Thursday 24 September 2020

24-09-20 - Thursday - Wood Sandpiper

24-9-20 Dipper, Pensford (Ian Loats)


Temp 9 to 15°C. Bright to start but windy and cold,  clouded over, some showers, more sun


Grey Plover, Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Pectoral Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
Cattle Egret
Whinchat


BRISTOL

24-9-20 Jay, Eastville Park (Allan Chard)
Eastville:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Jay

New Cut to Cumberland Basin at Hotwells:
Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Shepperdine:
1 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon, 1 Pintail, 2 Teal, 2 Lapwing, 26 Turnstone, 5 Grey Heron, 14 Swallow, 1 Wheatear

24-9-20 LittleStint, NP (Brian Lancastle)
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
1 Garganey, 2+ Pintail, 16 Oystercatcher, 3 Grey Plover, Ringed Plover, 5 Curlew, 14 Knot, 450 Dunlin, plus  2 Ruff, 2 Little Stint, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 colour-ringed Pectoral Sandpiper, (23rd 1 Whimbrel, 205 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Knot), 5 Swallow, 2 House Martin

24-9-20 Nuthatch, Almondsbury (Vera Carpenter)
Almondsbury RS:
1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Goldfinch (3 adult, 1 juvenile)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon Golf Course:
2 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Buzzard (over Weston-in-Gordano), 2 Magpie, lots of Swallows & House Martins

Clevedon-Yeo, Blackstone:
100 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 20 Oystercatcher, 5 Grey Plover, 20 Curlew, 1 Little Egret, 1 Skylark, 4 Swallow, 1 Wheatear, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit

24-9-20 Grey Wagtail, Yatton (Trevor Riddle)
Yatton garden:
1 Grey Wagtail

Backwell Lake:
4 Gadwal (2pairs), 1 Little Egret

Sand Point:
A few Swallow, 1 Wheatear, a few Meadow Pipit

BELOW M4 & BANES

24-9-20 Dipper, Pensford  (Ian Stapp)
Pensford:
6 Mallard Duck, 10 Jackdaw, 2 Blackbird, 1 Robin, 1 Dipper, 2 Grey Wagtail

Marksbury:
300 Starling

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
Total 43 Great White Egret

Herons Green:
1 Green Sandpiper, 8 Little Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 36 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 4 Raven, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail

24-9-20 Ruff and Dunlin, Stratford (Ian Stapp)
Stratford:
6 Lapwing, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Ruff, 27 Dunlin, 12 Snipe, 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 2 Raven, 200 Swallows and House Martins, 4 Blue Tit, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 58 Wigeon, 56 Pintail, 16 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 2 Lapwing, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Snipe, 6 Green Sandpiper, 6 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 1 juv Marsh Harrier, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jackdaw. 3 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail

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