Monday, 11 September 2023

11-9-23 Monday - Firecrest

Temp 18°C to 22°C - cloudy morning with drizzle at times, sunny after 4pm, wind was light, mostly westerly gusting to 18mph.

Firecrest
Spotted Flycatcher
Black Tern
Osprey
Curlew Sandpipe
Sanderling
Siskin

BRISTOL

Arnos Vale:
1 Spotted Flycatcher

County Cricket Ground:
1 Raven - on floodlight pylon

Hallen Marsh:
c15 Stock Dove, c40 Woodpigeon, 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, c6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 10 Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 2 Great Tit, 6 Swallow, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Staling, 6 Mistle Thrush - flock, 2 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 5 House Sparrow, c10 Linnet, c10 Goldfinch

Stoke Park, Duchess Pond:
1 Little Egret, 13 Swallow - 9 west / 4 south, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Stonechat (f & m), 1 Yellow Wagtail - south, 24 Meadow Pipit - south, 12 Greenfinch

Whitchurch - garden:
1 Meadow Pipit - exactly to its time

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
c25 Ringed Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 23 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 1 Sanderling - ad, 22 Dunlin
11-9-23 Turnstone NP (Lisa Presland)
New Passage:
dozens of Turnstone

Severn Beach:
140 Ringed Plover, 60 Turnstone, 3 Knot, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 170 Dunlin

Yate Rocks - garden:
5 Chiffchaff - squabbling over first dips in the bird bath

NORTH SOMERSET

Sand Point - Middle Hope:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Sand Martin, 290 Swallow, 12 House Martin, 30 Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 19 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Firecrest - singing in the car park, 9 Goldcrest, 6 Stonechat, 5 Grey Wagtail, 68 Meadow Pipit, 28 Linnet, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin, 1 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Bath - Odd Down playing fields:
1 Sparrowhawk - mobbed by 5 Carrion Crow, 10 House Martin - over heading south, 100+ Starlings, 50 Pied Wagtail, 

Bristol Airport:
1 Hobby

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Sutton Wick:
2 Hobby
11-9-23 Osprey CVL (George Stacey)
Stratford:
1 Black Tern, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Osprey - inc juv, 2 Marsh Harrier (f) & juv, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 
11-9-23 Marsh Harrier CVL (Dave Hughes)
Herriotts inc Pool:
1 Marsh Harrier - feeding on a Canada Goose

Reported by: Rich Andrews, Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Mike Davis, Tim Fell, Nick Hawkridge, Pete Hazelwood, Adrian Hockey, Jeff Hosier, Dave Hughes, Matt Hull, Jonathan Margetts, Linda Moysey, Lisa Presland, Lois Pryce, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Jack Wylson
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