Tuesday, 2 September 2025

02-09-25 Tuesday - Buff-breasted Sandpiper

 Temp 12°C to 18°C - Damp early on giving way to sunny intervals and a gentle breeze from the west.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Spotted Redshank
Osprey

BRISTOL

Eastville Park:
52 House Martin

Stoke Park inc Duchess Pond:
2 Swift, 1 Hobby, 1 Common Whitethroat,1 Spotted Flycatcher

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

No Reports

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon - Yeo:
c100 Shelduck

BELOW M4 & BANES

Wheatear, Marshfield (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Yellow Wagtail, Marshfield (Caron Thornton-Trippit)

Marshfield (BOC walk):
6 Red-legged Partridge, 14 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 110 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Red Kite, 5 Buzzard, 4 Kestrel, 1 Magpie, 30 Jackdaw, 80 Rook, 15 Carrion Crow, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Great Tit, 22 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Wren, 22 Starling, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 4 Stonechat, 6 Wheatear, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Pied/White Wagtail (yarellii), 14 Linnet, 20 Goldfinch, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer

Shire Valley:
2 Little Egret, 1 Red Kite, c50 mixed Swallows and Martins, c5 Spotted Flycatcher

Stanton Drew:
100+ Canada Goose, 25 Swallow, 35 House Martin

Chelwood:
1 Red Kite

Bishop Sutton:
8 Collared Dove

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake:
2 Egyptian Goose, 8 Redshank, 1 Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 1 Osprey

Chew Valley Lake

Dam:
8 Common Sandpiper, 1 Yellow Wagtail

Bernard King Hide:
8 Pochard, 1 Greenshank

Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Nunnery (Ian Stapp)

Nunnery:

23+ Ringed Plover, 1 Turnstone, 1 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 4+ Dunlin, 1 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, (200+ mixed Sand and House Martin), 100+ Swallow,

Herons Green:
13 Stock Dove, 15 Little Grebe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Greenshank, 1 Black-headed Gull (leucistic), 4 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Common Terns(1 adult,1 juv), 4 Glossy Ibis, 4 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, (300+ mixed Sand and House Martin), 100+ Swallow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 40+ Pied/White Wagtail (including 1+ alba)


2 Black-tailed Godwit/2 Curlew Sandpiper/1 Dunlin /1 BH Gull,
Stratford (Ian Stapp)

Stratford:

16 Little Grebe, 2 Ringed Plover, 23 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (imm. male), 1 Hobby, (300+ Sand & House Martin), 100+ Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Herriott's Bridge:
12 Lapwing, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 5 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Hobby, (300+ Sand & House Martin), 100+ Swallow, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 40+ Pied/White Wagtail

Herriott's End:
16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Tern

Reported by: Graham Blacker, Bryan Cook, Chris Craig, Andy Davis, Michael Hutchinson, Richard Keel, Rob Laughton, Susan Loder, Mike Moxon, ~Mike P, Nick Page, Ian Stapp, Andy Stockhausen, Larry Sweetland, Caron Thornton-Trippit
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