Tuesday 24 September 2024

24-09-24 Tuesday

Temp 9°C to 15°C - Cloudy but dry with a gentle breeze from the west.

Curlew Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Little Stint

BRISTOL

Bedminster (Windmill Hill City Farm):
15 Feral Pigeon, 8 Woodpigeon (4 juv), 1 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 1 Blackbird, 5 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Goldfinch

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Rook (over East), 1 Skylark (over South), 2 Stonechat, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Reed Bunting

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Aust Warth & Services):
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coal Tit, c60 Swallow, c100 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 4 Stonechat, 2 Grey Wagtail

Wheatear, New Passage (Rosemary Setter)

New Passage/
Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
4 Pintail, 52 Lapwing, 15 Ringed Plover, 27 Knot, 1 Ruff, 21 Dunlin, 29 Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Wheatear, c50 Meadow Pipit

Severn Beach:
1 Curlew Sandpiper, 1 Sanderling

Chipping Sodbury Common:
11 Chiffchaff, 6 Blackcap, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat

NORTH SOMERSET

Portbury Wharf:
2 Canada Goose, Gadwall, Wigeon, Teal, Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Grey Heron, 1 Marsh Harrier (f), 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cetti's Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, 2+ Chiffchaff, Wren, Robin

Watercress Farm:
c100 Stock Dove, 1 Barn Owl (0800hrs), 1 Hobby

Tickenham (BOC walk):
6 Mallard, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, 150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 7 Jay, 4 Magpie, 30 Rook, 20 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 4 Skylark, 6 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Wren, 24 Starling, 6 Mistle Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 18 Robin, 1 Stonechat, 4 House Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 5 Meadow Pipit, 6 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch


Little Stint (Dunlin behind), Clevedon (Mark Savage)
Clevedon - Yeo:
150 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, c200 Ringed Plover, c200 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 6 Cattle Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wheatear

Clevedon (garden):
7 Magpie, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 5 Blue Tit

Kingston Seymour:
1 Cormorant, 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 11 Mistle Thrush

Weston Airfield:
c25 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, Moorhen, 1 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Uphill:
c10 Lapwing, c100 Knot, Redshank

Lulsgate:
1 Yellowhammer (airport flyover)

BELOW M4 & BANES

Chew Magna
15 Little Egret (on floods beside R.Chew)


Rook/Green Woodpecker, Somerdale (Paul Tompkins)
Keynsham (Somerdale Playing Fields):
1 Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, 5+ Rook, 10+ Carrion Crow

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake

Hobby, CVL (Tony Bridges)

Hobby (juv), CVL (Pete Blanchard)

Dam:

2 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Robin, Woodford (Ian Stapp)

Woodford:

1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Jay, 4 Jackdaw, 2 Raven, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 3+ Robin, 2 Dunnock

Herons Green:
1 Black Swan, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank (1 juv), 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Magpie, 2 Pied/White Wagtail

Moreton:
2 Egyptian Goose, 5 Common Gull (3 adult, 2 1st Winter), 2 Osprey (juvs together at 1 point), 1 Hobby

Pintail/Wigeon, Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

35+ Wigeon, 45+ Pintail, 1 Goldeneye (eclipse male), 50+ Great Crested Grebe, 11 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 1 Spotted Redshank (juv), 4 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Yellow-legged Gull (adult), 2 Grey Heron, 18 Great White Egret, 3 Osprey (juv), 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harrier (2 juv, 2 2cy fem), 2 Red Kite, 1 Kestrel (m), 4 Hobby (3 juv), 2 Chiffchaff

Grey Heron, CVL (Wayne Tucker)

Herriotts inc. Pool:
2 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 9 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 1 Osprey (juvs), 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Buzzard, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Hobby, 2 Magpie, 4 Jackdaw, 50 Swallow (to SW), 2 Grey Wagtail

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Pete Blanchard, Tony Bridges, Dru Brooke-Taylor, Mark Coller, Andy Davis, Matt Hall, Adrian Hockey, MJ, John Lewis, Robin Martin, Mike Moxon, Trevor Riddle, Mark Savage, Rosemary Setter, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Mike Trew, Paul Tompkins, Wayne Tucker