Sunday 22 September 2024

23-09-24 Sunday - Inland Gannet

Temp 15°C to 18°C - Heavy rain most of the day- birding was not easy. A light wind from the NE to start, veering more easterly as the day wore on. 

This book about Buzzards, based on the work of local birder, Robin Prytherch, is available from Bristol Books: https://www.bristolbooks.org/shop/alifewithbuzzards

Gannet
Spotted Redshanks
Curlew Sandpiper
Terns, Common Gull
22-09-24 Gannet, CVL (Dave Chislett)
BRISTOL

Sea Mills:
c80-100 House Martin

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Littleton WeBS:
33 Wigeon, 26 Oystercatcher, 1 Whimbrel, 14 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 69 Redshank, 2 Sand Martin, c150 Swallow, 1 Wheatear
22-09-24 Black Tern, Pilning (Paul Bowerman)
NorthwickWarth/Pilning Wetlands:
Record flock of 800+ Canada Goose, Wigeon, Teal, 1 Spotted Redshank, 2 Ruff, 1 juv Black Tern

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon:
Garden: 5 Feral Pigeon, 1 Blackbird

Bristol Airport:
1 Swallow, 1 Grey Wagtail

Kingston Seymour:
1 Hobby

BELOW M4 & BANES

Rain stopped play.

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

BK Hide:
18 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 1 Curlew Sandpiper

Woodford:
10 Common Tern

Herons Green:
1 Water Rail, 1 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 Marsh Harrier
22-09-24 Kingfisher, CVL (Dave Chislett)
Stratford:
2 Water Rail, 7 Lapwing, 9 Ringed Plover, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, c20 Snipe, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Common Gull, 11 Common Tern, 1 Gannet, 3 Osprey, 1 Red Kite, 5 Marsh Harrier, 4 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Meadow Pipit

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Snipe, Great White Egret, 2 Hobby
22-09-24 Osprey, CVL (Dave Chislett)
Reported by: GIll, Paul Bowerman, Di Bunniss, Dave Chislett, Rupert Higgins, Lee Gardiner, Adrian Hockey, MJ, Rich Mielcarek, Nick Page, Matt Plenty, Nigel Povey, Trevor Riddle, Gary Thobrun,  blagdonlakebirds, CVRSopsbirdingsevernsidebirdsTBOSG