Wednesday, 25 September 2019

25-09-19 Wednesday - Snow Bunting

After the early morning torrents - not a bad day.

White Stork
Whinchat
Snow Bunting
Ruff

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Little Grebe, 1 Teal

Bishopston - County Ground:
2 Raven - over at 12:30

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
12 Swallow, 15 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, 28 Greenfinch (high count for here), 40 Goldfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage:
2 Little Egret, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear,

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Little Ringed Plover, 17 Ringed Plover, 220 Knot, 1 Ruff, 2 Dunlin,

Northwick Warth:
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, c100 Linnet, 1 Snow Bunting - calling as it headed south

Yate:
6 Swallow - just gone over, 1 Marsh Tit

26-09-2019 Whinchat CSC (Pete Coslett)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Grey Heron, 3 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat,1 Redstart, 4 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 5 Meadow Pipit,

Old Down:
c20 Chiffchaff - they are everywhere !

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Wains Hill:
7 Chiffchaff, 1 Meadow Pipit - - really autumnal !

25-09-2019 Sparrowhawk Banwell (John Thorogood)
Banwell:
1 Sparrowhawk (f), 1 Stock Dove, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap (f&m), 2 Nuthatch, 12 House Sparrow, 16 Goldfinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Stanton Drew - Bromley:
White Stork flying over

RESERVOIRS

25-09-2019 White Stork Blagdon Lake (Keith Williams)
Blagdon Lake:
1 White Stork, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, Lapwing, 1 Black Tern -juv,

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret,

Reports: Pete Coslett, Barry Dursley, Jeff Hosier, Richard Keel, Brian Lancastle, Vic Savery, Tony Scott, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, John Thorogood, Keith Williams
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