Tuesday 24 September 2019

24-09-19 Tuesday - Cattle Egret - White Stork

Bit of rain ! Fine this afternoon

White Stork
Black-necked Grebe
Cattle Egret
Marsh Harrier
Bittern
White Wagtail
Yellow-legged Gull

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, Mallard, 1 Teal, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant (juv), 4 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail

24-09-2019 Grey Heron Bristol Duchess Pond (Martin Tayler)
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
5 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2ad 1juv Coot, 12 Woodpigeon,1 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 7 Magpie, 33 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 2 Coal Tit, 23+ Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Starling, 1m 2f Blackcap, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1f Blackbird, 7 Robin, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 20+ House Sparrow, 29+ Goldfinch.
24-09-2019 Whinchat Bristol Duchess Pool (Pat Richards)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
5+ Sand Martin, 60+ Swallow, 220+ House Martin - all moving between showers. Long-tailed Tit flock, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat

New Passage:
50+ House Martin - over the house feeding.

New Passage/Northwick - Pilning Wetland:
1 Canada Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, c.70 Wigeon, c70 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 4 Moorhen, c25 Coot, c60 Redshank, c170 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 2 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear, 1 Pied Wagtail, flock c.60 Linnet.

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf & Foreshore:
46 Gadwall, 37 Wigeon, 19 Teal, 1 Great White Egret - preening, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Worle - Plumley Park:
3 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler - subsong, 8+ Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
4 Pintail, 1 White Stork - info on www.whitestorkproject.org, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 20 Lapwing, ringed Great Black-backed Gull - yellow D:GM, 1 Hobby, squadron of Jackdaw - to see the Stork safely away .

Chew Valley Lake:
Canada Goose, Mute Swan, 1 Black Swan, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wigeon, Mallard, 25 Pintail, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Pheasant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Grey Heron, 11 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, Cormorant, 3 Marsh Harrier - inc 2 juv, 3 Lapwing, 15 Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Raven, c50 Swallow, c50 House Martin, Cetti’s Warbler (heard only), Chiffchaff ( heard only), 1 Lesser Whitethroat - very late, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail,

24-09-2019 Common Sandpiper CVL Dam (George Stacey)
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 White Wagtail

Bittern Trail:
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker,

Denny Island: 
3 Cattle Egret,

Villice Bay:
1 Black-necked Grebe

24-09-2019 Great Spotted Woodpeckerr CVL Bittern Trail (George Stacey)

Heron's Green:
1 Green Sandpiper,

Main Reedbed:
1 Bittern - later flew towards Herriott's

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 1 Snipe, 1 Common Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby

Reports: Anthony Cook, Andy Davis, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, Pat Richards, Richard Scantlebury, George Stacey, Chris Stone, Martin Tayler, Keith Vinicombe
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