Significantly cooler today with prolonged periods of rain in the afternoon
Bristol Temperatures 12 - 18°C
Important
BOC Tuesday walk at Arlingham tomorrow CANCELLED in the light of the weather forecast
White Stork
Scaup
Bittern, Great White Egret
Marsh Harrier
Mediterranean Gull
Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Whinchat
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| 23-09-19, Grey Wagtail CVL Herriott's Pool (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Eastville Park:
1 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 3 Goldcrest
3 Skylark, 13 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest with mobile Long-tailed Tit flock, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat (f), 15 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
105 Mallard, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 76 Curlew (74 in mid-estuary on sandbanks), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 20 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Whinchat
NORTH SOMERSET
Sand Point/Bay/Middle Hope:
200+ House Martin, 20 Swallow, 10+ Chiffchaff, 5 Goldcrest, 30 Meadow Pipit
BELOW M4 & BANES
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan (2 adult 4 cygnets), 20+ Mallard, 3 Teal, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Moorhen, 4 Coot, Woodpigeon, 1 Kingfisher, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, c20 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Chiffchaff (with LTT flock), Wren, Robin, 1 Grey Wagtail + heard only Buzzard, Jay, Blue Tit, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Blackbird, Pied Wagtail
Burnett:
2 Kestrel hovering by the road to Keynsham.
RESERVOIRS
Blagdon Lake:
1 White Stork, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Hobby
Chew Valley Lake
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| 23-09-19 Pintail CVL Bittern Trail (George Stacey) |
1 Shelduck, 16 Pintail (8 Herriott's pool 8 from Stratford), 20 Little Grebe (14 HG 6 Stratford), 5 Little Egret, 9 Great White Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail (1 Stratford 1 Moreton all calling), 2 Common Sandpiper (HG & Herriott's pool), 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 4 Collared Dove (Bishop Sutton), 2 Kingfisher (1 Stratford 1 Herriott's pool), 3+ Hobby (Moreton & Stratford), 50+ Carrion Crow, 2 Swallow (Blue Bowl), 3 Cetti's Warbler (Moreton & Stratford), 2 Chiffchaff (Moreton & Stratford), 10+ House Sparrow, 9 Pied Wagtail
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| 23-09-19 Chiffchaff CVL Bittern trail (George Stacey) |
Bittern Trail:
4 Pintail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Treecreeper, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff
Heron's Green:
1 Whinchat , 1 Stonechat (back pool), 2 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting
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| 23-09-19 Marsh Harrier CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp) |
Moreton:
200+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 1 Bullfinch, 4+ Goldfinch
Main reed bed:
1 Bittern
Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 85 Mute Swan, 1 f Scaup, 1 1st w Mediterranean Gull
Herriott's Pool:
4 Stock Dove, 2 Grey Wagtail
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| 23-09-19 Little Grebe CVL Heron's Green (Lucy Masters) |
Out of Avon:
Greylake RSPB reserve - 1 juv Spotted Crake just out to the right from the main hide, on the edge of the last small reed-fringed, open patch of mud - been around for a week or more.
Reports: Anthony Cook, Andy Davis, Jeff Hazell, Adrian Hockey, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland OPS birding blagdonlakebirds
