Tuesday 9 August 2016

Sightings 9/8/2016 - Ruff, Tree Pipit

Nicer day today, warm less wind & sunshine.


9/8/2016 Ruff (Paul Bowerman)
First Ruff of the autumn was on Pilning Wetland this morning but mobile 

Upton Cheyney (Hanging Hill):
1 Pheasant, 2 Buzzards, 3 Ravens, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Jay, 1Willow Warbler

New Passage- Northwick:
Juvenile Ruff, 80 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 60 Redshank, 2 Swift, 1 Wheatear, 1 Chiffchaff,
3 Willow Warbler, 9 Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit

9/8/2016 Yellow Wagtail (John Martin)

Stockwood open space:
1 Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 2 Bullfinch, 20+ Goldfinch

Bath, Walcot (garden):
1 Willow Warbler

Sand Point:
1 Wood Warbler (first autumn record here), 1 Garden Warbler, 3+ Lesser Whitethroat, 15+ Willow Warbler, 30+ Chiffchaff, several Whitethroat, Tree Pipit, 5 Meadow Pipits moving, 

Weston-Super-Mare:
Locking: Great White Egret flew over heading south-west
Pond Weston airfield: 7 Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin

Planet Chew:

Herriot's: 4 juv Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 1 Buzzard, 1 Black-tailed Godwit (not same bird as last week), 4 G BB Gull, 30 Swift, 15 House Martins, 1 Grey Wagtail

9/8/16 Black-tailed Godwit (Ian Stapp)
Herriot's
Heron's Green:  7 Gadwall, 3 Little Grebe, 1 Water Rail (wall left end), 1 Buzzard (the white one),
1 Oystercatcher (wall then flew up lake), 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper,1 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, 3 GBB Gull, 1 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 1 commic Tern, 15 House Martins, 1 Reed Warbler, 20 Pied Wagtail, 7 House Sparrows

9/8/16 Oystercatcher (Ian Stapp)
Heron's Green

Moreton: 1 Peregrine (flew across the lake), 2 Buzzard, 1 Whimbrel, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 147 Great-crested Grebe (in one large group on the lake), 4 G BB Gull (on the lake), 6 Stock Dove, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jays, 4 Swift, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 5 Long-tailed Tit
East Shore:
6 Chiffchaff
Nunnery:
2 Little Egret (8 altogether at CVL), 2 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher
Dam:
235 Canada Geese, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Tawny Owl, 8 Pied Wagtail


Reports: D J Angell, Paul Bowerman, Bob Brewer, Ken Carruthers, Teresa Chard, Jane Cumming, Brian Edge, Paul Gregory, Robert Hargreaves, John Martin, Chris Stone, John Thorogood, Keith Vinicombe