White Stork
Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier, Red Kite
Little Ringed Plover, Pectoral Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank
Marsh Tit
Whinchat
BRISTOL
Percival Road, Clifton:
1 Marsh Tit - first sighting since February
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
400+ House Martin around the towers
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| 20-09-19 Buzzard, between Aust and Northwick Warth (Adam Rawson) |
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| 20-09-19 Pilning Wetland (Paul Bowerman)The pumping of water into the new "Curlew Field" scrape has started on Pilning Wetland. The 6th pool on the site. Hopefully the disturbance over recent weeks will prove worth while. |
1 Little Ringed Plover , 1 Pectoral Sandpiper (in flight late evening and calling over wetlands and Northwick Warth, disappeared onto foreshore), 1 Spotted Redshank
Also: c.50 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, c.60 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, c.40 Wigeon, c.40 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 8 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 5 Lapwing, 1 Curlew, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, c.90 Redshank, 1 Peregrine, 1 Chiffchaff, c.40 Starling, flock 35 Linnet.
Severn Beach:
1 Great White Egret
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| 20-09-19 Lesser Whitethroat, Chipping Sodbury Common ( Chris Teague) |
1 Red Kite, 5 Common Whitethroat, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 8 Stonechat, 40 + Meadow Pipit, 7 Goldfinch
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| 20-09-19 Red Kite, Chipping Sodbury Common (Martin Tayler) |
Codrington:
1 White Stork- seen from M4 between junctions 18 and 19 at 11:45. Looked to be landing in fields north of M4 south of Codrington village.
No further sign 1pm to 2:20pm in Codrington area but 1 Red Kite. Lots of grass cutting and ploughing which presumably attracted the Stork to the area, but it has not stayed
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| 20-09-19 Red Kite, Codrington (Andrew Jordan) |
NORTH SOMERSET
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| 20-09-2019 Jackdaw leucistic Portishead (Andy Senior - Sue Sayer) |
1 Jackdaw - leucistic glory - been seen in several locations locally
Clevedon:
Dowlais Lane and River Kenn - 151 Shelduck, 1 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 16 Curlew, 700 Knot, 110 Dunlin, 90 Redshank, 6 Swallow, 30 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 3 Linnet
Bristol Airport:
Small groups of Swallow and House Martin heading South & East from first light until lunchtime
Yatton:
Wemberham Lane - 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine
BELOW M4 & BANES
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| 20-09-19 Grey Wagtail, Chew Stoke (Lucy Masters) |
2 Grey Wagtail (1 adult and 1 juv)
RESERVOIRS
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| 20-09-2019 White Stork Blagdon Lake (Nige Milbourne) |
1 White Stork - Knepp reintroduction programme, GB58, white letters on a blue ring, left leg.
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stratford, CVL (Lucy Masters) |
Hollowbrook:
77 Cormorant
Main reed bed:
1 Bittern – on and off late morning till dusk ( viewed from Stratford Hide)
Stratford:
20 Pintail, 1 ad White Stork – 1 ad (no tracker) 14.30 – 16.00 headed off high west out through HG, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, Water Rail, 1 juv Common Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 4 Hobby
Out of Avon:
Advance Notice - Slimbridge Wildlife and Wetland Trust will be closed to visitors on a series of dates - October 10, 11, 14 to 18, 21 and 22 due to roadworks
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Mark Coller, Chris Craig, Jane Cumming, David Esam, Adrian Hockey, Andrew Jordan, Brian Lancastle, Lucy Masters, Andrew Middleton, Jon Mortin, Lois Pryce, Adam Rawson, Trevor Riddle, Sue Sayers & Andy Senior , Martin Tayler, Christopher Teague, Blagdon Lake
