Friday, 2 September 2022

02-09-22 Friday - Firecrest

 Overcast at first with frequent sunny intervals after - max temp 24°C . Light but gusty breeze from the east.

Ruff 
Whinchat
Pintail
Firecrest
Curlew Sandpiper

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 2 Blue Tt, 3 Great Tit, 1 Wren, 2 Robin - inc a speckled juv, 7 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch
02-09-22 House Sparrow Fishponds (Allan Chard)
Fishponds- garden:
House Sparrow - good breeding season - hard parenting!

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
2 Whinchat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Water Rail, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 100+ Starling - feeding on bramble, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 
02-09-22 Firecrest,& Redstart Aust (Aravin Ramesh)
Aust Services:

 - visual migration (vismig): 7 Sand Martin, 235 Swallow, 51 House Martin, 9 Grey Wagtail, 6 Tree Pipit.
- caught and in the bushes: 6 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Firecrest, 5 Redstart, 

New Passage:
1 Curlew Sandpiper

Pilning Wetlands:
120 Canada Goose, 15 Teal, 25 Lapwing, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 3 Grey Herron, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Severn Beach:
150 Ringed Plover, 40 Turnstone,  70 Curlew, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 120 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 4 Grey Heron, 11 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk - missed the Wheatear, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart, 1 Wheatear

Yate - garden:
4 Dunnock - first time with this number together
02-09-22 Whinchat CSC (Pete Coslett)
Chipping Sodbury Common:

2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Sand Martin, 120+ Swallow, 8 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 10+ Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6+ Whitethroat, 6 Mistle Thrush, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Whinchat, 8 Redstart, 2 Wheatear, 10+ Yellow Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit,

Frampton Cotterell, Beesmoor Rd Pond:
1 Kingfisher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

NORTH SOMERSET
02-09-22 Wheatear Cl-Y (Howard Taffs)
Clevedon - Yeo:

1 Marsh Harrier - juv, 2 Whinchat, 1 Wheatear

Kenn Moor:
3 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whinchat and 1 Wheatear.

Lulsgate Village:
1 Red Kite - drifting over

Yatton - Wemberham Lane:
1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear and 1 Linnet.

Sand Bay:
40 Oystercatcher, 24 Ringed Plover, 32 Curlew, 2 Knot, 25 Dunlin, 220 BH Gull, 7 Little Egret, 12 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff, 300 Starling, 4 Whinchat, 3 Wheatear, 4 Pied Wagtail, 2 Rock Pipit, 20 Linnet

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham:
1 Hobby - flying low

Kingswood:
3 Buzzard - high up, heading east

Paulton:
1 Red Kite

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Picnic Site 2:
3 Ruff, 3 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper
02-09-22 Greenshank CVL (George Stacey)
Hollowbrook:
4 Green Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank

Heron's Green:
14 Little Grebe, 3 Lapwing, 2 Greenshank, 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier - orange tags, 1 Hobby, 20+ Swallow, 9+ House Martin, 8 Hose Sparrow, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 

Stratford:
8 Pintail, 2 Common Tern, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Hobby

02-09-22 Kingfisher CVL (Ian Stapp)
Herriott's inc Pool:

3 Pintail, 1 Water Rail, 2 Little Grebe, 50+ Great Crested Grebe, 17 Lapwing, 37 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 46 Snipe, 5 Common Sandpiper, 24 Green Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 5 GBB Gull, 4 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, 8 Jackdaw, 30 Swallow & Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail,  30+ Pied Wagtail

Reports: Geoff Blowfield, Allan Chard, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Adam Cross, Alan Daniells, Andy Davis, Jamie Dunning, Rob Emery, Heather England, Ollie Fournier, Lee Gardiner, Matt Hall, Patrick Hancock, David Hanks, Robert Hargreaves, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, Mike Moxon, Aravind Ramesh, Trevor Riddle, John Sanders, Paul Sawyer, George Stacey, Ian Stapp, Howard Taffs, Chris Teague, Bri Thompson