Dull first thing and rain by 9 am. Got up to 14°C
Osprey
Cattle EgretLittle Stint
Spotted RedshankC
Marsh Harrier
Hobby
Pectoral Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
Bar-tailed Godwit
Whinchat
BRISTOL
Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 or 3 Stonechat
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury on Severn to Littleton Warth - a gentle amble:
50 Wigeon - grazing, Mallard, Teal, 3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove,
Moorhen, Ringed Plover, Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 1 Snipe,
Redshank, Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Kestrel, Magpie,
Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin - still in Oldbury,
Long-tailed Tit, Robin, 4 Wheatear, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Linnet,
Goldfinch
New Passage/Northwick:
Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Knot,
Pilning Wetlands:
Kenn:
1 Sparrowhawk - 3rd visit today!
Worle - garden:
8 Blue Tit, Robin - returns for the winter, 5 Dunnock feeding together - a record
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland Common:
Stratford:
2 Black-t Godwit, 6 Ruff, 19 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 22 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Buzzard
Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, 34 Pintail, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, 200+ Great Crested Grebe - out on lake, 4 Lapwing, 4 Black-t Godwit, 3 Ruff, 12 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 6 Great Black-b Gull, 8 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-t Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail
OUT OF AREA
Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Paul Chapman, John Croxton, Geoff Daniels, Simon Isgar, Frankie Macrow, Bob Medland, James Parker, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Tim Salkeld, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler
BRISTOL
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| 23-09-20 Stonechat Stoke Park (Martin Tayler) |
1 Green Woodpecker, 2 or 3 Stonechat
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury on Severn to Littleton Warth - a gentle amble:
50 Wigeon - grazing, Mallard, Teal, 3 Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove,
Moorhen, Ringed Plover, Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 1 Snipe,
Redshank, Black-headed Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull,
1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Kestrel, Magpie,
Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Swallow, House Martin - still in Oldbury,
Long-tailed Tit, Robin, 4 Wheatear, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Linnet,
Goldfinch
Aust Warth:
1 Buzzard, 2 RavenNew Passage/Northwick:
Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Knot,
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| 23-09-20 Ruff NP-NW-PLW (Lisa Presland) |
1 Greylag Goose, 8 Pintail, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Grey Plover, 1 Knot, 5 Ruff, 2 Little Stint, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, 1 Hobby, 20+ mixed Swallow/House Martin, 1 Stonechat
Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Kestrel, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 15 Meadow PipitNORTH SOMERSET
Clevedon-Yeo:
50 Shelduck, 20 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 80 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, Skylark. Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 20 Linnet, 10 Meadow Pipit
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| 23-09-20 Little Egret Cl-Y (Paul Chapman) |
50 Shelduck, 20 Oystercatcher, 20 Ringed Plover, 20 Curlew, 80 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, Skylark. Cetti's Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 20 Linnet, 10 Meadow Pipit
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| 23-09-20 Sparrowhawk Kenn (John Croxton) |
1 Sparrowhawk - 3rd visit today!
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| 23-09-20 Robin Worle (Dean Reeves) |
8 Blue Tit, Robin - returns for the winter, 5 Dunnock feeding together - a record
BELOW M4 & BANES
Oldland Common:
140+ Woodpigeon & 57 Collared Dove - single flock feeding on stubble, 1 Raven - calling, mixed Tit flock with 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap (m). 3 Yellowhammer
Cameley:
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| 23-09-2020 Cetti's Warbler Cameley (Bob Medland) |
Last catch of the day, before the rain - 1 Cetti's Warbler (juv m)
Jackdaw have recommenced their daily migration down/up the valley at dawn and dusk – presumably to/from the roost on Denny Island (CVL).
Blackbird – male, first one seen in the valley for several weeks
Greenfinch have disappeared but wandering flocks of 20+ Goldfinch are still around
Blackbird – male, first one seen in the valley for several weeks
Greenfinch have disappeared but wandering flocks of 20+ Goldfinch are still around
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Marsh Harrier and Hobby - showing well around the lake
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| 23-09-20 Buzzard CVL (Simon Isgar) |
Chew Valley Lake
Marsh Harrier and Hobby - showing well around the lake
East Shore:
1 Osprey
Woodford - on Little Denny:
12 Canada Goose, 16 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 5 Great Black-b Gull, 483 Cormorant, 11 Grey Heron
Heron's Green:
6 Little Grebe - pool, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Yellow-l Gull, 20 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 40 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail
1 Osprey
Woodford - on Little Denny:
12 Canada Goose, 16 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 5 Great Black-b Gull, 483 Cormorant, 11 Grey Heron
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| 23-09-20 Cattle Egret CVL H Green (Ian Stapp) |
6 Little Grebe - pool, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-b Gull, 1 Yellow-l Gull, 20 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 40 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail
Stratford:
2 Black-t Godwit, 6 Ruff, 19 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint, 22 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Buzzard
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| 23-09-20 Black-tailed Godwit CVL Herriott's pool (Ian Stapp) |
1 Shelduck, 8 Wigeon, 34 Pintail, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 4 Little Grebe, 200+ Great Crested Grebe - out on lake, 4 Lapwing, 4 Black-t Godwit, 3 Ruff, 12 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 6 Great Black-b Gull, 8 Grey Heron, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Jackdaw, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 20+ Long-t Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail
Westhay Moor:
1 Spotted Crake
West Chippenham:
1 Pallid Harrier
Reports: Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Peter Bryant, Paul Chapman, John Croxton, Geoff Daniels, Simon Isgar, Frankie Macrow, Bob Medland, James Parker, Lisa Presland, Phil Quinn, Dean Reeves, Tim Salkeld, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Martin Tayler
