Things hotting up, even Portbury logged a wader.
PORTBURY WHARF: S Hale
A Snipe new in to the main pool this afternoon, the first here since the last winter period.
CLEVEDON COAST: S Sanins
Wain's-Yeo Est 8am-12pm: good numbers and variety.
Highlights: 15 Common Sandpiper, a Wood Sandpiper and 18 Wheatear (11 at Kenn Est).
Others: 24 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 110 Mallard, 5 Cormorant, 12 Little Egret, single Great-crested Grebe, 22 Oystercatcher, 280 Ringed Plover, 10 Knot, 175 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 255 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 85 Redshank, 25 Turnstone, 600 BH Gull, single Green Woodpecker, single Raven, 350 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 100 Goldfinch and 400 Linnet (inc a single flock of 200 at Dowlais).
SAND PT-BAY: P Bowyer
PORTBURY WHARF: S Hale
A Snipe new in to the main pool this afternoon, the first here since the last winter period.
CLEVEDON COAST: S Sanins
Wain's-Yeo Est 8am-12pm: good numbers and variety.
Highlights: 15 Common Sandpiper, a Wood Sandpiper and 18 Wheatear (11 at Kenn Est).
Others: 24 Canada Goose, 3 Shelduck, 110 Mallard, 5 Cormorant, 12 Little Egret, single Great-crested Grebe, 22 Oystercatcher, 280 Ringed Plover, 10 Knot, 175 Dunlin, 1 Whimbrel, 255 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 85 Redshank, 25 Turnstone, 600 BH Gull, single Green Woodpecker, single Raven, 350 Swallow, 25 House Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 100 Goldfinch and 400 Linnet (inc a single flock of 200 at Dowlais).
SAND PT-BAY: P Bowyer
26 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin, single Turnstone and 5 Yellow Wagtail.
BARROW TANKS: S Hale
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| 17.8.11 Black-necked Grebe © sightings page team, many thanks photographic masterpieces |
Also present on No.3 tank this morning, 2 Little Grebe, the growing Tufted brood, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Grey Wagtail and a Yellow Wagtail.
CHEW VALLEY LAKE: combined reports, P Baber, S Davies, S Hale, R Mielcarek per BWG
Heron's Green: 2 Water Rail, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank and 2 Whinchat.
HG-Nunnery Pt: a summer plumage Black-necked Grebe and a Black Tern.
HG-Nunnery Pt: a summer plumage Black-necked Grebe and a Black Tern.
Moreton: a fly-past female Sparrowhawk.
Stratford: a juvenile Marsh Harrier 5pm, an Osprey 6-6.30pm (caught and ate a fish) and a Greenshank.
Herriott's: 6 juvenile Little Ringed Plover, 1 Ruff, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, and 3 Common Sandpiper.
Elsewhere around the lake, a drake Wigeon, an Aythya Ferruginous x Pochard type hybrid, 8 Little Egret, 15 Grey Heron, 58 Lapwing, a Redshank, 15 Green Sandpiper, a juvenile Mediterranean Gull and 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull.
NEW PASSAGE 16/8/11: per severnsidebirds
A Spotted Redshank, 1st of the autumn here.
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| 17.8.11 juv Marsh Harrier © Phil Baber, many thanks |
Photographed at long range from the Straford hide after it landed on the beach off the main reed-bed. It was giving good views in flight before then.
NEW PASSAGE 16/8/11: per severnsidebirds
A Spotted Redshank, 1st of the autumn here.
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