Saturday 17 September 2022

17-09-22 Saturday - Pectoral Sandpiper

 Blooming cold to start, but warm in the sun. Max temp 18°C, mostly light wind from the west.

Pectoral Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Henleaze - garden:
1 Grey Wagtail - lily pad hopping

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
14 Greylag Goose - over, heading down river, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Snipe, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 

Aust Services:
1 Merlin, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 

New Passage/Northwick:
1 Bar-tailed Godwit

Pilning Wetlands:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 1 Little Stint, 1 Hobby, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit

Wickwar:
1 Hobby

Chipping Sodbury Common:
2 Sand Martin, 100+ Swallow, 3 House Martin, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, 2 Redstart, 9 Yellow Wagtail

NORTH SOMERSET

Tyntesfield:
1 Hobby

Yatton:
2 Lapwing, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 30 Swallow, 6 Chiffchaff - all singing, 2 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit and 5 Linnet.

BELOW M4 & BANES
17-09-22 Blackbird Keynsham (Andrew Harrison)
Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
7 Woodpigeons, 9 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Great Tit, 6+ Long-tailed Tit, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin

Bath, Haycombe Fields:
1 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Raven, 9 Chiffchaff

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
1 Garganey, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, a sprinkling of Dunlin and R Plover
17-09-22 Osprey CVL (Stephanie Chadwick)
Chew Valley Lake


Woodford:
2 Sparrowhawk
17-09-22 Redshank CVL (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green:
 
14 Little Grebe, 2 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper - juv, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank,  7 GBB Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, Osprey, 3 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven, 100 to 200 mixed Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 6 Meadow Pipit. 
17-09-22  Hobby CVL (Ian Stapp)
Moreton:

30+ Great Crested Grebe, 5 GBB Gull, 6 Cattle Egret2 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 3 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 2 Jay, 2 Raven - calling, 200 to 300 mixed Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Reed Bunting.  

Stratford:
Gadwall, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit, Cormorant,      Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk (m), Marsh Harrier

Herriott's inc Pool:
1 Shelduck, 56 Shoveler, 30+ Gadwall, 2 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Ruff,  2 Curlew Sandpiper, 36 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank - flew in from HG,  5 GBB Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, Osprey - over, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Kingfisher, 12 Jackdaw, 200 to 300 mixed Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail.  

Reports: Stephanie Chadwick, Mark Coller, Ben Crabb,  Curro Gonzales, Matt Hall, Robert Hargreaves, Andrew Harrison, Dave Hughes, Steve Hurley, Pam Marsden, Andy Mears, Dave Poulton, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Larry Sweetland, Chris Vines