Sunday 5 September 2021

05-09-21 Sunday - Curlew Sandpiper

 Overcast morning; sunny and increasingly warm from mid-day. Big temperature range - from below 14 - 25.7°C

Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint
Great White Egret, Cattle Egret
Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Whinchat, Yellow Wagtail

05-09-21 m Sparrowhawk, Stratford Hide, CVL (Tony Bridges)
BRISTOL

Redland:
3 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Wood Pigeon, 6 Feral Pigeon, 2 Great Tit, 12 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 3 Goldfinch (incl. 1 juv), 1 Warbler (very briefly, either Chiffchaff or Willow Warbler)

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Pilning Wetland/Northwick:
Behind Pilning Wetland - 1 Sedge Warbler, 10 Blackcap, Spotted FlycatcherWhinchatRedstart,  Wetland - 1 Ruff  
Warth - 50 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 23 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 10 Curlew, 300 Black-tailed Godwit, 160 Redshank, 8 Snipe, 4 Turnstone, Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, 3 Wheatear,  2+ Yellow Wagtail 


05-09-21 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, Severn Beach (Aravind Ramesh)
Severn Beach:
120 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew Sandpiper,  265 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garden Warbler

Chipping Sodbury Common:
50 + Swallow, good numbers of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wheatear, 4 Whinchat, 6+ Redstart 

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
12 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 5 Little Grebe (ad. + 4 full-grown young), 1 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk,   2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 4 Raven, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting

Tidal pill near Portbury Dock - 1 Little Egret, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher

Clevedon - Yeo:
Wain's Hill, early morning one hour vis-mig count - 11 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Blind Yeo, pm visit - 2 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 1 Green Woodpecker, flocks Starling amounting to c.50, 1 Chiffchaff.  Many dragonflies - Brown and Southern Hawkers, Common Darters


Early morning visit along whole stretch, Clevedon - Yeo- 2 Egyptian Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 220 Shelduck (good number back from moult now), 8 Teal, 125 Mallard, 18 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 90 Curlew, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 70 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 150 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, 25 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, 12 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 f Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard , 1(!)Swallow, 8 Wheatear, 25 Linnet 

Evening visit Clevedon to mouth of River Kenn - 40 Ringed Plover, 50 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Stint, Sanderling, Turnstone,  120 Dunlin, 200 Redshank and 2 Wheatear

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge Mill NR:
32 Feral Pigeon, 15 Woodpigeon, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 6 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 9 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 2 Nuthatch, 4 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10 Robin, 1 Dipper, 3 Goldfinch

05-09-21 juv Spotted Flycatcher, Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)
Newton St Loe:
1 f Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 4 Jay, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 2 Whtethroat, 4 Nuthatch, 3+ Spotted Flycatcher inc juv, 2 Greenfinch, 50 Goldfinch

05-09-21 Cormorant, Newton St Loe (Rob Hargreaves)
RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:
inc WeBs count - 4 Mute Swan, 458 Canada Goose, 55 Mallard, 2 Pochard, 156 Tufted Duck, 1 Teal, 35 Little Grebe, 23 Great Crested Grebe, 104 Cormorant, 223 Coot, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Wheatear 

Blagdon Lake:
4 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear

Chew Valley Lake

Marsh Harrier, Great White Egrets and Greenshank, Stratford hide, CVL (Mike Trew)

Stratford:
14 + Great Crested Grebe, 1 Ringed Plover, 7 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 18  Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk,1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler. Also Red Underwing - in the Stratford Hide car park

05-09-21 Red Underwing, Stratford Car Park, CVL (Mike Trew)

Reports: Nancy Barrett, Tony Bridges, Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Sean Davies,  Rob Hargreaves, Sue Kempson, Lois Pryce, Aravind Ramesh, Matthew Rogers, Harvey Rose, Howard Taffs, Christopher Teague, Mike Trew, severnsidebirdsTBOSG