Saturday 9 September 2023

9-9-23 Saturday - Redpoll

Temp 21°C to 28°C - sunny with a misty start for some, very light mostly westerly wind, gusting to 6mph.

Garganey
Spotted Redshank
Osprey
Spotted Flycatcher
Redstart
Whinchat
Ruff
Redpoll

BRISTOL
9-9-23 Chiffchaff St Andrews (John Skinner)
St Andrews - garden:
1 Chiffchaff 

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
12 Chiffchaff, 9 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Aust Cliff/Services:
1 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Peregrine, 3 Swallow, 1 Willow Warbler, 18 Chiffchaff, 8 Blackcap, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Green Finch, 1 Redpoll

New Passage/Northwick/Pilning Wetlands:
350 Canada Goose, 1 Garganey, 37 Shoveler, 2 Wigeon, 336 Teal, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Curlew, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 18 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 150 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull - 2nd yr, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting
9-9-23 Hobby Wickwar (Paul Sadley)
Wickwar:
1 Hobby, Swallow - 3rd brood in the stables with 50 House Martin around the outside

Lower Woods:
4 Mandarin

Yate Rocks - garden:
2 Chiffchaff - in the bird bath together

Yate - garden:
1 Pheasant  (m) - 1st visit in 20 yrs

Chipping Sodbury Common - inc BOC walk:
Woodpigeon, 1 Whimbrel - calling, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Rook, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 1 Skylark, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Wren, Blackbird, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Robin, 1 Whinchat, 8 Redstart, 1 Chaffinch, Linnet, 6 Goldfinch

Coalpit Heath
1 Grey Heron - noisy over flight at 9:30pm ish

NORTH SOMERSET

No reports

BELOW M4 & BANES

Hanham Hills:
1 Water Rail, 6 Swallow, 11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest, 1 Whinchat, 4 Meadow Pipit, 

Hanham - Grover Park:
1 Tawny Owl (f) calling at 5:45am

Keynsham:
1 Ring-necked Parakeet - back again

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
9-9-23 Osprey CVL (Bri Thompson)
Moreton:

2 Osprey, 1 Hobby, 

Reported by: Mark Coller, Alan Daniells, Oscar Dewhurst, Pete Hazelwood, Simon Isgar, Mike Jackson, Rob Laughton, Linda Moysey, Paul Sadley, Gill Sapsed, Paul Sawyer, John Skinner, Larry Sweetland, Bri Thompson