Thursday 9 September 2021

09-09-21 Thursday - Glossy Ibis

 Rain - good for the garden, not good for the birders.  Light westerly wind.  High about 21°C.

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Bar-tailed Godwit, Knot
Curlew Sandpiper
Ruffs
Glossy Ibis
Osprey

A rather damp Wheatear at Severn Beach (Chris Snook)
BRISTOL

Eastville:
1 Red Kite (mostly over Stoke Park heading east), 1 Peregrine, 2 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 Wheatear. 

Purdown:
1 Wheatear

R.Trym, Blaise Estate:
1 Kingfisher

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
3 Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear, 1 Reed Bunting.

Dunlins at Severn Beach (Chris Snook)
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick:
34 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 120 Dunlin, 160+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Wheatear.

Severn Beach:
(High tide at a very wet and very soggy Shaft Rocks)  80 Ringed Plover, 110 Curlew, 1 Turnstone,
1 juv. Curlew Sandpiper150 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, Willow Warblers, 1 Wheatear, 6 Grey Wagtail.
Soggy Wheatear at Severn Beach (Chris Snook)
NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
160 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 120 Mallard, 18 Oystercatcher, 40 Ringed Plover, 170 Curlew, 1+ Bar-tailed Godwit18 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Knot11 Turnstone, 240 Dunlin, 3+ Common Sandpiper, 180 Redshank (most at R.Kenn), 4 Greenshank (3 at TEP and 1 at Kenn mouth), 200+ Black-headed Gull, Herring Gulls, 8 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, only 1 Swallow, 6+ Wheatear, 6 Rock Pipit. 15 Linnet, 1 Reed Bunting.

Weston-super-Mare (Bleadon STW):
Glossy Ibis, Hobby chasing Goldfinches.

BELOW M4 & BANES
no reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Stratford:
Hobby

Herriott's inc Pool:
5 Black-tailed Godwit (in flight), Ruff 9 Green Sandpiper, 1 Osprey (3.30 p.m.), 2 Marsh Harrier (female type and juv.)

Reports:  Di Bunniss, Paul Chapman, Allan Chard, Andy Davis, Rob Emery, Ollie Fournier, Adrian Hockey, David Hughes, 'Lisegirl', Harvey Rose, Chris Snook, Larry Sweetland, opsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG