Monday 18 September 2023

18-9-23 Monday

Temp 13°C to 18°C -  Heavy showers until 12am, cloudy with some sun until tea time. Moderate winds settling finally from the West - gusting later to 33 mph.

Osprey
Goldeneye
Cattle Egret
Little Stint
Ruff
Curlew Sandpiper
Siskin

BRISTOL
18-9-23 Kingfisher R Frome (Mike Owen)
Eastville Park:
1 Kingfisher

Southmead Swimming Lake- WeBS:
3 Mallard, 11 Moorhen -inc 5 juv, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 2 Grey Wagtail

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
1 Common Sandpiper, 15 House Martin, 51 Meadow Pipit, 3 Siskin

Westbury on Trym - garden:
1 Osprey - over heading east.

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station  inc WeBS:
54 Mallard, 3 Teal, 14 Ringed Plover, 55 Turnstone, 21 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 20 Redshank, 3 'Commic' Tern - inc juv, blown up river this pm (prob Common), 5 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 6 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 55 Starling, 4 Wheatear, 80 Goldfinch
18-9-23 Kestrel Severnside (Brian Lancastle)
New Passage/
Pilning Wetlands:
3 Wigeon, 1 Water Rail, 20 Oystercatcher, 29 Lapwing, 8 Ringed Plover, 100 Curlew, 12 Bar-tailed with 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, c280 Knot, 9 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 51 Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 150 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 200 Linnet, 2 Siskin, 4 Reed Bunting
18-9-23 Little Stint SB (Paul Bowerman)
Severn Beach:
1 Wigeon, 67 Oystercatcher, 150 Ringed Plover, 105 Curlew, 20 Turnstone, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 400 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 14 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Swallow, 11 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Reed Bunting

Chipping Sodbury Common:
1 Raven, 100+ Swallow & House Martin - moving over, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 4 Redstart, 3 Whinchat, 100+ Meadow Pipit - going over, 3 Siskin
18-9-23 Whinchat Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Tawny Owl, 4 Whinchat, 

NORTH SOMERSET

Uphill - WeBS:
62 Shelduck, 20 Mallard, 22 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 2 Cormorant, 67 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew, 70+ Redshank, 90 BH Gull, c.5 H Gull, 6 LBB Gull, 1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, lots Swallow, few Meadow Pipit, 14 Linnet.  

BELOW M4 & BANES

Paulton:
2 Mute Swan, 34 Mallard, 200 Woodpigeon, 9 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 5 Black-headed Gull, 35 Herring Gull, 36 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Chaffinch

18-9-23 Osprey CVL (Tony Bridges)
RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - WeBS:
1 Canada Goose, 42 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Goose, 268 Shoveler, 109 Gadwall,15 Wigeon, 284 Mallard, 8 Pintail, 116 Teal, 62 Pochard, 630 Tufted Duck, 29 Moorhen, 995 Coot, 14 Little Grebe, 25 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Cetti’s Warbler

Chew Valley Lake
18-9-23 Gadwall CVL (George Stacey)
Dam:

2 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye

Moreton:
1 Osprey, 1 Hobby
18-9-23 Osprey CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Stratford:

1 Water Rail, 3 Common Gull - ad+ two 1st wint, 2 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Osprey - inc juv, 3 Marsh Harrier - (f&m) plus juv, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine - juv.

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, Tony Bridges, Raoul Chandrasakera, Mark Coller, Jane Cumming, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Matt Hall, Patrick Hancock, Robert Hargreaves, Nick Hawkridge, Peter Hazelwood, Dave Hughes, Brian Lancastle, Andy Middleton, Mike Owen, Bob Proctor, Paul Sadley, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson

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