Monday 6 September 2021

06-09-21 Monday - Pied Flycatcher

 Fog for the first 3 hrs, then warm and dry - max 27°C

Cattle Egret, Black Tern
Pied Flycatcher
Swift

BRISTOL

Avonmouth - Holes Mouth:
3 Chiffchaff, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Bishopston:
1 Swift

Eastville - garden:
1 Swift 

Henleaze:
1 Coal Tit

Sneyd Park:
2 Carrion Crow - "gathering walnuts and putting them on the road for cars to break open. I certainly saw a pair of crows this evening inspecting the road and picking up a few bits in exactly the place my neighbour has seen them. Great birds."

Stoke Bishop:
1 Parakeet - flying around the garden - calling!!

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Whitethroat, c100 Starlings, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 1 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Yate - Kingsgate Park:
6 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 102 Mallard, 3 Little Grebe, 6 Chiffchaff

Chipping Sodbury:
Common: - 2 Raven, 2 Willow Warbler, 25+ Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 12 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroat, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Pied Flycatcher and an autumn record! 6+ Redstart, 3 Whinchat
Ridge Wood: - 13 Woodpigeon, 1 Jay, 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 3 Carrion Crow, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Great Tit, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Blackbird, 18 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Goldfinch

Severn Beach - south:
4 Chiffchaff, 17 Blackcap -  "in one dead elm alone, and I would say there were another 20+ flitting around nearby", 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroat 

NORTH SOMERSET

06-09-21 Kingfisher Cl-Y (Paul Chapman)
Clevedon - Yeo:

Ringed Plover, Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Wheatear

Kenn Moor:
1 Snipe, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker,1 Jay, 2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wheatear and 25 Linnet.

Sand Point - Middle Hope:
1 Stock Dove, 2 Snipe, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, c25 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 22 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wheatear, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Tree Pipit, 

BELOW M4 & BANES

06-09-21 Wheatear MF (Robert Hargreaves)
Marshfield:

3 Buzzard, 1 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 4 Linnet, 1 Corn Bunting - calling

Hanham:
2 Raven - low over the garden

06-09-21 Goldfinch & Starling Keynsham (Ian Stapp)
Keynsham - garden:
40+ Starling, 1 Robin - singing, 30+ Goldfinch

Folly Farm:
1 Pheasant with 6 young, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Robin, 1 Spotted Flycatcher.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
7 Black Tern, 21 Great White Egret 

Stratford:
4 Wigeon, 20 Pintail, 1 Goldeneye (f), 5 Lapwing, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 10 Black Tern - 2 ad, 15 Great White Egret, 8 Little Egret, 5 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite - juv, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby - juv,  1 Peregrine - juv

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Cattle Egret

Reports:  Paul Chapman, Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Robert Hargreaves, Rupert Higgins, Matt Hull, MJ, Hugh Maynard, Chris Mott, Jean Oliver, Lois Pryce, Phil Quinn, Trevor Riddle, Ian Stapp, Larry Sweetland, Graham Thomas, Roger White