Temp 15°C to 23°C - Sunny with some cloud, very light winds, mostly south easterly.
So sorry, no BOC trip to East Devon this Sunday. The weather forecast is just too bad.
Cattle Egret
Osprey
Bittern
Spoonbill
BRISTOL
Bishopston - garden:
1 Sparrowhawk over - being shouted at by 2 Carrion Crow.
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| 15-9-23 Kingfisher Snuff Mills (Mike Owen) |
2 Kingfisher - inc juv
Redland Hill:
40 House Martin
Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
6 Chiffchaff, 1 Sedge Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Stonechat, 13 Meadow Pipit - over S/SW, 23 Greenfinch
Whitchurch - garden:
some Siskin - heard going over
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Oldbury Power Station:
1 Little Owl - first in 11 years
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Barnacle Goose, 30 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover 12 Curlew, 10 Bar-tailed Godwit, 10 Turnstone, 75 Knot
Pilning Wetlands:
35 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon, 280 Teal, 30 Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Mistle Thrush
Severn Beach:
Ringed Plover, Turnstone, 80 Knot, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, Dunlin - - - within a 1000 wader flock, 1 Wheatear
Pilning Wetlands:
35 Shoveler, 5 Wigeon, 280 Teal, 30 Lapwing, 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 4 Snipe, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Mistle Thrush
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| 15-9-23 Wader flock SB (Rosemary Setter) |
Ringed Plover, Turnstone, 80 Knot, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling, Dunlin - - - within a 1000 wader flock, 1 Wheatear
Wickwar - stables:
50 House Martin
Nibley:
Nibley:
3 Stock Dove, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker - both calling, 1 Raven, 12 Chiffchaff - calling, 1 Blackcap, 2/3 Spotted Flycatcher, 20+ Linnet - flock,
NORTH SOMERSET
NORTH SOMERSET
Weston-Super-Mare - garden:
some Siskin - heard going over
BELOW M4 & BANES
BELOW M4 & BANES
Mangotsfield - Pomphrey Hill
1 Green Woodpecker - feeding but vocal too
Willsbridge:
1 Tawny Owl (m) - hooting from 3:15 am onwards
RESERVOIRS
Chew Valley Lake
Moreton:
4 Ruff - fly past, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret - sharing the dead tree at the point, 1 Osprey
4 Ruff - fly past, 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret - sharing the dead tree at the point, 1 Osprey
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| 15-9-23 Bittern CVL (Bri Thompson) |
1 Bittern
Herriotts inc Pool:
8 Pintail, 6 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Spoonbill - over, heading south, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 12 Swallow - heading SW,
8 Pintail, 6 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Spoonbill - over, heading south, 3 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 12 Swallow - heading SW,
Reported by: Rich Andrews, Derek Angell, Paul Bowerman, Andy Davis, Barry Dursley, Anthony Goodwin, Chris Hall, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Hughes, Harvey Logan, Mike Owen, Paul Sadley, Tony Scott, Rosemary Setter, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson
