Sunday 2 October 2022

02-10-22 Sunday - Grey Plover

Nice day - after about 9:30. Top temp 18°C, with hardly any wind to speak of.

Red-legged Partridge
Whinchat
Grey Plover
Garganey
Yellow Wagtail

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
2 Woodpigeon, 7 Feral Pigeon, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Robin, 2 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
150 Canada Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, 14 Mallard, 6 Teal, 12 Ringed Plover, 25 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Cormorant, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Cetti's Warbler - singing, 4 Stonechat, 20 Meadow Pipit, 

New Passage/Northwick:
20 Wigeon, 50 Teal, 11 Grey Plover, 12 Ringed Plover, 200 Turnstone, 400 Dunlin, 
02-10-22 Waders (PIL) Paul Bowerman
Pilning Wetlands:
11 Canada Goose, 2 Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, 25 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 120 Teal, 35 Lapwing, 11 Grey Plover, 1 Ringed Plover, 15 Curlew, 600+ Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Knot, 2 Ruff, 10 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 450 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint - juv, 4 Snipe, 20 Redshank, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Severn Beach:
15 Shelduck, 20 Wigeon, 25 Teal, 4 Ringed Plover, 15 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Little Egret, 600+ Black-headed Gull, 90 Goldfinch - flock    

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
4 Gadwall, 1 Pintail (f), 45 Teal, 3 Tufted Duck, 6 Little Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 1 Kestrel, many Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 6 Stonechat

Portishead - Weston Big Wood:
35 Raven - soaring, 1 Stonechat

Cadbury Camp:
1 Marsh Tit

Clevedon - Pill:
1 Osprey - flew over towards Wain's Hill and the town. It then flew back over,  very low down, going west. 
flocks of Meadow Pipit along the sea wall

BELOW M4 & BANES
02-10-22 Stonechat & Red-legged Partridge MF (Peter Coslett)
Marshfield:
1 Red-legged Partridge, 1 Red Kite, Common Buzzard, a few Skylark, 1 Whinchat, 5 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Pied Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 1 Corn Bunting

Newton St Loe:
2 Mute Swan, 20 Mallard, 1 Teal, 1 Tufted Duck, 4 Moorhen 7 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 4 Raven, 1 Kestrel, 1 Coal Tit, 10+ Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellowhammer,     

Keynsham, Manor Road Community Woodlands:
11 Feral Pigeon, 17+ Woodpigeon, 1 Buzzard, 11 Magpie, 15 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 4+ Blue Tit, 2+ Great Tit, 18+ Long-tailed Tit,  1+ Chiffchaff, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Starling, 2+ Blackbird, 3 Robin, 6+ Goldfinch

Hollow Marsh:
25 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 25 Carrion Crow, 30 Meadow Pipit, 2 Chaffinch

Paulton:
12 Black-headed Gull, 1 Kestrel, 60 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 1 Mistle Thrush, 15 Meadow Pipit

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
16 Lapwing, 18 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Greenshank, 30 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Cetti's Warbler, c5 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow Wagtail, good numbers of Pied Wagtail and Meadow Pipit 

Chew Valley Lake

East Shore:
a few Siskin

Spring Bay:
22 Ringed Plover, 26 Dunlin, 2 Little Stint

Stratford:
1 Garganey, 21 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 1 Yellow-legged Gull

Reports: Paul Bowerman, Peter Coslett, Ben Crabb, Heather England, Patrick Hancock, Annie & Nick Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Matt Rogers, Tony Scott, Gwen Thomas, Lauren & Wayne Tucker
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