Tuesday 8 October 2024

08-10-24 Tuesday - Dartford Warbler

Temp 11°C to 17°C - Heavy rain with sun in-between and a gentle breeze from the south east gusting to 16mph.

Dartford Warbler
Garganey
Cattle Egret

BRISTOL

Bishopston - garden:
1 Jay, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 9 Starling, 2 Dunnock

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
58 Canada Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 29 Lapwing, c140 Curlew, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 22 Black-tailed Godwit, 165 Turnstone, 1 Dunlin, 1 Merlin, 12 Swallow, 18 House Martin, 

Littleton Warth:
26 Oystercatcher, c35 Black-tailed Godwit - over, 1 Ruff - over

Aust Warth:
4 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker. 30+ Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 14 Song Thrush, 3 Mistle Thrush, 10 Blackbird, 1 Siskin - over

New Passage/Northwick Warth/Pilning Wetlands:
61 Greylag Geese, 90 Oystercatcher, 64 Lapwing, 20 Ringed Plover, 150 Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Turnstone, c100 Knot, c300 Dunlin, 20+Snipe, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Yellowlegs - juv, 1 Spotted Redshank - juv, 4 Little Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 18 Skylark, c150 Swallow - east in 1.5 hours, 1 House Martin, 6 Wheatear, 1 Grey Wagtail, 50+Meadow Pipit, 33 Linnet

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - garden
2 Woodpigeon, 1 Herring Gull, 3 Magpie

Clevedon - Yeo  BOC walk:
2 Canada Goose, 12 Shelduck, Mallard, Woodpigeon, 6 Moorhen, 32 Oystercatcher, 18 Curlew, 1 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 5 Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 3 Wren, 3 Blackbird, Robin, 1 Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Greenfinch, 12 Linnet

Yatton:
1 Raven, 1 Skylark - over) 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail

Sand Point/Middle Hope:
1 Dartford Warbler

BELOW M4 & BANES

Siston Hill
2 Tawny Owl (f&m) - calling early morning

RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
08-10-24 Dunlin CVL (Bri Thompson)
Herons Green:

1 Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 31 Cattle Egret
08-10-24 Sparrowhawk CVL (Raoul Chandrasakera)
Moreton:

2 Goldeneye, Teal, Tufted Duck, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Swallow, 2 Siskin - heard, 
08-10-24 Garganey CVL Dave Hughes)
Stratford:

1 Garganey - juv. 4 Goldeneye (2f & 2m), 10 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harrier - inc 2 juv, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Peregrine, 2 Meadow Pipit

Herriotts inc. Pool:
1 Glossy Ibis, 4 Marsh Harrier, c10 Swallow - over to south

Reported by: Raoul Chandrasakera, Judy Copeland, Chris Craig, Alan Danniells, Andy Davis, Anthony Goodwin, Paul Gregory, Nick Hawkridge, Dave Hughes, MJ, Brian Lancastle, Nigel Povey, Andy Stockhausen, Trevor Riddle, Bri Thompson, Wayne Tucker,