Overcast but bright and warm with a moderate NE breeze. Dry until late afternoon when light drizzle set in. Max temp 22°C.
Ruff, Turnstone, Wood Sandpipers
Mediterranean Gulls
Yellow-legged Gulls
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| Snipe, Greenshank, Green and Wood Sandpipers at Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp) |
BRISTOL
Stockwood Open Space:
6 Swallow, 12 House Martin (and 2 Southern Hawkers).
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| adult Med Gull at New Passage (Paul Bowerman) |
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
A juv. Sparrowhawk chased a Green Woodpecker, which had to take avoiding action to escape.
A Spotted Flycatcher briefly in poplars, SW corner Lagoon 3.
New Passage/Northwick:
2 ad. Mediterranean Gull (and a Grey Seal loafing around offshore)
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Herriott's inc Pool:
Reports: Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Paul Francis, Ian Stapp, Keith Vinicombe, Avon Bird News Group, South Glos, Birds, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG
2 ad. Mediterranean Gull (and a Grey Seal loafing around offshore)
Frampton Cotterell:
30+ Greenfinch at Hilly Fields.
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| Goldfinches at Portbury Wharf (Di Bunniss) |
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
Portishead:
mixed flock in the garden included the first Coal Tit for months - autumn flocks building, perhaps.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Wick:
40 Swallow one taken by a probable Hobby.
Portbury Wharf:
15 Canada Geese, 8 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 4 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 2 Common Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Magpie, 30 Starling, 6 Carrion Crow, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff, c.50 Goldfinch in flocks.
mixed flock in the garden included the first Coal Tit for months - autumn flocks building, perhaps.
BELOW M4 & BANES
Wick:
40 Swallow one taken by a probable Hobby.
Dundry Hill:
Red Kite flew over.
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| One Green and two Wood Sandpipers at Herriotts Bridge (Ian Stapp) |
Chew Valley Lake
Dam:
5 Egyptian Goose
Heron's Green:
4 Little Grebe, 4 GBB Gull (2 ad., 2 juv.), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret,
2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby (over Moreton), 30+ Swallow and House Martin, with some Sand Martin, 28+ Pied Wagtail.
Stratford:
1 f. Ruff, 1 Turnstone.Herriott's inc Pool:
34 Canada Goose, 3 Water Rail, 18 Lapwing, 38+ Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Dunlin, 33 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 16 Green Sandpiper, 3 Wood Sandpiper (at least two were juvs,), 3 Greenshank, 5 GBB Gull (one with ring D:EH), 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Kingfisher, 6 Jackdaw, 30+ hirundines over lake, 2 Cetti's Warbler (calling), 5 Reed Warbler, 4 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail.
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| Ringed GBB Gull at Herriotts Pool (Ian Stapp) |