Saturday, 5 September 2020

05-09-20 Saturday - Red-backed Shrike

Temp 11 to 19°C. Just a nice autumn day, not too much sun, no rain, a gentle wind

Bar-headed Goose
Mandarin, Garganey
Swift 
Avocet, Whimbrel, Curlew Sandpiper, Sanderling, Little Stint
Great White Egret
Osprey, Red-backed Shrike
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart

BRISTOL

5-9-20 Dipper, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville Park:
1 Dipper

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

5-9-20 Ringed Plover & Dunlin, OPS (Peter Coslett)
Oldbury Power Station:
20 Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 2 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 20 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 f Redstart, 7 Pied Wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

5-9-20 Turnstone, Knot, Curlew Sandpiper & Dunlin, NP (Rob Hargreaves)
New Passage:
200 Canada Goose, 1 Garganey, 60 Wigeon, 5 Pintail, 2 Avocet, 20 Lapwing, 100 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 30 Turnstone, 22 Knot, 8 Curlew Sandpiper, 100 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 60 Redshank, 2? Great White Egret, Little Egret, 8 Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 50 Starling, 1 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet, Goldfinch

Severn Beach:
8 Oystercatcher, 30 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 5 Little Egret, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 40 House Sparrow, 1 Weasel

5-9-20 Mandarin, Kingsgate Park (Mark Coller)
Yate, Kingsgate Park:
Mandarin Duck

5-9-20 Redstart, CSC (Mark Coller)
Chipping Sodbury Common:
Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat

NORTH SOMERSET

5-9-20 Waders, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon, Wains Hill to Axe Estuary:
2 Canada Geese, 240 Shelduck, 100 Mallard, 2 Stock Dove, 15 Oystercatcher, 30 Lapwing, 220 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 130 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 4 Knot, 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, 250 Dunlin. 180 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 300 BH Gull, GBB Gull, 8 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 20 Swallow, 100 Starling, 3 Wheatear, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit

5-9-20 Wheatear, Clevedon (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon, Kenn:
4 Mute Swan, 8 Mallard, 5 Moorhen, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Swallow, c.20 House Martin, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Chiffchaff, 10 Pied Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

5-9-20 Red-backed Shrike, Marshfield (Susan Kempson)
lots more photos in the Twitter bar on the right
Marshfield, Rushmead Lane area:
1 Hobby, 1 imm Red-backed Shrike, Whinchat

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tank No2:
1 Bar-headed Goose, 329 Canda Geese, 9 Swift, 43 Little Grebe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sand Martin, 100 House Martin, 1 Wheatear

5-9-20 Hobby, CVL (Pagan Birder)
Chew Valley Lake 
the Osprey, Hobby, 13 Chiffchaff

5-9-20 Pintail, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Herriotts:
1 Shelduck, 4 Wigeon, 12 Pintail, 4 Little Grebe,  9 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 4 Greenshank, 8 GBB Gull, 7 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Jackdaw, 40+ (Swallows & Martins), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail      

5-9-20 Osprey, Herriotts (Ian Stapp)
Out of Avon:
Cheddar Reservoir:
Grey Phalarope

Reports: Phil Barlow, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Jonathan Bull, Raoul Chandrasakera, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Chris Craig, Helena Craig, Sean Davies, Ian Dickie, Barry Dursley, rob Emery, Robert Hargreaves, Matt Hobbs, Simon Isgar, Nigel Kempson, Merv, Pagan Birder, Matt Plenty, Lisa Presland, Dean Reeves, Harvey Rose, Carole Rushton, Tim Salkeld, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Anita Teague, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG