Tuesday 10 September 2024

10-09-24 Tuesday

 Temp 7°C to 16°C - Rain, sometimes heavy, on a moderate breeze from the Northwest.

Manx Shearwater
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

No Reports

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Common Scoter (on tidal reserve for 4th day)

Herring Gull, New Passage (David Minshall)

New Passage/
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Pintail, 15 Knot, 3 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Herring Gull (eating a rat), 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Tree Pipit

Severn Beach:
1 Black Tern, 2 Manx Shearwater

NORTH SOMERSET

Lulsgate (Bristol Airport):
6 Dunlin (a brief rest on the tarmac)

Uphill:
100+ Shelduck, 70+ Oystercatcher, 16 Ringed Plover, 4 Curlew, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 40+ Redshank, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Little Egret, 100+ Starling

BELOW M4 & BANES


Red Kite, Folly Farm (Paul Tompkins)

Green Woodpecker, Folly Farm (Paul Tompkins)

Folly Farm (BOC walk):

1 Pheasant, 5 Stock Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 1 Collared Dove, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Red Kite, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Magpie, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion Crow, 4 Raven, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 3 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 3 Robin, 1 Chaffinch

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Bernard King Hide:
1 Black Swan, 8 Ringed Plover, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank

Moreton:
c20 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern (juv), 1 Marsh Harrier (juv), 1 Hobby

Stratford:
2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Wigeon, 4 Ringed Plover, 9 Black-tailed Godwit,  5 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Kittiwake - ad, 1 Yellow-legged Gull - ad, 20 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Tern - juv, 1 Black Tern - juv, 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Osprey, 2 Sparrowhawk (m), 4 Marsh Harrier, 2 Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine (juv)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cattle egret, 2 Osprey (seen together early pm)

Reported by:  Chris Craig, Jane Cummings, Andy Davis, Peter Hazelwood, Nick Hawkridge, Adrian Hockey, MJ, David Minshall, Ross Nairn, Nick Page, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Paul Tompkins