11-09-24 Wednesday - Arctic Skua

Temp 08°C to 15°C - Sunny intervals with some rain in the afternoon, a brisk west north west blustery  wind gusting to 38 mph kept the day feeling cold. 

Arctic Skua
Spotted Redshank

BRISTOL

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:

1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

11-09-24 Black Tern PIL (Brian Lancastle)

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
3 Pintail, 15 Shoveler, 25 Wigeon, 50 Lapwing, 3 Ruff, 1 Curlew Sandpiper - juv, 2 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint - juv, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Black Tern - juv, 1 Hobby, 1 Sand Martin, 20 Swallow, 14 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap,  1 Redstart (f), 2 Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 1 Spotted Flycatcher

Severn Beach:
2 Manx Shearwater

NORTH SOMERSET

Weston-Super-Mare, West Hewish, Oldbridge River:

1 Sand Martin, some Swallow

BELOW M4 & BANES

11-09-24 Little Owl Saltford (Denise Rudeforth)

Saltford:
2 Little Owl, 1 Peregrine (f)

RESERVOIRS

11-09-24 Pochard BG (Karen Wilkinson)

Barrow Tanks:
1 Mute Swan, 1 Teal (f), 1 Pochard, 40 Tufted Duck, 60+ Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 40+ Great Crested Grebe, 7 Common Sandpiper, 40 BH Gull, 3 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 200 mix of Sand & House Martin, 23 Starling, 1 Wheatear, 4 Grey Wagtail 8 Pied Wagtail, 16 Linnet, 

Blagdon Lake:
2 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Osprey - juv, 

Chew Valley Lake

11-09-24 Wheatear CVL (Ian Stapp)

Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GB-B Gull,  4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, 100+ Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, 100+ House Martin, 8 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
6 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, 1 Kittiwake, 112 Cormorant

Woodford:
3 Common Tern, 

Herons Green:
10 Lapwing, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern - juv, 2 White Wagtail

Moreton:
1 Redshank, 4 GB-B Gull, 4 Common Tern, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 2 Buzzard, 4 Hobby, 2 Jay, 150+ Sand Martin, 3 Swallow, 200+ House Martin,  2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 

Stratford:
1 Garganey (f), 3 Wigeon, 1 Goldeneye (f), 2 Ringed Plover - juv, 4 GB-B Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Common Tern, 2 Black Tern - one taken by the PE, 1 Arctic Skua - ad,pale phase, flew off westward, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 1 Osprey, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine (PE) - juv, 150+ Sand Martin, 200+ House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear - juv

11-09-24  Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Kingfisher CVL (Ian Stapp)

Herriotts inc. Pool:

7 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 5 GB-B Gull, 3 Cattle Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 2 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 3 Magpie, 3 Jackdaw, 150+ Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 200+ House Martin, 3 Pied Wagtail

Reported by: Paul Bowerman, John Budd, Chris Craig, Matt Hall, MJ, Brian Lancastle, Andy Mears, Nick Page, Lisa Presland, James Richard, Denise Rudeforth, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Chris Vines, Karen Wilkinson

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