Thursday 21 September 2023

21-09-23 Thursday

Temp 9°C to 18°C. Sunny morning, some cloud later. Light southeasterly swinging southwesterly.

Golden & Grey Plover
Greenshank
Osprey
Firecrest
Wheatear - 37 at Clevedon Yeo

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
vismig: 100 hirundines, 350 Meadow Pipit, 2 Alba Wagtail, 5 Siskin 
and on site 4 Mistle Thrush, 1 Stonechat

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

21-09-23 Spotted Flycatcher, OPS (Pete Hazelwood)

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Mute Swan, 170 Swallow, 240 House Martin, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Tree Pipit, 34 Linnet
21-09-23 Sparrowhawk, Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Sparrowhawk (f)

NORTH SOMERSET

21-09-23 Greenshank, Portbury Wharf (Di Bunniss)
Portbury Wharf NR:
c50 Canada Geese, 3 Shoveler, Mallards, 5 Little Grebe, 1 Kestrel, 1 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, Black-headed Gulls, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, c 20 House Martin, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Blackbird, Robin, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Dunnock, 5 Goldfinch

Wain’s Hill, Clevedon to Yeo Estuary:
22 Mute Swan, 405 Shelduck, 205 Mallard, 130 Teal, 6 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 40 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 55 Ringed Plover, 260 Curlew, 25 Turnstone, 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 170 Redshank, 650 Black Headed Gull, 100 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull, 24 Cormorant (20+ regularly gather at concrete staithes of former Weston, Clevedon and Portishead railway, approx one mile upstream on River Yeo, Wick St Lawrence), 4 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 10 Raven, 46 Skylark, 15 Sand Martin, 150 Swallow, 170 House Martin (over 100 over Wain’s Hill, a further 70 at Yeo Estuary), 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 8 Chiffchaff, 1 Redstart, 1 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 37 Wheatear (inc flocks of 10 at Channel View sea wall and 12 at Yeo Estuary), 1 Yellow Wagtail, 11 Pied Wagtail, 5 White Wagtail, 200 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 8 Greenfinch, 220 Linnet, 50 Goldfinch

Wemberham Lane, Yatton:
1 Sand Martin, 25 Swallow, 200 Starling and 4 Wheatear

21-09-23 Redstart, Yatton (Mark Savage)
Strawberry Line Yatton & Congresbury Moor:
1 Water Rail (heard), 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 2 Skylark, 5 House Martin, 6 Cetti’s Warbler (calling seen/heard), 1 Redstart

Woodspring Priory:
1 Osprey

North Worle:
1 Firecrest

BELOW M4 & BANES

No reports

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

21-09-23 Buzzard, Dam CVL (Merv Carlyon)
Dam:
1 Goldeneye (f), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Buzzard (with what looks like a crossbow bolt in its wing)

Bernard King Hide:
3 Teal

21-09-23 Osprey, flying from Stratford to Sutton Wick (George Stacey)
Stratford:
1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 4 Hobby, 1 Wheatear

Reported by: Di Bunniss, Merv Carlyon, Andy Davis, Ollie Fournier, Pete Hazelwood, Matt Hull, Simon Isgar, Trevor Riddle, Paul Sadley, Steve Sanins, Mark Savage, George Stacey, Larry Sweetland