparrow - lane, 4 Reed Bunting,

Herriott's inc Pool:
7 Pintail, 1 Kingfisher,

17-09-2019 Wren CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Reports: Allan Chard, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge,  Chris Perry, Aravind Ramesh, Pat Richards,  Rich Scantlebury, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Martin Tayler, Suk Trippier,  Dan White, Gordon Youdale, opsbirding