Monday 30 September 2019

30-09-19 Monday - Migration south

Temp 11 - 16°C. It was quite pleasant today and the tide was very high, good job a gale wasn't blowing!

Garganey
Cattle Egret
Whimbrel
Little Stint
Spotted Redshank
Fieldfare
Whinchat
Redpoll


BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
1 Little Grebe

Vismig to south over top of Purdown: 
10 Swallow, 6 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 416 Meadow Pipit, 13 Pied Wagtail, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Linnet

30-9-19 Grey Heron, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards)
Morning walk on Purdown and Stoke Park:
21 Mallard, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant, 5 Moorhen, 2 ad 1 juv Coot, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 5 Jay, 10 Magpie, 8 Jackdaw, 15 Crow, 2 Raven, 7 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Swallow, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 8 Starling, 2m 1f Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Robin, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 5 Pied Wagtail, 58 Meadow Pipit, 15 Goldfinch

Stoke Park:
2 Cormorant, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Reed Bunting

St Werburghs and Narroways:
3 House Martin, 1 Chiffchaff

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - Pillhead Gout and Oldbury Pill:
3 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 1 Little Egret, 15 Lapwing, 4 Ringed Plover, 120 Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Dunlin, 128 Redshank, 125 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail

Aust, a.m.:
300 House Martin South in 15 minutes

30-9-19 Little Stint, one of three on Northwick Warth (Paul Bowerman)
Northwick Warth:
3 Little Stint, 1 Greenshank

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
Further signs of movement with 50 Wigeon, a couple of Chiffchaffs and a Redpoll, but the rain did not seem to put anything down

Clevedon-Yeo:
18 Canada Geese, 200 Shelduck, 12 Wigeon, 80 Mallard, 20 Teal, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 48 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 120 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 85 Knot, 0 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 130 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 280 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 300 BH Gull, 2 Kestrel, 40 Jackdaw moving west, 20 Skylark, 8 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechat, 3 Wheatear, 6 Rock Pipit, 220 Linnet, 80 Goldfinch flock

Sand Point:
2 Sparrowhawk, 50 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 400 Swallow/House Martin, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Stonechat, 1 Grey Wagtail over, 100 Meadow Pipit

Worle and Worlebury:
6 House Martin high South, a Fieldfare over the house

Banwell:
30 House Martin

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
58 Shoveler (Top End), 55 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Great White Egrets, 2 Little Egrets, 1 juv Marsh Harrier

30-9-19 Water Rail, Stratford (Lucy Masters)
Chew Valley Lake:
142 Canada Goose, 1 Shelduck, 13 Pintail, 1 Black-necked Grebe (Villice), 3 Cattle Egret, 12 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier - juv, 1 Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, 4 Sand Martin,  900 Swallow, 1000 House Martin, and 400 Meadow Pipit South
30-9-19 Green Sandpiper, Stratford (Lucy Masters)
Stratford:
1 juv Garganey, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Water Rail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, 1 Blackcap,

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Raoul Chandrasakera, Andy Davis, Adrian Hockey, Patrick Richards, Trevor Riddle, Lucy Masters, Andy Middleton, Harvey Rose, Larry Sweetland, Howard Taffs, Keith Vinivombe,  Dan White, blagdonlakebirdssevernsidebirds,