Sunday 15 September 2024

15-09-24 Sunday - Common Crane

Temp 13°C to 19°C - Sunny, with a gentle breeze from the south west, going round to west after lunch  - some gusts to 25 mph.

Common Crane
Osprey
Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Sea Mills - river & station
3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard,  some House Martin - inc just fledged juv and at least one being fed in the nest

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
21 Shovelar, 80 Teal, 32 Lapwing, 200 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Grey Wagtail

New Passage:
10 Oystercatcher, 2 Lapwing, 15 Turnstone, 

Severn Beach:
800 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 10 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail

Sodbury Common:
4 Swallow, 10+ Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart (m), 

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - garden:
2 Herring Gull - inc juv, 4 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw

Sand Point/Middle Hope - inc vismig:
1 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Gull, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 16 Swallow, 69 House Martin, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Stonechat, 8 Grey Wagtail

BELOW M4 & BANES

Marshfield:
1 Red Kite, 3 Raven

Willsbridge - Londonderry Farm:
1 Kingfisher, 3 Chiffchaff, 

Hanham Hills:
4 Swallow, 18 House Martin, 7 Chiffchaff - 5 singing, 12 Greenfinch

RESERVOIRS
15-09-24 Great White Egret CVL (Kevin Balch)
Chew Valley Lake


Dam:
2 Egyptian Goose

Bittern Trail:
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - drumming, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper

Bernard King Hide:
1 Goldeneye, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Black Tern, 310 Cormorant, 1 Osprey, 1 Kingfisher

Sutton Wick:
1 Goldeneye (f), 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Black Tern -juv

Villace:
2 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2+ Spotted Flycatcher,  1 Redstart (m), 

Herons Green:
1 Black Swan, 1 Water Rail, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Osprey

Stratford:
5 Wigeon, 28 Pintail, 2 Common Crane - ad, 1 Water Rail, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 19 Cattle Egret, 1 Snipe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Black Tern - juv, 2 Osprey - juv, 5 Marsh Harrier, 4 Red Kite, 5 Hobby
15-09-24 Osprey CVL (Kevin Balch)
Herriotts inc. Pool:
5 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 1 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing, 14 Snipe, 8 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 11 Greenshank, 4 Cattle Egret - over, 13 Great White Egret, 2 Osprey - inc juv 1M2

Reported by:George Ashwell, Kevin Balch, Di & Pete Bunniss, Mark Coller, Peter Coslett, Matt Coward, Chris Craig, Tim Ford, Matt Hull, MJ, Mike Owen, Nick Page, Darren Pearce, Nigel Povey, Paul Sawyer, Tony Scott, Enid & Karon Wilkinson