Tuesday, 5 September 2023

05-09-23 Tuesday - Lapland Bunting

 Temp 13°C to 28°C - sunny all day, easterly gentle breeze (12mph falling to 3mph)

Lapland Bunting
Crossbill,
Osprey
Black Tern
Little Stint


BRISTOL

Peregrine, Avon Gorge (SteveMac)

Avon Gorge:
1 Peregrine

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Gadwall, 3 Stock Dove, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 9 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 4 Greenfinch

Pilning Wetlands/New Passage:
1 Garganey, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Knot, 2 Ruff, 16 Dunlin, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 9 Common Crossbill (flew NE), 1 Lapland Bunting (flew NE)

Coalpit Heath/Henfield:
2 Whinchat (Box Hedge Farm)

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon/Yeo:
30 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, 405 Shelduck, 110 Mallard, 4 Teal, 4 Coot, 33 Oystercatcher, 16 Lapwing, 425 Ringed Plover, 2 Whimbrel, 210 Curlew, 7 Knot, 350 Dunlin, 140 Redshank, 400 Black Headed Gull, 45 Herring Gull, 6 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 33 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 8 Little Egret, 1 Sparrow Hawk, 3 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 325 Swallow, 10 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 4 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Pied/White Wagtail (inc. 3 form Alba), 35 Meadow Pipit, 30 Linnet, 2 Siskin.

Portbury Wharf:
2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 1 Stock Dove, 7 Moorhen, 2 Coot, 10 Little Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven

Puxton Moor Nature Reserve (BOC Walk):
8 Mute Swan, 2 Mallard, Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 25 Swallow, 5 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 80 Starling, Robin, 2 Stonechat, House Sparrow, 50 Goldfinch

Lulsgate:
1 Cattle Egret

BELOW M4 & BANES

Willsbridge:
1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Wagtail

Upper Weston/Lansdown:
2 Whinchat, 4 Stonechat, 4 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail

Bath (Widcombe Lock):
1 Swallow, 10 House Martin

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake


Osprey, CVL (Anthony Bridges)

Villice:

1 Osprey, 1 Red Kite

Dunlin, Herons Green (Robert Hargreaves)

Herons Green:

1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard 

Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 6 Great White Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (Moulting), 1 Reed Warbler

Herriotts inc Pool:
Wigeon and Pintail, 1 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret,  1 Red Kite

Reported by:   Derek John Angell, Tony Bridges, Andy Davis, Oscar Dewhurst, Andy Gibb, Robert Hargreaves, Mike Jackson, Nigel Kempson, Steve Mac, Jonathan Margetts, Andrew Middleton, Michael Moxon, Steve Sanins, Bri Thompson