Sightings 26/8/11

AVONMOUTH DOCKS: S Hale

26.8.11 Wheatear
at least 6 birds along the shoreline scrub today

Also seen, 7 Shelduck, 65 Mallard, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, a Greenshank, 37 Redshank, a Redstart and 3 Rock Pipit.

PORTBURY DOCK: S Hale

26.8.11 Wheatear
7 birds along the shoreline rocks this afternoon

26.8.11 Ringed Plover (about 70 shown here)
just a few of the 100's of birds present this afternoon,
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Wader count: 5 Oystercatcher, c. 540 Ringed Plover (mostly adults), 6 Knot, 1 Sanderling, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, c.150 Dunlin and 26 Curlew.

CHEW VALLEY LAKE: S Davies, 8am
Herriott's-Stratford axis: 4 Little Ringed over, 10 Knot (good count for here), the juvenile Little Stint, 3 Ruff and a Wood Sandpiper.