Cloudy with bright spells, max temp 19°C, v light wind: northerly overnight & southwesterly in the day
Black-necked Grebe
Bar-tailed Godwit
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Little Stint
Spotted Redshank
Cattle Egret
Osprey
Redwing
Yellow & White Wagtails
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| 21-09-22 Kingfisher, Herriotts Bridge CVL (Ian Stapp) |
Redland Garden:
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| 21-09-22 Ring-necked Parakeet & Stonechat, Stoke Park (Patrick Richards) |
2 Mute Swan, 3 Mallard, 46 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 18 Woodpigeon, 16 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Jay, 28 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 7 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 10+ Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 30 Swallow, 4 House Martin, 8 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap, 3 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 40+ Starling, 3 Blackbird, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Robin, 2 Stonechat (m & f), 15 House Sparrow, 2 Dunnock, 10 Meadow Pipit, 9 Goldfinch
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power station:
Lake:
12 Wigeon, 11 Teal
Shepperdine:
20 Ringed Plover, 6 Grey Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 (or 2) Curlew Sandpiper, 150+ Dunlin, 1 Greenshank
Aust Cliffs:
1 Willow Warbler, lots of Chiffchaff, a few Blackcap, 1 Redwing, 1 Stonechat (juv), slow passage of Grey Wagtail & Meadow Pipit
Chipping Sodbury Common:
100+ Swallow, 6+ Chiffchaff, 10+ Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 6+ Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail
Box Hedge Farm:
1 Redstart (f), 1 Whinchat
Nr Cross Hands, Old Sodbury:
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 Pintail (North Pool), 4 Little Grebe, 5 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 (maybe 2) Greenshank, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, buckets of Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler (contact call), plenty of Meadow Pipits (over)
BELOW M4 & BANES
1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard
NORTH SOMERSET
Portbury Wharf:
1 Pintail (North Pool), 4 Little Grebe, 5 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 (maybe 2) Greenshank, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, buckets of Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler (contact call), plenty of Meadow Pipits (over)
BELOW M4 & BANES
Marshfield:
3 Kestrel, 4 Whinchat, 9 Stonechat, c.20 Meadow Pipit.
RESERVOIRS
Barrow Tanks:
2 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 29 Little Grebe, 48 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Wheatear (m), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail
Blagdon Lake:
2 Wigeon, 3 Teal, 29 Little Grebe, 48 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven, 1 Wheatear (m), 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail
Blagdon Lake:
38 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 9 Greenshank, 32 Great White Egret - site record, 22 Little Egret, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Hobby
Chew Valley Lake
Chew Valley Lake
Bernard King Hide:
1 Curlew Sandpiper amongst the 20 Ringed Plover & 20 Dunlin flock
Little Denny (from Woodford):
10 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint
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| 21-09-22 Greenshank, Herons Green CVL (George Stacey) |
13 Little Grebe (9 lake + 4 pool), 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 1 Black-necked Grebe (out on lake) 1 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Great White Egret 3 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 12+ Sand&House Martins & Swallows,1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 30+ Pied Wagtail, 26+ Meadow Pipit (on mud lakeside)
Moreton:
50+ Great Crested Grebe, 2 GBB Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl (calling by the hide), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Hobby, 12+ Swallows & Martins (over lake), 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Reed Bunting
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| 21-09-22 Cattle Egret, Herriotts Bridge CVL (Ian Stapp) |
1 Shelduck, 66 Shoveler (pool), 30+ Gadwall, 7 Pintail (pool), 3 Water Rail (1 channel, 2 reeds pool calling), 18 Lapwing (pool), 15+ Ringed Plover with some Dunlin (lake), 7 Black-tailed Godwit (5 lake, 2 pool), 3 Ruff (lake), 50+ Snipe (pool), 8 Green Sandpiper (pool), 2 GBB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Cattle Egret (pool), 4 Great White Egret (pool & lake), 5 Little Egret (pool & lake), 2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Jackdaw, 20+ Swallows & Sand&House Martin, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wag)
Reports: Nancy Barrett, Mark Coller, Allan Daniels, Jamie Dunning, Ollie Fournier, Andy Gibb, Pete Hazelwood, Mike Jackson, John Klosinski, John Lewis, Josh Lynton-Jenkins, Andy Mears, Aravind Ramesh, Patrick Richards, Nigel Sluman, George Stacey, Ian Stapp,
