Thursday 26 September 2019

26-09-19 Thursday - Cattle Egret - Osprey

Good in parts with some nice sun but showers too - the wind was brisk but warm!

Osprey
Bittern
Cattle Egret
Black Tern
Marsh Harrier
Whinchat
Mandarin
Hobby
Black-necked Grebe
Pink-footed Goose
Ruff


BRISTOL

High Kingsdown:
1 Blackcap (m) - first of the autumn

Eastville:
6 House Martin and heavy visual migration of Meadow Pipit.

26-09-2019 Grey Wagtail Eastville Park (Pat Richards)
Eastville Park:
3 Mute Swan, c30 Mallard, 1 Teal (f), 3 Grey Heron, 4 Moorhen, 15 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Tawny Owl (f), 2 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Nuthatch, c20 Starling, 5 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Stoke Park - inc Duchess Pond:
1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen, 4 Coot, c15 Chiffchaff, 1 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
11 Greylag Goose - just after 6 Common Tern - down river 07:44, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot and (Shepperdine), 8 Chiffchaff - 3 singing, 1 Wheatear.

New Passage/Northwick Warth,/Pilning Wetlands:
88 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 12 Shoveler, 80 Wigeon, 7 Pintail, 400 Teal, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail, 120 Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover - juv, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 500 Knot, 1 Ruff, 2 Snipe, 150 Redshank, 1 Common Tern, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing, 1 Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

Puxton Moor:
1 Sparrowhawk - exit one Meadow Pipit, 2 Buzzard, 2 Snipe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby - preying on Migrant Hawker dragonflies, 4 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, 50 Starling, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 30 Meadow Pipit, (plus the usual suspects)

BELOW M4 & BANES

26-09-2019 Buzzard NSL (nslbirding)
Newton St Loe:
6 Mute Swan, 8 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 5 Coot, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jay, 6 Skylark - singing, 9 Swallow, 7 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit,

Marksbury:
20 Swallows and Martins, 100+ Starling,

Bishop Sutton:
4 Collard Dove,

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake

26-09-2019 Marsh Harrier meets Grey Heron BL Top End ( Raoul Chandrasakera)
Top End:
1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 2 Great White Egret, 20 Lapwing, 1 Black Tern,

Main Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper

26-09-2019 Bittern CVL HG (Bri Thompson)
Chew Valley Lake
22 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shelduck, 360 Shoveler, 9 Pintail, 79 Wigeon, 15 Little Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 12 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, 2 Snipe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 13 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Swallow, 150 Martins - mostly Sand, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 10+ House Sparrow, 12 Pied Wagtail, 4 Reed Bunting

Woodford:
2 Common Gull, 13 Goldfinch

Villice:
2 Barnacle Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose, Black-necked Grebe,

26-09-2019 Cattle Egret CVL Moreton by Cottage (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
1 Mandarin (m), 1 Bittern, 3 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Lapwing, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Stonechat, 15 Meadow Pipit - heading south over the pool.

Moreton:
229 Great Crested Grebe - in one group, 1 Scaup (f), 5 Stock Dove, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 10 Long-tailed Tit - with mixed other tits, 4 Goldcrest, 4 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Robin, 12 Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch,

Blue Bowl:
40 Carrion Crow - fields

Stratford:
1 Black Swan, 2 Dunnock,

26-09-2019 Marsh Harrier CVL Moreton (Ian Stapp)
Main Reedbed:
1 Bittern, 1 Marsh Harrier

Herriott's - inc Pool:
1 Osprey - over the lake previously, 2 Grey Wagtail,

OUT OF AREA

26-09-2019 Spotted Crake Somerset Greylake (Howard Taffs)
SOMERSET

Greylake:
1 Spotted Crake -juv,

Ham Wall:
1 Black-winged Stilt,

Reports: Raoul Chandrasakera, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Pete Hazelwood, NSLBIRDING, Dean Reeves, Par Richards, Gareth Roberts,  Richard Scantlebury, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Bri Thompson, Keith Vinicombe, Jason Williams, Keith Williams
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