Wednesday 7 September 2016

Sightings 7-9-16

2 Little Stint at New Passage
Great White Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gull at Chew Valley Lake
Great White Egret, 1 Black-necked Grebe at Blagdon
Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 at New Passage, 2 at Portbury coast and 1 at Clevedon-Yeo
Hobby1 at New Passage, 1 at Kenn Moor, 2 at Blagdon, and 1 at Chew Valley Lake

07-09-16 Hobby (Ian Stapp)
Lots passing through at moment - Stratford  
Bristol
St Whites Rd, Knowle: 
1 Tawny Owl (frequently calling from trees)

Littleton Warth pm:
190 Canada Goose, 1 Egyptian Goose, 1 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Oystercatcher, 5 Wheatear, 
80 Linnet

Aust Wharf:
1 Barn Owl (hunting this evening)

New Passage/Northwick:
2 Pintail, 2 Wigeon, 1 Hobby, 20 Ringed Plover, 4 Knot, 2 Little Stint, 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 180+ Dunlin, 6 Ruff, 8 Snipe, 90 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Greenshank, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Whinchat, 4 Yellow Wagtail 

Severn Beach:
80 Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 50 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper

Portbury coast:
1 Little Egret, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Wheatear

Portbury Wharf:
3 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Warbler, 1 Blackcap

7-9-16 Wheatear (Shane Pannell)
Needs feeding up at Clevedon-Yeo
Clevedon-Yeo:
120 Shelduck, 10 Teal, 70 Mallard, 1 Cormorant, 10 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 10 Oystercatcher, 
10 Ringed Plover, 70 Curlew, 0 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 8 Dunlin, 
2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 140 Redshank, 300 Black-headed Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 
10 Swallow, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 10 Wheatear, 15 Pied Wagtail

Kenn Moor:
2 Hobby, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Whinchat

Weston-Super-Mare:
Old Town Quarry: 1 Yellow Wagtail (heard flying over near)

Blagdon Lake:
4 Pintail, 2 Garganey, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Peregrine, 2 Hobby, 
1 Common Sandpiper

07-09-16 Common Sandpiper & Lapwing  (Ian Stapp)
More mud showing at Stratford  
Chew Valley Lake:
2 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 1 fem Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, 10 Lapwing, 6 Green Sandpiper, 
2 Yellow-legged Gull (ad + 2nd-w), 1 Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 60 Pied Wagtail (roosting)
Dam:
1 Common Sandpiper, 1 G BB Gull, 12 Swallows & Martin
Villice:
1 Whinchat
Heron's Green:
3 Little Grebe, 1 Buzzard (the white one), 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 
10 Swallow  
Moreton:
4 Garganey, 1 Great White Egret, 2 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 2 GBB Gull, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Jay, 
1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff 
Stratford:
2 Hobby, 6 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Raven 
Herriotts End:
1 Little Egret, 5 GBB Gull, 1 Cetti's Warbler

6-9-16 Grey Phalarope (George Stacey)
Poor fellows in North Somerset at WWT Steart
St George's Flower Bank Nature Reserve (website) on the A369 East of the Gordano roundabout is looking for volunteers (1hr+) to help maintain the wildflowers
Please contact Bob Buck bobbuck1430@gmail.com 07884 400 221

Reports: Paul Bowerman, lee Gardiner, David Gibbs, Nigel Milbourne, Shane Pannell, Harvey Rose, Ian Stapp, Chris Stone, Mrs Trellis, Keith Vinicombe, blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds